That's dead on. The biggest frustration stems from the fact that the talent is there, yet we constantly underachieve. It is a great environment (although it's no Big House), and the tailgating and fanbase is insane. Therefore, I can see why recruits like Sammy Watkins are attracted to Clemson.
My boss is a neighbor and close friend of Dabo. He is a great guy with sound character and Christian values that he is not shy about. Although most people nationally were surprised by the Dabo hire, anyone inside the program was not. From what I gather he is much more regimented and focused than Bowden was, but the results just don't seem to be coming. I give him one more year to prove himself.
Personally, I attribute most of the struggles (beyond poor QB play) to extremely conservative offensive play calling. If you were frustrated about the play calling pre-RR at U of M, then Dabo's offense will make your skin crawl. All-in-all Clemson is a frustrating program to be a fan of.
I'm a current Clemson grad student, and speaking for everyone I know from the Clemson fanbase, we cannot wait until Parker is gone. Most people weren't even worried when rumors were swirling that he wouldn't go to the bowl game because of being upset over the benching during the South Carolina game or the other rumor that he wasn't going to qualify academically. His decision making is nothing but questionable at all times. Not that Tajh Boyd has done much with his playing time this season, but we would much rather get him some experience rather than watching Parker throw across his body, off his back foot to the other team. He hasn't been the same since getting knocked around during the Auburn game. Stick to baseball, Parker. Thank God for our defense this season.
This reminded of a website I came across in the past that is essentially a history of football helmet designs for pro, college, arena, XFL, etc. He also has a section for his own proposed designs under "Made Up Stuff". Arizona State is by far my favorite, but he has an Illini version with the indian head on an orange helmet rather than blue.
http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/
I agree with most of you that Illinois is a huge improvement while the rest mostly suck. Seeing the MSU white helmet made me think of just a white version of the current spartan logo helmet. Since they really don't have any respect for tradition anyways, why not consider this even as a alternate helmet to go with the all white uni's?
This shouldn't even be suggested. There is a scholarship fund set up for the #1 jersey being worn by elite wide receivers. This is not going to happen, regardless if we never have a "great deep threat receiver coming out of the richrod system," as you suggest.
How about #11, which isn't being used by anyone?
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That's dead on. The biggest frustration stems from the fact that the talent is there, yet we constantly underachieve. It is a great environment (although it's no Big House), and the tailgating and fanbase is insane. Therefore, I can see why recruits like Sammy Watkins are attracted to Clemson.
My boss is a neighbor and close friend of Dabo. He is a great guy with sound character and Christian values that he is not shy about. Although most people nationally were surprised by the Dabo hire, anyone inside the program was not. From what I gather he is much more regimented and focused than Bowden was, but the results just don't seem to be coming. I give him one more year to prove himself.
Personally, I attribute most of the struggles (beyond poor QB play) to extremely conservative offensive play calling. If you were frustrated about the play calling pre-RR at U of M, then Dabo's offense will make your skin crawl. All-in-all Clemson is a frustrating program to be a fan of.
I'm a current Clemson grad student, and speaking for everyone I know from the Clemson fanbase, we cannot wait until Parker is gone. Most people weren't even worried when rumors were swirling that he wouldn't go to the bowl game because of being upset over the benching during the South Carolina game or the other rumor that he wasn't going to qualify academically. His decision making is nothing but questionable at all times. Not that Tajh Boyd has done much with his playing time this season, but we would much rather get him some experience rather than watching Parker throw across his body, off his back foot to the other team. He hasn't been the same since getting knocked around during the Auburn game. Stick to baseball, Parker. Thank God for our defense this season.