Category Archives: Opinion

Recruiting Rankings Matter

“Never make excuses.  Your friends don’t need them, and your foes won’t believe them.” — John Wooden Tomorrow is national signing day, the day when a select few high school seniors sign binding agreements to accept scholarships to play college … Continue reading

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(Belated) Thoughts on the National Championship

Deshaun Watson is Amazing.  Alabama won the game, but this was my biggest takeaway from the game.  I spend most of the season watching him play well thinking, “yeah, he’s good,” but I don’t think Clemson would have been in … Continue reading

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Post Hoc, Ergo …

Monday night’s winner of the Clemson – Alabama game will be the undisputed national champion of college football.  That team will be the winner of a four team playoff which is part of a system that every FBS conference and … Continue reading

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Orange Bowl

Clemson plays Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, part of the college football playoff.  The Sooners are currently 3.5 point favorites to win the game. Advantage Clemson? Teams don’t always play the same in bowl games as they played at the … Continue reading

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How Long will Clemson dominate South Carolina?

There’s not a Gamecock alive who is not familiar with South Carolina’s recent five game winning streak.  There’s not a Tiger alive who will not readily point out that Clemson has won the last two, leads the all time series, … Continue reading

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In Defense of Meaningless Bowls

College football’s bowl season is odd.  Compared to every other sport, it’s very odd.  In what other sport is an entire season played and ended with an exhibition game?  I can’t think of another like it.  In most sports the … Continue reading

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You Need a Quarterback

You have to have a quarterback.  College football is reaching the point that the NFL reached years ago.  You must have a great quarterback or you cannot succeed.  For years there were ways around that, but that is no longer … Continue reading

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We all know it; we don’t acknowledge it

The National Championship game will have officials from the Pac-12 conference.  There will not be any teams from the Pac-12 in the playoff, so this should be a good thing, right?  Well, maybe, but why does it matter?  Why does … Continue reading

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The Safe Play with Kirby Smart?

Kirby Smart, rumored to be the next head coach at the University of South Carolina, is actually the next head coach at the University of Georgia.  Smart has been one of the hottest names in coaching circles for years.  Had … Continue reading

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Gamecocks Should Be Optimistic About Muschamp

South Carolina will announce Will Muschamp as its head coach Monday morning.  The reaction to news of the hiring has not been positive.  Most people remember an unsuccessful Florida stint and don’t see reasons to believe Muschamp will do better … Continue reading

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