OrangeCrush

*Sighs in disappointment* Great game guys, and needless to say I'm majorly disappointed! Not to take away from your team, but I really felt like we should have won that game. For me, this feels like the Maryland loss from earlier in the season. I really got to say, I like y'alls QB. Ganz (sp?) showed great poise, and looks like a guy that will be playing on Sundays. I don't think he was ready for our speed on D initially, but it looks like the right adjustments were made, and he hit his stride. Hats off to classy fans and a great, albeit heartbreaking game. Hopefully we won't have to wait 27 years until we play each other again. Cheers, and good luck in 2009. OrangeCrush

Hey all, So the following is a stupid story about the video game. All season I've been avoiding my NCAA Football game (for some reason I think it's bad luck to play during the season - that obviously didn't matter this past season). So anyway, about 2 weeks ago I dust it off, and play for the first time since summer. Up first is Duke, and I notice I'm winding down the season ranked in the top 15 and have one loss (I didn't remember all of that from summer). So Duke nearly beats me, as they catch me dusting off the cobwebs, next up is USuCk, and I give them a thorough smackdown, then on to the ACC match up vs. Miami. Now keep in mind this whole time I haven't been paying attentions to anything else going on other than Clemson. See, my system is on the fritz, and is as slow as a turtle, so over the past few weeks, I wasn't paying attention to the other teams, rankings, heisman watch, other awards, etc....(just modifying my playbook from game to game). So....This brings me to the point of the thread. After I beat Miami in the ACCCG, in OT, and I advance the week, I end up getting a bunch of awards, with the O-Line, my punt returner, RB, and SS....I then get invited to play in the Orange Bowl vs. #1 Nebraska. Now how cool (in the absolute dorkiest way) is that? It was getting late and I didn't feel like playing, but I did, how could I not, and ended up winning a hard fought battle. The final is slipping me now, but it was something like 31-28. It may have been more, I want to say I got a late TD so maybe it was 35-28 or something. Nonetheless it came down to the last few seconds of the 4th, and I thought it was cool that after not playing the game for so long, that it worked out that CU and Neb play in the NCG, at the Orange Bowl. So have any of y'all matched the teams up via NCAA Football yet?

back to the purple unis....say what you will, but I think this looks great:

Oh yeah? Well our coach has never lost a bowl game ....as a head coach...he's lost the Music City Bowl and last year the Chic-fil-A Bowl. Ganz will be remembered as the QB who only beat one good team , KU. I sure as hell wouldn't be putting him on any GREATEST list. Clemson 42 NU 24 You're crazy. I agree! Clemson 146, Nebraska 3

Dawkins has been a pain in the ass for me during his pro career - he's made my Redskins look downright silly on numerous occasions. But...he's a hell of an athlete, and the only reason I do hate on him is b/c he's not in the burgundy and gold.

^me too; that looked great.

Some quick notes about Clemson Memorial Stadium. • The North Upper Deck (on the right in the bottom pic) is actually larger than the South Upper Deck. • The bottom pic is taken from the top of the hill (the hill is filled in with fans after the team runs down the middle of it, I'm sure you guys know that). • The beautiful new/in progress WestZone is directly ahead in the bottom picture. You can see the pre-WestZone Death Valley in the middle pic. Now wouldn't you Huskers like to come visit for a home and home??? I haven't been to DV since the Maryland 2004 game - pre WEZ. I guess one thing we can thank Coach Bowden for is pushing the WEZ and facilities.

I actually got to meet him once after a Clemson game. Crazy thing was that I was taller than him, but he was like 4 of me as far as mass goes. I'd love to see him come back to Clemson and coach the LBs. Here's a pic from his days in Death Valley:

so staying with the theme of the thread, here are some NFL stars from Clemson: The Perry Brothers: Levon Krikland: Brian Dawkins:

I'd really like to see 2 conferences schedule a bunch of matches against each other in the same year. Problem is the distance for travelling fans. NU always brings a big contingent, but a lot of the other B12 teams don't travel very well. I suspect not a lot of ACC fans would travel to B12 destinations either. Yeah it would be hard to have Miami fans go all the way to Colorado or something...Some of the schools would travel well (Clemson / Nebraska), but a good chunk would not. Like no way Duke fans will travel for Football (BBall they would). Still, it would be nice to see a few more match ups, like the home and home we did w/ A&M a few years back.

Oh yeah? Well our coach has never lost a bowl game

Good link I love the header! A USuCk fan giving a Clemson player the bird. Priceless. Here is the ACC ranking (Clemson's 3rd) Here is the Big XII

The run starting at the 2:46 mark is incredible. Arguably one of the must unreal and greatest runs ever in college football history. That video is so emotional. I can't help but almost get teary eyed and jacked up for Husker football every time I watch it. It's become kind of a tradition at my house to put it up on the big screen before the game starts to get us all jacked up and ready to go! all fixed

We would love to have yall down. How many of you Huskers would make the trip to Clemson? I know that if at all financially possible, I would make the trip to Lincoln in a heartbeat. I'd love to see this happen. On a side note, but related topic, I'd like to see more match ups between the Big 12 and ACC in general. Even in college hoops have a Big 12 / ACC challenge (we do this w/ the Big 10 now). On the grid iron, it would be sweet if colleges did what the NFL does and have divisions line up against each other. For example, this year all NFC East teams have played, or will play all AFC North teams, and NFC West teams. I think it would be cool to pit the ACC vs. Big 12 as well as other conferences against each other (ACC rarely plays PAC 10 either).

The run starting at the 2:46 mark is incredible.