killer cacti

I can tell you this: South Carolina was ecstatic that y’all hired him away. They were beyond worried that Beamer wouldn’t fire him after last season.

I know most of you guys hate when I post anything about Clemson, but I finally got to take the boys up to a game. We had a good time, and got to see my old buddy CJ after the game. 

3 hours ago, Mavric said:

But I thought it mean more ... some other place.

 

 

Y'all make sure you watch every week. As a CBS Sports employee, I need y'all to watch. 

18 hours ago, Street Novelist said:

Not only did Clemson get thoroughly beat, they looked...slow. I saw Duke wide receivers running right past them. Even Clemson's wideouts didn't look especially fast.

 

I think Clemson's days of challenging for a national championship are over; at least under Dabo. He really has to hit the recruiting trail.

We've had WR problems for the past few years. Unfortunately nothing new there. 

Duke did beat Clemson, but Duke isn't quite the Duke of old. Elko has those guys playing very well. I wouldn't be surprised if he's an SEC HC very soon. They were a 9 win team last year...(Clemson was 11). So it's not like they're the 3-4 win team of the past.

However, that being said. Clemson was atrocious last night. 5 redzone visits for 7 points. I personally feel like Dabo's policy of hiring former players with no experience is catching up with us. 

11 hours ago, Mavric said:

So Dabo brags about his kicker being able to make a 70 yard field goal then won’t let him attempt a 67 yarder with four seconds left in the half. 
 

Then instead of a Hail Mary they throw it 10 yards. 
 

Nice. 

After the block on the 40-something yard FG, I'm glad they didn't try that one. It would've only been over sooner.

18 minutes ago, GSG said:

Hey @killer cacti, is the Indiana one still on your IG? 

 

Is it a bull? I think they're all really well done, I'm just trying to figure that one out lol

Yep - It's kind of a mashup of a bull/bison since they've used both at different times. I had help from an IU grad on that one, lol. 

So, during the pandemic, I had to sit with my son for virtual school since he was in 1st grade, has autism, and just needed someone there to help him if he needed it. 

As a sports-focused graphic designer, and to pass the time, I started drawing Logo Concepts, starting with Penn State & then Michigan, then I decided to do the entire B1G...then the entire P5. The general setup for them was symmetrical, front facing logo that would incorporate the helmet stripe somehow (if the team has a helmet stripe). Anyways, thought I'd share them here (You may have seen them on 247Sports' instagram feed where it got tons of lovely responses.)

Anyway, here they are, with the exception of IU, bc I just sold the rights that one to a bar in Bloomington.

20 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

They get zero say, IMO. 

Putting this in a spoiler because apparently it offends some if I bring up my alma mater & favorite team...

I'd be interested to see if FSU takes a bid where it's not an equal revenue share at first. As vocal as they are about the ACC and it's equal revenue share not being fair, going to another conference where they're getting lower than the rest just seems like something new for them to b!^@h about once the honeymoon phase is over. They're giving high maintenance girlfriend vibes right now. 

1 hour ago, ECisGod said:

Affording travel isn't the issue.  The issue is that they are supposed to be students first (student-athlete) and most of them will not become professional athletes even in football and/or basketball.  If you spend all your time traveling for sports, it is hard to get your degree and move into your chosen profession.  I know they all have access to tutors and can take a lot of their classes online now, but there are many athletes that wouldn't be in college if it were only decided on their ability to do the schoolwork.

True story: I traveled with the team while in school at Clemson, and we had a Thursday night game and had to miss a test, university approved. There were 5 of us who missed the test...and the teacher was pissed. He gave the class the usual, 52 question multiple choice test, so a possibility of a 104. He gave us a make up test which was 5 essay questions, 20 points each with subjective grading. No one made over a 24, I made a 19. I'm not saying this happens a lot, but there are professors who will punish kids for not being in class. 

Idk, now I feel like Clemson's best option is SEC.

1 hour ago, ECisGod said:

Not sure how it works in the SEC, but in the B1G the vote has to be unanimous, so South Carolina could torpedo Clemson to the SEC by themselves if it works the same way.

It could be, but I do think the conference would pressure them into voting them in. Florida with FSU too. 

50 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Eh, it’s a lot more they can pay football coaches, have fancier recruiting events, use to hire support staff, and build waterfalls, slides, mini golf courses, and barber shops for the players.

Nah, we already got all that. 

13 minutes ago, ECisGod said:

Florida would never allow another team from Florida into the SEC.  Clemson will have the same problem with South Carolina. 

The SEC may care about what Florida thinks, but I doubt they give the slightest damn about what SC thinks. Florida is a founding member, SC is not.

If each president gets a vote, most teams are going to vote Clemson in...there's already multiple states with 2 teams (Alabama & Auburn, Ole Miss & Miss St, Texas & A&M, Tenn & Vandy) so why would those schools care if SC doesn't want Clemson in? 

24 minutes ago, Hilltop said:

Agree.  Your fan base have a preference of destinations?  You guys geographically could go either way but Clemson feels like a better fit for the Big Ten than Florida State does.  

I think the general feel is we're fine with SEC or B1G as long as we're not left behind. 

Personally, I'd love the B1G just for the unique matchups that we haven't gotten to play in the past, at least for the first few years, before the honeymoon wears off and it gets to be a chore to travel so far to away games. The SEC is prob the best fit geographically, but the Gamecocks DO NOT want that. They don't want to see Clemson with SEC or B1G money, and they def don't want Clemson to come in and immediately be more successful than they've ever been in the conference. 

Idk, they're doing a lot of smack talking. Reeks of desperation, if you ask me. I personally think there's a lot going on behind the scenes at Clemson, but they're very good about keeping things close to the vest. Ex: The hiring of Garrett Riley. 

1 hour ago, Gage County said:

North Carolina.

$1.2B in R+D.

AAU member.

6 basketball championships. 

You DON'T want those entitled a$$h@!es. 

22 hours ago, GSG said:

New Florida Gators coach Billy Napier plans to hire 'unprecedented' support staff

 

WTF? 

He’s a douche. I can tell you that.

Wouldn’t be surprised if he flips.

https://twitter.com/PlannedSickDays/status/1431712343302578185?s=20