Clemson is not a top flight mecca of education although they would have you believe it is. The campus is attractive but not the Garden of Eden they would want you to believe. Their football stadium is nice as are their facilities that rank them equal or close behind the SEC programs facilities. The town of Clemson is nothing really, just a very small town in the middle of no where. Other than campus activities, nothing to do in Clemson so one has to go to Atlanta or Greenville to get to civilization. So what attracts top recruits to Pickens county? One might say the great fan support at ballgames, or the love at first sight for Dabo Swinney or the cold beer at the ESSO CLUB but I suspect more than this is reeling in some bigtime prima donna football stars who go to Clemson to get an education first and play in the NFL second, right? So Dabo would have you believe. I think not. So why do some of the top recruits commit to the Taters without ever visiting the campus, or some kids that grow up loving Carolina right up until a Swinney visit and flip to the most racially biased school in the ACC, or why do so many forgo the draft to playout their senior years at Tillman U ? All these things sort of jump out at you when you see or read about the daily happenings at Clemson. Keep in mind that they have a track record of extreme cheating in years gone past.
I cannot prove that Swinney runs a crooked program I can only scratch my head and ask"how did he do that" ? I really believe that like most crooked programs, Dabo's little dog and pony show will get exposed sooner or later. As soon as a disgruntled player and or family comes forward. Just too much happing up in them thar hills to all be above board.
People making claims about churches paying, cheating, crooked coaches, nothing to do, etc, etc, are just throwing stones. You Mr. Manafold just wrote in a new thread that you were not going to get caught up in this trend of throwing shade since there is no proof! That being said, the Clemson fans can say our school has been on NCAA sanctions due to recruiting violations as recently as 12/20 and at least 2times since their last. Could be something I don't recall since Danny Ford but either way it's been recent for Carolina. Don't you think if there were as many violations as were listed there would have to be smoke around the program. No way the NCAA turns there head if it's even remotely close.
When Ole Miss went from barely top 25-30 recruiting classes to top 5 classes, everyone in the industry knew there was dirty water in the bottles. It only took 18mos later before the investigations were announced only to reveal how bad it was!
How could Clemson have such immunity unless they were actually fairly clean? I think it is the loyal frustrated fans that need to stand-up and demand more from the USC administration to regain top 10yrs and 11+ win seasons. Spewing accusations towards a program with no smoke bellowing from NCAA is probably just wasted effort and energy. Those same efforts could be sent to RT to request that he demands more not only from coach but moreso the administration!
Lastly again the wondering why a recruit would go to country school? You realize a lot of SEC is in the country. But again, why waste effort? You know a lot of these kids come from country and not big city so likely they feel more comfortable? But what about kids that don't want bars, taxi's and nightlife? How about kids in that environment like Miami and they want to escape the danger or allure of nightlife to focus on their potential to make millions without distractions? How about parents that want their kids in a small town environment where the temptations are greatly reduced? Some kids still listen to their parents! How hard is that to understand?
I am sure Clemson lost recruits due to atmosphere and I am sure USC lost recruits because they want to escape temptations!
Once again, let's press USC admin/coaches to produce better product instead of wasted efforts spewing unknown facts with no traction. Or if you have traction, send it to NCAA immediately!! I just think these posts are wasted efforts, sound dumb in most cases and the time spent regurgitating unfounded vitriol, let's use those posts to pester the coaches, the board, or the President. Just saying!!