PARIS — Checking in from Paris -- largely thanks to all of y'all and our amazing subscribers -- where Dawn Staley spoke with a handful of media members in the lobby of the team hotel this afternoon. This press conference was not filmed or broadcasted, so here is some fresh info on the Gamecocks, the first two days in Paris and more.

Plenty more to come from me, but here is a flavor of things so far:

Staley on fighting jet lag:
"I think it was good for us the morning that we traveled and we got here and had a lot of stuff to do. I think that they handled it well. It's fun the new things that they're experiencing, so I really believe they're not even thinking about it. And they don't have much rest to think about anything but what's in front of them, so it's pretty cool to see them experiencing new things."

On practice today:
Great energy, great practice, great execution. We've got two more of those and we've got a couple more sites that we've got to see and I think we've scheduled it out pretty nicely where they get to experience something new and different, another country, the landmarks, have conversations that they probably would have never had if they didn't come to Paris.

On her favorite part so far:
I'd never been to the Louvre. I got a chance to see the Mona Lisa. Everyone that has seen it said it was really, really small, so I was thinking it was going to be really small. And I got there and I was like, 'oh.' I thought I was going to put my glasses on to see, but I didn't have to do that. So I think just the anticipation of actually going through the Louvre and hearing our tour guide just tell us about history. And actually she prolonged before we went in to see the Mona Lisa and I was just like, 'I've got to leave her behind. I did, I kind of went off and did my own thing and jockeyed into position to get pictures. I got some pretty cool pictures."

On what she told the team to do to take care of themselves on a trip like this:
"For me, we've got experts in the field. Molly Binetti does a great job of just knowing when to push and pull and knowing when we need to do some things outside the actual practice, and then Craig Oates our athletic trainer, they just work hand-and-hand knowing exactly what our team needs and when we need it. I just don't get involved in it. I'm glad I can just take my hat off and allow someone else to go into their bag with their expertise in this area."

On balancing the experience with the basketball game:
"I think we have to be ones that comparmentalize our lives. That's a normal student athlete, a normal professional athlete, those are the things you have to do. I like it to be where your mind is. If you are where your mind is, you're going to enjoy life a lot better. If your mind is somewhere else, you should just really leave and go to where your mind is because it will benefit you. It's not going to do you any good if your mind is at the Kith Party tonight, that's not going to do you any good.

But everyone was locked in and ready. I was eager to see how everyone would handle practice. They didn't approach it like they were just putting on an old shoe, they were really energized and ready to rock and roll and got some quality work in. We weren't there the entire two hours as far as locking in and doing what we needed to do. It's a build-up, so we'll have two more days to practice and get ready. But they looked pretty sharp today."

Being used as HomeComing Queens for aTm?
Shane hugging the screw ups??
Shane explaining anything???
Shane????

SORRY: Shane = Frank's BOY

Tough question. Please answer ... YES (LOL!!!) or NO.

AND WIN!!!

Boris Karloff NEVER played Frankenstein ... He was 'The Monster' (in Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein and The Son of Frankenstein.)

What was Dr. Frankenstein's lab assistant's name? ... It was 'Fritz' in the movie Frankenstein and it was 'Karl' in Bride of Frankenstein. Both roles were played by Dwight Frye.

So who was Igor? Played by Bela Lugosi, he was the town's blacksmith who had a broken neck from a failed hanging in Son of Frankenstein. Actually, the name in the movie was spelled Ygor.

What was Monster Maker's first name? ... Dr Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) in the movies Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. In Son of Frankenstein, it was Baron Wolf Von Frankenstein (Basil Rathbone), the son of Dr Henry Frankenstein.

What was the full title of Mary Shelly's horror story? ... "Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus"

So who was Victor Frankenstein, the name we hear most often? ... Dr Victor Frankenstein was the Monster Maker in Mary Shelly's book, not the movies.

BONUS POINTS: Who was HANS? ... In Frankenstein, he was the father (Francis Ford) who brought his drowned daughter's body, Maria, into the village on Dr Frankenstein's wedding day. In Bride of Frankenstein, Hans (played by Reginald Barlow) falls into the burned out windmill, in the beginning of the movie, while searching for the Monster's body, who drowned his daughter, Maria.

How did ya do???

4-8. Maybe we beat Vanderbilt. Jacksonville State is no push over. Kentucky 65/35 we win because we're at home and only if it's at night. Daytime guaranteed loss. Clemson, no shot in hell.

Dowell Loggains and Clayton White set to preview the first game of November.

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CLEMSON -- Tyler was in the Marines and going through training in Quantico, Va., on Jan. 9, 2017 when Clemson was down early to Alabama in Tampa.
It was frigid and everyone else in his camp was asleep, but Tyler was wide awake as his childhood team tried to get back in the game against the mighty Crimson Tide.
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When Dabo Swinney was in the Raymond James Stadium locker room at halftime that night telling his players they'd somehow find a way to win but he wasn't sure how, Tyler was in a tent trying to find some way to keep his phone from freezing.
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He'd watch a few plays and the phone would die, then he'd put it into his armpit and warm it up for a few minutes before turning it back on and watching a few more plays.





Dabo Swinney's Monday night rant on his weekly call-in show quickly went viral. (Getty Images)
He was lucky to watch the game-winning touchdown live late that night before rising early for 5 AM training at the Marine Corps base.
He was ... less than lucky to be on the wrong end of an epic Dabo rant Monday night when he called in to voice a series of gripes about Swinney and his program.
The exchange went viral, to the point that in Clemson today on the radio airwaves and in general conversation there was very little talk of Notre Dame.
Very little talk, in fact, of the fourth round of 2023 misery absorbed by Clemson three days ago in Raleigh.
All the talk was of Tyler.
Tyler vs. Dabo.
Which side do you have? It's the natural question and the natural instinct during these divided times when it has to be one thing or the other.
If you think Tyler was out of line and asking for it while also thinking your Hall of Fame coach probably went too far in unloading on this "smart-assed kid," you're probably in the minority.
Tyler is 29 years old and a longtime Clemson fan, having started going to games with his father when he was 5 years old.
They came to every home game and almost never left early. They'd go to one road game every year, and Tyler remembers going to Blacksburg in 2011 when Clemson smashed the Hokies by 20.
He says generations of his family -- parents, uncles, aunts, cousins -- all went to Clemson. So many of them that the tailgates near Shotgun Alley every Saturday felt like family reunions.
Tyler was born in Greenville and lives in Spartanburg. He's interning in the legal field and has plans of resuming law school. He had to take a semester off last spring to recover after his best friend, a fellow Marine, died in November.
The fallout from last night's exchange has bewildered and even shaken him to the point that he asked that his last name not be used for this article.
"Doing that would invite more attention, and I don't want that," he says.
Tyler has a day off today, so he went deer hunting early this morning. When he returned, a text message from his girlfriend made him realize he went too far:
Her message: I hate to sound like a scolding parent, but I hope this is a lesson about thinking things through before doing them.
The fact that the Internet thinks you’re a child is not the best look.
Not meaning to be harsh. You've always been respectful to adults.
Tyler's response: I know. You're right.
"My girlfriend has been all over me for this today," he said in an exclusive interview with Tigerillustrated.com. "But I agree with her. Tact is not one of my strong suits, especially when I'm upset. But as I listened to Dabo last night and sat through his spiel about how we'd be 8-0 without the turnovers and 'if, if, if,' it upset me.
"I want to be clear: I'm not blaming Dabo at all for the way I handled it. I'm just explaining what happened. If I had to do it over again, I'd have been way more respectful."





Swinney's team is a 3.5-point underdog to No. 12 Notre Dame, Saturday's opponent. (Getty Images)
A longtime Tigerillustrated subscriber, Tyler is conflicted on just how much contrition to express because he says he does have some strong and legitimate criticism of Swinney.
He says he thinks Dabo has changed since Clemson made it two national titles in three years in 2018. He doesn't think Swinney is adapting to the current realities of college athletics including the transfer portal and NIL. He doesn't think the current staff is nearly as strong as the ones that helped usher Clemson to glory that was unimaginable when Tyler was a child and watching the wild swings of the Tommy Bowden years.
Tyler regrets bringing up the Proverbs verse about pride going before the fall. He also regrets calling Swinney arrogant.
But he doesn't take back the substance of his criticisms, nor his belief that a highly-paid coach should have to answer tough questions when his team is 4-4.
"This is not an attack on you in the media, but it doesn't seem like these questions are being asked," he said.
"Honestly there probably shouldn't be a coach's call-in show. But when there is, someone should be asking these questions. Because Clemson has been on a clear decline these past three years. And a lot of that seems to have come from his hires -- "
Here, Tyler stopped himself.
"I'm sorry," he said.
Then he continued.
"I love him and am so thankful for what he’s done. He's a great guy, a great human. I'm so thankful for these things. But I don't like hearing that I'm a part of the 1 percent. And also, I'm not a kid. I was going to every Clemson game before he was here.
"Honestly, maybe we shouldn't expect national championships in the future based on Clemson’s small market, its comparatively small donor base and other factors.
"I hate NIL. I hate the transfer portal. I absolutely hate both of those things. But I’m also not making $11.5 million and I am a fan. So I can hate those things and rail against them. And he can hate those things, too. But he’s paid to use those things to the best of Clemson’s ability."
Tyler admits that, even during the boom times from 2015 to 2020, he was a pessimistic fan. He always thought a spectacular letdown was probably right around the corner, and he attributes that to following the Bowden rollercoaster during his formative fan years.
He joined the Marines in 2012 and spent most of those playoff days overseas, including Geneva and Islamabad, before he was honorably discharged in 2018.
"I never thought we'd win a game during that run, and that probably speaks to my negative thought process," he said. "Even when we were dominating with
Trevor and Deshaun, it was always: 'This is the game we're going to trip up on.' Because I was born and raised on mediocrity.

"So for me it's less about Clemson, less about the program, and more: 'You built all this and went from Tommy Bowden and Clemsoning, and now you're stubborn and you won't adapt and you're destroying it all. It's not that Clemson is 4-4. It seems that the unwillingness to adapt is taking down something you created that was so incredible. That's where my frustration comes from."
Tyler says he used to be quite active on social media, particularly Twitter, responding to posts of others involving politics and sports. He said he particularly loved sticking it to Gamecock fans through his comments.





Swinney vigorously defended his football program and starting quarterback Cade Klubnik earlier Tuesday. (Getty Images)
He said he's dialed that back considerably of late, realizing he was part of the problem.
"Honestly it's what's wrong with society today. At one point in time I would spout off about a lot of things on Twitter. I would just literally respond to other accounts, and some of those did involve Clemson.
"I've gone through some of those posts today and, my goodness, I'm not proud of a lot of that."
Tyler also posts on the members-only message board at Tigerillustrated.com, and his initial intent last night was simply to voice some of the criticisms he's seen far and wide from Clemson fans in the midst of the Tigers losing seven of their last 13 games against Power 5 foes.
Swinney wasn't done with Tyler today. He frequently referenced last night's exchange during today's press conference.
"I had some idiot go Old Testament on me and he got an Old Testament response," he said. "Y'all print that one. ...

"That's why no coaches take calls right there. Because people hijack the phone call. They want to hear themselves talk."
After his phone call with Tigerillustrated.com ended Tuesday afternoon, Tyler began learning about Swinney's latest scathing remarks.

He then texted:
Call me sensitive, but he really got after me today hahaha. Definitely brought it on myself. I should've thought this through more lol.

10-3 last year. Coming off a 45-10 tune-up over Tenn Tech. A 50/50 offense, 194 yds in the dirt, 190 thru the air. With Jawja looming on the horizon, dark clouds should warn us to play one game at a time, before the pooch takes a bite when we least expect it.

Paladins 31
Carolina 27

Well, the hits keep coming. The epic Michigan signal stealing scandal is rapidly unfolding. Latest is they sent scouts to Tennessee and Clemson games in 2022 bc they were possible playoff opponents and that Michigan shares intel on stolen signs with a yet unnamed UT opponent to disrupt their playoff chances. That team is supposedly us. Our defense all wore wristbands that night and never did before. OUR DC COACHED W HARBAUGH AT STANFORD. There is the connection. Beamer was fined for the stolen playbook Wake Forest vs VA Tech scandal.

We looked like an entirely different team vs UT and Clemson. Like we knew what they were gonna do before they did it. Before those 2 games, and ever since, we have been mediocre as hell. But for 2 opponents, who were possible Michigan playoff opponents who they illegally scouted and stole signals from, we looked incredible, we knocked both out of the playoffs, and we gave Michigan a MUCH easier opponent, TCU. (Google TCU fake signals vs Michigan, someone tipped TCU off).

We might end up in an absolute clusterfudge.

Don't be surprised if he visits more schools not included on this list. Texas is his most recent offer and he still has to visit Florida State but both schools are doing a good job making a strong impression. Ohio State, South Carolina, and Tennessee have to like where they stand right now but there is still a long way to go in his recruitment.

Hearing from players and Beamer to preview the Jacksonville State game.

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Johnny, put down that damn book and go outside and pick up a baseball!!!

Today wasnt as bad as I thought but still not good. Harbor could become Calvin Johnson. D line got decent pressure. Our OL just couldnt handle their front 7 and our defense wore down.

So 2-6, can we go 4-0? All at home. All are in theory beatable. Kentucky is probably the best of the 4 remaining teams.

This month's concept is one of the largest home care franchise networks in the world.

• Owner operator model
• Low cost investment with ability to scale business very substantially
• Recession resistant, recurring revenue model
• Great ‘feel good’ business where you are helping the seniors in your local community
• Multiple Revenue streams/Gov’t contracts to build the business with

What concept do you think it is?
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Critics of South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer have not held back in expressing their discontent. They view Beamer as a coach who prioritizes theatrics over substance, accusing him of indulging in excessive on-camera performances during games. To some, his actions come off as disingenuous and more suited to the entertainment industry than the football field.

Furthermore, Beamer's post-game comments have raised eyebrows among his detractors. They believe he has a knack for overemphasizing minor details like onside kicks and orchestrating overly choreographed celebrations, all of which they see as attempts to inflate his own image rather than focusing on the team's performance. This has led some to question his coaching capabilities and authenticity as a leader.

Criticism extends beyond Beamer's behavior to his team's recruiting and on-field results. Some argue that his tenure has not yielded the desired improvements, leaving the South Carolina Gamecocks struggling in both wins and losses. Critics believe that Beamer's emphasis on showmanship and lack of accountability for team shortcomings have contributed to a less-than-ideal situation for the program. In sum, the negativity surrounding Shane Beamer's coaching tenure at South Carolina stems from concerns about his priorities, authenticity, and the team's performance under his leadership.

Please, Agree/Disagree with anything written above..

Xzavier McCloud. Any rumors where he is headed?