Lots of comments on here about our administrative ineptitude. I’ve posted the following on here a few times over the years. Maybe now, in this seriously embarrassing cycle of ineptitude, it might find more open minds than in the past.
When I was growing up in the 80s and Clemson was a powerhouse, I asked my uncle, who was a massive Clemson booster, how they got that good.
He told me after the 56-20 beat down in the mid 70s a group got together and told the university it was either do what it takes to win or lose our money.
Fast forward to 201I’m playing golf at Musgrove Mill in Clinton with a man in his 70s. The company I worked for was trying to buy his business which was for sale. We traded jabs all day long. He had Clemson logo balls, I had Gamecock logo putter, etc, etc.
After the round we were having some beers and he said I hope you enjoyed the run because it’s going to be a long time before you beat us again.
I said oh yeah, you know something I don’t? He just laughed and said yeah.
I told him what my uncle told me in the 80s. He said who is your uncle. I told him and he said I know him. He then said what my uncle told me was entirely true and that he was part of the group.
Fast forward to November 2014. I’m sitting with this guy in his box seats as they are beating us. He said, I told you it was going to be a long time before you beat us again. He said the difference between them and us was that when they decided to do something they just made it happen.
Moral of the story is that is not our mindset. Whether you own a Cockaboose or scrimp and save to make one game a year, we for some reason are not as unified in our purpose.
The large contingent of apologists on Frank, Muschamp, Tanner, Caslen etc seem to prove that point.
When I was growing up in the 80s and Clemson was a powerhouse, I asked my uncle, who was a massive Clemson booster, how they got that good.
He told me after the 56-20 beat down in the mid 70s a group got together and told the university it was either do what it takes to win or lose our money.
Fast forward to 201I’m playing golf at Musgrove Mill in Clinton with a man in his 70s. The company I worked for was trying to buy his business which was for sale. We traded jabs all day long. He had Clemson logo balls, I had Gamecock logo putter, etc, etc.
After the round we were having some beers and he said I hope you enjoyed the run because it’s going to be a long time before you beat us again.
I said oh yeah, you know something I don’t? He just laughed and said yeah.
I told him what my uncle told me in the 80s. He said who is your uncle. I told him and he said I know him. He then said what my uncle told me was entirely true and that he was part of the group.
Fast forward to November 2014. I’m sitting with this guy in his box seats as they are beating us. He said, I told you it was going to be a long time before you beat us again. He said the difference between them and us was that when they decided to do something they just made it happen.
Moral of the story is that is not our mindset. Whether you own a Cockaboose or scrimp and save to make one game a year, we for some reason are not as unified in our purpose.
The large contingent of apologists on Frank, Muschamp, Tanner, Caslen etc seem to prove that point.