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Clemson Tigers vs. Florida State Seminoles: How To Watch, Live Gamethread, Online Streaming
So anyone got a spare defense lying around? Maybe we shouldn’t have been surprised with the warning signs last year, but this defense stinks. While the offense hasn’t always been perfect they usually perform well enough for Clemson to win. Then the defense takes the field, gives up points in hilarious fashion, and everyone ends […]
Clemson Basketball Runs Past Runnin’ Bulldogs as Several Tigers Stand Out
Clemson left no doubt in their quest to reach 2-0 this basketball season. It took less than 10 minutes for the Tigers to build a 29-10 lead. They’d lose a little steam before halftime and enter the break with a 15-point advantage at 45-30. In the second half, they were even more dominant outscoring the […]
Game 9 Preview: Clemson Desperately Hopes to Reverse Slide vs. Florida State
What Used to be the Marquis Matchup in the ACC has Become…Something Else. Sometimes I really hate being right. I had Duke winning close in my preview, and that is certainly what we saw happen (even closer than I thought!). Clemson’s defensive failings reared their ugly head time and time again. Now Clemson fans just […]
Clemson Basketball Preview: Gardner-Webb
The coolest part about Gardner-Webb is that they aren’t just the Bulldogs, they’re the Runnin’ Bulldogs. That beats UGA any day in my book. Unfortunately for these Bulldogs, that’s about where the notable facts end for a team that finished a dismal 11-20 last year in the Big South Conference. Much like Brad Brownell, second-year […]
Scouting Report: Florida State Seminoles
Florida State presents as a complete and efficient football team with top-tier production across all phases. Offensively, the Seminoles combine an elite rushing unit with explosive, high-efficiency passing that thrives off play-action and misdirection. Defensively, they’re disciplined and fast, built to limit big plays and generate takeaways. Let’s take a look at the data. Offense […]
Florida State at Clemson Q&A Preview
Ryan Kantor: Before last weekend, FSU had lost nine straight ACC games. In a time when James Franklin (PSU), Brian Kelly (LSU), and Billy Napier (UF) were fired for less, are you surprised FSU has kept Mike Norvell? Do you believe his job is still in the balance with some toss-up games remaining? Tim Alumbaugh: […]
Explosives and Errors: Clemson vs Duke Analytics
Clemson’s offense delivered one of its most balanced efforts of the season, moving the ball efficiently and finishing drives with precision. But every surge forward was met with a setback — a defensive breakdown, a special teams lapse, or a missed opportunity to close out a possession. Duke capitalized on those cracks, striking for long […]
Clemson Basketball Begins Season With 50-Point Win
The Clemson Tigers (1-0) opened the season with a resounding victory over the visiting New Hampshire Wildcats (0-1) by a score of 88 to 38 on Monday night in Littlejohn Coliseum. The season opener seemed like an introductory press conference to the fans as returning senior guard Dillon Hunter was the only returning Tiger on […]
Clemson Basketball: Things May Look a Little Different!
2024-25 Season 27-7 (18-2 ACC -2nd) – NCAA Tournament #5 seed – First Round Loss Head Coach – Brad Brownell Seasons at Clemson: Entering 16th season Clemson Record: 292 – 196 Career Record: 459-281 Regular Season Conference Championships: 3 (UNC Wilmington 2, Wright St. 1) Conference Tournament Championships: 3 (UNC Wilmington 2, Wright St. 1) NCAA Appearances: 8 Final 4 Appearances: […]
ACC Power Rankings Post-Week 10
This weekend, Clemson and Miami found ways to lose while Virginia keeps findings ways to win. Florida State and North Carolina finally had much-needed breakthrough wins in what was another mixed up week in the ACC. 17. Syracuse (3-6 [1-5] Prev 14): Since beating Clemson, ‘Cuse is 0-5. The last time Syracuse beat Clemson was […]
Clemson Basketball preview: New Hampshire
I don’t remember the last time I told myself, “I’m really glad we can start focusing on basketball season,” but that’s where we’re at currently in Clemson, South Carolina, and it’s time to see what Head Coach Brad Brownell has cooked up for the new men’s basketball season. It was a brutal end to last […]
Great Assistant Coaching Could be Available if Clemson Goes Shopping
Clemson’s season has been a horrible flop and pinning that all on the assistant coaches would be flatly wrong. Some of the blame surely lies with them though. Since Coach Swinney has $60 million of job security, it seems inevitable that a shakeup of the coaching staff is coming. The Tigers have a top three […]
Clemson Basketball Expectations
Clemson basketball is here to save us from the pain and heartache of Clemson football. I bet you didn’t see that coming three months ago, did you? Now we’ll hope to do better predicting the season than we did for football. Clemson basketball has their ups-and-downs. The highs can be quite glorious. Last year they […]
Clemson vs. Duke: Tigers Lose a 46-45 Shootout with the Blue Devils
Clemson returned to play this week against Duke in Death Valley. ESPN had the Tigers favored which I didn’t understand, especially so when Duke went up 21-7 in the 1st quarter. But the Tigers finally got going and we ended up with a shootout. Duke played to win and they got it thanks to some […]
Clemson Tigers vs. Duke Blue Devils: How To Watch, Live Gamethread, Online Streaming
I hope everyone had a great bye week. May you continue to be undefeated on byes. And hopefully you survived Halloween last night and that this game will be a hangover cure rather than a hangover inducer. At this point Clemson is what it is. Much like previous years there are well defined weaknesses on […]
Is Dabo a Real Candidate at LSU?
There was an article that came out in the Greenville News flirting with the idea of Dabo replacing Brian Kelly as head coach at LSU. I want to be very clear with my position on this topic. Dabo Swinney ain’t going to LSU. Let’s just cut straight to the point. The idea that Dabo would […]
Q&A: Duke at Clemson with Duke Chronicle’s Abby DiSalvo
Shakin the Southland: First off, please give our readers an introduction. Tell us about who you are, what you do with the paper, anything you want to share. Abby DiSalvo: Hi, I’m Abby, a junior at Duke studying economics and journalism. I’m also the sports editor for The Chronicle, Duke’s student newspaper. I cover football, […]
Game 8 Preview: Clemson Looking to Survive November, starting with Duke
A Head Scratching Season Continues I must admit that this past bye week was extremely relaxing for this beleaguered Clemson fan. I spent my weekend in Ohio where my oldest is in school and only loosely followed the football action around the land. I never thought I would see the day Clemson football would look […]
Scouting Report: Duke Blue Devils
Duke brings one of the ACC’s most explosive passing attacks, powered by quarterback Darian Mensah and receiver Cooper Barkate. They can score quickly and efficiently, but recent red-zone struggles and penalty issues leave openings. Clemson’s defense will need to dictate tempo, pressure Mensah, and turn drives into field goals to stay in control. DUKE OFFENSE […]
ACC Power Rankings Post-Week 9
Another Friday night battle shifts the power rankings as Virginia Tech scores a big home win over Cal, but the real upset this week came just south in Winston-Salem. TIER: Among the Worst in the Power Four 17. Boston College (1-7 [0-5] Prev 16): Boston College scored 24 points against Louisville, just as many points […]
Clemson’s Offensive Decline: A Decade of Data and the Story Behind It
Over the past decade, Clemson football’s offensive identity has shifted from surgical precision and explosiveness to inconsistency and mediocrity. PFF’s unit grades tell the story in clear, quantifiable terms: a steady erosion in the passing game, a gradual decline in protection, and a rushing attack that’s neither strong enough or utilized enough to support an […]
SMU vs Clemson Analytics: Explosives Were Even. Efficiency Was Not
Clemson fell 35–24 to SMU in a game defined by trench play and situational inefficiency. Despite out-passing SMU and holding a slight edge in time of possession, Clemson’s inability to establish the run (1.2 YPC) and protect the quarterback (4 sacks, 8 TFL allowed) flipped field position and scoring leverage. SMU’s explosive balance and red-zone […]
ACC Power Rankings Post-Week 8: Miami, FSU, Clemson, and Duke fall while Louisville and Georgia Tech Rise
A Friday night shocker in Miami and a late night upset in Palo Alto sends the ACC Power Rankings into chaos and makes for a fun time ranking this wacky conference. TIER: Among the Worst in the Power Four 17. North Carolina (2-4 [0-2] Prev 17): The Tar Heels headed out to California for a […]
Clemson vs. SMU: Mustangs Top the Tigers 35-24
Clemson hosted SMU today in a rematch of last year’s ACC Championship game. The Tigers came in favored but had to rely on Christopher Vizzina at QB since Cade Klubnik couldn’t play because of an ankle injury suffered last week. Poor offensive line play made things difficult for the Tigers and the defense gave up […]
Clemson Tigers vs. SMU Mustangs: How To Watch, Online Streaming, Live Gamethread
I had this entire thing written up in my head. Excitement over the last two weeks, even against lackluster competition, etc. And then Friday rolled around and the injury report came out. Then we’ve gotten several reports indicating that Klubnik is a game time decision, but a lot of pessimism around the team on if […]
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