I’m back from vacation but still trying to get back into the swing of things. Got lots of things to post about. Stay tuned as they start coming in…
But for now I wanted to write about Clemson. I got to go to two games on this trip. Going to homecoming was fun in and of itself. We routed Duke 49-20 and so that felt good. The final score was what Clemson should be doing against a team like Duke.
But I’ve got beef. Tommy Bowden is now Tommy Bowden 49-33 (0.598) in seven years. That means we’re just above mediocre…and at 5-4 now getting ready for FSU and South Carolina, we’re still on pace for just above mediocre. I’m tired of it.
Then I read a great article from The Sun News entitled Rout disguises Clemson’s problems. This article is spot on.
From the time the Tigers won their first Atlantic Coast Conference title 50 years ago until the last of their 13 league titles in 1991, they dominated the gridiron in the basketball-crazed conference more than any other member of the ACC.
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Clemson is 2-14 against ACC newcomers, and the Tigers have an average league finish of middle of the pack (4.2 in the former nine-team conference) since FSU joined, partly because Virginia, Maryland, Georgia Tech and N.C. State have improved their programs from the added competition, while Clemson’s has been stuck in neutral.
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Clemson’s ACC record since FSU joined the league is only 60-53
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Promising to bring prosperity back to Clemson seven years ago, Tommy Bowden has merely extended the mediocrity of the post-expansion era. Since their late-season surge in 2003 that earned him a contract extension, the Tigers are just 11-9 overall and 7-8 in the ACC.
I agree 100%. In addition, Bowden’s best years were with a phenom QB in Woody Dantzler. I think Dantzler masked the mediocrity in the early days and Bowden has done just enough to win. I’m frustrated.
Jeremy has a good recap of the game as usual and Jeff liveblogged the game.
Tiger fans, what do you think? And don’t bring the “Fire Tommy” or “Bring back Danny” rhetoric.
