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deer hartins, i'm older skewl, but not phalanx old skewl
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deer hartins, i'm older skewl, but not phalanx old skewl
Jan 20, 2015, 7:15 AM
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like you.
has there been a better defense at the clemson university since the days you used to comb the hills with your spear in juan hand and your aspis in the other, than what venables & his 300 rolled out this year?
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the d was pretty tight my first year. .91.
Jan 20, 2015, 7:19 AM
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It was something like 7th nationally. . But I swear it was better.
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1981 was most dominant (see Georgia game)
Jan 20, 2015, 7:38 AM
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One reason was, I believe, that we never played a dominant passing team. Closest to this was Wake Forest but they had no defense. We were death against strictly running teams.
If the BCS had existed then we would have played either Georgia or Pittsburg for NC (I Think). We would have beaten Georgia again, I believe, but Dan Marino and Pitt might have lit us up. We'll never know.
The game has changed a lot and our CBs in 1981 were not to today's standards. Safeties and Bandits were.
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It's nap time/ mid afternoon for Hartins
Jan 20, 2015, 7:58 AM
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Didn't see his car at the breakfast club on my way to work. Must've had a long night. And by long night I mean prior to the airing of the Andy Griffith show. And by work I mean occupying a chair.
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it's tuesday, ladies' nite at the bingos; hartins will be
Jan 20, 2015, 8:07 AM
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tripping the lite fantastic by sundown.
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hartins only uses
Jan 20, 2015, 10:17 AM
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four buttons per bingo card. Saving energy for the Wednesday Gin tournament
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well doggie, ol' hartins' must be a handful
Jan 20, 2015, 10:44 AM
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juance he gets going.
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I find it odd that the '81 D gets so little consideration...***
Jan 20, 2015, 10:55 AM
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the dave rimington led cornhuskers were the greatest offense
Jan 20, 2015, 10:59 AM
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to ever play the game or so the story was told until the tigers latched onto them.
irvin fryar, rozier, turner gill, roger craig, steinkuhler... they were loaded.
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Wish I still had the Miami paper that quoted Osborne...
Jan 20, 2015, 11:05 AM
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something like "the best defense I've ever faced".
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Re: Wish I still had the Miami paper that quoted Osborne...
Jan 20, 2015, 11:20 AM
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I heard him say when a reporter asked about Clemson being #1 was:
"If there's a better team in the country, I haven't seen them play."
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That was on film... I saw that, too.***
Jan 20, 2015, 11:26 AM
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not odd when you consider the environment.
Jan 20, 2015, 12:03 PM
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I'm close to 42 so I was around but the only thing I Remember from 1981 is scrapping my #### off trying to break dance and sneaking looks at my dad's playboy s.
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Re: deer hartins, i'm older skewl, but not phalanx old skewl
Jan 20, 2015, 11:32 AM
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I'd be interested to hear from Major Harris - or his mom, bless her heart. "They're not giving him any protection. He's running for his life." still rings loud.
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This years defense is one if the best ever at Clemson...
Jan 20, 2015, 11:32 AM
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and also it is rare in today's game to have a dominant defense the way we did this past season. This past season ranks up there with the best. Another thing that really makes this past seasons defense look more impressive is how the current rules favor offenses.
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Orange Blooded [4403]
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1981 was great but 1989 to 1991
Jan 20, 2015, 11:32 AM
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Was the nastiest D I have seen in my lifetime. The best athletes on the team.....a bunch of headknocking speed demons with ruthless attitude.
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You seem quite preoccupied with the
Jan 20, 2015, 11:58 AM
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D....
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Well to his credit,
Jan 20, 2015, 12:00 PM
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he's only interested in the top rated D
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Oculus Spirit [96873]
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It sounds like he wants to see a comparision
Jan 20, 2015, 12:01 PM
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of the D's?
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Ring of Honor [26353]
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Where does Hartins come in to play on this?
Jan 20, 2015, 12:09 PM
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Is that what you're suggesting?
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Re: deer hartins, i'm older skewl, but not phalanx old skewl
Jan 20, 2015, 12:12 PM
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I for one absolutely loves our D and how well they execute and shut down plays. I love the O, but this D that CBV has created is a thing of beauty. Watching the D alone is worth the price of the ticket. Watching them stop teams in 4th-and-short situations is freaking awesome. It sucks the very life out of the opponents, and you can watch their coaches bend at the waist in disgust. CLASSIC. Our D should hold their heads high as they deserve kudos for dominating good teams with ease. I know we've had some great D teams in the past, but this one is so special, that it raises the bar and will become the new baseline to which all future D's will be compared.
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Orange Blooded [4896]
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Agree. I've watched 30 years of Clemson D and this year's team was the best
Jan 20, 2015, 9:57 PM
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And most fun to watch. Hard to compare to 80-81 because teams didn't pass as much back then.
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1981, 1989, 1990***
Jan 20, 2015, 10:05 PM
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Sorry to miss out on the fun today, but I had to dash over
Jan 20, 2015, 10:14 PM
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to the bingo parlor to make sure the ole gals were ready for some A-C-T-S-H-U-N!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cereally, we won the National Championship with our '81 defense. All others paled into insignificance after that blessed event...until now. Brent Venables has put together something to behold...which we did this past season, for the most part, and despite attrition, confidence is high that he'll reload quickly.
A word of advice to my young Tigernet friends: don't miss the next few seasons. I smell something abrewin' in Tigertown that's gonna be d@mn well worth the price of admission!
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