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How close are we to the glory days?
Jul 29, 2014, 10:46 AM
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Of looking at our schedule and not seeing a team on it that we shouldn't beat?
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Bring on the puppies!!!!***
Jul 29, 2014, 10:47 AM
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Orange Blooded [4302]
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Not sure we will ever get to the day again where
Jul 29, 2014, 10:49 AM
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there's nobody we "shouldn't" beat. Just too many good teams and Clemson likes to schedule tough OOC games.
Now, it's a different thing to say "can't" reasonably beat, and we are already there!
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Re: How close are we to the glory days?
Jul 29, 2014, 11:00 AM
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I think that we have been in the glory days the past few years. And our most glorious years are just right around the corner.
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CU Medallion [58424]
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Two things are standing in the way . . .
Jul 29, 2014, 11:05 AM
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1. Beating the coots. We were 10-3-1 against the dirt-peckers during the Pell/Ford glory days. This can be corrected, and I expect it to be.
2. No National Championship. That's a tall order, and while we may never get there again, we should be in the conversation going forward.
In terms of talent, beating top-notch competition and finishing highly ranked, we are there now.
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All-TigerNet [10360]
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depends..........
Jul 29, 2014, 11:16 AM
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on how long it takes to consistently beat SOUTH CAROLINA.
5 in a row is far from glory days if you ask me.
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Orange Blooded [4757]
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Last year was that year
Jul 29, 2014, 11:24 AM
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This year is a little less certain IMO...but next year and the year after should be fun.
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Legend [16186]
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Re: How close are we to the glory days?
Jul 29, 2014, 11:42 AM
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The Glory Days always look a bit better in the rear view mirror. I loved being at the games in the 70s and 80s, but the distance between winning and losing has always been close.
We went undefeated and won the national title in January of 1982. In the following 59 months, we went 3-2-1 against South Carolina. Looking back we can say we should have won them all, but we did not win them all.
We beat Georgia in 81 but lost in Athens on the first game played in the 82 season. In four years in the late 80s we beat Penn State, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Georgia TWICE, but we also lost to NCSU twice, tied and lost to SC and lost to Duke and GT.
The past was glorious but aside from one year, we have never just lined up and beaten everyone.
Seems to me the last couple of years have been pretty sweet and we should enjoy them.
Harley
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CU Medallion [58424]
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Very very true. These are the glory days - we are there
Jul 29, 2014, 12:10 PM
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now. The coots being at an all-time high themselves and our lack of success against them, I'm afraid, just takes some of the luster off of it, compared to then.
Dadgummit!
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About Three Years
Jul 29, 2014, 12:48 PM
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Clemson has a chance to be a national championship-type team in Deshuan Watson's Junior year in 2016. He'll come in with a year of starting experience, and Clemson's new generation of elite OL such as Mitch Hyatt will be ready to dominate defenses.
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Legend [16186]
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Re: About Three Years
Jul 29, 2014, 6:57 PM
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So we are going for a 3-Peat?
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That's the attitude I like to hear... No need waiting. +1.***
Jul 29, 2014, 7:04 PM
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Varsity [233]
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Here's the thing
Jul 29, 2014, 7:21 PM
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Some of our best teams in our history aren't known as our best teams, because we had one or the other ( UF or UM) outstanding nemesis.
We are about to go not a period where we are both really good, but somebody's got to lose.
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Re: Here's the thing
Jul 29, 2014, 7:25 PM
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And it aint gonna be us!
(....I hope....)
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CU Guru [1925]
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I agree
Jul 29, 2014, 7:27 PM
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Both you and the Coots have us in situations the last few years where we just can't get over the top. You guys are in a place you've been before where National Championships are expected, not dreamed of. The Coots are by far the best they've ever been and have had our number the last few years. We're up there but the last few years you two have just been better than us. Hopefully that changes this year. Looking forward to an exciting game in Tally but I honestly hope we blow you out. 
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