Re: What Burns My Blood Is This ---

Not saying this kid is going to do it.....but when a recruit tells the media..... particularly our media....that they're waiting and wanting a Clemson offer so bad and it would mean so much. Then they get blessed with an offer from us .....then they set their commitment date announcement for like the next week. Then that announcement day comes and they pick another college. Should have just left us out of the equation from the start.

Not just really speaking for us but I know this type of thing is done to other programs as well. Really....its one of those annoying processes of recruiting. I understand if a kid don't have a clue where they want to attend college and then later make their decision.......but the kids that know all along where they want to commit to should not create these sob story wish list by roping in the interest of other programs and they never wanted anything to do with them in the first place.

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Jul 15, 2023, 12:23 PM

And in a few years he could potentially develop a Peter Woods skill level that a handful of Bama/UGA/Ohio St/Notre Dame OL each year start with as freshmen. Competing recruiters are underscoring very successfully that Clemson OL do not play much in the NFL - 4 backup vets on rosters and one rookie. Clemson has competed unsuccessfully against the SEC and B1G for OL talent for decades. (Bama 15, Notre Dame 15, LSU 13, Florida 10, Iowa 10, UGA 9, Wisconsin 12, Penn St 8, North Dakota St 8.)

I would like to see Clemson coaches/recruiters expand our OL recruiting footprint to Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Dakotas, Minnesota, Midwest, etc. We are making inroads in Texas. These farm boy steam rollers from the midwest combined with Clemson's Defense and Offensive skill players would create a formidable win-win for the team and the OL recruits. The OL recruits would play for a team with a shot at a natl championship and love the Clemson environment.