A Response to Pawless' "post of the day"....

Feb 10, 2007, 7:59 AM

First thing, all you people who actually voted for this post proved your intelligence, or rather lack thereof, in regards to Clemson University.

Now to Mr. Pawless' post:

#1. Numerous credible sources (including the media goons) have confirmed that there was indeed an addendum. Secondly, Bobby Bowden committed a major violation by talking to the kid after he signed with Clemson, and thirdly, it has been reported that indeed it did affect his decision even so far as his mother calling our coaches when they received the LOI to ask about said addendum.

#2. The review board is nothing new. The make-up of the review board and the timing of the decisions and the stringency of their standards are. In fact, the board REJECTED NINE recruits that later signed with other schools (UNC, FSU, USC, UGA, Notre Dame). IT WANTED TO REJECTED SIX MORE RECRUITS BUT BOWDEN HAD TO BEG THEM TO LET US SIGN THEM.

#3. IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE OBVIOUS RECRUITING DISADVANTAGE WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER, YOU ARE A FOOL.

It's a pretty simple scenario. Let's take Dwight Jones for example, a kid who already knows he is borderline.
Butch Davis simply goes into his home and says, "Clemson won't sign you. They will not even give you a chance to qualify. Come to UNC, where we will give you the chance to qualify, and if you don't we will help you get to a prep school that can."

Pretty simple.

#4, You are right Bowden and crew do a great job evaluating talent. Just imagine how great these classes were if we were able to sign: Jo Jo Cox, Dwight Jones, Tydreke Powell, Ryan Houston, Brandon Paul, Weslye Saunders, Olufemi Ajiboye, Jarius Wynn, or Ian Williams. FYI, Ajiboye and Wynn early enrolled at their schools in January. If they're good enough for USC and UGA, they aren't good enough for Clemson?

Finally, on a bigger picture, what is Barker doing to our great university that TG Clemson created for the farmers and working people of South Carolina? Clemson was never meant to be Harvard or the like. TG Clemson is turning in his grave as Barker destroys our great university.
Further, why does Barker to put on a public face of supporting the CUAD while he is destroy it behind closed doors. Why did Barker force the CUAD pay to repair the roof ON A BUILDING THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT OWN? Why did Barker refuse to let the CUAD use the bond ceiling increase funds to finish the West End Zone? Instead he spends $14 million on some land in North Charleston and a friggin wastewater research committee.

Barker is killing our athletic department and our great university and you people who blindly support him are aiding and abetting his dispicable acts.

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Well...help me better understand this statement then:

"Finally, on a bigger picture, what is Barker doing to our great university that TG Clemson created for the farmers and working people of South Carolina? Clemson was never meant to be Harvard or the like. TG Clemson is turning in his grave as Barker destroys our great university."

That didn't mean that due to Barker's academic goals, farmers and working people couldn't get into Clemson?

And you didn't mention the cost of tuition in your first post which I agree is a major problem for many of our students in the state. But I don't see that as a problem the current Clemson administration created. We need to look to our elected officials, including Gov. Sanford.

As for the admissions, check out the facts:
Clemson admits a greater percentage of state students now than it did 10 years ago.

http://cworld.clemson.edu/archive/2006/spring06/presview.htm

Myth No. 1: The quality of the student body is increasing because we?re taking in more out-of-state students at the expense of South Carolinians.

Fact: The enrollment mix of 65 percent in-state and 35 percent out-of-state has not changed in almost two decades. Today, Clemson accepts more S.C. students than ever. In 1997, just over 50 percent of S.C. applicants were accepted for admission; today, it?s nearly 70 percent. The quality of in-state applicants has increased significantly. The average SAT score of S.C. students has risen 16 points since 2002, narrowing the gap between the in-state and out-of-state student profile. Overall, the increase in quality at Clemson is being driven by in-state students.

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A Response to Pawless' "post of the day"....

wastewater research facility, not committee******

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Great Post!***

Wastewater research is needed for managing CU Athletics

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Excellent points, except one.....

I respect your opinion and we shall agree to disagree...

How do you believe he should go about continually

You disagree ONLY because you are choosing to be

Thanks for your opinion...

That will be much easier for you than providing ANY facts

Farmers and working people are dumb???

Wow...please show me where I called farmers dumb....

65% in-state/35% out-of-state has not changed in ~2 decades

96JDH is going to keep making things up to recruit

Re: ADDENDUM....

There were rumors about Clemson sticking on something

Excuse me....its not the NCAA that validates the NLI, its

So, TG would have been stuck in his ways and would

Regarding #3....that's not exactly how it happened

That was an EXAMPLE of what WILL happen******

Ahh...then that would be an improvement....I guess

The idea that Thomas Green Clemson is rolling over in his

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