^i saw that big motherfucker wearing that chain at hi 5 like my sophomore year and the TT was bigger than my hand spread out



[Edited on June 23, 2009 at 11:01 AM. Reason : ]

6/23/2009 1:53:45 AM

Players that should make Heather's top eight:

RB Jonathon Dwyer, GT
RB CJ Spiller, CU
QB Russell Wilson, NCSU
S: Morgan Burnett, GT
LB Alex Wujack (sp?), UMD
RB Darrin Evans, VT
DT: Marvin Austin, UNC (mostly off hype)

...can't think of anyone else ... maybe Cooper from Miami?

6/23/2009 10:26:51 AM

Truthfully I think the top 3 should be

1) Dwyer (he is the reigning ACC POY so he deserves to be here based on that. hopefully RW can knock him out though)
2) Wilson
3) Spiller

6/23/2009 10:52:48 AM

Rutgers at 16? http://www.philsteele.com/

6/23/2009 10:56:02 AM

Anything that man says is gospel, so you'd better fucking believe it

6/23/2009 10:57:39 AM

^^ wow, ND at #7 ???

I have noticed a LOT of people placing them really high for this year, seen them on a lot of "biggest surprises", "most improved" lists etc.


I just dont see it unless they have a really light schedule (havent had a chance to look it over) and the o-line has improved a TON

6/23/2009 11:43:46 AM

lol @ USC

http://www.huskerlocker.com/blogs/view/bid/1398/i/2009_national_cfb_five_teams_poised_to_fall/o/0

6/23/2009 12:17:37 PM

Quote :

"South Carolina: Steve Spurrier has a date with irrelevancy, and it’s been coming for two years. In 2009, it finally arrives, as the Gamecocks face a brutal schedule. Three out of their four best opponents – Florida, Mississippi, Clemson – are at home, while pick em games vs. Tennessee, NC State and Arkansas are all on the road. Throw in a game at Alabama, and it’s a slate that USC’s uncertain offense just can’t handle. Five wins – maybe. Home games vs. Kentucky and Vanderbilt won’t be gimmes. As for Spurrier – one has to wonder whether he’s got the patience or the stomach for the turf war the SEC East is about to become. Lane Kiffin resembles a more reckless, younger version of Spurrier. Urban Meyer could win awards for his insolence. The SEC’s revenue-sharing plan has given Vandy and Kentucky a real shot at competing. Georgia is still Georgia. Recruiting down there is a nightmare, and Clemson’s on the way back up now that Tommy Bowden’s out of picture. We suspect a retirement, soon. "

lol, and hmmm really? respectively.

6/23/2009 12:25:37 PM

i think spurrier will retire in 2 years after he joins the other masses of coaches who had good careers before entering the gamecock coaching graveyard

6/23/2009 12:31:40 PM

Quote :

"Clemson’s on the way back up now that Tommy Bowden’s out of picture"

haha yeah right, Tammy wasn't a great coach by any stretch of the imagination but he was an excellent recruiter and Dabo Swinney has done NOTHING to prove he will be a successful head coach. Maybe after they get rid of Swinney they'll be on the way up.

6/23/2009 1:16:23 PM

Optimism seems to be rampant for Swinney in his 1st year. Not saying he'll flop, but with a 1st year head coach (with no previous HC experience) and a 1st-yr starter at QB? Not exactly a recipe for success.

6/23/2009 1:37:56 PM

^agreed, maybe he'll be the next Mark Richt but it's more likely that he'll be the next Carl Torbush

6/23/2009 1:43:42 PM

Sporting News ranked our Quarterback unit as #5 in the country:

Quote :

"5. North Carolina State. Russell Wilson, a dual-threat star in his first season last year, may not beat out freshman Mike Glennon."

http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-06-23/ranking-top-offensive-units-college-football

6/23/2009 2:30:41 PM

That's some impressive company. Three heisman finalists (two winners), the SEC chic pick, and us.

Nice.

6/23/2009 3:40:21 PM

damnit... all this is doing is getting my hopes up for the season...

6/23/2009 11:27:01 PM

I hope Clemson falls off the map with Swinney as their HC. I don't have anything against him personally, but they are a divisional rival and recruit the same region as us. I'm tired of them stealing some of our state's best players (except in cases where the prospect chose them over the Holes). Them going down only helps us out.

6/23/2009 11:32:37 PM

agreed

also, clemson fans have a retarded sense of entitlement

6/23/2009 11:45:43 PM

Maybe TOB can elevate the program enough that we see this sight someday soon.

6/24/2009 7:05:45 AM

^haha damn, i looked at the picture and automatically heard a heavy roar of cheers, sent shivers down my spine.

6/24/2009 7:17:45 AM

^^ That is my favorite photo of our stadium.. i think it's about 4 years old, but it's still the best. Any chance that a larger version can be made available?

6/24/2009 7:34:38 AM

It was when we played App.

6/24/2009 7:54:36 AM

Quote :

"Optimism seems to be rampant for Swinney in his 1st year. Not saying he'll flop, but with a 1st year head coach (with no previous HC experience) and a 1st-yr starter at QB? Not exactly a recipe for success."

Man, you people. You never know. It's a season of inches after all, so they could do well if they play their fannies off. If they end up doing well Swinney will be saying he's the man and will issue a challenge for you to find any critics.

[Edited on June 24, 2009 at 8:01 AM. Reason : -]

6/24/2009 7:57:15 AM

[Edited on June 24, 2009 at 8:53 AM. Reason : wow yea that was really dumb of me. ]

6/24/2009 8:28:51 AM

I'm starting to think that people don't even read this thread

6/24/2009 8:33:44 AM

Quote :

"haha yeah right, Tammy wasn't a great coach by any stretch of the imagination but he was an excellent recruiter and Dabo Swinney has done NOTHING to prove he will be a successful head coach. Maybe after they get rid of Swinney they'll be on the way up."

you realize Dabo was our recruiting coordinator and is responsible for Clemson's recently perennial top 20 recruiting classes?

also, i dont see how you could even hate the guy at this point. he's been the coach for 7 games and turned a miserable failure of a season into a Gator bowl appearance by doing something that Tommy didn't...giving CJ Spiller & James Davis the ball.

yea, there's optimism in Clemson this year, but its not expectation like it has been in the past. Hopefully that will take some pressure off and let the coaches coach and the players play.

But ultimately, what I want from Clemson this year is to beat South Carolina, get walloped by the wolfpack, and then win a decent bowl game (Chick-Fil-A or Gator).

ps:^^oh my god.

[Edited on June 24, 2009 at 8:43 AM. Reason : ps.]

6/24/2009 8:42:46 AM

thats not even a real picture morons

we don't have two decks in the end zone

6/24/2009 8:45:31 AM

Quote :

"That is my favorite photo of our stadium.. i think it's about 4 years old, but it's still the best. Any chance that a larger version can be made available?"

hahaha


fiction.
can.
be.
FUN.

6/24/2009 8:49:31 AM

the op is saying he wants to see our stadium expanded, fueled by the success of the next few seasons

[Edited on June 24, 2009 at 8:50 AM. Reason : or maybe you know that and are playing me for a fool]

6/24/2009 8:49:52 AM

^oliver purnell said that?

6/24/2009 8:55:08 AM

Since it has not been brought up in a little bit:

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/acc/0-6-216/Counting-down-the-ACC-s-top-30-players--No--11.html

6/24/2009 8:55:35 AM

oh my god.

we are digressing at an exponential rate people.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/acc/0-6-227/Counting-down-the-ACC-top-30-players--No--7.html

6/24/2009 8:57:30 AM

from jaybee waaaaaay on a previous page

Quote :

"heard you are organizing a big ass tailgate shindig for this... am I invited?"

lol from who?

this is the first i've heard of a giant tailgate

6/24/2009 9:13:12 AM

weak sauce. I googled 'dinich top 30 acc players'. I have not seen it in a while. And the link I posted was the first result. I should have paid attention to the date.

6/24/2009 9:14:00 AM

^haha safety in numbers, i posted the same link a couple posts up.

it's been an awful slow morning for me

6/24/2009 9:28:46 AM

Me too. I just made up my own useless statistic based on the players on the list. Shows or prooves nothing other than I am bored. Basically I took the average ranking of the players on each team on the list (ex: (19+9)/2=14) Then subtracted that average from 30. Then multiplied that number by the total number of players to get my final made up 'strength'. Here are the results:

GT - 43
FSU - 42
UNC - 34
D - 32
NCSU - 32
C - 29
VT - 28
UM - 19
BC - 7
WF - 7
UVA - 7
UMD - 1

If Wilson is #1 it is going to send our completely useless stat through the roof.

6/24/2009 9:37:09 AM

i'm going to throw this out there....you were in engineering.

i dont even have to look at your profile, because i think we are probably the only kind that would go out of our way to create work.

and it gives us satisfaction. (especially when coupled with sports)

6/24/2009 9:39:40 AM

hahaha, if we could post attachments i'd love to have a PreseasonRankProjections.xls up in this thread.

6/24/2009 9:43:56 AM

Rutgers sure as hell would not be #16.

6/24/2009 9:46:35 AM

and as Jaybee1200 mentioned, there's no way you put ND at #7. What have they shown anyone that deserves them to be top 10?

[Edited on June 24, 2009 at 12:11 PM. Reason : f]

6/24/2009 12:10:38 PM

notre dame hasn't done anything to show they deserve to be ranked anywhere.

and my attempt to take pictures of the field was unsuccessful

6/24/2009 12:16:08 PM

It's Notre Dame people. The name alone boosts them a good 30 spots in the ranking. Also, the BCS sucks. That is all.

6/24/2009 12:31:20 PM

Courtesy of the Technician

6/24/2009 3:35:31 PM

^

To go with that:

http://www.gopack.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=3755808

6/24/2009 3:43:39 PM

looks like the field is a couple of feet lower than it was. nice.



[Edited on June 24, 2009 at 3:52 PM. Reason : adf]

6/24/2009 3:45:21 PM

Good call ... didn't see that originally. I'm hoping to see a few things this season aside from the new playing surface:

-Fully-painted endzones -- none of this grass-with-white-letters mess.
-Shubbery back along the sidelines. Don't know why this was removed a few seasons ago. Thought it looked good.
-live wolves

6/24/2009 4:19:20 PM

Quote :

"live wolves"

a long shot, but i'd really like to see this too.

I remember reading on here some time ago about an idea to have wolves run out with the team as they take the field.... I know, i know, it's something we can only dream about, but how rediculous would that be?

6/24/2009 4:21:52 PM

Quote :

"but how rediculous would that be?"

It would be fucking awesome

But on second thought, all the explosions, crowd noise, lights might cause them to flip out and shit themselves

[Edited on June 24, 2009 at 4:37 PM. Reason : ]

6/24/2009 4:35:11 PM

Quote :

"Another part of the project was to replace the in-ground sprinkler system that kept the old field watered with six high-pressure water guns that can be aimed from the sidelines and corners of the end zone to water the field. The guns shoot water up to 200 feet each at a rate of 250 gallons per minute."

that sounds awesome. i hope they can be moved and shot into the stands and stuff

6/24/2009 4:35:49 PM

Quote :

" that sounds awesome. i hope they can be moved and shot into the stands and stuff "

haha, a last ditch effort for riot control as we rush the field.

6/24/2009 4:37:36 PM

MAN THE CANNONS !

6/24/2009 4:44:02 PM