Coasting, er, Coastal forecast

OK, no need to mince words here. Let’s cut to the chase.
Clemson lambasts Coastal Carolina.
These aren’t your slightly older brother’s Chanticleers that had four future NFL players as well as future South Carolina sportswriter of the year Josh Hoke as kicker.
Beyond seeing whether C.J. Spiller can sustain his Heisman buzz in presumed limited playing time, [...]

B(u)y the Coastal numbers

The theory goes that any publicity is good publicity, I believe.
So, why SHOULDN’T Coastal Carolina kick-off and punt to C.J. Spiller?
The most TV exposure the Chanticleers have received this year was their appearance on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, which is even harder to find than ESPNU. And that appearance didn’t exactly go so hot, as [...]

No shoes, no problem

Usually I prefer to roll out the transcriptions from Tuesday interviews with both of Clemson’s coordinators.
But while talking at length with DE Da’Quan Bowers and TE Michael Palmer, I pulled a backup Clemson LT and completely whiffed on defensive coordinator Kevin Steele. Didn’t even see him speed-rush by.
So I’m audibling to a few anecdotes and [...]

10 Miami things

THE FROZEN TUNDRA OF THE UPSTATE – Man, it’s amazing how frigid 60s in the Upstate feels after you’ve basked in the humid glory of the Florida sunshine for only two days.
For the record, went by Grandma’s house on Friday, and the place had been rather modernized. Went by Land Shark Stadium on Saturday, and [...]

Miami forecast: Mas de lo mismo

SoBe – Ocean breeze. Sunshine. Palm trees. Highs in the upper 80s, lows in the 70s.
Now this is football weather.
OK, maybe not from where we come from. But having endured rain and dreary conditions at every Clemson home game so far this season, tropical warm is a welcome change.
This is also what Christmas was [...]

Call it a comeback

I’ve established that I’m not a betting man; the only sports bet I’ve ever made – in my college summer job working for the local school maintenance department, I used to wager a root beer with my supervisor that the American League would trump the NL in the all-star game.
I think I’m up to [...]

Coordinator corner

This week’s Dabo Swinney buzzphrase: Chunk plays.

No, it’s not in reference to the tunnel screen, Wildcat keeper or play-action bootleg that has nearly led to the decapitation of Clemson’s quarterbacks the last few years – both plays the Tigers should have chunked from the playbook awhile ago.

Miami’s offense has produced a lot of “chunk plays,” [...]

Chancellor to honor fallen teammate

Well, after a weekend that apparently destroyed our blog program’s chances for a BCS berth or conference title, we’re back.
We’ll rejoin our regularly scheduled blog entries in progress this week, but wanted to pass along that Clemson senior corner Chris Chancellor is slated to wear No. 6 on Saturday against Miami in honor of a [...]