Random Thoughts Monday

Lets see...two weekends of Clemson football - 1,014 miles, $325 dollars and 2 losses...Still a fan, just a little tired. Go Tigers! (even if your coaches couldn't game plan for a game against a pee wee football team)

Looking at the schedule this year, I knew week's 3, 4 and 5 (Auburn, Miami, and UNC) were going to tough...expected to win 1 and hoped to win 2 - should have won all 3. Only Auburn is good football team right now. Miami got plastered by FSU and UNC was down 11 players yesterday, including 2 first round draft picks from the defensive side of the ball (Marvin Austin and Fort Dorchester product Robert Quinn).

PS-Mr. Austin is a fine individual (sarcasm)who wouldn't even sign a hat for a 12 year old before the game..."Not right now" Really...why, your tutor or agent wasn't there to do it for you? UPDATE: Mr. Austin has been dismissed from school. Awe that's a shame. He must have used some of the cash he got to buy the awful green warm up suit he was wearing Saturday.

Offensively, I can't imagine it getting any easier...UNC is terrible against the run giving up football fields of yards each week and the most conservative defense in the country...yet, we never tried to establish a running game and they only rushed 4 all day, never blitzed...had all day to throw but our "new" freshmen receivers couldn't get away from a defender if their life depended on it (PS...they played much better than the veterans which is pitiful)

Defensively, Da'Quan Bowers is the man. We fall asleep for a few plays each game. Mr. All American last year is Mr. Toast this year (DeAndre McDaniel) and he hasn't figured out that tackling with just your shoulder isn't going to cut it at this level...got to wrap them up with your arms. Expect to see a lot more passes thrown deep by opposing quarterbacks not expecting the WR to catch it but looking for the pass interference call. We can't make the stop when the game is on the line.

Ellington vs Harper - Superstar vs Dancing With The Stars

Harper must have some dirt on the coaching staff...only reason I can think of he continues to play...put him at receiver, he can catch the ball.

Scary thought is that his 10 yard TD run will probably convince the coaching staff that he is the number 1 back and Ellington number 2 (Dabo said Ellington was getting more touches, today. We will see what happens...stay tuned)

Crazy to think that Ellington only carried the ball 11 times on Sat...He is averaging over 5 yards per carry...simple math says two handoffs to him and we have a first down. Mr Happy Feet, running east and west isn't going to get it done. Someone needs to tell him that at 230 pounds, he isn't going to juke a lot of defenders but he could punish them for attempting to tackle him...or just continue to dance around.

It doesn't get any easier...still got NCSU and FSU on the schedule plus at least one of the others that we will be favored in that we will screw up somehow like Ga Tech 2004 which I got to witness first hand. Watching this makes me realize nothing much has changed since TB except we have a Tiger Walk and we don't seem to quit after getting punched in the mouth.

One more fact...we have 11 count them 11 walk-ons on scholarship. Weren't good enough to be recruited but came to Clemson walked-on and we gave 11 of our 85 scholarships. I can understand 1 or 2 and I know Dabo has a soft heart but for the walk-on but 11.

We still employ Brad Scott...enough said. If he wasn't good enough for SC then he shouldn't have been good enough for us.

This applies to the top 40 D1 schools (Which I am going to included Clemson, it's my blog. You can disagree but it's not going to do any good.). I find it hard to believe that with all the high school football players in the country that schools like Clemson can not recruit a quality kicker or punter to the school. It's evident we have enough scholarships. All I am looking for is someone to kick consistently a 30 to 45 yard field goal and a punter that can punt it at least 40 yards every time and someone to kickoff that can kick it into the end zone. We have 1 of the 3 this year. Not going to complain about our only highlight - Dawson Zimmerman punting.

Enough of the Clemson football ranting and raving...

A big shout out to all my Carolina friends who speaking of punching someone in the mouth and then jumping on top of them and not letting them get up...BIG victory and nice jump in the poles to Number 10...remember, now you have to do it every week. Don't fall asleep against Kentucky which I am sure all the analysts will be calling a "trap game".
**Best Facebook Post After The Game: Hell Has Frozen Over (D Thompson)
**Best Quote From SC Fan: "Finally, after donating over half million to the football program over all these years...been a long time waiting"

SC is on a role...Baseball National Championship...beat No.1 Kentucky in Basketball, beat No 1 Alabama. Clemson better wake up.

If Clemson had Les Miles as their coach, we would be 5 - 0 now instead of 2 -3. I don't care much for him but he is the luckiest coach in the NCAA and is winning football games he should be losing (opposite of Dabo and Clemson). Did you see his latest?


Did you see the hit by Stanford QB? I will take him as a linebacker for Clemson.


No more football in this post...

Chipper, Chipper, We need you Chipper...Anybody in the Braves organization that can play the infield without committing an error...Call the GM now's your chance

The internet, cell phones and technology have/are changing the world we live in... the latest from the world of technology. Let's call it you did what? Your kidding right?

*Brett Farve....really? Not saying it didn't happen, after Tiger who knows and it's probably true. Tiger should call and thank Brett for removing him from the hot seat. I am tired of all this stuff coming out years later. If it was a problem when it happened then report it. These events with Brett Farve allegedly happened two years ago. Jen Sterger has turned her 5 minutes of fame while at FSU into a career....website, Maxium, Playboy, SI,Jets...etc Hope she thanked Brent Musburger and the camera man.

*Who are your friends? Can you trust them? Man, I guess I am lucky because I have friends that I can. At least, 1 of the 3 friends of the girl at Duke that sent her "friends" something very private wasn't a true friend and leaked it out instead of deleting it and now it has gone viral. Thanks...Sorry, won't fix this one. Tough way to get your 5 minutes of fame...I'll pass.

Herschel Walker, Heisman Trophy winner, NFL, USFL, UGA grad at the age of 48 years old has taken up MMA. He has always been in incredible shape. Which reminds me of a joke - Where is the only place Herschel Walker hasn't been? The end zone at Clemson. Which if you ever saw him play college football, it is pretty amazing. That was back when we could actually play defense.

Nothing better than Grandparents who watch your kids...priceless

Nothing better than talking to Aubrey on the phone...priceless

Nothing better than having a great wife who kept the kids so I could go watch Clemson play UNC.

Nothing better than hearing Aubrey tell us her last name and calling me, Kevin and mommy, Leigh-Ann.

Wyatt loves his Exersaucer, the Remote Control, playing with his Car Seat and his Bottle.

Aubrey who gave you your toothbrush? "Ms. Kelly gave me my toothbrush"

Are the seat belts on the car seat optional? Forgot to buckle in Aubrey yesterday for our trip to Brunch. LA turned around and was like "Hello, did you forget something? You didn't buckle Aubrey in. In my defense, I got busy reinstalling the seat and sat her in the seat while I tightened the last buckle holding the seat in place and then just shut her door and away we went. Opps, everyone was fine.

We are still singing "Happy Birthday"...how long will that last? I guess all year since we have family birthdays happening what seems like every week. Anybody got a different version of Happy Birthday they can teach Aubrey.