![]() That would have been less fun for us, the football fans, because the Tigers would have pulled off that Playoff appearance at TCU’s expense, but nevertheless, Clemson would likely have been in the Playoff last season with one coaching decision that was apparent to the public in early November. If Dabo Swinney had strayed from DJ Uiagalelei toward the end of the season and given the reins to then-freshman Cade Klubnik, Clemson could have gotten by South Carolina in the regular-season finale - a game undone by Uiagalelei interceptions - and made the Playoff with the eventual win in the ACC Championship Game. The Clemson Tigers could have been a College Football Playoff team last season. Here are our free college football picks and predictions for Clemson vs. The Blue Devils are staring the regression bug right in the face, and with Clemson a 13-point favorite in the college football odds, sportsbooks believe in the Tigers too. ![]() I believe tonight, against the Duke Blue Devils, the Tigers will prove they are far from dead. I can't speak for anyone else, but I think a lot of people feel the way I do.Are the Clemson Tigers yesterday's news? According to reviews of their 2022 season, the Tigers ACC dynasty is all but finished, and Dabo Swinney is in store for massive disappointment. So, while I may agree with the basic tenets of BLM, I cannot support the organization because of their political associations. It is a political ideology driven by people at the highest level that don't give a # about black lives, and is only using this to acquire votes and power. However, the current BLM movement is all tangled up with an opportunistic political movement and ideology which I oppose. I believe that black people, young black men in general, face a level of racism to this day that I as a white man will never be able to fully understand. I oppose racism in all of it's forms, and understand the shameful history of it in our country and the impact it has had on African-Americans. The truth is, rightly or wrongly, the current BLM movement is about much, much more than that, and to pretend otherwise is either dishonest or naive, and it's something I will not do. Racism and the killing of black men by police, it would be a no-brainer to get on board. If the BLM movement was simply about fighting If you see #BlackLivesMatter and it angers you to the point of responding with "all lives matter," I leave you with another thought to respond to, again, in private: What if one of our black Clemson Tigers became the next hashtag? Would you care about his black life, simply for being a black human, or would you care simply because he scores touchdown for your beloved Tigers?Įxactly. Instead, I urge you to reflect on this question privately & personally. And, while you may know who they are & care for who they are because they score touchdowns & sack quarterbacks, would you care who they were if they were just another black person? Would their black life matter to you? It'd be easy for you to say "of course I would," but this question isn't intended for you to respond to on Tigernet. The very essence of who they are is wrapped in black skin. Yes, they represent the color orange when they don the Tiger paw on Saturdays, but when they take their uniform off, they become just another black person in the eyes of many. And because Tigers are nothing without their stripes, Clemson football wouldn't have its 3 national titles without the talents of its black football players. You must be thinking, "Why do you have to point out that they're black?" Simple: to overlook their blackness & say, "I don't see color" denies the uniqueness of how God made them. These black Clemson Tigers represent the stripes of Clemson. But, that's not the point of this post.įor years, I, alongside of you, have high-fived my fellow Tigers when Sammy Watkins & Nuk Hopkins caught TD passes from Tahj Boyd, and celebrated the exploits of the Power Rangers D-Line of Bryant, Ferrell, Lawrence, & Wilkins, just like you. It pains me to have read some of the comments from some of my Tiger brothers & sisters on here and elsewhere, ones responding to Black Lives Matter with "all lives matter." I could rehash for hours the meaning of the #BlackLivesMatter movement & how it doesn't mean that other lives (read "White Lives") don't matter, but rather that black people in this country are systemically and systematically targeted because of the color of their skin. Most of the Tigers we rally behind on the gridiron are black males, which brings me to this conclusion: though we bleed "Solid Orange," a tiger is nothing without its black stripes. How we unite 82,000 strong in Death Valley, how we rally behind the good guys wearing solid orange on college football's biggest stage. However, I can't stay silent any longer.įrom the time I was able to say "Go Tigers," I was told about the "Solid Orange" family that is Clemson. In light of recent events, I've refrained from posting here.
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