No More “Clemsoning?”
Last December our occasional columnist Brant Branham laid out the challenge facing the Clemson UnivYou must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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You can bring up the West Virginia thing all you want. Clemson is still ranked number 3.
Although I was an English major at ‘Bama, I comprehend basic addition and subtraction better than most dirtpeckers.
By my ciphering 70-33 = 37 point loss. That brings to mind another notable score: 63-17 = 46 point win.
In today’s vernacular, I’m just sayin’……
Another one for you. 2010 SEC championship game. 56-17= 39 point loss.
Teeheehee
They have a solid team, so they have a good shot at it.
1. Palmering
Palmering (as in Jesse Palmer of ABC/ESPN and the Bachelor) – (verb) 1. The act of repeatedly disrespecting a team, coaching staff, and entire fan-base with blatantly biased statements over an event which happened “just two years ago”; 2. Simultaneously, inexcusably losing respect from peers, colleagues, and strangers alike. 3. Acting like a total douche-bag. 4. Over use of the word Clemsoning
Jesse Palmer is an ABC/ESPN sports analyst and former contestant on the Bachelor. He constantly brings up the term Clemsoning even though Clemson’s football team hasn’t “pulled a Clemson” in years.
“Quit your Palmering, Clemson has beaten four top 25 SEC teams in the last two years; I don’t see them Clemsoning ever again. This is a different Clemson football team.”
2. Palmering
1. Being universally disliked and totally inept at one’s job, yet still hold a prominent and public position. 2. To be inexplicably successful despite obvious lack of intelligence, talent, and public goodwill.
Jesse Palmer (Former Florida quarterback and Bachelor contestant)’s position as an ESPN analyst, despite total ineptitude and near universal dislike by sports fans was the catalyst for this term.
After inheriting the family business, Johnny really palmered, spending most of his time goofing off and contributing little to the company, much to the chagrin of the shareholders.
Nickleback spent years palmering their way to the top of the charts.
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And how many years has it been since South Carolina’s last national championship in football?
Clemson. It’s new for Boise State.
Back when I became a Clemson fan, as a kid in the early and mid-80s, the Tigers had the kind of defenses that made you not mind a three-and-out by their offense, because the defense was punishing and had a good chance to force a turnover and even score. They were just brutal.
I’m starting to see flashes of that again, and with some discipline and consistency, this unit can be monsters. The defensive line is getting stronger every week and really gave Georgia’s veteran O-line fits in the opener. Mistakes and sloppy play in the secondary has hurt, but Clemson stopped Georgia six straight drives to preserve a convincing win. When the offense has struggled, it’s been when it can’t stay on the field long enough to get momentum, so a great defense is key to Clemson running 90+ plays a game, which they need to do.
During the National Championship season (take your time with that concept, Gamecock fans), a ground-oriented option offense that posted a 10-8 win over UNC that year, laid 82 points on Wake Forest. Defense made that happen.
It was during the Ken Hatfield era, and particularly the Tommy Bowden era, that Clemson became known as a gimmicky team without a lot of physical substance; but that was a new and troubling development for Tiger fans, and not something that has hung around the Tigers’ necks like 100 years of .500 football.
That said, only fans of a program that has found its feet in the last five or six years have so little perspective that they believe choking in big games and relying on flashy gimmick offenses should be called “Clemsoning.”
“Bowdening,” perhaps.
Remind me again about Bowden’s record vs Carl’s Jr.
Brant Branham? You mean Brant Branham of the Myrtle Beach Mafia? Or another one?
All Clemsux fans are suddenly History majors. I know one SEC team that’s beaten Datboy’s Tiggers four straight. Here kitty kitty, come to papa.
Do it twice in nine years and then crow.
Multidimensional is not hyphenated.