Tigers Topple Tech, Take ACC Title

By Jordan Dominick || After being embarrassed in consecutive games, few college football pundits gave the No. 20 Clemson  Tigers a chance against 5th-ranked Virginia Tech in Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Having been dominated by N.C. State two weeks ago and then defeated – and dissed [...]

Tigers Roar Past Hokies

By Jordan Dominick || There were any number of reasons why the 13th-ranked Clemson Tigers were supposed to finally go down in defeat on Saturday – it was the first road game for quarterback Tajh Boyd, the weather was abysmal and they were playing in hostile Lane Stadium, where they haven’t won a game in [...]

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Where’s the respect?
After back-to-back wins over Top 25 programs, No. 13/15 Clemson (4-0, 1-0 ACC) has been installed as a one touchdown underdog heading into this weekend’s showdown against Atlantic Coast Conference rival Virginia Tech.
It’s the first time the Tigers have been underdogs this season …
Clemson and Virginia Tech haven’t met since 2007 – when [...]

War Eagle!

We’re taking back everything bad we’ve ever said about Auburn …
Also, we’re no longer miffed at Athlon Sports for ranking our beloved University of South Carolina Gamecocks nine spots too low in their 2011 preseason poll (and two spots too low in the SEC East).
What happened?
Athlon, in its infinite wisdom, has seen fit to bring [...]

“We’re Number …” Wait A Minute

By FITSNews || The men’s basketball team at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University didn’t make the NCAA Tournament this year, but that’s clearly not suppressing “fanthusiasm” in Blacksburg.
And why would it?  The Hokies defeated UConn 65-63 last night in the Not Invited Tournament to capture their 25th win of the season – a [...]

Gamecocks Remain Ranked

Guess the pollsters saw something we didn’t …
The University of South Carolina remained ranked among the nation’s Top 25 teams this week despite a 20-6 loss to Alabama – slipping one spot (from No. 22 to No. 23) in both the Associated Press and the USA Today-Coaches’ polls.
South Carolina’s defense certainly played like a Top [...]