Very true, he has been impressive.
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JRod
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If Dennis Dixon doesn't go down they would have won the NC that year I believe.
In 2007?
JRod
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I can't remember the year but that sounds right.
They were unstoppable until he got hurt and they lost their last 3 games I believe.
Something like that. I remember that they put a hurtin' on USF in the bowl game though.
JRod
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Honestly at this point I want anyone but USC or the SEC to win. Blatant hate.
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I'll go with this. I'm a little over all the SEC noise. They have a great conference, don't get me wrong.. But it's 2 teams making waves. The rest make splashes or drown.
Seriously? I guess I would rather make a Splash than always drown like the ACC seems to do.
JRod
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I can pretty much guarantee neither of those will happen.
TC
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What about Georgia and South Carolina? I don't think people realize how good Georgia's going to be. They played their first two games of the season without some serious players on their Defense due to suspensions.
Damaikis
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I think it will be Bama/Oregon in the NC Game with Bama winning by a lot.
Though we could make the NC Game if we run the table (yeah right).
Though we could make the NC Game if we run the table (yeah right).
DawgDaddy
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South Carolina was the only team I was on the fence about from saying 3 teams. They looked shaky their first game and got a little lucky there on a lack of an obvious call against Vandy. Georgia could be and should be good on paper, I'm just not overly confident. Let's see them against South Carolina first.
The ACC doesn't have a good BCS record. No real excuse.
Thought this was interesting...
http://www.fitsnews.com/2012/09/18/dabos-ticket-gate/
http://www.fitsnews.com/2012/09/18/dabos-ticket-gate/
[h=2]HOW A TRAFFIC STOP TURNED INTO A CASE OF “CELEBRITY BULLYING”[/h]By Colleen MacMillan || On September 3, 2012 at approximately 8:00 p.m. Corporal Mike McClatchy, a road patrol officer for the city of Pickens, S.C. police department, clocked a new-model Ford F-150 traveling at sixty-three miles per hour in a thirty-five miles per hour zone. According to a detailed recap of this incident – originally posted on Sports247.com (and confirmed to have been authored by McClatchy) – this was no ordinary traffic stop.
After seeing the officer’s lights, “the vehicle continued at a fast pace” into the parking lot of a Bi-Lo supermarket. Before McClatchy could approach the car, two men exited the vehicle and headed toward the patrol car. McClatchy immediately recognized one of the men as Dabo Swinney, head coach of the Clemson University football team.
“Typically in that situation I would react in a different way, but being that it was him I didn’t feel threatened by him but I guess I was a little more (lenient) because of knowing who he was,” McClatchy wrote.
Swinney and a man who identified himself as the coach’s brother then approached Corporal McClatchy and explained that the coach was running late for his scheduled radio show at the supermarket. The two also reportedly made it clear that this just wasn’t a good time for him to receive a speeding ticket.
Told several times to return to their vehicle, Swinney and his brother allegedly refused – and began “socializing and signing autographs for fans” in the Bi-Lo parking lot. While writing up Swinney’s ticket, McClatchy says he was informed by a store manager that a local city official was on the phone asking to speak with him – presumably to talk him out of writing Swinney a ticket.
To his credit, McClatchy refused to take the phone call and continued to process the citation.
At this point, Swinney’s brother allegedly approached McClatchy’s car and informed him that he was a retired Alabama police officer who served more than three decades on the force. Swinney’s brother asked if McClatchy would take that fact into consideration.
After advising the brother that he would do what he could, McClatchy again asked the men to have a seat in the vehicle.Pickens, S.C. cops determined that their officer acted appropriately.
Upon completing his paperwork, McClatchy again requested for Swinney to stop signing autographs. After separating the coach from the crowd, McClatchy took him to the back of his patrol car and issued him a reduced speeding citation. Upon handing Swinney the ticket, the officer noticed the coach was visibly upset.
Swinney reportedly gave McClatchy an “unfriendly glare” before storming off.
His brother allegedly took it a step further, though.
“After the traffic stop was complete, but before I turned off my camera, I was again approached by Dabo’s brother who told me he had never been so disappointed in the uniform, that I was a disgrace to the badge and that if he ever saw me on the side of the road needing help I wouldn’t get it from him! As he walked away from my car he stated ‘You will get it one day!’” McClatchy wrote in his testimonial.
Wow … that sounds a lot like a threat, doesn’t it?
Though McClatchy’s body microphone was malfunctioning at the time, his conversation with the Swinneys was recorded on a dashboard video camera mounted in the police car. FITS has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the “dash cam” recording and any reports related to the incident – although this request has yet to be fulfilled.
We are also interested in a letter allegedly sent from Swinney to the Pickens police department in which the coach accepted the speeding charge but voiced his unhappiness over the outcome of the situation.
“It’s my belief that he thought he would be excused for the violation and continue to his appointment,” Corporal McClatchy wrote in his statement.
Initially posted on the fan site SouthCarolina.247sports.com, McClatchy’s testimonial was mysteriously removed from the outlet’s website shortly after FITS launched its investigation into the incident. Asked to comment on the matter, Tim Bourret, Clemson University’s sports information director told us, “(Dabo’s) already commented on this. The coach got pulled over, he was going too fast, he was in the wrong. He’s going to pay the ticket. Period.”
“We’ve said all we needed to say,” Bourret added.
As the face of Clemson University’s multi-million dollar football program, Dabo Swinney represents a part of the school’s culture that is deeply rooted in tradition. Oftentimes the entire morale of the region hinges on whether Dabo and his crew were victorious on Saturday. In this capacity, any negative statement or media misstep by Swinney is amplified – something the coach really ought to know by now.
People in the spotlight should be held to a higher standard, not a lower one.
Coaches, educators, politicians and, for that matter, any publicly influential figures, need to think twice before assuming the law does not apply to them. Earning, or being handed, a hefty salary and a high-profile public persona, does not entitle anyone in this country to a get out of jail free card.
Pickens City Police Chief Rodney Gregory, after reviewing the car video, advised McClatchy that he did his job and acted professionally. In upholding his legal obligation to public safety and choosing not to cave to Swinney’s celebrity-status intimidation attempts, McClatchy brought a rare bit of positive attention to a widespread problem.
With some public figures there exists a false sense of entitlement, an irrational belief that when it comes to the watchful eye of the law they are immune to the consequences of their actions. Whether we’re talking about Lindsay Lohan, Chad Ochocinco or Dabo Swinney – and whether we’re dealing with offenses large or small – we rely on honest brokers like Corporal McClatchy to not only enforce the law but to call out those who demand special treatment in the wake of their lawlessness.
A traffic ticket isn’t a huge deal – although Swinney could have easily been cited for reckless driving and hauled off to jail given that he was traveling nearly 30 miles above the posted speed limit. What speaks volumes is the childish way in which he and his brother appear to have handled the situation.
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
I think the officer behaved admirably. Many others in law enforcement would have issued a warning and let him go based on his celebrity.
SW
Grinder
Should've tazed his ass for failure to comply with an officers orders and inciting a riot. Though to be fair a riot in Pickens can be caused over an overturned Hostess truck.
Damaikis
Fairway Finder
What a couple of idiots. Good for the officer.
Apparently, the Officer has been relieved from duty since this article was written. Evidently he was let go for "using the internet" on company time. I call BS.
SW
Grinder
Oh I hope this goes somewhere. I imagine the SC fans are trying to fuel this fire.
Damaikis
Fairway Finder
Oops. Apparently not so good for the officer. Sucks when doing the right thing turns out badly.
Sooners better watch out this weekend!
DawgDaddy
Old Coot
Me too, just goes to show how petty some people with a little power can be. I hope Dabo gets his comeuppance real soon.
Agreed. With half of FSU hurt last year they only put up 35.
I think FSU will take it but there is always the chance that FSU's offense isn't the real deal. They haven't played anyone tough and the passing numbers were less than stellar. FSU scored a bunch of points by long runs, punt returns, etc... ways that dont normally happen against good teams. Sure they racked up tons of running yards but again, the competition was weak. Hope its a good game.
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