Today the ACC announced a Grant of Rights, meaning that all the ACC school’s presidents have agreed to relinquish control of their universities’ television rights for the length of their current TV contract, which runs through the 2026-2027. The Big 12 has a similar agreement. This may be premature (it is), but with the four-team playoff … Continue reading
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Auburn Engulfed in Horrible News
You can’t always believe what you read on the internet, but this scandal story by Selena Roberts has legs… and a lot of moving parts. Auburn is completely engulfed in horrible news about their football program and the university at large. The Auburn Tigers are one of Clemson’s prime competitors on the recruiting trail. I’d go … Continue reading
Book of the Month Review: Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
March Book of the Month: Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely April Book of the Month: Coolidge by Amity Shlaes In my disgustingly forced noble efforts at self-efficacy I added a new blog feature (complete with Amazon ads on the right sidebar) to read and (often) review a book each month. For March, I read a well-known … Continue reading
Chatting With The Rocket Summer and Royal Teeth
I haven’t written a music post in ages, but I finally have some fresh content worth sharing. I previously wrote about The Rocket Summer opening for Switchfoot at the Georgia Theatre in Athens. As I’d written, his stage presence was phenomenal and I enjoyed the show, but was disappointed by the limited time he had … Continue reading
Brad Brownell Gives Harsh, Honest Interview
Clemson’s basketball season was obviously a huge disappointment. Finishing at 13-18 it was the Tigers’ worst season in nearly a decade. They hadn’t been below .500 since Oliver Purnell’s first season in 2003-04. Injuries, youth (only two upperclassmen), and a lack of leadership from the senior class were big reasons for the failure. Head Coach, … Continue reading
Most Overrated Fantasy Baseball Players Entering 2013
I start with this image not because they’re overrated, but because it is awesome and the Braves are going to kill it this year. At least their lineup should. Here’s my NL East preview and my overall division winners preview, by the way. Be sure to leave your division picks in the comments. Now on to … Continue reading
March Madness vs Bowl Season, a Debate for the Ages
With March Madness right around the corner, and hearing it from UNC and Wake fans here in North Carolina it got me thinking, is March Madness really the best postseason in sports? It’s certainly better than the NBA’s postseason, few would dispute that, but what about Major League Baseball? What about the college bowl season? … Continue reading
2013 MLB Division Champion Predictions
Each of the last few years I’ve offered my predictions of which clubs will become the eventual division champions. I haven’t been that accurate. This year, I decided take a more in-depth approach. Below you’ll see my selections for each division’s champion along with a predicted Wild Card matchup for each league. My fellow writers … Continue reading
ESPNU Showcasing Softball Instead of National Signing Day? Clemson Manages Another Top 15 Recruiting Class
Wednesday, January 6th was college football’s National Signing Day. Practically a national holiday, signing day can be as exciting as Christmas morning for college football fans. After all it’s the day we find out who they will be watching for the next four years. So, as soon as morning struck I jumped onto ESPNU.com, but rather … Continue reading
New Features: Reccomended Reading and Book of the Month
If you’ve been on the site lately you may have noticed that I’ve changed up the look of the right sidebars. I’ve removed the tag cloud (let me know if anyone cares) and replaced it with Amazon links to “Recommended Reading” and “Book of the Month.” The Recommended Reading is a book by my very … Continue reading