Sports, Politics, and Music by Ryan Kantor

Clemson Basketball 2015-16 Preview: Interview with Jaron Blossomgame

Clemson starting Power Forward Jaron Blossomgame took huge strides last year, becoming dramatically more offensively efficient while also scoring 8.2 more points per game per season. His improvement was crucial to the Tigers’ successes a year ago. Now a junior, the Atlanta native returns as Clemson’s leader and star player. I was fortunate to get … Continue reading →

2015 Clemson Football Season Preview

Follow @Ryan_Kantor We’re inching ever so close to football season, and Shakin the Southland has a huge day tentatively set for Monday, August 31st with dozens of Clemson Football Season Preview articles being published on that date. For my part, I have an in-depth season preview with input from bloggers across multiple SB Nation ACC … Continue reading →

Let Debate Season Begin – GOP Kicks Off First Primary Debate

With such a large field of GOP candidates, the debate season is much needed to beginning winnowing the group. It got a “soft launch” with a forum that included a huge swath of candidates, but excluded Donald Trump. The senators joined the forum remotely as they were set to vote on Rand Paul’s bill to defund … Continue reading →

Ranking the Best Wide Receivers in the ACC

Follow @Ryan_Kantor MarkRogersTV invited Dan Rubin of BC Interruption and myself onto his video channel to discuss the top wide receivers in the ACC. How many Clemson receivers cracked the top five? Would a Tiger rank #1? Check out the fast-paced 11 minute video and share your thoughts by tweeting me at @RyanKantor. Ryan Kantor’s Top … Continue reading →

Clemson QB Talk – Depth Chart Analysis and Where Watson Ranks

Follow @Ryan_Kantor In 2014, Deshaun Watson struggled to stay healthy and when he wasn’t on the field, Clemson’s lack of depth was exposed. Unlike Ohio State, whose third string quarterback guided them to a National Championship, Clemson’s second string QB – Cole Stoudt – struggled while playing through a torn AC joint in his non-throwing … Continue reading →

Rand Paul in Two Words: Principled and Bipartisan

For over 10 hours on May 20th and 21st, Rand Paul was on his feet filibustering to delay the renewal of the Patriot Act (the Freedom Act). With the Memorial Day weekend (i.e., Senate recess) approaching, Rand had leverage to get an up-or-down vote on his amendments (one amendment prohibits the government from forcing tech companies … Continue reading →

Carly Fiorina Flourishes at SC Freedom Summit

Carly Fiorina positioned herself as the most appealing candidate, sans Rand Paul, currently in the field. Continue reading →

Five Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Support Ted Cruz as the GOP Nominee

Ted Cruz was the first to announce his candidacy for the 2016 Presidential election, and while he has some conservative credentials, he won’t earn my vote. Although electing moderates like John McCain and Mitt Romney has not worked out for the Grand Ole Party, where’s why Ted Cruz would be an even bigger mistake. 1) Poor … Continue reading →

With Clemson’s Spring Practice Underway, We Discuss on MarkRogersTV

Follow @Ryan_Kantor Clemson’s Spring Game is on April 11th. What are we looking for in Spring Practice leading up to the showcase? We discuss on MarkRogersTV. 0:28 – Offensive Line Issues: Jay Guillermo is not in Clemson at the moment and there are “no expectations” regarding his return. That means there is a hot competition … Continue reading →

Teddy Goff Shares Secrets to Obama Social Media Strategy – Qualtrics Insight Summit

I was at the Qualtrics Insight Summit last week when Teddy Goff spoke on the main stage and explained how his digital team successfully ran the Obama campaign’s social media efforts during victory in two elections. One of the most fundamental things that they had (which the Republicans did not) was an empowered digital team that … Continue reading →

Sports, Politics, and Music by Ryan Kantor

Home Runs, Apple Pie, and Rock 'n Roll

Assessing the Greatest Clemson Football Coaches of All Time

Why a Clemson National Championship Would Mean So Much

My Journey Touring College Football Stadiums

The Ideal College Football Playoff – Video Debate

Book Review: Coolidge by Amity Shlaes