Sports, Politics, and Music by Ryan Kantor

Clemson vs. Notre Dame – Cotton Bowl Preview Video

As the Cotton Bowl nears, I synced up with Mark Rogers, proprietor of the popular YouTube Channel MarkRogersTV to preview the matchup. We looked at matchups with the four common opponents (Wake Forest, Florida State, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh) that Clemson and Notre Dame share, discussed team statistics, and talked about personnel to breakdown the matchup … Continue reading →

2018 College Football Predictions

With football season finally upon us, I wanted to consolidate and chronicle some high-level thoughts and my official predictions for the 2018 College Football season. I’ve collected predictions from ShakintheSouthland.com readers, writers, and the media and analyzed them alongside my own conference picks in a piece you can read here. My picks are listed more succinctly … Continue reading →

2017 SEC Football Season Preview

The SEC is poised to rebound after a down year in which Alabama was the only team to finish with fewer than four losses. The Crimson Tide carried the banner all the way to the National Title game, but were rather lonely atop the SEC. Conversely, the ACC boasted the National Champion Clemson Tigers and … Continue reading →

Why a Clemson National Championship Would Mean So Much

I wonder aloud, why does a Clemson National Championship mean so much for so many of us. Continue reading →

Amidst Depressing Campaign Cycle, Rand Paul Offers Something Special

If you’re finding the 2016 Presidential election cycle a bit depressing, you’re not alone. While previous elections offered some less than desirable candidates this election cycle seems far worse. We start with Hillary Clinton, who received money from foreign governments while serving as Secretary of State and hid government emails on a personal email server – … Continue reading →

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 →

Sports, Politics, and Music by Ryan Kantor

Home Runs, Apple Pie, and Rock 'n Roll

Storylines of Clemson’s 2020 Season

Finding Conversation in a Sound Bite Society: Objections to God

If the College Football Playoff Ever Expands, Here’s the Conference Realignment That Should Accompany It

We Bid Farewell to Clemson Football Alumni

Assessing the Greatest Clemson Football Coaches of All Time

My Journey Touring College Football Stadiums

Book Review: Coolidge by Amity Shlaes