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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 →

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 →

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 →

Andy Stanley Series ‘Brand New’ Juxtaposes Christianity to the Temple Model

I just returned home from Salt Lake City where I saw one of the most beautiful Temples you could imagine. Interestingly, it served as a perfect contrast for the series Pastor Andy Stanley has been preaching the past few weeks at North Point Ministries – Brand New. In his series, Pastor Stanley proclaims that “most of the … Continue reading →

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Assessing the Greatest Clemson Football Coaches of All Time

My Journey Touring College Football Stadiums

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