Tigers In The NFL - Week 14

Offense

Charlie Whitehurst did not play in the Seahawks' 40-21 loss against the 49ers.

	CMP	ATT	CMT%	YRDS	LNG	TD	INT
@SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	16	29	55.2	166	36	1	3

James Davis was active, but did not get any carries in the Redskins' 17-16 loss to Tampa Bay.  Ryan Torain received most of the carries with Kieland Williams playing on third downs.

	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	19	60	3.2	0	4	45	11.3	0

CJ Spiller had 8 carries for 33 yards in the Bills' 13-6 win against the Browns.

	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
CLE	8	31	4.1	0	0	0	0	0
Season	56	232	4.1	0	20	82	4.1	1

Jacoby Ford had two catches for 43 yards, in the Raiders' 38-31 loss against Jacksonville.

	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
@JAC	2	43	21.5	27	0
Season	19	367	19.3	52	2

Chansi Stuckey caught 1 pass for 1 yards in Cleveland's 13-6 loss to Buffalo.

	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
@BUF	1	1	1	1	0
Season	34	301	8.9	25	0

Michael Palmer didn't record any stats in the Falcons' 31-10 win over the Panthers.  Palmer is back to third string after Justin Peelle returned from injury.

	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
@CAR	0	0	0	0	0
Season	5	29	5.8	11	1

Barry Richardson started at OT in the Kansas City Chiefs 31-0 loss against the San Deigo Chargers. Richardson has started the all 13 games on the season at tackle.

	GP	GS
SD	1	1
Season	13	13

Defense

Kevin Alexander didn't record any statistics in the Broncos' 43-13 loss to the Cardinals.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@ARI	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	4	3	0	0	0	0

Phillp Merling played, but did not record any stats in the Dolphins' 10-6 win against the Jets.  Merling was expected to miss the entire season after having surgery only four and half months ago, but made his return last week.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@NJJ	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nick Eason didn't record any stats in the Steeler's 23-7 win against the Bengles. Eason has 1.5 sacks on the season from his DT position. Eason is used primarily as a pass rushing specialist by the Steelers.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	15	6	1.5	0	0	0

Trevor Pryce didn't record any stats in the Jet's 10-6 loss to the Dolphins.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
MIA	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	4	3	1	0	0	0

Dorrell Scott had his most active game of the season in the Rams' 31-13 loss to the Saints.  Scott had 3 solo tackles and one assist in the game from his DT position.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@NO	4	3	0	0	0	0
Season	11	7	0	0	0	0

Kavell Conner was in the starting line-up in the Colt's 30-28 win against the Titans. Conner had 5 total  tackles including 4 solo tackles and 1 assists in the game.  Conner is seeing more playing time with Clint Session out with an injury.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@TEN	5	4	0	0	0	0
Season	38	26	0	0	1	0

Anthony Waters didn't record any stats in the Saints' 31-13 win over the Rams.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	8	7	0	0	0	0

Crezdon Butler didn't record any stats in the Steelers' 23-7 win over the Bengles. Butler is on the roster, but has been inactive for every game this season.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chris Clemons recording three solo tackles in a 10-6 win against the Jets.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@NYJ	3	3	0	0	0	0
Season	51	44	.5	1	2	0

Michael Hamlin was activated from the Jaguar's practice squad following Jacksonville's 17-6 win over the Titans.  Hamlin is expected to provide depth in the secondary after Courtney Greene suffered a shoulder injury.  Greene is expected to miss at least one game.  Hamlin played, but did not record any stats in Jacksonville's 38-31 win over the Raiders

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@TEN	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	0	0	0	0	0	0

Brain Dawkins missed the Broncos 43-13 loss to the Cardinals with an injuried knee.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@KC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	50	40	1.0	1	1	0

Notes:

-Leroy Hill, Ricky Sapp are injuried.
-Tyler Grisham (PITT) is on teams 8 man practive squad.

The Incompetence of ACC Refs

Not travelling in the ACC.

Billy D'Andrea's Letter To IPTAY Reps

I hope when you receive this it finds you and your family preparing for the holiday season. We are excited about our football team's opportunity to play in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte December 31st at noon against rival South Florida.

I realize there has been a lot of chatter, rumors and innuendos, and everyone has a lot of answers on these internet sites and web sites. I'm sure you have heard some people expressing their concerns about not joining IPTAY next year.

First, I want to thank each and every one of you for all your support and leadership this fall. Jason does a great job of keeping our staff apprised of various IPTAY Rep activity and we are pleased with the number of new members that have joined through your leadership.

I'm confident with the decisions made as we move forward, and optimistic these emotional outburst will settle down and IPTAY will continue to show strong support and ticket sales. We have a place in Clemson that will always display more loyalty and support than our critics. So stay positive, support our teams by encouraging donors we need their contributions now more than ever. And the bottom line is if they do come out, they are only hurting our opportunities for our student-athletes and Clemson. Therefore, when you hear negative comments, I know you will take the high road. IPTAY and Clemson will be here long after we're gone and I'm confident IPTAY will continue its strong historic support of Clemson Athletics.

I want to again thank you for all you do to support IPTAY and wish you and your family the very Merriest Christmas and New Year.

Jim Barker and The BOT Don't Care About Winning

When Jim Barker said yesterday that "Terry Don Phillips has done an outstanding job as our director of athletics" in spite of the fact that Clemson is 1-7 against South Carolina this academic year, despite not winning an Men's ACC Championship since 2006, despite the large majority of Olympic Sports getting worse over the last eight years, the message was loud and clear.   Simple put Jim Barker and The Board of Trustee's do not view winning championships as a priority.

State Of Clemson's AD

We along with many other beat writers, blogs and others in and around Clemson expected that Terry Don Phillips was not going to survive as Clemson's Athletic Director, but all that changed on Friday when Terry Don Phillips along with his lawyers meet with Jim Barker.

What caused the change of tune it up for speculation.  A number of rumors tune have surfaced since after the meeting including the following:

- Jim Barker didn't want to payout the remainder of Terry Don Phillip's contract valued at roughly $1.1 Million over the next 32 months.

- Terry Don Phillip's threatened a lawsuit that would be played out in public where Phillips' defense would be to shift blame back onto Barker for pushing or signing off on a lot of the issues that Phillip's is now catching heat on.

- It was just a normal job evaluation between Barker, Phillips and his lawyers

Regardless of the reason for sticking with Phillips, it is crystal clear that the leadership at Clemson University doesn't care what the fans think no matter how many letters, emails and calls they receive expressing their displeasure with the current state of the athletic department.  They know that the fans will simply continue to hand over their money to IPTAY year after year regardless of the results of the field.

I am not going to tell people how to spend their dollars, but I do encourage people to take a stand whether that be by withholding money from IPTAY, withholding money from the Clemson Fund, boycotting products from BOT's companies, joining "Fire Terry Don Phillips" Facebook group, joining a grassroots protest or any other way of expressing your displeasure.

Da'Quan Bowers Wins Ted Hendrick's Award

Da'Quan Bowers Win Ted Hendrick's Defensive End Of The Year Award.

Congrats to Da'Quan!

The year is 2029

The year is 2029....Its opening day at Death Valley, and the stadium is filled to its 126,843 capacity. All in orange. All waving orange flags. They cheer for their Tigers, celebrating the back to back national championships, and 4 out of the last 8 national championships. They are a dynasty. The media speculates "is this the greatest team ever?" Clemson, synonomous with "college football", is the envy of every other program in America.

The Four Horseman, Cherone Peak, Martravias Bryant, Mike Bellamy and of course Sammy Watkins, are in attendance. Dabo has always credited them with being the Spark that turned around Clemson’s fortune. Though Clemson never actually won a national title while they were there, the 3 ACC championships they won put Clemson squarely back in the mix for the national title hunt from their perch on top of the ACC.

Watkins, being Clemson's first Heisman Trophy winner and first #1 pick was greeted with roar, many still wearing his retired #1 jersey. Bellamy, a two-time NFL MVP and first ballot Hall of Famer raised his hand to the crowd, and nearly blinded all from the shine of his 4 super bowl rings. Peake and Bryant recently retired from the NFL as annual pro-bowlers and defining Clemson's new reputation as "Wide Reciever U".

Just beside the four horseman, are three former Tiger walk-ons: Will Swinney, Drew Swinney, and Clay Swinney. Will is now an assistant coach at Alabama. Drew, a successful attorney in Atlanta. And Clay, who defied the odds and is now a starting wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans. They stand there, in awe. Tears flowing from their face as they think back to all the practices, hours in the weight room, and tough victories over ACC foes. They are all champions. It has all come to this. This one moment. They know this is what they worked for. They know what it feels like to achieve your dream.

Then...an announcement is made, and a banner is dropped...

The West Zone will be renamed...the Dabo Swinney Zone. Suddenly, 126,843 chant "Dabo! Dabo!" at the top of their lungs, and thank God that they were patient with Dabo. He asked for patience. He delivered.

Originally posted by doppleganger on Tigernet

Tigers In The NFL - Week 13

Offense

Charlie Whitehurst did not play in the Seahawk's 31-14 win against the Panthers.

	CMP	ATT	CMT%	YRDS	LNG	TD	INT
CAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	16	29	55.2	166	36	1	3

James Davis had 9 rushed for 40 yards and 3 catches for 41 yards in the Redskin's 31-7 loss to the Vikings. 

	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
@NYG	9	40	4.4	0	3	41	13.7	0
Season	19	60	3.2	0	4	45	11.3	0

CJ Spiller returned to the line-up after missing Buffalo's 19-16 last two games.  Spiller had 7 carries for 35 yards and 2 catches for 1 yard in the Bills' 38-14 loss to the Vikings.

	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
@MIN	7	35	5.0	0	2	1	0	0
Season	48	199	4.1	0	20	82	4.1	1

Jacoby Ford had one catch for four yards, but that catch was for a touchdown.  The Raiders won 28-13 agaubst the Chargers.

	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
@SD	1	4	4	4	1
Season	17	324	19.1	52	2

Chansi Stuckey caught 1 pass for 4 yards in Cleveland's 13-10 win over Miami.

	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
@MIA	1	4	4	4	0
Season	33	300	9.1	25	0

Michael Palmer didn't record any stats in the Falcon's 28-24 win over the Bucs.  Palmer is back to third string after Justin Peelle returned from injury.

	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
@TB	0	0	0	0	0
Season	5	29	5.8	11	1

Barry Richardson started at OT in the Kansas City Chiefs 10-6 win against the Denver Broncos. Richardson has started the Chiefs first 11 games on the season at tackle. Richardson was pulled from the game after a illegal procedure penalty (his second of the game) and showed his frustration by yelling at various people and then pushing Special Team's Coach, Steve Hoffman.  No word on what if any punishment will be handed down by the Chiefs.

	GP	GS
DEN	1	1
Season	11	11

Defense

Kevin Alexander has one assist in the Bronco's 10-6 loss to the Chiefs.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@KC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Season	4	3	0	0	0	0

Phillp Merling returned from his achilles injury earlier than expected and logged around 15 snaps in the Dolphin's 13-10 loss to the Browns.  Merling was expected to miss the entire season after having surgery only four and half months ago.  Merling didn't record and tackles in his return.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nick Eason recorded one solo tackle in the Steeler's 13-10 win against the Ravens. Eason has 1.5 sacks on the season from his DT position. Eason is used primarily as a pass rushing specialist by the Steelers.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@BAL	1	0	0	0	0	0
Season	15	6	1.5	0	0	0

Trevor Pryce didn't record any stats in the Jet's 45-3 loss to the Patriots.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@NE	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	4	3	1	0	0	0

Dorrell Scott didn't record any stats in the Ram's 19-6 win against the Cardinals.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	7	4	0	0	0	0

Kavell Conner was in the starting line-up in the Colt's 38-35 OT loss to the Cowboys. Conner had 7 total  tackles including 4 solo tackles and 3 assists in the game.  Conner is seeing more playing time with Clint Session and Gary Brackett out with injuries.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
DAL	7	4	0	0	0	0
Season	33	22	0	0	1	0

Anthony Waters didn't record any stats in the Saint's 34-30 win over the Bengles.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	8	7	0	0	0	0

Crezdon Butler didn't record any stats in the Steelers' 13-10 win over the Ravens. Butler is on the roster, but has been inactive for every game this season.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chris Clemons recording three solo tackles in a 13-10 loss against the Browns.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@OAK	3	3	0	1	0	0
Season	458	41	.5	1	2	0

Michael Hamlin was activated from the Jaguar's practice squad following Jacksonville's 17-6 win over the Titans.  Hamlin is expected to provide depth in the secondary after Courtney Greene suffered a shoulder injury.  Greene is expected to miss at least one game.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@TEN	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	0	0	0	0	0	0

Brain Dawkins missed the Broncos 10-6 loss to the Chiefs with an injuried knee.

	TOT	SOLO	SACK	INT	FF	FR
@KC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Season	50	40	1.0	1	1	0

Notes:

-Leroy Hill, Ricky Sapp are injuried.
-Tyler Grisham (PITT) is on teams 8 man practive squad.

From the wastebasket of Tim Bourret (revised)

The following are the only BCS schools to not have accomplished at least one of the following since 1992.

1) 10 win season
2) Win a Conference Championship
3) Play in a BCS Bowl Game

Baylor
Clemson
Connecticut*
Duke
Kentucky
Indiana
Iowa State
Oklahoma State
South Carolina
USF*
Vanderbilt

* Joined Division I since 1992

Ben Martin and Kyle Stanley Earn 2011 PGA Tour Cards

Former Clemson standouts, Ben Martin and Kyle Stanley earned their PGA Tour cards for the 2011 season by virtue of finishing in the Top 25 at the final stage of PGA Tour Q School.  Matin who is from Greenwood, SC finished the six round event in a tie for second at -17 while Stanley from Gigs Harbor, WA finished tied for ninth at -13.

Martin and Stanley will be joined by fellow Tigers, Lucas Glover, Jonathan Byrd, DJ Trahan and Charles Warren on the PGA Tour next year.  Warren has condition eligibility in 2011 for finishing in 149th on last years money list.

Tommy Biershank and Eliot Gealy earned their cards on the Nationwide Tour by finishing in the Top 75 at Q School

Martin earned $37,500 while Stanley earned $25,000 for the play as well. 

Congrats to all and good luck next year.

Thoughts On Dabo Swinney's Press Conference

I though this gif, "Dabo Goes Duck Hunting" summed it up pretty well.

Clemson vs. South Carolina - Sports Report Card

Clemson is currently 1-7 head-to-head in sports this academic year against South Carolina after an embarrasing 29-7 home loss to South Carolina on the football field and a 64-60 defeat in Men's Basketball.  The lone bright spot remains a win by the women's volleyball team.  This poor performance against South Carolina comes on the heels of USC eliminating Clemson from the College World Series in June. 

Sport	W/L	2010 Score	Streak
Football	Loss	7-29	Lost 2
Men's Basketball	Loss	60-64	Lost 1
Men's Soccer	Loss	0-2	Lost 4
Women's Soccer	Loss	0-2	Lost 3
Volleyball	Win	3-0	Won 1
Women's Basketball	Loss	59-73	Lost 1
Men's Swimming	Loss	13--163	Lost 1
Women's Swimming	Loss	125.5-169.5	Lost 1

Clemson Recruits Performance - 12/3/2010

Mike Bellamy had 18 carries for 47 yards in Charlotte's 28-12 loss to Armwood.  Bellamy also had 3 receptions for 51 yards. It was the first game since Bellamy's freshmen season that he was held without a touchdown.  Bellamy finished his career 5th on the state all-time rushing list with 7,316 yards.

Charone Peake was held to 3 catches for 14 yards in Dorman's 34-14 loss to Byrnes in the State Championship Game.  Byrnes rolled a safety to double cover Peake at all times.  Peake finished the season with 65 catches for 1,054 yards.

Adam Humphries had a one yard touchdown run in Dorman's 34-14 loss to Byrnes in the State Championship Game.

Sammy Watkins had 3 grabs for 110 and a touchdown.  Watkins put the Wolfpack on his back late in the fourth quarter leading South Forth Myers to a 28-21 come from behind win against Bradenton Southeast.  The Wolfpack were down 7 late in the fourth quarter when Watkins hauled in a 68 yard touchdown pass to tie the game.  Watkins then took a punt to the house from 60 yards out to put South Fort Myers up 28-21 with 68 seconds left in the game.  South Fort Myers advanced to the State 3A state semifinals against Miami-Norland.

All other recruits are done for the year.

Clemson Basketball Analysis - Through 7 Games

by OrangeBandit.

OrangeBandit is a former college player and current high school basketball coach. His take on the season was written prior to the announcement yesterday that Noel Johnson was transferring.

Here is our problems.

1. At the top of the list is the poor play of Devin Booker and Noel Johnson. Honestly I never anticipated this. I thought Booker would average around 10 PPG and 6-7 RPG. At this level of play, Booker isn't going to get close to that points average. I knew he'd struggle some because his basketball IQ isn't the highest. He is the typical monster athlete that has survived totally on his size and athleticism. I heard that Noel Johnson had a great offseason, but that was obviously incorrect. Noel still has absolutely no clue what he's doing on defense and offensively, he's still a catch and shoot guy and that's it. He's actually developed 0% since last year. Let that resonate for just a second.

2. Our defense was supposed to carry us early on. I actually predicted that we might have a top three defense in the conference. I still see players making awful fundamental mistakes and made a bad prediction that Brownell would be able to work it out of this quickly. I watched time after time players defending the man in the corner the same way they did under Oliver Purnell, which was to force him to one side (that part is OK) and at the same time give them a straight line drive to the basket (this part is as awful as most 9th grade players I see). When did staying between your man and the basket EVER get confusing? I will say at least we're trying to help each other on dribble penetration. It's just both sad and pathetic how little OP ever taught in this regard because returning players should be having zero problems with dribble drive rotations by this point in their collegiate careers and I still don't see backside wings dropping to the open men in the corner on the drive and kick scenarios and the help scrambling to cover the man they left. That's something I teach to my kids at the HS level and if they can actually execute that better than CU's players.

3. It's obvious as to why Brad Brownell gave up the NCAA allowed team practice time to focus on individual development. We've got exactly ONE player who can consistently beat his man 1 on 1 in Demontez Stitt and even he's not used to doing it this much and is struggling at times because of the saddle that we have hitched to his back. Again, Devin Booker is the most physical imposing specimen on the floor on most any night and even if he doesn't know where to go what to do, he can at the bare minimum be aggressive on the offensive boards AND stop being a weak in the block and fading away instead of attacking the chest of the post defender. Honestly, I can totally tell he's missing the "leadership", aka pressure, given to him by the presence of his brother, Trevor Booker, last year. He didn't know much last year but at least he played hard. I haven't seen him play hard one single game this season which is inexcusable. Personally, I'd sit him and start Milton Jennings who is much weaker and needs more development, but is at least producing more and send the message to Booker before we get into conference play.

4. Corey Stanton who is 5'9" is outperforming Noel Johnson and maybe Tanner Smith in games against quality competition. How's that for analysis? Noel and Tanner are killing me/us.

5. Offensively we're actually getting better at moving. However, we're so small and non-explosive off the dribble that good help defensive teams give us fits. Young and Stanton are solid players, but can be limited by longer athletes which leads me to my last point.......... The only thing that truly is going to fix our problems is recruiting.

Our only hope right now is that Devin Booker and Noel Johnson finally get their headsinto the game, while Tanner somehow figures out a way to keep from having 5 negative plays in a 7 play span like he did against Michigan. While the game was on the line I might add. Those 3 players have much simpler fixes to their games that they could do that would at least make them positive contributors instead of albatrosses. Most of which is mental which has to be driving Brownell crazy.

We also have to bear in mind how little overall time Brownell has had with the team. This is a MASSIVE retooling of a program that survived for 6 years on a gimmicky scheme and a bunch of hustle and effort. We're switching to a much more cerebral approach by players who haven't ever been trained on how to think and then react. They've just been asked to react. They'll get there, but it's apparent now it's going to take longer than originally anticipated due to certain key players not developing at an acceptable rate and that the cupboard was pretty bare to begin with. A walk-on was playing actual minutes last night in a 10 point ball game with Michigan. If that's not an indictment on the talent Brownell is having to play with then I don't know what else to say.

Terry Don Phillips – Thursday Early PM Update

Terry Don Phillips - Wednesday Early PM Update

This is some of the information that we have been hearing regarding Terry Don Phillips’ status as Clemson Athletic Director.

-  Terry Don Phillips is under contract for approximately 18 more months.  The value remaining on the contract is worth an estimated $1 Million.

-  If Clemson were to "fire" Terry Don Phillips prior to the end of his contract then Clemson University would owe him the remainder of the contract similar to buyout that Clemson paid to Tommy Bowden.

-  If Clemson were to "fire" TDP “with cause” then Clemson University is not required to pay the buyout.

-  Alledgedly, Clemson used the fiasco around the Women’s Soccer program along with some other performance issues to throw the "with cause" chip on the table.  See Women's Soccer Fiasco for more information on that story.

-  The official announcement will likely not be until next week

Reading between the lines in my opinion, Clemson used “firing with cause” as a negotiating chip to try and reduce the money owed to Terry Don Phillips for terminating his contract. If Clemson were to “fire with cause” it would likely evolve into a lengthy legal battle (see Mike Leach) that could get ugly. In order to avoid a court battle, the two parties will hammer out a buyout that is less that the $1 Million that Terry Don Phillips is owed under the terms of the contract. Terry Don Phillips will likely official “resign” as opposed to being fired as is usually the case.

Terry Don Phillips - Wednesday Early PM Update

Terry Don Phillips - Thursday Early PM Update

Here is what The Avenue of Champions has been able to gather from various sources inside and outside the Athletic Department on the developing situation with Terry Don Phillips.

-  The Clemson Board of Trustees (BOT) has taken a stronger stance against Terry Don Phillips and the overall performance of the Clemson Athletic Department since around the midway point of this football season.

-  James Barker conducted interviews with Athletic Department employees in regards to Terry Don Phillips' performance as Athletic Director and the overall work enviroment inside the AD during the month of November.  The results of these interviews were far from glowing.

-  The BOT recommended that James Barker fire Terry Don Phillips in the wake of the loss to USC

-  James Barker followed through on the request from the BOT

-  Terry Don Phillips responded by lawyering up for a meeting that is taking place today

-  Terry Don Phillips is not expected to walk away from this meeting as Athletic Director of Clemson University although TDP could stay around for the remainder of the year (12/31/10)

-  Billy D'Andrea expected to be the AD in the interim

Da'Quan Bowers Named ACC Defensive Player Of The Year

Da'Quan Bowers was named ACC Defensive Player Of The Year today.  Bowers lead the nation in sacks with 15.5 and is second in the nation in TFL with 24.5.  Bowers is also a finalist for the Lombardi, Bednarik, Nagurski and Hendrick awards.

Congrats to Da'Quan!