The Clemson Ducks

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Forgot about this:

http://www.fanblogs.com/acc/002978.php



Clemson Drops Sooners in 2008, 2011


Clemson dropped Oklahoma from the 2008 and 2011 schedules citing ACC expansion as the reason. No buyout fee was paid. The games were scheduled by former AD Bobby Robinson in 2001. The 2008 game was scheduled to be in Norman and the 2011 one in Clemson. The last meeting of the 2 teams was a 13-6 Clemson win at the 1989 Florida Citrus Bowl.

Clemson previously added a 3 game series with Temple (2 home, 1 away) after Auburn dropped a home and home with the Tigers. Pitt remains on the schedule in 2009 and 2010.

The article also mentions that Clemson AD Terry Don Phillips looked at cancelling the home-and-home with Texas A&M this year and next year but the Aggies couldn't adjust their schedule.

Phillips made the following statement:


"They’ll slap me around," said Phillips, predicting some fans would be upset at the cancellation. "There’s a lot of people who want us to play Oklahoma every weekend, or Michigan or Ohio State. When you play in a great conference like we’re in, you don’t need to play marquee teams every weekend."


Did this guy get hired at tOSU?

[cheezyq]

If you think about it, this is actually quite ingenious. You see, the SEC has played patsies outside of the conference for years and because they all go into their conference seasons with undefeated records, they get hailed as the best conference in the country. Looks like this guy is trying to create the same hype in the ACC.