We need to start cheating

We cheat on a regional level, not a national level

I'm suggesting that our efforts haven't been fruitful and difference-making since Clowney and co were here. Clemson has made this into an art form, while perhaps we've been stagnant. Look at the blue-chippers instate like XT- we probably couldn't touch the package that he was offered.

I agree that we cannot rely solely on the Carolinas and a few players from Georgia in order to compete for a conference title. We have to widen that net. But this is a double-edged sword, because we are similar to Ole Miss historically. If Carolina pulled a five-star out of Miami without family ties to the program, the NCAA would be on our doorstep in a fortnight.

Essentially, improvement will have to be incremental within the network and on the field in order to truly compete.

Pastides is in pretty good with the NCAA. You would think this would give us some breathing room, but apparently not.

I would like to see the coup that took place for us to land a 5* from Miami. At the same time if we could land 5* out of Atlanta or Charlotte that would be more plausible. Unfortunately we are still at the point where we are still dependent on under the radar talent, a few four stars, and some high ranking 3* players.

Calm down, Buzz Killington.

Clemson has perfected cheating though.

They get away with blatantly funneling $$ thru a "church" known as NewSpring and having players like XT tweet about "all dat $$ he gettin" with football and tiger emojis in the same tweet followed immediately by a tweet featuring him in front of his brand new Escalade that also mentions how football is "already payin off big time" yet we get penalized by the NCAA for giving discounted hotel rooms at The Whitney during recruit's trips to the University.

Here's the issue I have.

If we are this big flagship university, with more money than them, I guess more powerful boosters than them (I assume Bob Mcnair is worth more than any booster they have, frick the guy is worth more than T Boone Pickens) and we (our fans) Claim they are this irrelevant small school in a college town that no one can point on a map, why can't we do it too?

Wasn't Clowney driving around a new Dodge Charge when in college?

We had a saying when I was at The Citadel.

"If you're not cheating, you're not trying. If you get caught, you aren't trying hard enough."

The first time I heard it was from a Sr Cadet who'd already graduated from Ranger School (when they let cadets do such things). Mind you, this comes from a school with an Honor Code that reads, "A cadet does not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do." Now, the cheating part referred basically to academic matters but the point remains.

What the saying say was talking about was using creative means, within the rules or in the grey area(s) to turn a situation to your advantage. Basically, creative thinking within and outside of the box. Bending the rules to your favor.

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There isn't a snowball's chance in hell we go after this guy but if we did, would you have a problem with Freezus being our next OC?

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Pretty sure there is a state limit of one disingenuous phony religious coach and Dabo already has that spot locked up. Sorry Freezus!