re: CBS Sports: College Football Coaching Tiers ...

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Winning two national titles at Bama or tOSU is less impressive than winning a single national title at Clemson.

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Gonna have to disagree. Their instate rival is in a different conference and not traditionally a football power. Their recruiting grounds over the general region are approximately as rich as Bama's. And OSU's, really, because NC (highly underrated source of solid recruits) and GA on their borders beats out anything OSU has on their borders, so the difference in in-state talent is mitigated. They have one (maybe two if you count VT) real football power in their conference, with others rising and falling periodically instead of maintaining consistent excellence. And Clemson has always put a lot of emphasis on football, even in their lean years and bad coaches. Hell, until FSU and Miami joined the ACC, Clemson was basically the ACC's football equivalent to Kentucky and basketball in the SEC, albeit without the same level of success. Clemson, like TAMU and Oregon/UCLA, has always been a sort of sleeping giant because of their potential.