re: Clemson Rivalry Thoughts

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What is it going to take for this to change? I hate them with every fiber of my being and hate losing to them, so why don't the people in power feel the same way?

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It's not just the powers the be, it's the fan base. I've seen it on this very board... "Well, those 11-win seasons were nice, now we're just back to the norm. Guess we can't really do anything about it...Hope we can get another 8-9 win season. Oh yeah, 1984? That was a good year."

Clemson's mentality is the complete opposite. Yes, it's super obnoxious that they think their program should be ranked up there with the 'Bamas and NDs of the world, but it's a mentality that has allowed them to have considerable more success than us.

This is particularly true when we beat them head to head. It was before my time, but I always heard when we beat them 56-20 in 1975 that Clemson fans were not having it and did what they had to do to not ever let it happen again and they've been killing us ever since. And you've also seen how they responded to our 5-game win streak. You can't tell me Dabo and their entire program hasn't taken that very personally and has enjoyed the last 4 beatings.

TLDR - it's as much on the fans for accepting apathy as it is on the administration.

ETA - I'm with you, it really pisses me off.