Alas, the game is up.

Oh well.  It's been fun.

Correction

Last week, we stated that Muschamp's parents still live in Rome, GA. According to a recent report from Olympic decathlete Tripp Alexander, they actually live in eastern Alabama now. We apologize for the error.

In other news, when we googled Rome, Georgia, we found this, which puts your town's statue to shame.

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"Every coach in the country right now wants Clemson," he said. "All of them. Because they feel like it's a quote `SEC' job.

"Eighty-something thousand people. Close to Georgia, in South Carolina, great recruiting base. But you play in a conference that isn't the SEC.

"A lot of coaches are starting to look at the SEC and say this might not be the best time to go there."

In other words, Clemson can pay an SEC salary and provide SEC passion without SEC competition. Sounds to me like the perfect place for Muschamp to start as a head coach.

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"You like-a the juice?"

Has Terry Don Been Drinking the Solid BOOM!aide?

Over the past weeks, there have been all sorts of rumors flying around about who is on Phillips's radar screen. Most of these have come from Tardnet, others from more legitimate sources (like this one, obviously). But recently The State posted an actual interview to let us know a little more 0n what TDP is thinking.

[Credit and goes to Block-C for being the first to link to this article. Also, kudos to them on simply posting it without treating TDP's words as proverbial tea leaves. It would undermine what they do over there to use Phillips's vague statements as the basis for hyperbolic, unsubstantiated, and ultimately useless conjecture that Phillips wants to hire a particular candidate.]

[However, we are clearly biased, and will now do exactly that.]

Because the interview is a little vague, allow us to fill in the gaps.

Statement: “Number one, he’s got to have a good football background so you feel he understands what he’s doing and how to go about getting his plan done."
Analysis: Muschamp walked on at Georgia and has coached at LSU, Auburn, Texas, and for the Miami Dolphins. He's currently the defensive coordinator for the number one team in the country, several weeks running. If he doesn't have a "good football background," i'll write in all NAMBLA members on my ballot and send my pastor a blind link purporting to be a delicious turkey recipe but is actually "meatspin."

Statement: "[H]e has to have an attitude about him that he’s going to win, and nothing is going to stand in his way."
Analysis: I refer you to our site's logo, which is a picture of Muschamp coaching while his head was bleeding.

Statement: Phillips nixed the idea Clemson might return to its glory days by reaching out to Danny Ford.
Analysis: TDP must have someone amazing in mind to get up the messingbälles to pre-emptively keep Danny serving up milkshakes at Mac's. I mean really. effing. awesome. I wonder who could conceivably be better than even an aging Ford (excluding a re-animated Bear Bryant with Frank Howard's head on his shoulder, but there's not enough funding for that)??? I wonder, indeed???

Statement: However, there was one condition to Miles’ hiring, Phillips said.
For his offensive coordinator, Miles had to bring in — at least for one year — former Cowboy quarterback Mike Gundy, a 33-year-old who had been let go as Maryland’s quarterbacks coach.
Analysis: OH MY GOD TDP'S GOING TO HIRE MUSCHAMP AND WILLY KORN!

Statement: In terms of age, [the coach will] be in his 40s.
Analysis: OK, Muschamp's only 37. However, as we noted in an earlier post, Muschamp has Dock Brown's Delorean at his disposal, thus allowing his early-forties self to travel from 2011 back to this coming Christmas. Problem solved.

Statement: Having area connections could give a candidate a tiebreaker advantage.
Analysis: Muschamp is from Rome, Georgia, which is roughly three hours away from the Esso (not that i've ever timed it or anything . . .). Even though Muschamp has bounced around, he has never really ventured too far from home. According to fellow Roman, world-renowned former used car salesman, and self-proclaimed "expert on RAW" Tripp Alexander, the Muschamps are good people who still live in Rome. So not only is Muschamp from nearby, but he'd be closer to family if he coached at Clemson.

Statement: Pedigree goes a long way.
Analysis: Not really sure what this means, but Muschamp is definitely well-bred. [Reads article, stares at Muschamp photo, unzips pantaloons.]

Statement: There needs to be a certain degree of stubborn confidence about the coach.
Analysis: [pauses] Oh, he definitely won't give up until the job's done. . . [heavy breathing]

Statement: Head coaching experience is not required.
Analysis: [building towards climax]

Statement: Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, a fiery 37-year-old Georgia native who has cut his teeth under Bill Oliver and Nick Saban. Muschamp meets a lot of the qualifications, yet the lure of an SEC opening might trump what Clemson has to offer. (Emphasis added).
Analyis: [heavy breathing stops, re-zips pantaloons] WHAT THE HELL, STERLOW??? You had to save that for the end, didn't you? You might as well have been my mom bursting into the room. Asshole.
[storms off to do some heavy lifting]

Bobby Johnson? - No Thank You

Dook Blue Devils 10 - Vanderbilt Fighting Bobby Johnsons 7.

Horsefeathers, Horsefeathers, Horsefeathers!

In related news, No. 1 BOOM! 28, No. 6 OSU 24.



BOOM!!!!

C'mon Dabo, give me a reason to hate you

Personal aside.  As a childhood cancer survivor who spent a lot of time laying around Greenville's various children's hospitals, this won Dabo some major points in Speck's book.  Meanwhile down in Texas, BOOM! is currently giving all his players cancer so that they can experience this kind of thing first hand!

The Dabo

Early on the thirteenth day of the third month of the year of our football, The Dabo awoke to teach young men how to catch. But Terry had different plans for him, and the word came down from the athletic department that The Dabo must takeover the team and make believers of the faithful. The Dabo spoke out, saying "We will throw the ball down field, and our large men will stand with three points to the ground, for we must be tough." And so the faithful were pleased, shouting "All In!" The Dabo then said unto the students, "Wear orange, and be solid. For we will also wear orange and be solid." And so they did.

"Dress ye well in your
finest linens and jewelery."

And so went the week as The Dabo prepared the team for its battle with the golden jackets. When the day had come, The Dabo rose early and said unto the team "Dress ye well in your finest linens and jewelery, for today we will travel to the holy land beside the lake to do battle with the golden jackets." And the team did as he asked. They left the green city and rode toward valley by the lake. But when they arrived they encountered an impassable sea of Orange. But The Dabo said, "We shall approach the Orange sea at Full Speed, and it will part." And so it was. The Dabo led the team through the parted sea to the west end of the valley where they rested for the arduous journey ahead.

"Parting of the Orange Sea

As the time to face the golden jackets grew close, The Dabo rose and stood with the team and told unto them "I may not last many more weeks, but believe in me and I will choose you every time" And they ended the prayer, "Allin". With that, The Dabo gathered the team and led them around the valley to atop the highest hill, where he stood and kissed the sacred stone. With pride in his eyes, he pointed in the air to channel the spirit of the Danny and ran down the mighty hill into the valley amidst cheers of "Yabo Dabo Doo" and "Wohoo" from the the orange faithful, apparently seeking to strike fear in the hearts of the golden jackets.

The team followed The Dabo and gave an impressive effort. But the front wave of the golden jackets proved too tough for them, and his team held just short of victory. The day was done and the final score was etched in stone atop the mighty hill.

With the battle done, The Dabo met with a small band of scribes and he told unto them, "Worry not, because it was awesome." The confused scribes questioned The Dabo about the loss, to which he replied "There are no losers in here." After saying this he raised a cup of orange koolaid saying, "This koolaid is the new covenant of All In, whenever you drink it, you too will see that 3-4 is really 0-1 and not care about what the score-board says." And the scribes drank from the koolaid and were pleased. They then went forth spreading the koolaid for all to drink, and the faithful said "Allin."

It's About Pride!

Dabo Swinney, on behalf on SolidBoom.com, let me be the first to thank you for you devotion to Clemson Football, Clemson's Student-Athletes, Clemson University, and all Clemson alumni and fans. SolidBoom.com is excited to have you leading our Tigers into battle for the remainder of the season and we will support you fully.

Look forward to seeing you this Saturday ... We'll be in our Orange. GO TIGERS!

Dear Students,

I want to take time to thank Terry Don Phillips and Clemson University for the opportunity to serve as Clemson's Head Coach for the remainder of the season.

I'm extremely excited about the remaining games, particularly our next game against Georgia Tech. It is extremely important to me to engage our student body so they can get behind our team and support these players for the remainder of the season.

Student support is critical to our team and to me personally; therefore, for the Georgia Tech game, I'd like to implement our solid orange concept full force by having an orange-out for the Georgia Tech game. Our team will wear all orange for Georgia Tech and I ask you to join in by wearing orange to support the team. Additionally, we will have the first ever TigerWalk, which will begin from Perimeter Road (near Jervey Athletic Center) and continue through the parking lot (Lot #5) located behind the West End Zone as they enter the locker room to dress for the game. The team will arrive approximately at 10:00 a.m. and I ask that you show up and be loud and proud!

I also plan to invite all the students to a practice and plan for a pep rally in the near future. Student support is vital to our success and I encourage you to get behind this team and demonstrate the Clemson spirit. You will be hearing from me with regards to the pep rally and student practice invitation. We need to exemplify One Clemson.

Thank you in advance for your support and remember – Wear Orange and Go Tigers!

Go Tigers!

Dabo Swinney
Head Football Coach

A Snag in the Plan? Muschamp Reacts to Bowden’s Resignation

Special Commentary

Yesterday was a big move forward for Clemson. By all authoritative accounts, a coach who was heavily entrenched in a stagnant program by an overall winning record and millions of dollars in buyout money calmly stepped aside to let someone else write the next chapter of the football program’s history. What happens over the next few weeks will be crucial in whether Clemson will be able to build on Bowden’s decade and finally get back to winning bowl games and conference titles.

Which is exactly why Terry Don Phillips needs to call Will Muschamp today and clear some things up.

Some time around 2:00 p.m. yesterday—when the internet and cell phones were buzzing with third-hand conclusions that Bowden had been fired, and several hours before Phillips, Swinney, and Bowden himself set the record straight that Bowden resigned—sports reporters apparently relayed the erroneous firing story to Muschamp and asked for his comments. Depending on which source you read, Muschamp found the news shocking, awful, or upsetting. He replied, “[t]hat’s the way college athletics is going, I guess.”

Obviously, these comments are troubling to anyone who wants Muschamp at the reigns in Death Valley. For all we know, Muschamp thinks Clemson kicked Bowden to the curb, and did so simply because he went 3-3 this season. Muschamp needs to know the truth. He needs to know that Bowden decided to leave because he finally accepted the writing on the wall: after achieving high graduation rates, improvements to facilities, remarkable increases in funding, and periodic wins—things for which he should be commended—he could not take things any further. More importantly, if Dabo Swinney can’t make things happen (and i'm not saying he can't), Muschamp needs to know that he is exactly what Clemson football needs.

Phillips should call Muschamp immediately to clear the air, before misinformation leads Muschamp to totally rejecting the idea of coming to Clemson. Even if Phillips isn’t interested in Muschamp for the position, he should still let him know what happened for the sake of their mutual friend Tommy Bowden’s good name.

Let's hope Dr. Phillips will make that call before it’s too late. And that he will make sure to hold the receiver far away from his ear:

PHILLIPS: Hello, can I please speak to Wi—

MUSCHAMP: BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!! Will speaking. Hello? Anyone there??

PHILLIPS: [lies on floor convulsing, blood pouring out of ears]

ZombieJohnCCalhoun rose from the dead after 158 years just to watch Will Muschamp coach at Clemson. However, in the mean time, he does want to find out why Tom Winkopp built so many sub sandwich shops and gated condominium communities in his yard.

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