Tinker Town: "The Clemson tiger football team is a ACC college football team from Clemson, South Carolina. Not very far from the SEC South Carolina University in Columbia, South Carolina. So what is the difference between the SEC LSU tiger football team, and the ACC Clemson tigers football team?"
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[7] The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy. The current LSU main campus was dedicated in 1926, and consists of more than 250 buildings constructed in the style of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and occupies a 650-acre (2.6 km²) plateau on the banks of the Mississippi River.
LSU is the flagship institution of the Louisiana State University System, and the largest institution of higher education in Louisiana in terms of student enrollment. In 2011, the University enrolled nearly 24,000 undergraduate and over 5,000 graduate students in 14 schools and colleges. Several of LSU's graduate schools, such as the E.J. Ourso College of Business and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, have received national recognition in their respective fields of study.[8] Designated as a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution, LSU is also noted for its extensive research facilities, operating some 800 sponsored research projects funded by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.[9][10]
LSU's athletic department fields teams in 20 varsity sports (9 men's, 11 women's), and is a member of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and the SEC (Southeastern Conference). LSU Tigers football began in 1893, with national championship wins in the 1958, 2003, and 2007 seasons. The University is represented on the field by its mascot, Mike the Tiger.[11]
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Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant and sea-grant research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.
The Clemson Tigers football team, known traditionally as the "Clemson University Fighting Tigers", represents Clemson University in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Formed in 1896, the program has achieved a Consensus Division I Football National Championship, 18 conference championships, 5 undefeated seasons and 2 divisional titles, and has produced 68 All-Americans, 15 Academic All-Americans, and 169 NFL players.[4] Clemson has had six members inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
With 18 total conference titles, Clemson is one of the founding members of the ACC and holds the most conference titles of any school at 14. The Tigers' most recent ACC championship came in 2011 with a 38–10 win over 5th-ranked Virginia Tech.
Among its five undefeated seasons, Clemson won their first and only poll-era national football championship in 1981 with a 22–15 win over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. The Tigers have 34 total bowl appearances. Former players Terry Kinard, Jeff Davis, and Banks McFadden have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Former coaches Frank Howard, Jess Neely, and John Heisman are also inductees into the Hall. The Tigers have finished in the Final Top 25 rankings 25 times in the program's history.
The Tigers play their home games in Memorial Stadium on the university's Clemson, South Carolina campus. The stadium is also known as "Death Valley" after a Presbyterian College head coach gave it the moniker in 1948 due to the many defeats his teams suffered there. Currently, it is the 19th largest stadium in college football.
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Orange and White
all tigers sports all the time
Clemson insists focus won't be a problem for Chick-fil-A date with LSU
- By Greg Wallace
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Brandon Ford catches 1 7-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter
Brandon Ford catches 1 7-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter
First came the 27-17 home loss to South Carolina, the Tigers’ fourth consecutive loss to their archrival.
The loss to USC all but dashed hopes of a second consecutive BCS berth, and last weekend’s events – most notably Northern Illinois crashing the BCS party by making the top 16 of the final BCS poll – ended them completely.
So despite an attractive Chick-fil-A Bowl matchup with No.9 LSU (10-2), there was reason for concern about No.14 Clemson’s overall focus entering the New Year’s Eve showdown in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.
The Tigers’ seniors and team leaders say there’s no reason for worry. They see their final collegiate game as a springboard for the program moving forward.
“I think that we are becoming a more consistent program, that’s obvious when you look back on the past two years. That’s obvious,” said senior center Dalton Freeman. “But to get where we want to be, a national contender like LSU and Alabama, teams that are in the mix each and every year, we need to win games like this to get on that level.”
Freeman said last week that Clemson lacked focus following last season’s ACC title win, which contributed to a 70-33 Orange Bowl loss at West Virginia’s hands.
Following a week off, however, he saw “great energy” as his teammates returned to running and weightlifting this week. He expects no letdown, a change he attributes to Dabo Swinney’s improved program culture.
“I’ve seen that in years past. This is a different team,” he said. “I’m so proud of the way our guys come to work every day. It’s a totally different mindset. We don’t have any whiners or complainers that we used to have. That was contagious. Once we got those guys out of the program, we’ve started to filter in the guys coach Swinney is recruiting, and it’s a big addition to our staff.” Read more...http://www.
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Dandy Don's LSU Sports Report
Good morning, Tiger Fans.
At this time of year, in between bowl announcements and the resumption of football practice after final exams, the hot topics of discussion are coaching changes and post-season awards.
Let's start with the coaching changes news: Yesterday it was announced that Guz Malzahn will be Auburn's next head football coach, and that Arkansas has hired Bret Bielema as theirs. Arkansas’ hiring of Bielema, the former Wisconsin head coach, caught everyone by surprise, but I think it’s a good hire. Bielema took Wisconsin to three straight Rose Bowls, compiled a 68-24 record there, and won the Big Ten Championship this season. Auburn's hiring of Malzahn also took a lot of people by surprise because it was looking like Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart was going to be the man for the job. Malzahn, as most of you know, was the offensive coordinator at Auburn under Gene Chizik from 2009-2011 before leaving to take the head coaching job at Arkansas State. In his first year at Arkansas State, Malzahn went 9-3 and won the Sun Belt Conference championship. Whats makes Malzahn's hire particularly interesting to Tiger fans is that it raises the question of who might fill the Arkansas State vacancy. As Randy Rosetta of Nola.com tweeted yesterday, LSU offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa was an assistant at Arkansas State years ago, and it will be interesting to see if he pursues (or is pursued for) the job.
As for post-season awards, yesterday the SEC Coaches released their All-SEC teams. Junior defensive end Sam Montgomery, junior linebacker Kevin Minter and junior safety Eric Reid were named to the first Team, while senior placekicker Drew Alleman and junior defensive end Barkevious Mingo were selected to the second team. You can check out the SEC's press release and the full listing of teams here. Also, Athlon Sports released their All-America teams and Eric Reid made second team.
Another hot topic of discussion at this time of the year is recruiting. With 22 commitments and room for several others after back-counting early enrollees towards last season's class (which only included 21), the LSU coaching staff has been busy hitting the roads this week. I've heard that defensive backs coach Corey Raymond was in Tempe, Arizona Monday to visit with Priest Willis (S/CB, 6'2", 200) and that Willis is scheduled to visit LSU next weekend. Also, special teams coach Thomas McGaughey and wide receivers coach Adam Henry were in Sealy, Texas yesterday to visit with the top wide receiver prospect in the nation, Ricky Seals-Jones (WR, 6'5", 230). These two, along with Louisiana's own Kendell Beckwith (LB/DE, 6'2", 225) are three of the Tigers biggest remaining targets, and getting any two of these three could propel an already very good recruiting class into an exceptional one. As for Beckwith, who is the No. 1 player on our list of Top LA Football Prospects for 2013, I feel very good about his chances of being a Tiger. Read more...http://www.dandydon.
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Top football recruiters of the year
Originally Published: February 9, 2011
By
Corey Long and
Jamie Newberg | ESPN Recruiting
Top Football Recruiters Of The Year
  Jarrett Anderson, TCU2011 prospects: David Bush, ATH (Tyler, Texas/John Tyler), Chris Hackett, S (Tyler, Texas/John Tyler), Jamie Byrd, S (Dade City, Fla./Pasco) Anderson is regarded as one of the most underrated recruiters in the country, especially coming from a non-BCS school. He's one of the aces for Gary Patterson's TCU program and is always strong in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and east Texas in general. This past recruiting season, he had his hand in landing teammates Bush and Hackett, and he helped the Horned Frogs flip Byrd from Boise State right before signing day. |
  Charlie Baggett, Tennessee2011 prospects: DeAnthony Arnett, WR (Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw), Curt Maggitt, OLB (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Dwyer), Cameron Clear, OT (Memphis, Tenn./Memphis Central) In his first full season recruiting with the Volunteers, Baggett helped Derek Dooley land two ESPNU 150 members in Arnett and Maggitt. This was a thing of beauty especially considering that Baggett spent last season with the St. Louis Rams. In addition, the Vols came out of nowhere to land these two key pieces for this class. Tennessee and Baggett also beat Alabama and others for Clear. |
  Tim Beck, Nebraska2011 prospects: Aaron Green, RB (San Antonio/James Madison), Jamal Turner, ATH (Arlington, Texas/Sam Houston), Ameer Abdullah, RB (Homewood, Fla./Homewood), Tyler Moore, OT (Clearwater, Fla./Countryside) Beck knows the state of Texas well, after coaching high school ball at Turner (Carrollton, Texas) and Mansfield. Knowing the area well helped him reel in two key recruits for Bo Pelini and his Cornhuskers in Green and Turner. He was also a key figure in landing Moore from the Sunshine State even though Moore had big-time family connections with the program. Beck also helped Nebraska land Abdullah, a prospect who became a very hot commodity late in the process. |
  Mike Bobo, Georgia2011 prospects: Jay Rome, TE (Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta), Malcolm Mitchell, WR (Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta), Ray Drew, DE (Thomasville, Ga./Thomas County Central), Christian LeMay, QB (Mint Hill, N.C./Butler) It was a great year for the Bulldogs in the Peach State, especially in southern Georgia. This is an area very familiar to Bobo, as he played his high school ball in Thomasville, Ga. Rome, Mitchell, Drew, OT Xzavier Ward (Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt) and QB Nick Marshall (Rochelle, Ga./Wilcox County) were all southern Georgia standouts. Bobo was also a key figure for Georgia in landing LeMay from North Carolina. |
  Lawrence Dawsey, Florida State2011 prospects: James Wilder Jr., ATH (Tampa Bay, Fla./Plant Senior), Kelvin Benjamin, WR (Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central), Jordan Prestwood, OT (Plant City, Fla./Plant City) At this time last year, Florida State was chasing the dream of landing Wilder and Benjamin. Wilder was Florida's while Benjamin strongly favored the Hurricanes and Gators. Dawsey did a magnificent job of keeping the Noles in the game, then closing the deal. He also turned Prestwood away from the Fighting Irish and landed two good commitments from Jacksonville, Fla., in Eric Beverly and Derrick Mitchell. |
  Luke Fickell, Ohio State2011 prospects: Curtis Grant, ILB (Richmond, Va./Hermitage), Ryan Shazier, OLB (Plantation, Fla./Plantation) Although Ohio State is an easy sell and one of the elite programs in college football, recruiting to the Buckeyes is still a difficult chore in today's college football world. It takes hard work and a daily grind. That's what Fickell had to do in landing Grant as well as a trio of other linebackers to Columbus. He also reeled in South Florida standout Jeremy Cash (Plantation, Fla./Plantation). |
 Eddie Gran, Florida State2011 prospects: Bobby Hart, OT (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas), Rashad Greene, WR (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas), Nile Lawrence-Stample, DT (Davie, Fla./Nova), Devonta Freeman, RB (Miami/Miami Central) After spending 19 years recruiting the talent-rich South Florida area, Gran has become entrenched in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties and built a vast network of relationships. That helped him secure recruits like Hart, Greene and Lawrence-Stample. However, Freeman could end up being the steal of this spectacular FSU class. Gran is truly one of the nation's best recruiters. |
  Tim Horton, Arkansas2011 prospects: Brey Cook, OG (Springdale, Ark./Har-Ber), Mitch Smothers, OG (Springdale, Ark./Springdale), Demetrius Dean, TE (Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville) Horton is the Hogs' recruiting coordinator, and he helped steer Arkansas to a top-25 class. He was key in the Razorbacks' landing key recruits like offensive linemen Cook, Smothers and Marcus Danenhauer (Bentonville, Ark./Bentonville). Horton was also a key figure in the recruitment of quarterback Brandon Allen (Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville), wide receiver Davyon McKinney (Forrest City, Ark./Forrest City), defensive end Grady Ollison (Malvern, Ark./Malvern), fullback Kiero Small (Baltimore/Hartnell) and running back Kody Walker (Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City). |
  Clint Hurtt, Louisville2011 prospects: Teddy Bridgewater, QB (Miami/Northwestern), Gerod Holliman, S (Miami/Southridge), Eli Rogers, WR (Miami/Northwestern), Bryant Dubose, DE (Oakland Park, Fla./Northeast) Louisville was one of the biggest surprises in recruiting this season, and Hurtt -- ESPN.com's recruiter of the year -- was a big reason. |
  David Kelly, Central Florida2011 prospects: Toby Jackson, DE (Griffin, Ga./Navarro College), Cameron Henderson, DE (Birmingham, Ala./Navarro College), Tarik Cook, C (Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson), DaMarcus Smith, QB (Louisville, Ky./Seneca) How many college football fans really know the name of David Kelly? He proved once again that he is one of the nation's finest recruiters after landing a great haul for George O'Leary and the Knights. He was personally responsible for a dozen of UCF's 29 signees, and that list includes recruits from Colorado, Kentucky, Georgia, Texas and Florida. Last year Kelly did very well in South Florida, and this year he attacked the country. |
  Tosh Lupoi, California2011 prospects: Todd Barr, DT (Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood), Avery Walls, S (McDonough, Ga./Eagles Landing), Brennan Scarlett, DE (Portland, Ore./Central Catholic) Lupoi has been arguably the top recruiter out west for a few seasons now. He's a young coach who relates very well to today's college football prospect. Lupoi gets on these recruits early and earns their trust. He had another big year, landing nine prospects for the Bears. What's amazing is that he landed recruits all through California as well as Oregon, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Georgia. |
  G.A. Mangus, South Carolina2011 prospects: Damiere Byrd, ATH (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek), Rory Anderson, TE (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern), Tanner McEvoy, ATH (Oradell, N.J./Bergen Catholic) Mangus was the lead on seven signings for the Gamecocks. Three came from New Jersey, where the program has had very little presence in the past but could make a major future impact thanks to Mangus. |
  Chuck Martin, Notre Dame2011 prospects: Stephon Tuitt, DE (Monroe, Ga./Monroe Area), DaVaris Daniels, WR (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills), Josh Atkinson, CB (Livermore, Calif./Granada) The battle for Tuitt with Georgia Tech alone gets Martin on this list. He secured the ESPNU 150 defensive end early, lost him to Georgia Tech for a brief time, then made a final visit a day later and got him back to close a strong defensive line class for the Irish. |
  Derek Mason, Stanford2011 prospects: James Vaughters, ILB (Tucker, Ga./Tucker), Ronnie Harris, CB (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) Vaughters was one of the top 10 prospects in Georgia, and Harris is another strong prospect from the Peach State. Mason also assisted on the recruitment of Wayne Lyons (Oakland Park, Fla./Dillard) and has helped Stanford establish itself in the Southeast. |
  Ed Orgeron, USC2011 prospects: Christian Heyward, DT (San Diego/Point Loma), Greg Townsend Jr., DE (Beverly Hills, Calif./Beverly Hills), Aundrey Walker, OG (Cleveland/Glenville), Max Wittek, QB (Corona Del Mar, Calif./Mater Dei), Antwaun Woods, DT (Woodland Hills, Calif./Woodland Hills-Taft)If a Hall of Fame for recruiters ever exists, there's little doubt that Orgeron would be in it. He secured virtually every big name in USC's class, despite being hampered with a pedestrian season and looming NCAA sanctions. Orgeron just keeps bringing in the elite talent. |
  Don Pellum, Oregon2011 prospects: DeAnthony Thomas, ATH (Los Angeles/Crenshaw), Anthony Wallace, ILB (Dallas/Skyline), Rahim Cassell, OLB (Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood) Pellum is one sharp, experienced coach who pulled one of the signing day shockers when Oregon landed Thomas, a former USC commitment. Pellum recruits Los Angeles and Long Beach and is very well connected. The recruits love him, as he makes them feel at ease, as though they have known him forever. Oregon has been second to Southern Cal many times when it comes to recruiting Los Angeles kids, but not this year thanks to Thomas |
  Sam Pittman, North Carolina2011 prospects: Kiaro Holts, OT (Indianapolis/Warren Central), Landon Turner, OG (Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg), Devonte Brown, DT (Fayetteville, N.C./Jack Britt), Brandon Ellerbe, S (Wadesboro, N.C./Anson Senior) Dealing with negative recruiting and the uncertainty of NCAA punishment, Pittman outworked his competition to bring talent to Chapel Hill on both sides of the line. He also assisted on the signing of Delvon Simmons (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport), a signing day shocker. |
  Anthony Poindexter, Virginia2011 prospects: Darius Jennings, ATH (Baltimore/Gilman School), Dominique Terrell, ATH (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Senior), Brandon Phelps, CB (Damascus, Md./Damascus) Poindexter was the lead recruiter on more than a third of Virginia's top-20 class and established himself as a force to be reckoned with against outsiders trying to grab the top in-state prospects. He fought off Miami for Terrell and Ohio State for Jennings. |
  Robert Prunty, Texas Tech2011 prospects: Branden Jackson, OLB (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport), Desimon Green, DE (Clairton, Pa./Clairton), J.J. Gaines, ATH (Irving, Texas/Nimitz), Leon Mackey, DE (Wilmington, Del./Hinds) Prunty was once the head coach at Hargrave Military Academy, so his familiarity of players, especially on the East Coast, was a major advantage. Jackson and Green were two of the top defensive line prospects in Pennsylvania, while Mackey was a highly coveted juco player. |
  Joe Rudolph, Wisconsin2011 prospects: A.J. Jordan, WR (Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison), Jesse Hayes, DE (Cincinnati/Moeller), Austin Traylor, ATH (Columbus, Ohio/Walnut Ridge) Three of the Badgers' top four prospects came from Ohio, and that's where Rudolph did his best work. All in all, he was the lead recruiter on six of the program's signees from the Buckeye State. |
  Jeff Scott, Clemson2011 prospects: Tony Steward, ILB (St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez), Charone Peake, WR (Roebuck, S.C./Dorman), Cortez Davis, S (Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland) Steward was a lifelong FSU fan, but on signing day he chose the Tigers over the Seminoles in part because of his relationship with Scott. Peake is arguably the top offensive in-state prospect, and Davis gives Clemson another solid defensive back from the state of Florida. |
  Sal Sunseri, Alabama2011 prospects: Cyrus Kouandjio, OT (Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha), Trey DePriest, OLB (Akron, Ohio/Springfield), Jeoffrey Pagan, DE (Asheville, N.C./Asheville) Sunseri does his work with out-of-state prospects and was as good as ever this year with the late get of Kouandjio after the nation's top offensive tackle had publicly announced he was signing with rival Auburn on national signing day. |
  Trooper Taylor, Auburn2011 prospects: Gregory Robinson, OG (Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux), Robenson Therezie, S (Miami/Miami), Quan Bray, ATH (LaGrange, Ga./Troup County Comprehensive), Jermaine Whitehead, ATH (Greenwood, Miss./Amanda Elzy) When it comes to snatching out-of-state recruits for Auburn, Taylor is the man. The late steal of Whitehead from the two Mississippi schools was the icing on the cake, but grabbing Robinson from LSU and assisting on TE Brandon Fulse (Fort Meade, Fla./Fort Meade Senior) were his biggest catches. |
 Tommy Thigpen, Auburn2011 prospects: Erique Florence, S (Valley, Ala./Valley), Jonathan Rose, CB (Leeds, Ala./Leeds), Kris Frost, ATH (Matthews, N.C./Butler) Florence was a longtime lean, and Rose was another highly touted in-state prospect. But it didn't appear that Auburn was in the final group for Frost until he ended up signing his letter of intent with the Tigers. |
  Frank Wilson, LSU2011 prospects: Anthony Johnson, DT (New Orleans/O. Perry Walker), La'El Collins, OT (Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist), Kenny Hilliard, RB (Patterson, La./Patterson), Jarvis Landry, WR (Lutcher, La./Lutcher) The top in-state signees call themselves "The Fam," and Wilson might as well be the patriarch. He was either the lead recruit or assisted on virtually every top signing in the Tigers' class. |
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