Basketball thoughts

Nine days ago, Brad Brownell thought his team would be energetic and inspired in a game at Virginia Tech. The Tigers came out and looked dead in a boisterous environment over the first 10 minutes and had to overcome a big deficit before losing a close one in the end.

On fan support

I'm hesitant to criticize fans for a few reasons:

Basketball thoughts

Brad Brownell didn't seem down in the dumps yesterday when he met with the media. He was in good spirits despite two very disappointing losses in Virginia last week, and I like the fact that he didn't have a hangdog look when such a demeanor would be completely excusable.

Beating a dead (BCS) horse

We interrupt this regularly scheduled program to do some more moaning and groaning about the BCS...

Thoughts on Milton Jennings, basketball

A little over a week ago, I asked someone close to Clemson's basketball program to identify the most encouraging development of the season to date.

National Signing (Cliche) Day

Dabo Swinney said yesterday that National Signing Day is "like Christmas for an adult," and he nailed it because there's little else that captivates grown men like the acquisition of young men who can run really fast.

Clemson-UVA thoughts

If you can get past the despicable blasphemy of my writing about basketball on National Signing Day, here are some thoughts from last night's narrow loss in Charlottesville:

So you want to be a sportswriter

A few days ago, when someone posted the link to the "article" listing the top five college football recruiting scandals in NCAA history (and putting Clemson at No. 2), it didn't bother me all that much.

On bowl ratings and attendance

Seems as if every year a pro-BCS catch phrase is demolished.