A trip through various news items on the Tigers:
Spiller's newfound interest may help Tigers
Sapp aims for breakthrough season
Maye making most of opportunities at Clemson
Page continues to mix it up
Schedule has dangerous bookends
Scuffles show Tigers' intensity, emotion
Clemson in new role (yesterday - CBS Sportsline)
From the Alabama side:
Tiffin shrugs off All-SEC preseason hype
Davis nears starting role
A nice group of articles on the whole. The article on the schedule is an interesting one as it points to two SEC games as the "dangerous" part of the schedule, while glossing over the ACC for the most part. OK.
While it's true that Alabama and South Carolina have comparable talent, I am of the mind that the important thing here is to win the ACC and THEN take the next step in the coming years.
Do I think Clemson will lose to Alabama and South Carolina? No. Is there a possibility the Tigers lose to one or both? Of course.
One could make the argument that the Alabama game is actually more important (at least until the Tigers take the field against the Gamecocks in November). If the Tigers lose to Alabama you can forget all the positive press - it will be all negative, no matter how many ACC games Clemson wins in a row. On the other hand, if you beat Alabama, there is a distinct possibility the Tigers will be 5-0 and sporting a top 5 ranking heading into Winston-Salem on October 9, giving that game importance on the national level, not just the ACC level.
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