NEWS
- Basketball beats Miami,but just barely and much in the same sloppy, non-aggressive fashion that we have gotten used to. A few things were solidified here, however: Raymond Sykes is awesome at blocking shots. James "Usually reapplies to Clemson in" Mays finally got it together in the classroom and made it to the end of the year, good lookin' out big fella. Speaking of Sykes and Mays, they need to workout with the defensive line on the football team to get big and mean. Trevor Booker is a mean and aggressive dude who is going to leave a huge set of shoes to fill when he graduates. Lastly, watching K.C. Rivers shoot threes used to be fun and automatic, now I'd rather have staples removed from my skull.
- The Tiger Baseball team rallied to beat a good Winthrop team. I'm glad we actually pulled this one off. Yet again, our pitching is still suspect, but that's expected February and March. Also, our big sticks pulled us out of a jam yet again. Thank the stars and Danny Ford's influence on the cosmos that we convinced this guy to come to Clemson.
- The Spring Football game has been set for April 14th. I've been meaning to tell you since I see it every time I go in the ticket office, but I guess the CUAD website beat me to it. Oh well, now you know.
- Hamlin, Rendrick have surgery on there feetses and all goes well... old news unless you've been hiding under a rock. If you're too lazy to click the link, they both are in boots till next month and should miss part of spring practice but are still doing strength training with the team. Hamlin might miss more of spring, possibly the game. Both are scheduled to be healthy hosses for the opening day of practice in the fall.
- Travis Storrer finally gets some ink to paper on a minor league baseball contract and settles down in Chillicothe, Ohio. Here is the low-down a la the Chillicothe website. I'm happy for the guy cause he really worked his butt off for us and is one of the main reasons that we got to the big dance. I think he's gonna go places and make it out of the farm leagues.
- Bad news for Clemson fans, Jim Grobe just signed a ten year extension on his contract with Wake. This is kinda unbelievable that Wake has the chance to have a football legacy in the ACC. If you woulda told me that the Deacs would win the ACC championship three or four years ago, I would have laughed at you and probably would have tripped you up during a serious presentation of some sort just to spite you for having that opinion.
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- Peter Millar - Website - They have a great selection of shirts, pants, shorts, vests, and ties for their spring line. Nice uses of greens and blues. Give it a shot, if you don't like it or if it isn't bright enough for you, theres always TailorByrd to fall back on, however they are putting out some weird, darker colors for spring. I can half expect Chili to make some joke about how I like shirts with "perty colors" and he'll probably take a jab at my slow-wittedness. So there, I'll go ahead and get it out of the way.
Any positive news on your baseball player, Widekind (sorry I can't remember the spelling of his name). Even though I'm a Gamecock fan, I hope the very best for him. Any news would be nice.
ReplyDeleteThe best info I can find on Widmann is from this article from the Charleston P&C: http://www.charleston.net/assets/webPages/departmental/news/Stories.aspx?section=sports&tableId=132741&pubDate=3/2/2007
ReplyDeleteIt seems like an odd sort of freak injury.
That link didn't show up very well. Basically we don't know much about it now, but it could sideline him for the year and even end his career. No solid specifics, however.
ReplyDeleteThe manatee has become the mento...
ReplyDeleteGarcia seems like real class to me. I don't know what it is. Perhaps it's his "my shit stinks but not as much as yours" stare or his stringy long hair. I don't know. He looks like a winner. I think Coach Steve has finally found the "Cock" for his "cock and fire" offense (give Garcia a month and he'll probably start a fire. Then he'll be the total package).
ReplyDeletelets hope he does something like that one crazy fsu quarterback did, you know with the blowing him self up with acid, then have a bunch of stress related weight gain and come back as a fullback.
ReplyDeleteWhen did Dan Kendra blow himself up with acid? I know he got all roided up (one time he burst a blood vein in his eyeball because he was legpressing so much) and became a FB. And what's his face, recent FSU QB was on acid, or as they call it in Tally, "lyme disease" and ran around calling himself God.
ReplyDeleteWilly Mac, why did you delete your 2:30 AM drunken nonsensical comment " Scattered comments, but well placed, sir " which you double posted? I thought it was funny.
ReplyDeleteI read that article in P&C on Widmann, and was hoping to find something more recent. Thanks for posting though.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what Garcia's probablem is, I'm guessing your close to hitting the nail on the head, jasonl. The kid walks into Colatown on a red carpet, basically told he'll get the keys to WB, and must now think he's above the law. If this proves true (no reason to believe otherwise), I wouldn't be surprised if he's either kicked off the team for lying to SOS, suspended for a year, or told not to come back until the rest of the freshmen show up.
Re: FSU QB's self destruct button - who was the QB that was basicaly found running around naked in public heffed up on goof balls a year or so ago? I know it may have been a "allergic reaction to meds" or that he had a condition, but what was his name?
OoC, it was Wyatt Sexton who caught "Lyme Disease" and ran around naked proclaiming his deification.
ReplyDeleteAs for Garcia, it's pretty clear he's a punkass (I mean he calls himself Achilles, for Christ's sake), but I don't know whether he's an exceptional punkass or just has had his exploits more publicized than 90% of the other CFB players who run around doing dumb shit. Spurrier looks foolish now for giving him a 1-hour slap on the wrist for his prior escapade, and I wonder how he'll handle this. I get embarrassed when Clemson players do dumb shit (i.e. Duane Coleman), so if I were a SC fan I would want this guy gone or at least facing some serious punishment to make up for the black eye he's given Sakerlina this off season.
My sentiments exactly, Chili. As for punishment, I guess it all depends on just how ready Spurrier thinks Chris Smelley is to take the reins from Blake. I would like to see Spurrier come out and say Garcia's kicked off the team for a while (a year? until fall?), enter PTI (or some form of it), do some real community service, and must report in every day as if he were on parole or something (which officially he may be headed for anyway). Either that or just kick his ass off the team for good and blame it all on the Chicken Curse. I don't see any way to come out of this on a positive note. Either we keep a talented kid like him on the team with internal punishment and have the nation belittle us for not punishing thugs, or we kick him out and lose a helluva talented kid that really just needs to learn to handle the freedoms and pressure that college offers.
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