Hi Guys, I am posting this info just to shine a little more light on the upcoming game between these two great schools. I am a bama native and fan but have a great respect for Clemson. Clemson, to a degree, shares a lot of things in common with Bama as well. The famed Howard’s Rock the school advertises as part of their pre-game ritual. This same Frank Howard is a Bama guy, played for the Crimson Tide in the late 1920’s before moving into coaching as a profession. He is credited for building the Clemson program into what it is today.
Cecil “Hootie” Ingram, a defensive back at Alabama in the early 1950’s also coached at Clemson. In fact, he’s credited with bringing the “Tiger Paw” to Clemson which is yet another one of their traditions.
No one that is a Clemson fan can forget Danny Ford who brought their last National Championship to Death Valley. And, of course we all know, Danny was also a member of the Alabama teams in the late 1960’s.
Clemson fields one of the best backfields in the ACC led by Sr. Quarterback Cullen Harper. Harper finished in the top 25, NCAA QB rankings, while putting up some impressive numbers. He had a fantastic touchdown to interception ration with 27 touchdowns to only 6 interceptions.
The duo of Jr. CJ Spiller and Sr. James Davis aren’t quite in the league of last years Arkansas group of McFadden, Jones and Hollis, but they are awfully close in terms of a great running threat. The duo combined for 15 TD’s last year when running ball the ball.
But, before you start getting worried about if Alabama will be able to handle the Tiger’s running attack you’ll want to consider this fact. Last year, at the beginning of their schedule when they faced three teams of equal caliber, the due combined for less than 100 yards in all three games, combined. Those were against Va. Tech, Georgia Tech and Boston College which was their most productive game gaining 47 yards on the ground.
Harper isn’t limited to a one dimensional attack when you consider the experience he has in his Wide Receiver corps. Sr.’s Aaron Kelly and Tyler Grisham both are legitimate play-making threats and Jacoby Ford is a nice addition to that rotation.
DEFENSE:
Much like the offense, you can point to a few of the specific units on the Clemson defense and you’ll likely rate them as some of the best in the South East United States. In fact, if asked, I would have to say that the defensive side of the ball may be the stronger unit of the two.
In a defense that rated in the top 25 in essentially every important category last year this group returns 8 starters from the 2007 season.
The strength of this defense, in terms of returning talent, is their secondary led by two seniors; Michael Hamlin who led he team in tackles and Chris Clemons. Jr. Cornerback, Chris Chancellor, along with Hamlin led the team with the most interceptions follwed by their other cornerback, Crezdon Butler, who had three interceptions in 2007.
Posted on August 6 at 4 a.m.
On It's Clemson's turn in the Georgia Dome
Hi Guys,
I am posting this info just to shine a little more light on the upcoming game between these two great schools. I am a bama native and fan but have a great respect for Clemson. Clemson, to a degree, shares a lot of things in common with Bama as well. The famed Howard’s Rock the school advertises as part of their pre-game ritual. This same Frank Howard is a Bama guy, played for the Crimson Tide in the late 1920’s before moving into coaching as a profession. He is credited for building the Clemson program into what it is today.
Cecil “Hootie” Ingram, a defensive back at Alabama in the early 1950’s also coached at Clemson. In fact, he’s credited with bringing the “Tiger Paw” to Clemson which is yet another one of their traditions.
No one that is a Clemson fan can forget Danny Ford who brought their last National Championship to Death Valley. And, of course we all know, Danny was also a member of the Alabama teams in the late 1960’s.
Clemson fields one of the best backfields in the ACC led by Sr. Quarterback Cullen Harper. Harper finished in the top 25, NCAA QB rankings, while putting up some impressive numbers. He had a fantastic touchdown to interception ration with 27 touchdowns to only 6 interceptions.
The duo of Jr. CJ Spiller and Sr. James Davis aren’t quite in the league of last years Arkansas group of McFadden, Jones and Hollis, but they are awfully close in terms of a great running threat. The duo combined for 15 TD’s last year when running ball the ball.
But, before you start getting worried about if Alabama will be able to handle the Tiger’s running attack you’ll want to consider this fact. Last year, at the beginning of their schedule when they faced three teams of equal caliber, the due combined for less than 100 yards in all three games, combined. Those were against Va. Tech, Georgia Tech and Boston College which was their most productive game gaining 47 yards on the ground.
Harper isn’t limited to a one dimensional attack when you consider the experience he has in his Wide Receiver corps. Sr.’s Aaron Kelly and Tyler Grisham both are legitimate play-making threats and Jacoby Ford is a nice addition to that rotation.
DEFENSE:
Much like the offense, you can point to a few of the specific units on the Clemson defense and you’ll likely rate them as some of the best in the South East United States. In fact, if asked, I would have to say that the defensive side of the ball may be the stronger unit of the two.
In a defense that rated in the top 25 in essentially every important category last year this group returns 8 starters from the 2007 season.
The strength of this defense, in terms of returning talent, is their secondary led by two seniors; Michael Hamlin who led he team in tackles and Chris Clemons. Jr. Cornerback, Chris Chancellor, along with Hamlin led the team with the most interceptions follwed by their other cornerback, Crezdon Butler, who had three interceptions in 2007.