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A Clemson Football Thanksgiving List: Things To Be Thankful For in 2009

At 7-3, with two games left to play, Clemson Tiger fans have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. With a win on Saturday, Clemson will be headed to the ACC Championship Game for the first time ever...

Written by Joseph Durst about 6 days ago 449 reads 1 comments
Clemson Seniors Get Final Curtain Call Against Virginia

Emotions in Clemson will be running high this Saturday when the Virginia Cavaliers come to town. The intensely loyal Clemson fan base has been waiting 18 years for a shot at the ACC title...

Written by Joseph Durst about 9 days ago 435 reads 3 comments
Clemson vs. Florida State: A Changing of the ACC Guard?

It’s almost too fitting, too circular, and too coincidental. Yet, Clemson plays Florida State tomorrow for a chance to lock up the Atlantic Division of the ACC...

Written by Joseph Durst about 20 days ago 258 reads 3 comments
Why C.J. Spiller Deserves To Bring the Heisman Trophy to Clemson

2009 has not been the year in college football predicted in the preseason. The great three-way battle between Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy, and Sam Bradford for the Heisman Trophy just hasn’t materialized...

Written by Joseph Durst about about 1 month ago 2,454 reads 25 comments
Clemson Midseason Report Card

Clemson is off to a 3-3 start to a season that has thus far underwhelmed by most accounts. Midway through the 2009 campaign, here is the Tigers' Report Card...

Written by Joseph Durst about about 1 month ago 129 reads 4 comments
A Call to Action for Clemson Fans: Be Patient

In an increasingly cutthroat college football world, head coaches find themselves with ever-declining job security. One need only briefly scan the college landscape to find worthy head coaches pushed to the brink of losing their jobs...

Written by Joseph Durst about about 1 month ago 254 reads 18 comments
All-Time Clemson Team: Special Teams and Honorable Mention

In the third and final installment of my choices for Clemson's all-time football team, I present my case for the special teams unit and honorable mentions. I've picked 10 worthy candidates for honorable mention to join the all time special teams unit...

Written by Joseph Durst about about 1 month ago 108 reads 3 comments
All-Time Clemson Team: Offense

In the second installment of my choices for Clemson's all-time football team, I present my case for the starting offense. Enjoy the rich Clemson tradition that permeates this potent offensive unit...

Written by Joseph Durst about 2 months ago 261 reads 0 comments
Clemson vs. Boston College: Postgame Notes

After watching the Clemson and Boston College matchup, things are looking good for the Tigers. Having said that, there are still many areas of improvement to be made. I've collected my thoughts in five succinct notes...

Written by Joseph Durst about 2 months ago 298 reads 1 comments
Clemson vs Middle Tennessee: Post Game Notes

At the Clemson, Middle Tennessee matchup tonight, I found several things noteworthy, and simplified my thoughts into five simple points. Here they are: 1. Kevin Steele has done a magnificent job with the Clemson defense...

Written by Joseph Durst about 2 months ago 382 reads 2 comments
All-Time Clemson Team: Defense

In honor of the beginning of the college football season and a new era in Clemson football, I will be unveiling my all-time Clemson football team in a three part series...

Written by Joseph Durst about 3 months ago 398 reads 4 comments
Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio?: The Decline of Baseball in America

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Recently, Mark McGwire was once again kept out of the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America...

Written by Joseph Durst about 10 months ago 167 reads 1 comments
Tajh Boyd Headed To Clemson

At a 5 PM press conference today, five-star recruit and U.S. Army Bowl MVP Tajh Boyd announced his decision to attend Clemson University—picking the Tigers over Oregon and Ohio State...

Written by Joseph Durst about 10 months ago 474 reads 1 comments
Lightning Strikes Twice: C.J. Spiller to Return for Senior Season

At a press conference earlier this afternoon, C.J. Spiller announced that he will return for a senior season at Clemson. It was just three years that Spiller held Tiger fans in equal suspense as he decided whether or not to transfer to Florida...

Written by Joseph Durst about 10 months ago 388 reads 0 comments
Year in Review: Top 10 Sports Heroes of 2008

2008 has been one of the great sports years of the modern era. Sports like baseball, basketball, football, and soccer that traditionally garner considerable interest shined brightly this year...

Written by Joseph Durst about 11 months ago 3,907 reads 0 comments
Thirty Years Later: Clemson Football from Danny to Dabo

They say history repeats itself, and for Clemson fans, it appears that the last three decades of Clemson football have come full circle. Thirty years ago, before the 1978 Gator Bowl, Danny Ford was named head coach of the Clemson football team...

Written by Joseph Durst about 11 months ago 294 reads 0 comments
Its Official: Dabo Swinney Locks Up Head Coaching Job

We all knew it was coming, but Monday afternoon, Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips announced that Dabo Swinney will remain Clemson's head coach...

Written by Joseph Durst about 12 months ago 200 reads 0 comments
Dabo Swinney, Clemson's Fearless Leader

It was just over a month ago that I wrote an article arguing that Dabo Swinney should retain the Clemson coaching job after this season. Today, he virtually assured himself the job, with a 31-14 beatdown of instate rival South Carolina...

Written by Joseph Durst about 12 months ago 2,202 reads 4 comments
All the President’s Men: A Cabinet of College Football Coaches

Sports has long been the sanctuary for the hard working American. Sports are an escape from the grind of daily life—our jobs, our troubles, and the troubles of the world. They have stood as a sanctuary away from the real world...

Written by Joseph Durst about about 1 year ago 338 reads 7 comments
Clemson Interviews Lane Kiffin

It was recently reported that Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips has interviewed former Oakland Raider's coach, Lane Kiffin, within the last two weeks...

Written by Joseph Durst about about 1 year ago 357 reads 0 comments
How Far Have The Tigers Really Fallen?

I realize that when Clemson fans read an article about this season in terms of anything other than a failure, they might get mad...

Written by Joseph Durst about about 1 year ago 150 reads 2 comments
Five Reasons Clemson Should Keep Dabo Swinney

1. Familiarity with the program Dabo Swinney has been at Clemson since 2003 under Tommy Bowden and has a level of familiarity with the football program that would take an outsider years to obtain...

Written by Joseph Durst about about 1 year ago 2,133 reads 9 comments

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Joseph Durst Article Archive

A Clemson Football Thanksgiving List: Things To Be Thankful For in 2009

Clemson Seniors Get Final Curtain Call Against Virginia

Clemson vs. Florida State: A Changing of the ACC Guard?

Why C.J. Spiller Deserves To Bring the Heisman Trophy to Clemson

Clemson Midseason Report Card

A Call to Action for Clemson Fans: Be Patient

All-Time Clemson Team: Special Teams and Honorable Mention

All-Time Clemson Team: Offense

Clemson vs. Boston College: Postgame Notes

Clemson vs Middle Tennessee: Post Game Notes

All-Time Clemson Team: Defense

Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio?: The Decline of Baseball in America

Tajh Boyd Headed To Clemson

Lightning Strikes Twice: C.J. Spiller to Return for Senior Season

Year in Review: Top 10 Sports Heroes of 2008

Thirty Years Later: Clemson Football from Danny to Dabo

Its Official: Dabo Swinney Locks Up Head Coaching Job

Dabo Swinney, Clemson's Fearless Leader

All the President’s Men: A Cabinet of College Football Coaches

Clemson Interviews Lane Kiffin

How Far Have The Tigers Really Fallen?

Five Reasons Clemson Should Keep Dabo Swinney

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