This is what we lose to…

…. just when I thought that my hatred for the pencil necks at GT couldn’t increase any more than it did after our loss to them early this season, it grew exponentially tonight as they ganked away our first chance in 18 years for a championship title. For a young coach like William Christopher (Dabo) Swinney, it would have just been too good to be true to lead the Tigers all the way in his first year after TB couldn’t during his own lengthy career at Clemson. Nonetheless, he has been an amazing coach this year and has more than earned his keep ~ of which he has taken upon himself to hand out liberally, claiming it to be too much. Granted, he has a lot to prove, but to actually be able to do so in his first year is simply stunning. Coach Swinney is a persistent coach with his head set on results, and it’s been a joy this season to watch him adjust from one game to the next as best he could. I know it’s not all on Swinney, the machine that we call  “Lightning”  had a lot to do with it too, but I can’t wait to see what Dabo makes of himself and the great recruits we have waiting in line for their heyday .  One thing’s for sure, I’m definitely glad to see happy fans around Clemson these days as opposed to the head hunters I’ve known, and been a part of,  since becoming a fan.  So, all of this to say, I hate you stupid yellow jackets and your gloating charades, your yellow suits, your taunting songs you sing  as we walk down the skyscraper you call exit stairs at Bobby Dodd Stadium… I hope you get yours at the Orange Bowl.