Last evening I watched the new Disney+ movie Safety. If you are looking for a relaxing, easily digestible, no cussing, no sex, family friendly movie in true Disney style, Safety fits the bill. If you like football, that is just a bonus. Safety tells the story of Clemson freshman safety Ray McElrathbey, played by Jay […]
I am currently reading Manie Robinson’s excellent book Top of the Hill: Dabo Swinney and Clemson’s Rise to College Football Greatness. In chapter 4, Robinson tells the story of the events which unfolded on Monday, October 13, 2008. This was the day Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips relieved head football coach Tommy Bowden of […]
This past Saturday evening with 71,330 in attendance, the Clemson Tigers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 29-23 in the Fiesta Bowl earning a trip to the national championship game against the LSU Tigers. It was a classic football game – arguably the two best programs in college football, incredible coaching, immense pride, dozens of future […]
Earlier this summer, Clemson Tigers head football coach Dabo Swinney and his three sons were traveling to Toronto. While there, he reached out to the Toronto Raptors in hopes of getting tickets to the 76ers playoff game. The request was granted with one condition – Raptors head coach Nick Nurse wanted some of his time. […]
https://youtu.be/qua3pwff3_Y Clemson Tigers freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence is a generational talent. Like John Elway, Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck, he has the type of skill which only comes around every 10-15 years. What makes the Cartersville (Ga) product so special though is not just his size (6′ 5″), his maturity, his football IQ, or rocket […]
Smart leaders want to retain their top talent. Retaining top talent gives your organization stability and consistency. Plus, it takes so much time, money and energy to secure and develop top talent, you simply do not want to lose the investment to someone else. Retaining top talent helps ensure sustained success. I thought about this […]
Tonight the Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide will compete for college’s football national championship. Both teams are led by two of the greatest leaders in all of sports, Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban respectively. I recently took a deeper look at each in my post Comparing And Contrasting Nick Saban And Dabo Swinney’s Leadership […]
