Will Vandervort -- Clemson Tiger Football Success

Jan 3, 2022, 2:12 PM

IMHO Will Vandervort (see below tweets) makes a compelling case that Clemson Football's success this decade is analogous to Phil Mickelson's success in the Tiger Woods' era.

This does not upset me. Far from it.

Very proud and congratulations to Clemson Tiger players, coaches and staff who made these great accomplishments possible with Dabo Swinney, Deshaun Watson, Christian Wilkins/the Power Rangers, Trevor Lawrence, Brent Venables, Isaiah Simmons, some great WR's and more at the top of the list.

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Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Clemson is in the midst of one of the greatest runs in college football history, but no one realizes it because of what Nick Saban and Alabama have done during this same stretch. The Tigers are 131-21 over the last 11 seasons... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
During this stretch, Clemson has won 2 National Championships, played for the national championship 4 times, made 6 College Football Playoff appearances, won 7 ACC Championships and recorded 11 straight 10-plus win seasons... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
During this time, Clemson is 33-16 against AP Top 25 teams, 16-10 against AP Top 10 opponents and 10-9 against AP Top 5 teams... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Clemson's 11-straight 10-plus win seasons ranks third all-time in the history of college football, only behind FSU's 14-year run from 1987-2000 and Alabama's current 14-year run from 2008-'21... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
In the middle of this current run, from 2015-'20, Clemson had the 5th longest streak of finishing in the AP Top 5 in the poll's history. That was a streak of 6 consecutive seasons finishing in the top 5... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Again, in the middle of this current run, from 2017-'21, Clemson had a streak of 57 consecutive weeks ranked inside the AP Top 5. That is the second longest streak in the history of the AP Poll era... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Clemson also had a streak of 96 consecutive weeks (2015-'21) ranked inside the AP Top 10, which is the fourth longest streak in the history of the AP Poll... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Thanks to Clemson's win over Iowa State last Wednesday in the Cheez-It Bowl, Clemson is guaranteed to finish ranked in the final AP Poll for an 11th consecutive season... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
During this run Clemson is 3-0 vs. ranked Auburn teams (4-0) overall; 1-0 vs. a ranked Oklahoma (2-0 overall); 1-0 vs. a ranked Texas A&M team (2-0 overall); 3-1 vs ranked Notre Dame teams; 3-1 vs. ranked Ohio State teams... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Clemson is 2-2 vs. ranked Alabama teams (2-1 in national championship games); 1-1 vs. ranked LSU teams; 1-2 vs. ranked Georgia teams. The Tigers are also 3-3 vs. ranked FSU teams... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Clemson also has a top 5 win over Virginia Tech, a top 10 win over UNC, a top 5 win over Louisville and a top 10 win over Miami... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Thanks to its win over then No. 13 Wake Forest, Clemson has beaten an AP-ranked opponent in 10 of the last 11 seasons, including every year since 2015. The only year the Tigers did not record an AP-ranked win was in 2014... | #Clemson

Will Vandervort@steelerwill
Clemson is also 10-5 in bowl games since 2011, including a 2-2 record in the national championship game, which the NCAA recognizes as a bowl game | #Clemson

Props to Will V. for these facts and updates!

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Will Vandervort -- Clemson Tiger Football Success

That dude needs to chill...

I agree, 10-3 with no conference or division championship is not elite.***

I'd have to lump us in with Oklahoma State...

Re: Will Vandervort -- Clemson Tiger Football Success

He's right, Bama has kept us from having an historic run but

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