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Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Thursday September 02, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Blessed I count my blessings everyday and am thankful for every one of them. But this weekend I am perhaps feeling a little more enlightened to what I can experience again. I do television for high school football on Friday nights so I don’t get to see...

TigerNet Talk (TNT) | Clemson Sports | Thursday September 02, 2010 | By admin

Clemson looks to overpower North Texas in the 2010 football opener. In this episode, we look at the Tigers defense and some expectations for them this year. Plus, the reliable Xbox 360 goes head to head with El Swann as they both give their predictions on the...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Wednesday September 01, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Mean Green North Texas enters Death Valley Saturday afternoon for its season opener. This will be the fourth season under Todd Dodge, a former University of Texas player. The Mean Green went 2-10 last season with wins over Ball State and Western Kentucky....

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Tuesday August 31, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Saturday’s Defense Yesterday we took a peak at some things to watch for from the Clemson offense and today we switch sides of the ball and take a look at the defense. Here are a few things I would like to see from the defense against North Texas: ...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Monday August 30, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Saturday’s Offense The Tigers open the 2010 campaign Saturday afternoon and I have a few things I would like to see from this year’s group in the opener. Tomorrow I will look at the defensive thoughts for Saturday but today I will look at 10 things I would...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Friday August 27, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Friday E-Mail Bag Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions please e-mail me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Mickey: You wrote in your blog how FSU and BC have the advantage over Clemson in the...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Thursday August 26, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

The Depth Chart The SID office released the depth chart for the North Texas game yesterday. Here a few notes at each position. Quarterback Starter- Kyle Parker So Reserve- Tajh Boyd Fr Notes- No surprises here. Parker has had an excellent...

TigerNet Talk (TNT) | Clemson Sports | Thursday August 26, 2010 | By admin

To kickoff the 2010 year Lawton takes a look at the overall state of the program, plus his preseason predictions. Tune in each and every week to hear reviews, previews, and discussion about your favorite football program. Also, this year TigerNet Talk will...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Wednesday August 25, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

The Goals Located on a plaque on the front wall of the team meeting room in the West Zone is a list of Clemson’s football goals each year. They are simple. They are clearly defined. They are as short-termed and as long-termed as goals can be for each...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Tuesday August 24, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Cooper When I saw junior film of Scotty Cooper I thought he looked a lot like Stanley Hunter, another Clemson commitment at the time. I had already seen Hunter play several times at Byrnes High School in Duncan, SC and even though they played different...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Monday August 23, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Average Joe Clemson I had the privilege of speaking to the Charleston County Clemson Club last week and the crowd there energized me. It also has me reconsidering my assessment of the fan base and Clemson Nation. I always thought I had a pretty good...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Friday August 20, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Friday E-Mail Bag Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions please e-mail me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Mickey, Good job on the Blog. Now that Kyle Parker has signed, what are the...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Thursday August 19, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

The Humble Legend I have mentioned several times in blogs and in conversations that I could never give as much to Clemson as it has given to me. I know a lot of you feel the same way. Sure some will complain about IPTAY dues or parking assignments or...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Tuesday August 17, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Bill Wilhelm Update Bill Wilhelm might be the last living legend in Clemson and this morning on my radio show we had Bob Mahoney of IPTAY on to update us on Coach Wilhelm’s health. The former head baseball coach at Clemson is in Oconee Memorial Hospital due...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Monday August 16, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Monday Deadline Midnight tonight is the Major League Baseball deadline for signing draft picks from this year’s draft and four Clemson players will have a decision to make. Kyle Parker surprised a lot of people when he chose to come back to Clemson for...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Friday August 13, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Friday E-Mail Bag Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions please e-mail me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Mr. Plyler, I lived in Va for 6 years and have been in NC for 5 years now. In both states I...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Thursday August 12, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Another Deadline Approaches Sunday afternoon I headed over to the Walker Course in Clemson to try to get in a late afternoon round of golf. There was only one person on the practice green but it was one of the last people I would have expected to be there...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Wednesday August 11, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Bonus Contributions One of the best aspects of fall camp can be watching the emergence of players many have written off. I often think these bonus contributions have been a big part of some good teams. At Clemson this seems to happen every year. For...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Tuesday August 10, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Bowers Football teams practice in hot conditions all around this country and fans hold their collective breaths that no news is good news. The one thing each fan does not want to hear is one of their stars suffered an injury. One of the stars at Clemson...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Monday August 09, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Up the Middle In baseball it is said that the best defenses are the ones that are strong up the middle, meaning catcher, pitcher, shortstop, second base and centerfield. In football the same can be said. The best defenses are strong up the middle at...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Friday August 06, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Friday E-Mail Bag Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions please e-mail me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Good Afternoon Mickey, I know you’ve mentioned this before, but players like Grady Jarrett,...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Thursday August 05, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

The Team There is a song made famous at the United States Military Academy in West Point called “The Corps.” The first and last line of the of the song is The Corps, The Corps, The Corps. In General MacArthur’s farewell speech he closed by saying, “…I...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Wednesday August 04, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

First Practice Observations The Tigers went through the first day of fall camp yesterday and the media had a chance to watch the first 45 minutes. While it is difficult to tell a lot of things because it was the first day the team was in shorts, it was...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Tuesday August 03, 2010 | By Mickey Plyler

Which Freshmen Will Play A few years ago I remember a bet the Clemson staff had with each other. I can’t remember if it was during Coach Ford, Coach Hatfield or Coach West’s at Clemson but the staff was made a wager where they would rank the true freshmen...