Why Clemson Won't Win the ACC Anytime Soon

To play for Clemson is an honor.  Only the best of the best play for Clemson.  The creme de la creme of high school football players attend Clemson. Something we've learned about Clemson and many big football programs that attract blue chip athletes is that a lot of these players don't play well together. Teams like South Florida, Rutgers, BC, Louisville, Boise State, Utah, and Tulsa that don't attract the big recruits win because they recruit intelligent football players.  A lot of the players recruited may not have even been studs on their high school teams, but they are players with a high football IQ. Clemson has the athletes to win an ACC championship, but they can't play as a team.  We saw that last Saturday against Alabama. Over the past couple of years we have learned a lot about Clemson.  The Tigers have either been a team that starts hot or cold.  When they start hot, they get overconfident, and when they start cold, they procrastinate and then do what ... (link)