| FTBL How do you think Clemson football would do in the SEC?

[saturdaysarebetter]

How do you think Clemson football would do in the SEC? They'd have more money, more resources with the greater SEC TV money and they wouldn't be losing kids they are now that want to play in the SEC not the ACC. Your thoughts?

As for historically, how they've done against SEC teams:

How has Clemson football fared against the SEC?

The past few months have seen talk turn to legal action as both Clemson and Florida State are attempting to leave the Atlantic Coast Conference for a more lucrative conference, that being either th…

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[ElephantStomp]

Based on what they’ve the last few years in a weak conference I’d say they’d be in the mid tier

 

[24and7]

About like the game cocks… they would be stupid leaving a conference where most of their games are scrimmages… they have an easier path of the playoffs, where they are right now…

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I think they'd fall in among - and periodically above - the Ole Miss, KY, auburn and Mizzous of the league. Better than SC, which would stand to lose the most from their entry, certainly above Vandy, Arkansas and Miss State.

 

[Rolltide24]

Depends on who their QB is. Watson and Lawrence would and did give any caliber teams fits. But they have dropped off in talent with their front 7 on D and with their skill positions since those days. In my opinion, at least.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Well...they have oneof top HCs in CF....i know many on here dont like DABO....but he is an excellent recruiter....runs good program... he really is going to have to get use to changes ( the portal...nil). If he is going to remain top tier...

Couple of mediocre years has dampened his star...

Right now...top tier is texas..bama...uga..

Level 2 is lsu..Tennessee...where i would put...... clemson.....

Dabo n Kirby are only 2 with NC rings... both with 2....

 

[OldPlayer]

They wouldn’t suck. 10-2, 9-3 with an occasional 11-1 with the right schedule.

 

[MunchyOs]

They would definitely slap Oklahoma around on a regular basis

 

[rick4bama]

About like the game cocks… they would be stupid leaving a conference where most of their games are scrimmages… they have an easier path of the playoffs, where they are right now…

If and when Clemson does replace Dabo, it better be someone that played at Bama and won a National Championship too!

 

[Kamikazi18627]

Depends on Dabo's stance on the portal and NIL.

I think Clemson could have the potential to be a good team in SEC, but it would really depend on their head mans approach.

 

[bama alum]

Based on what they’ve the last few years in a weak conference I’d say they’d be in the mid tier

I think about that or a bit higher, like UTurd level. At best...

 

[50+yeartidefan]

If and when Clemson does replace Dabo, it better be someone that played at Bama and won a National Championship too!

Thats right...because.........all of theirs have been with X Bama players....
Unless theyclaim some things many years back...don't know...didn't check

 

[Justneedme81]

Six wins team

 

[BamaFan334]

They would struggle. He can recruit against Boston College, Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, NC State, Syracuse, and Georgia Tech based on success against them, but could he honestly recruit against Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas, Oklahoma, LSU, and Tennessee based on success against them? Clemson would be slap dab in the middle of the SEC, fighting to be 9-3, but more 8-4 range.

No development with anyone lately. Shipley was supposed to be the next big thing, as was Beaux Collins, Joe Ngata, and even Klubnik hasn't performed at the level he was recruited. Defense, they have recruited well in regard to high school rankings, but those guys outside of Myles Murphy really never showed up. Barrett Carter is a player, but one standout can't set the team. We haven't heard much out of Clemson lately, because there hasn't been anything to talk about, until Dabo decides to kick the dust up to get in the papers.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

They would definitely slap Oklahoma around on a regular basis

I was looking at the dirt burglars' schedule this year...they have a horrible nonconference slate - Temple, Houston, Tulane and Maine.

 

[TerryP]

Tulane

Warm up game: used to be SEC.

 

[UAgrad93]

9-3, 10-2 depending on the schedule.

 

[TerryP]

9-3, 10-2 depending on the schedule.

Put 20 million into that program and ...?

 

[UAgrad93]

Put 20 million into that program and ...?

If Dabo would embrace the portal and NIL, likely 10-2 with some 11-1 campaigns thrown in.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

I don't think Clemson has been the same since their last championship with the coordinators leaving (especially since Venables left).

As such, I don't think they'd reach a 10+ win season in the SEC at this point.