Clemson 2023

[wlaxphan20]

Schedule is out:

https://clemsontigers.com/sports/womens ... /schedule/

[DMac]

Five games into the season by mid Feb (just about), spring is coming earlier and earlier.
Gotta love that Dome up in Cuse, it's just like February in Carolina. Good idea to wear
a hat, gloves, coat, and maybe a scarf too on your way in though.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

WOFFORD

 February 11

FURMAN

 February 15

At WINTHROP

 February 18

GARDNER WEBB

 February 22

At NOTRE DAME

 February 25


At VIRGINIA 

March 3

At LONGWOOD

 March 5

CAMPBELL

 March 8

DUKE

 Saturday, March 11
BOSTON COLLEGE

 March 16

RADFORD

 March 19

PRESBYTERIAN

 March 22

At NORTH CAROLINA 

March 26

LOUISVILLE

 March 31


At SYRACUSE

 April 8

At VIRGINIA TECH

 April 15

PITT

 April 20


Looks like Duke's 2022 schedule...but then again--Clemson's an "expansion team"

[wlaxphan20]

WOFFORD

 February 11

FURMAN

 February 15

At WINTHROP

 February 18

GARDNER WEBB

 February 22

At NOTRE DAME

 February 25


At VIRGINIA 

March 3

At LONGWOOD

 March 5

CAMPBELL

 March 8

DUKE

 Saturday, March 11
BOSTON COLLEGE

 March 16

RADFORD

 March 19

PRESBYTERIAN

 March 22

At NORTH CAROLINA 

March 26

LOUISVILLE

 March 31


At SYRACUSE

 April 8

At VIRGINIA TECH

 April 15

PITT

 April 20


Looks like Duke's 2022 schedule...but then again--Clemson's an "expansion team"

While the OOC schedule isn’t exactly eye-popping, I noticed most of the schools on the OOC schedule are fairly local. This would cut a lot of expenses (airfare, hotels, meal money, etc) that come with traveling further. I have no idea what their budget looks like, but I think it might serve the dual purpose of being cost effective and providing some confidence building games before a brutal ACC gauntlet.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

WOFFORD

 February 11

FURMAN

 February 15

At WINTHROP

 February 18

GARDNER WEBB

 February 22

At NOTRE DAME

 February 25


At VIRGINIA 

March 3

At LONGWOOD

 March 5

CAMPBELL

 March 8

DUKE

 Saturday, March 11
BOSTON COLLEGE

 March 16

RADFORD

 March 19

PRESBYTERIAN

 March 22

At NORTH CAROLINA 

March 26

LOUISVILLE

 March 31


At SYRACUSE

 April 8

At VIRGINIA TECH

 April 15

PITT

 April 20


Looks like Duke's 2022 schedule...but then again--Clemson's an "expansion team"

While the OOC schedule isn’t exactly eye-popping, I noticed most of the schools on the OOC schedule are fairly local. This would cut a lot of expenses (airfare, hotels, meal money, etc) that come with traveling further. I have no idea what their budget looks like, but I think it might serve the dual purpose of being cost effective and providing some confidence building games before a brutal ACC gauntlet.

It looks like a very balanced schedule—like a lot of thought went into it. Seems perfect for a first year team.

[Wheels,Wheels!]

What a joke! Wow. Any win outside of the ACC is fools gold.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

What a joke! Wow. Any win outside of the ACC is fools gold.

Just curious as to what you are referring to as a joke. I am always interested to hear other perspectives.

[Bart]

What a joke! Wow. Any win outside of the ACC is fools gold.

IDK, seems like a fairly ok schedule for a first year ACC team. Very similar in scope to the other recent addition to the ACC.

Fools gold would imply that you see value in wins, if they see any...gotta play the games, where there is none. I would suggest there is value in any win regarding building a culture, confidence and momentum for the future. Will any wins in the OOC schedule translate to ACC success? To be seen but recent history suggests it would be minimal but then again that is why they play the games.

It is their first schedule. To me, sometimes it is best to fish in a smaller pond before you venture out into the ocean.

[Wheels,Wheels!]

Why the term Joke:
When Clemson introduced their program, to great social media fan fare, they boasted of their fantastic facilities and competitive edge it would bring them. The plank owners are mostly made up of 20 experienced transfers. Multiple posts of eye catching swag drops and self lauding of their recruiting successes set the expectation that they were going to field a team forged by the best competition. I expected it from in and out of the ACC. Having your OOC schedule against these team is unimpressive and laughable for a team that outwardly advertised excellence.
Will a 9 point game from Jimerson against Radford set any competitive bar?
Iron sharpens Iron.

Pitt, which followed the same blueprint in many respects, came out with OOC schedule that was short on wins but played many more competitive, regional programs than the Tigers. Namely PSU, Siena, Duquesne, Canisius.

They should have replaced four of their OOC teams with; High Point, Davidson, Elon, Coastal and Jax. They billed themselves as all in, starting the program with new everything etc. so the budget (football TV $)should not be a determining factor to play these regional opponents.

I expected a George Carlin routine got one from Paulie Shore!

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Why the term Joke:
When Clemson introduced their program, to great social media fan fare, they boasted of their fantastic facilities and competitive edge it would bring them. The plank owners are mostly made up of 20 experienced transfers. Multiple posts of eye catching swag drops and self lauding of their recruiting successes set the expectation that they were going to field a team forged by the best competition. I expected it from in and out of the ACC. Having your OOC schedule against these team is unimpressive and laughable for a team that outwardly advertised excellence.
Will a 9 point game from Jimerson against Radford set any competitive bar?
Iron sharpens Iron.

Pitt, which followed the same blueprint in many respects, came out with OOC schedule that was short on wins but played many more competitive, regional programs than the Tigers. Namely PSU, Siena, Duquesne, Canisius.

They should have replaced four of their OOC teams with; High Point, Davidson, Elon, Coastal and Jax. They billed themselves as all in, starting the program with new everything etc. so the budget (football TV $)should not be a determining factor to play these regional opponents.

I expected a George Carlin routine got one from Paulie Shore!

Good points. Thank you.

[wlaxphan20]

Why the term Joke:
When Clemson introduced their program, to great social media fan fare, they boasted of their fantastic facilities and competitive edge it would bring them. The plank owners are mostly made up of 20 experienced transfers. Multiple posts of eye catching swag drops and self lauding of their recruiting successes set the expectation that they were going to field a team forged by the best competition. I expected it from in and out of the ACC. Having your OOC schedule against these team is unimpressive and laughable for a team that outwardly advertised excellence.
Will a 9 point game from Jimerson against Radford set any competitive bar?
Iron sharpens Iron.

Pitt, which followed the same blueprint in many respects, came out with OOC schedule that was short on wins but played many more competitive, regional programs than the Tigers. Namely PSU, Siena, Duquesne, Canisius.

They should have replaced four of their OOC teams with; High Point, Davidson, Elon, Coastal and Jax. They billed themselves as all in, starting the program with new everything etc. so the budget (football TV $)should not be a determining factor to play these regional opponents.

I expected a George Carlin routine got one from Paulie Shore!

Maybe Coastal or Davidson at 3 hrs, but outside of that I would hardly call the 4-5+ hour drives of High Point, Jacksonville, Elon etc. "local" when compared to the 2 hour drives of some of the actual local schools on the schedule.

[TNLAX]

Not sure how hard or easy it is for a new program to schedule out of conference games. (never been a college coach) But I would imagine it isn't easy getting games. Most teams play yearly home n away games against OOC teams so schedules are kind of locked in for a year or two. Maybe Clemson wanted to play a few teams but couldn't find dates. Let them play and hopefully enjoy some competitive games. My 2 cents

[jff97]

Not sure how hard or easy it is for a new program to schedule out of conference games. (never been a college coach) But I would imagine it isn't easy getting games. Most teams play yearly home n away games against OOC teams so schedules are kind of locked in for a year or two. Maybe Clemson wanted to play a few teams but couldn't find dates. Let them play and hopefully enjoy some competitive games. My 2 cents

That was my thought when I saw the schedule too. A lot more goes into scheduling than just I want to play these teams. If Clemson starts building a consistent NCAA Tournament caliber program, I'm sure they'll get better OOC games.

[Lax101]

No matter how you look at it this OOC schedule is laughable and embarrassing. It costs nothing to have good teams, maybe Top 30 teams come play at Clemson. Some teams would welcome the opportunity.

[user1020]

I would’ve liked to see one possibly Big 10 school or OOC ranked school, but I don’t think they needed to have a tough schedule. I believe they made the right call because it would not be good for a program to win 2 games their opening year especially when Clemson could be good in the future.

[LaxThoughts]

Not much wrong with that schedule for a first year ACC team that will get tested plenty during its ACC schedule. Remember Duke's joke of a 2022 out-of-conference schedule which consisted of Gardner-Webb, Elon, William & Mary, High Point, Wofford, East Carolina, and Davidson?

[Dr. Tact]

Not much wrong with that schedule for a first year ACC team that will get tested plenty during its ACC schedule. Remember Duke's joke of a 2022 out-of-conference schedule which consisted of Gardner-Webb, Elon, William & Mary, High Point, Wofford, East Carolina, and Davidson?

I agree with what you are saying. Clemson with [RPI ranking last year] Wofford [105], Furman[62], Winthrop[106], GW[87], Longwood[108], Campbell[75], Radford[112], Presbyterian[115] is scheduling similar to Duke's (last year), a perennial top 10 team. Duke's schedule was indeed weak for their program quality.

I think that Clemson wins 6 of those 8 OOC games. I wouldnt be surprised if they win them all.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Not much wrong with that schedule for a first year ACC team that will get tested plenty during its ACC schedule. Remember Duke's joke of a 2022 out-of-conference schedule which consisted of Gardner-Webb, Elon, William & Mary, High Point, Wofford, East Carolina, and Davidson?

Agreed. I can also see Wheels!'s perspective in that Clemson did attract a veritable boatload of transfers so they're not a good example of a purely first year team. They boast 18 upperclassers (new PC safe word, folks--woohoo!) including a whopping 11 grad students. It's going to be a very interesting first year. Looking forward to it.

[Wheels,Wheels!]

If Clemson’s OOC was identical to last years Blue Devils I would more impressed and interested. I hope if they are at .500 at seasons end they lay low, no need to break out the video pyrotechnics in celebration.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

If Clemson’s OOC was identical to last years Blue Devils I would more impressed and interested. I hope if they are at .500 at seasons end they lay low, no need to break out the video pyrotechnics in celebration.

In this day and age? The Industrial Hype Complex at Clemson will be revving full-bore for every home game and all through the season and beyond on their social media platforms. I'm sure the video pyrotechnics are already locked and loaded and ready for opening day in South Carolina.