Rivals rankings director and national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman is joined by Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated.com, national recruiting director Adam Gorney and Eric Hansen of InsideNDSports.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.
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1. The result of Saturday’s game won’t change the fact that Clemson needs to be more active in the portal.
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Friedman: FACT. Clemson and head coach Dabo Swinney have righted the ship since their season opening loss to Georgia but, if the Tigers expect to consistently play for national championships, there are flaws on this roster and in this recruiting class that will need to be addressed by the transfer portal. Kudos to Cade Klubnik for turning a corner in his last three games. His development has made Clemson a double-digit favorite against Florida State on the road, something nobody saw coming prior to the start of this season. Against many of its opponents, Clemson’s weak points shouldn’t hamper it but, as we saw against Georgia and in previous few seasons, the Tigers have not had the players at key positions to compete against the elite programs in the country. How does Clemson address this in the short term? The transfer portal.
Strelow: FICTION. This game isn’t a referendum on Swinney’s recruiting strategy, just as getting beat by a team with a transfer shouldn’t mean the Tigers needed to have gone to the portal to keep up with the Joneses. Taking transfers is A way and A solution within roster management. It doesn’t have to be THE path. Thus we’d continue disputing as fact that Clemson needs to be bringing in…
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Publish date : 2024-10-08 03:33:17
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