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Clemson’s history includes another national championship

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Once before, Clemson has been here. Once before, it outlasted more admired teams to win the national championship. It was 1981, and it seemed the country wanted someone else — anyone else — to win its national title. But No. 1 Michigan lost. Alabama lost. Notre Dame and Oklahoma and Penn Sate and Pittsburgh and North Carolina all lost. Clemson beat No. 3 North Carolina 10-8. Then, in the Orange Bowl, the Tigers beat Nebraska to win Danny Ford’s only…

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If Clemson beats Alabama, it will take a great performance to do it

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If Clemson University is indeed to knock off the University of Alabama Monday night, it will take an epic performance. It usually does. Alabama, it seems, is always sniffing around the championship. Don’t judge the Tide simply by the three titles it’s won in the last seven years. Judge them by their misses, too, misses that included memorable performances by such players as Ohio State’s Ezekial Elliott, Auburn kick returner Chris Davis, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, and Florida quarterback Tim…

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Last Clemson-Alabama game launched dynasty, led to change

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The plan was for a Clemson coming-out party. The Tigers had finished strong in 2007 and entered the 2008 season with a Top 10 ranking. It seemed like the perfect time for the Tigers to take on a marquee Southeastern Conference opponent at an NFL stadium in a nationally televised game. Turns out it was Nick Saban and Alabama that made the statement in the Georgia Dome. Coming off a 7-6 season, the Crimson Tide crushed No. 9 Clemson 34-10…

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Alabama’s Nick Saban: Love him or hate him, his dynasty stands

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To all those who think Nick Saban leads a joyless life, that all he cares about is winning football games, he’d like to set the record straight. “I’m a very happy person.” Of course, Saban spoke with his jaw tightly clinched, a steely glare and nary the hint of a smile. It’s the face of college football. Alabama will be going for its fourth national title in seven years when it takes on top-ranked Clemson in the championship game Monday…

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Alabama on verge of unprecedented run, with Clemson in the way

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Regardless of the outcome of Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game between No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama, a case can be made that no team in the history of the sport has had a better run than the Crimson Tide under coach Nick Saban. If Alabama beats the Tigers to win a fourth national title in seven seasons, the argument may be settled. There was talk early in the season after Alabama lost to Mississippi that the…

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Moving semifinals to New Year’s Eve a total flop

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The College Football Playoff is a marvelous thing. The timing of the national semifinal games? Boy, did they get that one wrong. The Orange Bowl, a matchup between top-ranked Clemson and No. 4 Oklahoma that kicked off in the late afternoon on New Year’s Eve, could’ve passed for an Alamo or Holiday Bowl. There simply wasn’t the sort of buzz one would expect from a game of that stature, which surely had a lot to do with a 4 p.m.…

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Ratings for College Football Playoff down 36 percent

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Jimmy Kimmel told people to watch. Even soap opera stars on General Hospital made not-so-subtle references to making plans to watch the College Football Playoff on New Year’s Eve. All the prodding and promoting wasn’t enough to convince many fans to tune in. College football’s move to create a new tradition with semifinal matchups on New Year’s Eve drew ratings approximately 36 percent lower than last season, when the matchups were held on New Year’s Day. The Orange Bowl between…

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