National Signing Day has come and gone and the winners and losers have been labeled. One team in particular stood out to me, and while they were somewhat overlooked by many media outlets, the Clemson Tigers come out smelling like roses.
It was impressive enough that according to Rivals.com that they grabbed four five star players, but three of those youngsters came out of the state of Florida. Talent from Florida usually stays there, but more importantly, they stole these players from the Florida State Seminoles who in the coming years could be the biggest hurdle in Clemson's quest for ACC domination. With five schools in Florida that played in bowl games in 2010, these three, as well as another five star recruit, and six four star recruits decided to attend a school that went 6-6 before losing the Meineke Bowl to...........
South Florida.
Now Clemson has gone into their backyard, FIU's backyard, Miami's backyard, Florida's backyard, and Florida State's backyard and took some of their top talent. That's not to say that these teams didn't fare well, they did, but to go into a rival state and come out with three of their top players is phenomenal. It was not just Florida either, they grabbed the top linebacker and a four star offensive tackle out of the state of North Carolina and two four star recruits out of Hargrove Academy in Virginia. They dominated much of the east coast and got more bang for their buck than any other team in the nation.
Clemson struggled to a 4-4 ACC record last year in a conference that was possibly the weakest of all the BCS conferences, yet they brought in more top talent than nearly every other school in the country. Well done fellas.
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