As my esteemed colleague alluded to, this blog is partly a response to those writers, analysts and commentators who have not given our teams the respect that they deserve. A recent example of this surfaced on the ESPN ACC Blog. Normally I have no objections to Heather Dinich or her posts. There was however a recent installment in which she counted down the top 25 players in the ACC. In this countdown only one Clemson player made the list. I believe that in this count down HD dropped the ball. So I would like to put forward some names that should have easily made the list
Da' Quan Bowers DE: HD admitted that the reason Bowers did not make the top 25 is because his playing time in 2009 was cut by injuries and therefore he did not accumulate impressive stats. Despite these set backs he managed to make the Lombardi watch list (top lineman on either side of the Ball) and the Nagurski watch list (top defensive player of the year). Bowers was a key member of the 2009 defense that was ranked in the top 20 nationally.
Dalton Freeman C: Freeman is just a sophomore (I believe) who made the Rimington watch list. This award is give to the nations top center.
Jarvis Jenkins DT: Jenkins is on of the best interior lineman in the country. Jenkins is also on the Nagurski watch list and the Outland watch list (top interior lineman).
Honorable Mention: RB's Andre Ellington and Jamie Harper. Both averaged 5 yards per carry, while living in the shadow of C.J. Spiller. Malliciah Goodman DE had a good freshman season in 2009 and should fill the shoes of Ricky Sapp nicely.
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