It appeared Clemson coach Dabo Swinney may have spoken slightly out of turn earlier in the week when he said the Tigers remain “1,000 percent committed” to the ACC and blamed reporters, bloggers, the four winds, probably Steve Spurrier, 1985 Topps checklist cards and beagles -- all beagles -- for the recent spate of Big 12 rumors. Clemson fans didn’t like that he appeared to be cutting the legs out from under the Board of Trustees, which was set to meet days later to discuss matters of import.
Big 12 Expansion: Clemson BOT Echoes Dabo Swinney’s ‘1,000 Percent’ Comment
But the BOT actually pretty much sounds just like Dabo anyway. Here’s Clemson Board of Trustees chairman David Wilkins, via TigerNet:
“We are 1,000 percent in the ACC,” Wilkins told TigerNet. “There are no offers, no discussions and we are concentrating on being the best we can be in the ACC. We are in the ACC, and we need to work together on making the ACC better.”
“What we need to do is have the premier sports program in the league we are now in,” Wilkins said. “And that is the ACC. That is where all of our effort and focus needs to be.”
Just weeks ago, Wilkins said that Clemson would be wise to listen to an offer to join another conference, but that one hadn’t been made.
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