Shakin The Southland: FanShots

Kyle Stanley gets 1st PGA win

2012-02-05T23:14:45Z

Kyle Stanley gets 1st PGA win

Congrats to Kyle, his hard work has paid off.

The trustees also approved the athletic facility plan for an addition to the Memorial Stadium...

2012-02-02T23:09:51Z

The trustees also approved the athletic facility plan for an addition to the Memorial Stadium WestZone complex. The addition of a One Clemson Museum and entrance, known as the "Oculus," will showcase the university’s athletic, academic and military heritage.

The 6,000-square-foot WestZone Oculus and One Clemson Museum Exhibit Space will include a lobby, interactive exhibits and displays from the university’s storied past, a rooftop terrace for family gatherings on game days, a 75- to 100-seat theater, gallery space and three levels to showcase the university and its military and athletic history. The total project cost is projected to be $15 million, financed through private sources. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2013.

Clemson BOT approved multiple construction concept plans this week, including the Oculus.

Video renditions of the new IPF, which was approved by the BOT and will break ground within a...

2012-02-02T23:06:52Z

Video renditions of the new IPF, which was approved by the BOT and will break ground within a month. It is a design that leaves the flexibility of being upgraded later. TDP said today they hope to have it by November.

ThePostGame.com gets in on the act with an article on the importance of S&C

2012-01-31T20:38:48Z

ThePostGame.com gets in on the act with an article on the importance of S&C

S&C is indubitably becoming more and more important, not less. Thus more and more light should be shined on what program Batson runs and its results.

Danny Ford is God

2012-01-31T17:47:31Z

Danny Ford is God

Part 1 of TigerIllustrated.com's upcoming coverage of Coach Danny Ford, from his nuisance's, his abrasiveness with the NCAA & ACC, and to his folksy charm that still holds fans from Clemson University to this day.

Clemson Athletic Director, Dr. Terry Don Phillips, has announced the formation of an Athletic...

2012-01-29T20:16:59Z

Clemson Athletic Director, Dr. Terry Don Phillips, has announced the formation of an Athletic Advisory Committee. The committee is composed of 10 successful business leaders with strong ties to Clemson who will provide advice to the department from a strategic planning standpoint. The committee had a two-day meeting earlier this week.

"The nature of college athletics is changing in every area," said Phillips who has been Clemson's Athletic Director for nearly 10 years. "These changes are effecting how Clemson Athletics does business. It is a blessing to have access to successful business leaders who have and are facing similar issues in their industries.

The Athletic Advisory Committee is composed of discussion leader Harry Frampton, Vail, Colorado; Steve Bond, Georgetown; Jim Bostic, Atlanta; Jim Brown, Florence; Ray Cash, Seneca; Tom Chapman, Atlanta; Charles Dalton, Pickens; Rich Davies, Charlotte; Helen Hill, Charleston; Rodney Williams, Greenville.

"Clemson is one of the top athletic programs in the nation," said Frampton. "We have only one agenda - how to help Clemson Athletics go to the next level.

"Every area of major college sports is being challenged - competition, academic success, student/athlete welfare, compliance, finances, brand marketing and conference structure. Clemson needs to lead change, not react to it.

"This Athletic Advisory Committee is not a decision making body, we are advisory. Clemson has very capable administrators and Boards to make decisions. We commend Terry Don and his staff for involving motivated business leaders in their strategic planning."

The next meeting of the Athletic Advisory Committee is scheduled for June 18 and 19.

My initial thoughts of this are that it can only be a good thing.

Brent Venables Q&A (STS Answers)

2012-01-24T01:45:49Z

Brent Venables Q&A (STS Answers)

Here were our responses to C&C's questions regarding the Venables hire.

Joe Paterno passes away at 85

2012-01-22T16:09:07Z

Joe Paterno passes away at 85

You had to think that like The Bear, he would not live very long without football. I did not believe he'd live long enough to see the 2012 season.

Many will want to point to how his career ended, but we ask that you save those comments for another day. Bad judgement in a case as tragic as Sandusky's does not erase decades of good deeds in my eyes.