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<blockquote data-quote="Heisman's Ghost" data-source="post: 530069" data-attributes="member: 4015"><p>Clemson is reflective of its head coach who is a quality person all the way around. That said, it is a "football factory" as the term is commonly understood:</p><p></p><p>A place that prioritizes football over everything else especially academics</p><p>A place that organizes curriculum to benefit football</p><p>A place that has a game day atmosphere that is choregraphed from long before the players emerge on the field.</p><p>A place that has absolutely no restrictions on recruiting and can flagrantly violate any NCAA rule and get away with it</p><p>A place that has no problem paying players either openly or under the table using bag men.</p><p>A place that utilizes gray shirting, and the process to manage a roster. One way or another in culling unproductive players.</p><p>A place that routinely hauls in 4 and 5 star players and top 15 at a minimum recruiting classes. </p><p>All of these universities have semi professional football programs in everything but name. It is the reality of the times we live in. That said, the number of true football factories is actually quite small. In order to have one you must possess an administration that is utterly without scruples, will spare no expense and will bend any rule to further the goals of the program. Getting that plus having a fertile recruiting niche is pretty hard to do. Just having a lot of money is not enough. (though helpful to be sure)</p><p></p><p>At present, I would consider UGA, FSU, Florida, Clemson, Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Penn State, Ohio State, USCw, Texas, Texas A&M, and maybe a few wannabes like Auburn (too much under Saban's thumb for the moment), Tennessee (incompetent coaching will cancel out the best intentions), Michigan (recruiting a little shallow perhaps) Oklahoma State, (see Auburn) Notre Dame and Miami (hard for private schools to sustain success but some would put these two in the elite class. This is all speculative and I am sure others will differ. Tech will never aspire to be part of that group so I guess we will be "family". Personally, I would like to be a factory and just go ahead and make the Faustian bargain with the Devil but then I am a sidewalk fan so I do not have scruples like alumni do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heisman's Ghost, post: 530069, member: 4015"] Clemson is reflective of its head coach who is a quality person all the way around. That said, it is a "football factory" as the term is commonly understood: A place that prioritizes football over everything else especially academics A place that organizes curriculum to benefit football A place that has a game day atmosphere that is choregraphed from long before the players emerge on the field. A place that has absolutely no restrictions on recruiting and can flagrantly violate any NCAA rule and get away with it A place that has no problem paying players either openly or under the table using bag men. A place that utilizes gray shirting, and the process to manage a roster. One way or another in culling unproductive players. A place that routinely hauls in 4 and 5 star players and top 15 at a minimum recruiting classes. All of these universities have semi professional football programs in everything but name. It is the reality of the times we live in. That said, the number of true football factories is actually quite small. In order to have one you must possess an administration that is utterly without scruples, will spare no expense and will bend any rule to further the goals of the program. Getting that plus having a fertile recruiting niche is pretty hard to do. Just having a lot of money is not enough. (though helpful to be sure) At present, I would consider UGA, FSU, Florida, Clemson, Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Penn State, Ohio State, USCw, Texas, Texas A&M, and maybe a few wannabes like Auburn (too much under Saban's thumb for the moment), Tennessee (incompetent coaching will cancel out the best intentions), Michigan (recruiting a little shallow perhaps) Oklahoma State, (see Auburn) Notre Dame and Miami (hard for private schools to sustain success but some would put these two in the elite class. This is all speculative and I am sure others will differ. Tech will never aspire to be part of that group so I guess we will be "family". Personally, I would like to be a factory and just go ahead and make the Faustian bargain with the Devil but then I am a sidewalk fan so I do not have scruples like alumni do. [/QUOTE]
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