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The Clemson Tigers have secured head coach Dabo Swinney for the long haul, giving him a contract through 2017 that will pay $1.95 million plus bonuses per year. Since being named the interim head coach in 2008 after Tommy Bowden’s departure, Swinney’s gone 29-19 and won the 2011 ACC title, also winning his division in 2009. At 8ight we are […]
Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers celebrates after a touchdown against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at BB&T Field on October 25, 2012 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. At 8ight we are celebrating with Clemson fans as they send us photos of Coach Swinney wearing our 8ight Tiger paw band. Related articles Clemson […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney holds the Atlantic Division Championship trophy after the Tigers beat Wake Forest. Coach Swinney has found a way to bring some consistency to the football program, as Clemson has won or tied for the ACC’s Atlantic Division championship in three of the past four seasons. They are looking to win the Atlantic […]
Clemson coach William Christopher “Dabo” Swinney gives his players the ‘watch me’ sign during the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl. The Tigers upset LSU 25-24. The Tigers finished the year at 11-2, ranked 9th in the Coaches Poll and 11th in the AP poll, but lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks for a fourth straight season. Swinney was […]
Marcell Dareus was a defensive tackle for the NFL Buffalo Bills and was the 3rd overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. In college he played as a defensive end for the University of Alabama Dareus led the Southeastern Conference in quarterback sacks in 2009. He totaled 33 total tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss (−49), seven quarterback hurries, […]
Trent Richardson is a running back for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL. When he played football for the University of Alabama 2009 to 2011, he was recognized as an All American and was on two BCS National Championship Teams. He was the first Alabama player to win the Doak Walker Award. He finished third in […]
Check out the portrait of the key University of Alabama players in the National Title Game. Note running back T.J. Yeldon’s left wrist with our band on as he is scoring a touchdown. In his freshman season, Yeldon rushed for 1,108 yards on 154 carries and 12 touchdowns. His season high for the year was 153 […]
Thank you fans for the picture of an Alabama player talking to Coach Sabin during the BCS National Championship game. It is a delight to see one of our Alabama logo bands. If you email us a picture of anyone wearing one of our 8ight performance bands. We will post it on this site and […]
A Clemson fan sent us a picture of Coach Dabo Swinney with his 8ight logo band. Congratulations Coach Swinney who led Clemson to its first 11-win season since the 1981 national championship year, capping the year off with an upset victory over the #8 LSU Tigers in the Chick-fil-A-Bowl. The Clemson Tigers finished the year at 11-2, ranked […]
ROLL TIDE ROLL The 2012 BCS title is now sealed tightly within the walls of the overflowing Alabama trophy case. We want to thank our fans who continue to send us pictures from Alabama’s 42-14 humiliation of Notre Dame during the BCS National Championship.
