The Clemson Dubcast

Monster guitarist and monster Clemson fan, Zach Thigpen joins The Dubcast to talk music and Clemson football. At halftime of Saturday's game against Texas A&M, he'll shred with the Tiger band at midfield -- and then he'll do the same thing Sunday in Charlotte for the Rams-Panthers game.

Cole Cubelic of ESPN joins us to talk Texas A&M-Clemson after spending last week visiting with Jimbo Fisher and other Aggies coaches in College Station. Corey Clark of Warchant.com visits to reflect on the second-half mess by Florida State last week against Boise State in Tallahassee. Cubelic also gives his thoughts on Jordan Burch after covering his game last week in Columbia.

We sit down with Dan Radakovich and ask him to talk about himself -- his roots in Western Pennsylvania steel country, his work with a bunch of great coaches at Miami, South Carolina, LSU, Georgia Tech and Clemson, and the stupendous rise of Clemson football under Dabo Swinney.

By request of a number of Tigerillustrated.com subscribers, Larry submits to an interview of ... himself. Upstate radio celebrity Mickey Plyler does the honors in exploring Larry's background, how he got into the business of sportswriting, his love of playing music, his thoughts on being around Dabo Swinney and this current era of Clemson football, and a bunch of other stuff.

Paul Myerberg, who covers college football for USA Today, gives his take on Trevor Lawrence after sitting down with him for a lengthy interview recently. Myerberg also calls the offseason scrutiny of Clemson "trash" given how badly the Tigers beat Alabama on Jan. 7. He recounts how he became a lover of college football growing up in Manhattan, and he explains why he decided to detach himself from social media. Myerberg also gives his prediction on how many more national titles Clemson will win in the next five years.

 

Mike Money, Clemson's assistant AD for marketing and game management, goes behind the scenes to talk about what it's like to be the conductor of game days inside Death Valley and Littlejohn Coliseum. Money's job isn't just to plan everything to the minute -- his scripts go down to the second. He reflects on coming up with the OPP sensation during Oliver Purnell's tenure, what it's like to plan for Military Appreciation Day, and also gives insight into the ever-popular Red Panda.

Bruce Thyer reflects on the celebrity that came from his decision to take his shirt off and read a book at a football game. And Chris Low of ESPN.com discusses his story on Dabo Swinney saying the Alabama "SEC grind" theory was just a myth last year.

Brad Brownell, preparing for his 10th season as Clemson's basketball coach, joins The Dubcast to talk the team's gold medal in Italy, the ACL injuries suffered by two anticipated starters, and the FBI wiretap revelations that ensnared a former Clemson assistant.

Brad Brownell, preparing for his 10th season as Clemson's basketball coach, joins The Dubcast to talk the team's gold medal in Italy, the ACL injuries suffered by two anticipated starters, and the FBI wiretap revelations that ensnared a former Clemson assistant.

Three Clemson assistant coaches go before the microphones to talk offensive line, quarterbacks, defensive tackles, and a bunch of other stuff.