On Sunday Clemson moved up to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. The Tigers garnished six first place votes, their most since the 1984 squad had 15 first place votes on September 17, 1984.
The six first place votes were the third most behind No. 1 Ohio State’s 39 and Baylor’s 7.
What does all that mean? It means the stars are truly lining up for one of those special seasons that comes around once every 34 years at Clemson. The Tigers’ 58-0 victory over Miami did more than get Al Golden fired in South Beach, it also proved to the rest of the world that the Tigers are a legitimate threat to win the national championship this year.