When I read some comments from former Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden my knee jerk reaction was to get defensive.
How dare he speak of anything but rainbows and sunshine when the opportunity presents itself to talk about Clemson? Bowden, now an analyst with Fox Sports South was recently asked to compare the state of the SEC versus the ACC. He was quoted.
“The reason that some in the media have not given the ACC the respect they deserve is because of the overall strength of the conference,” Bowden said. “This lack of respect mostly comes from the fact that the rest of the ACC has not been successful versus Power 5 non-conference opponents.