Clemson Practice Observations: Christmas carols and watering the bamboo

Swinney and Elliott talk prior to practice.CLEMSON – What could be better than Christmas carols and a driving rain providing an impromptu drumbeat on the roof while watching football practice?

Clemson continued to practice ahead of the Cheez-It Bowl against Iowa St., spending two hours inside the Poe Indoor Facility Saturday afternoon. We have plenty of team-related nuggets to pass along.

*Former offensive coordinator and current Virginia head coach Tony Elliott was a visitor at practice. Elliott spent several minutes in conversation with coach Dabo Swinney in the end zone prior to the start of practice. As Clemson football SID Ross Taylor quipped, 1/7th of the head coaches in the ACC were…