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Clemson's transformation has been fun to watch, but its not done yet

USA Today Sports' Nicole Auerbach breaks down the Orange Bowl matchup between Oklahoma and Clemson. USA TODAY Sports

FORT LAUDERDALE – Four years later, the nightmare remains as vivid as ever.

For two quarters of the 2012 Orange Bowl, West Virginia dragged Clemson up and down the field, scoring with such ease and speed the Tigers may as well have been a scout team. No, make that a high school squad.

When the debacle finally ended, the Mountaineers had a 70-33 victory.

And Clemson had the seeds of what would become a national powerhouse.