Clemson Fans Threw Debris Onto The Field After Onside Kick Call, Only To Get Scored On The Next Play

If Clemson is going to do this to their own field, the least the Tigers defense could do is back them up by making a stop. In an eerily similar scene to what the Texas Longhorns faithful did in Austin when they disagreed with a call made by officials, a bunch of Clemson students chucked flying projectiles of all shapes and sizes onto the turf. The major difference between these incidents is that Texas actually got their pass interference call on the field overturned, whereas Clemson's inanimate object launching took place after the crew had reviewed an onside kick and announced they weren't giving them the friendly whistle. Then, another key distinction: The Tigers got scored on the next play from scrimmage en route to an eventual 33-21 win. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1852908360414167323 https://twitter.com/espn/status/1847827778327990649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1847827778327990649%7Ctwgr%5E1774335bff5327b5e3c57cca22465b52a6d1840d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whiskeyriff.com%2F2024%2F10%2F20%2Fsec-fines-texas-250k-threatens-alcohol-ban-for-fans-throwing-debris-on-the-field-vs-georgia%2F While that Longhorns sequence was a refreshing moment of referee accountability, the school did get fined $250,000 and threatened with an alcohol ban. Even Matthew McConaughey released a statement imploring Texas to be better in the bleachers. Here's a peek at the action from the stands on Saturday at Clemson's Memorial Stadium, which preceded the football gods' wrath that allowed Louisville to run up the score even more for the Tigers' collective sin. https://twitter.com/gray_mann21/status/1852907241994690908 The Tigers' home venue didn't exactly live up to its "Death Valley" moniker on this particular occasion. Louisville had lost all eight of its previous games against Clemson, and by the end of tonight's matchup, all the Tigers were reduced to was throwing stuff in total frustration. Cardinals running back Isaac Brown trolled the crowd right back, too. https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1852907821873902024 Dabo Swinney is a little antiquated in his thinking when it comes to program building. The longtime Clemson head coach kind of shrugs off current college football trends like NIL deals, and refuses to maximize his annual talent pool via the transfer portal for, like, pseudo-moral reasons? It's weird. Like obviously the Tigers are still winning at a high clip, but there's no question they aren't giving themselves the best chance at a national championship these days compared to the other elite programs across the country. That's just a fact. For instance, Oregon snagged quarterback Dillon Gabriel and other key contributors via the transfer portal ahead of this season. The Ducks ranked No. 2 in 247 Sports' transfer recruiting rankings. Lo and behold, they're sitting atop the AP poll. Clemson didn't even chart. They had zero incoming transfers and lost 12. LOL. An embarrassing 34-3 loss to Georgia in the Clemson's opener kicked off a schedule loaded with cupcake opponents, teeing up Saturday's epic disappointment and immature outburst from Clemson's spectators. I'll say this: If you're doing this toward the end of a game, you deserve to get dunked on... https://twitter.com/JesseMyers88/status/1852900340082852264 For who for what? College Football Playoff seeding consideration to make your loss seem slightly less bad? This is the type of stuff where you really start to question whether Dabo is That Dude to lead Clemson into this wild new era on the NCAA gridiron. But by all means Dabo, stick to your stubborn ways, keep sort-of beating up on most of the ACC, and enjoy getting obliterated by the SEC and Big Ten powerhouses for the rest of your tenure. I'm sure that will curb debris-related incidents in the future. At a certain point, maybe Dabo will be the one having tomatoes (figuratively or literally) thrown at him.