Clemson Football: 5 reasons the nation loves to hate the Tigers

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide with the trophy in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 02: Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates with teammates after an interception against the Wofford Terriers during their game at Memorial Stadium on November 02, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

4. ‘Little ole Clemson’

Because Clemson is in the ACC and there are only a few programs in the history of the conference that have had any type of consistent success, there’s a bit of an ‘outsider’s attitude’ when it comes to Clemson.

The Tigers aren’t Ohio State, Alabama, Penn State, Auburn, LSU, Notre Dame, Texas, USC, Michigan, Florida, or any of the other perceived ‘national powerhouses’ of old.

Because of that, many look down upon the Clemson football program because of the fact it only has a couple of National Championships in its history. (As if history matters in terms of today).

These huge fanbases with nationwide support don’t like seeing their programs being consistently beaten by a University that they likely couldn’t locate on a map.

People also don’t like hearing about ‘little ole Clemson’ when the Tigers are being consistently ranked inside the top-four in the nation and competing for CFB Playoff berths year-in and year-out.

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