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

By Andrew Boardwine

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)
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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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Head Coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers runs off the field after a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on September 14, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Head Coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers runs off the field after a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on September 14, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) /

2. People hate dominance

More so than anything else, people love to hate winners.

The most lovable program in the nation with the nicest coach in the world will eventually have opposing fans turn on them if they win too much. For a recent example, look back at the Golden State Warriors in the NBA.

Everyone loved it when the Warriors won that first NBA Championship, but they began to hate Golden State as they continued to rack up wins and then added another star- Kevin Durant- to their roster.

The same can be said about Clemson football.

It was a welcomed change when the Tigers took down national power Alabama back in 2016 for the National Championship. Everyone loved pulling for the ‘underdog,’ led by Deshaun Watson, as the Tigers tried to pull off this seemingly improbable feat of beating Alabama.

But once Watson left the program, the nation expected Clemson to go back to what it has been doing: Potentially competing for the ACC and not being a factor in the national race.

That’s not what happened, though.

Now, the Tigers are one of, if not the top program in the nation. Clemson has made it to four-straight CFB Playoffs and has won two of the last three National Championships. People hate dynasties. They don’t like to see this program continuing to have success the way that it has over the past few seasons.

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