Clemson football fans know the exact pain the Kansas City Chiefs feel

Clemson football fans know the exact pain the Kansas City Chiefs feel

There is no fan base who can understand the pain and frustration that the Kansas City Chiefs must be feeling better than the Clemson football family.

Let’s go ahead and start by saying this: We’re not here to start some kind of strange unification with the Chiefs fan base. But what we can say is that we recognize parallels when they exist and this one might take the cake.

It’s not just the fact that the Chiefs and Clemson football are similar in their histories, in terms of national relevance. Kansas City had just one Super Bowl (1969) in its history before the Andy Reid-Patrick Mahomes era. Before Dabo Swinney, Clemson had just one National Championship.

Now, the two (both Clemson and the Chiefs) are considered the ‘class’ of their respective sports. The Chiefs have won two AFC Championships and a Super Bowl and they don’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. Clemson has won two National Championships in the last five years and the Tigers have made six-straight CFB Playoff appearances.

The term ‘mini-dynasty’ has already been thrown around with both organizations.

While those are certainly parallels, the result of Super Bowl LV is what should have Clemson football fans having flashbacks

The Chiefs were the overwhelming favorites coming into the 2020 season.

They were the Super Bowl pick by the majority of experts and then a team in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came out of nowhere- no one was truly expecting them to be championship contenders- and it almost seemed like destiny.

The Bucs got better as the season progressed and even their defense- which was thought to be a weakness by some- was absolutely dominant when it mattered most, holding the Chiefs to just nine points. Oh, the championship game was also played in their hometown in their home venue.

Ringing any bells?

If you’re not catching on, Clemson was the overarching favorite coming into the 2019 season. The Tigers were dominant all year and yet, a team in LSU came out of nowhere with one of the most explosive offenses we’ve ever seen. It almost seemed like ‘destiny’ that LSU would get to play the National Championship game- a pipedream to those who provided analysis on LSU in the preseason- in their home state (Louisiana) down in New Orleans.

Even the LSU defense, which had been suspect at best during the season, was dominant in the outcome. The result? Joe Burrow and his Tigers beat Trevor Lawrence and his Tigers by a final score of 42-25.

We’re not here for sympathy or to provide comfort. We don’t have some spectacular vision as to what the future holds for Clemson or for the Chiefs, although we do believe that both teams will be back on top sooner rather than later.

All we’re here to say is this: We understand your pain, Chiefs fans.