Clemson football: Tigers are still miles ahead of second place in the ACC

Clemson football has picked it up in the month of June in regards to their 2022 recruiting class. No one should be surprised by this as the Tigers have finally been allowed to host potential recruits over the last several weeks.

A lot of people have gone out of their way over the last several months to try and convince themselves and others that Clemson football is on the backside of their success under head coach Dabo Swinney.

People are on the Mack Brown and Manny Diaz train and really believe that they are going to be able to dethrone the Tigers in 2021. Boston College and FSU are currently atop the ACC recruiting rankings for 2022 and believe they both have a chance to dance with Clemson.

Clemson football is still light years better than anyone in the ACC

Don’t fool yourselves and certainly don’t let national writers or talking heads fool, Clemson football isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

Yes, college athletics is cyclical and what Alabama has been able to establish and sustain since their first title under Saban in 2009 is legendary and unheard of with the scholarship limits in place but Clemson football is not far behind them in any category.

Fans of UNC, Miami, Boston College, FSU, and Georgia Tech should feel good about where their programs are and how they are recruiting. Sure, they may even steal a five-star recruit every now and then but don’t mistake their short-term immediate success for anything sustainable or having the ability to knock Clemson off of the ACC mountain.

There isn’t a team from any conference on the 2021 Clemson football schedule that is better than the Tigers and that includes potential ACC title foes – Miami or UNC, who both get the luxury of missing Clemson in the regular season.

Recruiting has its own following and everyone has an entity they prefer to use when talking about rankings (fans usually go with whichever entity ranks their team the highest) but when the dust settles in 2026 and 2027 and we know exactly which class was the most successful, once again, Clemson will be the cream of the crop.