The brackets are out, the seeds are final and for the third straight year, Brad Brownell has, with the Clemson Tigers (24-10), dancing. But while people who root for the "Orange and White" are arranging for flights to Tampa, national media is busy writing the Tigers' obituary.
Clemson came in No. 8 seed in the South Region, setting a date for Friday night with the No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (6:50 p.m. ET, TNT). It’s the quintessential “Unstoppable Force vs. Immovable Object” matchup: Clemson’s top-20 defense up against an Iowa offense led by an individual many seem to proclaim to be the most valuable point guard in the country.