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Eye of the Tiger: How Clemson's Rocky Balboa defeated Alabama's Clubber Lang

SANTA CLARA, CA – I pity the fool that has to face the eye of the Tiger.

The night before each game during football season, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney picks a movie for the team to watch. The team is either in the team hotel in Anderson or on the road somewhere, and it’s a bonding moment for all.

Sunday’s night movie choice had a message.

Swinney picked Rocky III, the 1982 movie about a disastrous loss that later turns into sweet redemption. The nemesis of protagonist Rocky Balboa is one Clubber Lang, played by Mr.