Poppie Slowly Building his Culture

Clemson fans may have seen a familiar X user — women’s basketball head coach Shawn Poppie — post a tiger emoticon sandwiched by two fire emojis in the past few months.

From March 14 to April 20, Poppie released six of these tweets, each with the same formula and emoji alignment. Each post signified that the Tigers had secured another commit for the upcoming 2025-’26 season.

For Clemson fans, each Poppie post was a welcome sign.

In the month-long span, Poppie and his staff secured seven commits from the transfer portal, including at least one player at every position. Clemson also brings in three true freshmen, two of whom finished in the ESPN top-100 recruiting rankings. The Tigers will also…