Restless natives come with the territory at Clemson, according to coach Dabo Swinney, especially when you've enjoyed the heightened success the Tigers have since his arrival. They've fallen on hard times, however, and Saturday's 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech in the ACC opener could send the No. 12 Tigers (1-2) outside of the polls after another heart-breaking defeat.

For a team he thought had a shot at 16-0 this season , Swinney's Tigers are a second-half comeback against Troy away from being 0-3 and the punchline for overrated teams in September.

"I know the world we live in, I know the world we created at Clemson with high expectations and excellent. I don't have my head in the sand there, I know there will be a ton of negativity," Swinney said after his team's loss . "But we can't

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