Local newspaper story. Might as well be titled "Here's why Dabo Swinney can still sell ice to Eskimos."

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As of July 1, 2018, the population of the town of Clemson was 17,102. Clemson is the smallest college town, in terms of population, in the Power 5, which includes the 65 teams in the ACC, SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12. The next smallest Power 5 town is Oxford, Mississippi – which has a population of 24,528.

Clemson University’s enrollment is also one of the lowest in the Power 5, even though it is growing every year. Clemson has a student population of 24,387 which, according to Matt Kupec of Medium.com, is the 19th-smallest enrollment of the 65 Power-5 schools.

Additionally, last September, Forbes released a list of college football’s most valuable teams, ranking each program by the amount of revenue it generated in the three years prior to the 2017 season – Clemson wasn’t even in the Top 25. According to Forbes, Clemson’s annual football revenue currently sits at $52.3 million, while its peer on the field, Alabama, brings in $108.2 million annually.

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