Someone's Gotta Do It

Hi there,

While President Clements rides off into the sunset and Clemson football subjects you to the Pinstripe Bowl (yeesh!), there's a new regime taking over campus. Someone's gotta restore Clemson's good name, and since football clearly isn't up for the job, that responsibility falls to us.

Spring tryouts kick off next week, which means it's time to catch you up on all the happenings with Clemson Lacrosse.

How We Spent Our Holidays

We hope your holiday season was merry, bright and all that good stuff. On our end, we put our holiday spirit to the test - specifically, through our digestive systems.

After a promising fall ball season, we were tossing around philanthropy ideas and landed on an eggnog chugging competition. We called it "The Nog Off." The rules were simple: teams donate $15 to enter, we provide the nog, and whoever finishes first gets the Nog Lord trophy, bragging rights for life, and the unwavering respect that comes with being the quickest eggnog guzzler in all of Clemson. All proceeds were donated to Toys for Tots.

The fundraiser was a success, and congratulations to our winners. There have been allegations of foul play regarding their non-spilling integrity, but greatness always breeds controversy. We tried to get Coach Spidell out to chug, and he impolitely declined.

Coach Spidell: An Era Ends

Speaking of Coach Spidell, we have news. You may want to sit down for this.

Coach Spidell, after 11 seasons with Clemson Club Lacrosse, is hanging up the whistle and taking his talents to Florida for retirement. He's got a handsome piece of real estate on a lake with a driving range a stone's throw away. The Canadian is living the American Dream.

Coach has done more for this organization than could fit into a newsletter, but just know his presence will truly be missed. And of course, his ultimate post-win catchphrase, will live on forever: "Win, beer, automatic."

Cheers, Coach. We'll miss you.

The good news is that we'll catch Coach Spidell in a few weeks when the Tigers head down south to his neck of the woods. That's right - we're taking on FSU in Tallahassee on February 13th, and we're hoping he can put down the fishing rod long enough to watch what many are describing as a presumed classic. The boys are amped to take on the town in our favorite apple bottom jeans and boots with the fur after beating up on the Noles.

The Road to Richmond

Tryouts start next week, and if you were smart, you'd block your calendars for May 4-9th for when the Tigers make it to nationals in Richmond.

But first, we've got some business to handle.

We kick off with a strong opening weekend - Florida (Jan 30) and Tennessee (Feb 1) at home. Then we head to Auburn (Feb 6-7), and following we travel to Tallahassee to take on FSU (Feb 13) and Jacksonville (Feb 14), where Coach Spidell better show up.

Then we're got West Virginia (Feb 20), Kentucky (Feb 21) and UNC (Feb 28), all at home.

Here's where it really heats up:

March 27th @ Virginia Tech - We sent these dorks packing last year and we're looking forward to doing it again. No love lost there.

March 29th @ Liberty - We head to Lynchburg. This is the team that knocked us out in the ALC semifinals last year before going on to win the national championship. We've been thinking about this one.

April 2nd vs South Carolina - Circle it. Highlight it. Tattoo it on your forearm if necessary. The Gamecocks. At home. That's THE game. Be there!

April 10th @ NC State - Always a dogfight, no matter what the records say.

We close out the regular season at JMU (April 17).

If you want the full breakdown of matchups and what we're scheming up, a couple of our guys, Luke Romano and Adam Neil broke it all down on the ALC podcast.

The Ask

Here's the reality: As we strap up the helmets, we notice we're strapped for cash. As we tighten the laces, we realize money's tight too.

Our treasurer, power to him, is a mechanical engineer. Which explains why our budget spreadsheet looks like a thermodynamics problem. We're still figuring out how we're going to pay for the table we stained during beach weekend. As Lil Uzi would never say, money's not coming in, we can lose. Anything, and we mean ANYTHING, helps.

Your donation keeps dues lower for players who are already paying their way through college and trying to play the sport they love.

What's Next

We envision this season being filled with more hard hits, goal songs played, and beers drank than ever before, and we want you along for the ride.

Follow us on Instagram to stay up to date with livestream links, schedule changes, and whatever else ends up going down.

That's all from us. Thanks for reading, and here's to the Tigers' Spring 2026 season.

Go Tigers,

The Boys

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