Ten years ago, the definition of a landmark moment at Clemson was an Atlantic Division trophy.

Let that sink in.

Yeah, coming up a play short against Georgia Tech in the ACC title game was excruciating. But the simple fact that Clemson was in the championship game at all was a sure sign of progress in Dabo Swinney's first full season.

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And that's why Clemson's administration ponied up the following raises for Swinney and his staff: