Clemson responds to laptop issue during NC State game
Following Clemson's 38-31 win over North Carolina State, Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren was upset about a photo he saw on his way to the press conference.
Our sister site, Inside Pack Sports, posted an image on their Twitter account of what could be the laptop in question.
Here’s what Doeren may have referred to in regards to his comments about Clemson having a laptop on the sideline. pic.twitter.com/fvQqydIDCK
— Inside Pack Sports (@InsidePackSport) November 5, 2017
Doeren said, "I’d like to know why there was a laptop on Clemson’s sideline that people were looking at, too. I’d like that to be investigated. Maybe they weren’t doing anything, but I was told it’s illegal to have technology on the sideline. So I’d like to know that as well. No idea [who it was], I just saw a picture of it walking up here."
Anyone who follows Clemson football on social media knows that the photo in question shows a few of Clemson's student staff in charge of video production for Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
Clemson's Vlog has been a hit and clearly "Andy" is one of the guys in the photo.
Clemson's Joe Galbraith spoke with The News and Observer about the issue stating that it is used by its communication staff and not the coaching staff. He said this is the first time anyone has complained about it.
“We’ve had a laptop on the sidelines for every road game for the last two and a half years,” Galbraith said. “We were contacted by the ACC in the third quarter and he moved back to the team tunnel. It’s back there for us to have someone near the bench to facilitate quick photography as well as for them to gather highlights to upload back to Clemson for when we put together highlight packages for postgame.”
Galbraith said the videographer moved voluntarily to the tunnel for the remainder of the game.
“We figure we’ll discuss with the conference office on Monday and move forward and find a solution for what we are trying to do on social media and something that doesn’t interfere with the game,” Galbraith said.
As we mentioned on Friday, Clemson's social media team is the best in America and it would seem that this is a by-product of Clemson's desire to get video, photos, and content online as quick as possible.