Clemson always started hot and usually fell apart in ACC play under Purnell to land them on the bubble. Come to think of it, Purnell was basically Andy Kennedy with the exception being he had a handful of years where he didn't fully choke on ACC play. Stans would get Clemson to the bubble the opposite way by blowing early games and making up ground in ACC play. He's the anti-Purnell with basically the same result.