CLEMSON — Pinstripe Bowl executive Mark Holtzman confirmed it was a battle to get Clemson to come to New York City for the Dec. 27 bowl game because every ACC bowl affiliate was battling for the Tigers to play in their game.
Besides the Pinstripe Bowl, the Duke’s Mayo and Sun Bowls were fighting with the ACC to have the Tigers come to their games. However, in the end, Dabo Swinney helped seal the deal when the Clemson coach started to sing Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” to indicate where the Tigers wanted to play over the Holiday season.