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Rival Killer [2998]
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Dabo not going anywhere
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:09 PM
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we need him now more than ever.
Go Tigers!
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Commissioner [1206]
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Re: Dabo not going anywhere
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:22 PM
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He will be gone either after this year or next
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Rival Killer [2681]
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Re: Dabo not going anywhere
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Sep 21, 2025, 6:08 PM
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If he is smart, he will announce his retirement. Most contract buyouts have a retirement clause. He could most likely retire for 1 or 2 seasons take a break, and then coach somewhere else.
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Ring of Honor [22953]
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If he was smart he wouldn't do anything and force Clemson to either keep him
Sep 22, 2025, 11:31 AM
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or pay him 60 million biggins.
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Orange Beast [6462]
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Re: Dabo not going anywhere
Sep 21, 2025, 5:24 PM
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I don’t think anyone knows what needs to be gotten rid of
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Clemson Sports Icon [54078]
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Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:25 PM
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But if next year is as bad as many of us fear, I could see him being let go after next season.
He surely bought himself some time due to his immense success from 2015-2020, but when you consider our slide the last four years plus what we are seeing now, he is not immune from firing forever.
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Heisman Winner [87657]
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yet Brownell, who hasn't won anything, stays on and on.***
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:35 PM
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Rival Killer [2733]
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Re: yet Brownell, who hasn't won anything, stays on and on.***
Sep 21, 2025, 5:36 PM
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so true, yet jk says he (brownL) hung the moon.
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Clemson Sports Icon [54078]
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Brownell is not perfect my any means
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:39 PM
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but at least his teams play hard and typically overachieve.
We have had many big wins in hoops the last few years. How many have we had in football?
It’s all about what the coach is doing with what he has, in context of his program’s history as well as their competition. The reality is that Brad has overachieved lately while Dabo has underachieved.
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Heisman Winner [87657]
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wow. He's won some "big games." Nice.
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:42 PM
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I guess if I had never won anything ever, that would be my claim to fame too.
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Heisman Winner [87657]
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what you cult morans aren't getting, is look at all the crap being
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:49 PM
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said about Dabo now. DABO! After winning two national hampionships and I can't remember how many conference championships, people are talking about getting rid of him. And you idgits try to defend Bradley from attacks when HE HAS WON NOTHING AT ALL.
We are Clemson. We want to win. Win the right way. Not be mediocre.
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [109463]
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big wins? overachieve?
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Sep 22, 2025, 11:42 AM
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He hasn't done squat in the acc tournament in 2 decades and let's not forget morehead st.
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Re: Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:54 PM
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Dabo will walk away before he is fired. I’m hoping he is now realizing the same thing that Saban said about him. The game is not the same and he is going to have to change with it to be successful. More than just changing coordinators and taking transfers. The changes he would have to make are philosophically different than what he has always stood for and what has made him successful. His number one focus will need to be putting players in the NFL instead of preparing them to be successful husbands and fathers. The graduation rates that he has been so proud of will suffer. He is just going to have to decide if he can change his philosophy to what it will take to be the best in this environment. It’s now totally about how much money a player can make playing football instead of what kind of person they will be outside of football. If he is not able or willing to make that philosophical change, at some point he will simply walk away like Saban did. And I really wouldn’t be surprised to see that happen. And if he has come to that realization, I believe we will see which way he decides to go very soon.
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Ring of Honor [23125]
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Smart commentary
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Sep 21, 2025, 6:21 PM
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Agree the playing field has shifted. And agree rhettfla Dabo has always focused on the "well-rounded man" -- both athletically talented and academically willing.
I believe if Dabo's willing to pull back a bit from the impressive graduation numbers, there could be a middle ground for him to help and mentor some young men currently outside Dabo's recruiting profile.
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Oculus Spirit [42746]
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Re: Smart commentary
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Sep 21, 2025, 6:26 PM
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That is where I hope he will land too.
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Re: Smart commentary
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The graduation thing is a little bit of an excuse. OSU & Bama rank higher. Wisconsin & ND are close at much more selective schools. And c’mon Clemson isn’t spitting out brain surgeons from the FB program. That argument is kinda weak.
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Varsity [101]
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Re: Smart commentary
Sep 22, 2025, 11:15 AM
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The graduation thing is a little bit of an excuse. OSU & Bama rank higher. Wisconsin & ND are close at much more selective schools. And c’mon Clemson isn’t spitting out brain surgeons from the FB program. That argument is kinda weak.
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Clemson Conqueror [11147]
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Re: Smart commentary
Sep 22, 2025, 11:45 AM
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I agree that would be a reasonable position.
But if you’re Dabo and going to have to fundamentally change your core beliefs about the student athlete model, why not just go to the pros?
I’m not an insider but he looked like very disillusioned man to me at the press conference.
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Standout [236]
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Re: Smart commentary
Sep 22, 2025, 12:41 PM
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No NFL team would come within a country mile of hiring Dabo. He's a recruiter and program builders, not an Xs and Os guy
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Clemson Conqueror [11147]
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Re: Smart commentary
Sep 22, 2025, 1:15 PM
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I tend to agree.
That’s why I see Florida as a legitimate player here.
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Playmaker [371]
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Re: Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
Sep 21, 2025, 10:33 PM
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Well said. I don’t think and it seems pretty obvious he isn’t willing to do that. I don’t think I want him to either. Everyone praised him for how he won earlier and how he wasn’t like everyone else. Now, everyone wants to do what everyone else is doing. I want to win but will not sale my soul to do it! My two cents.
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Varsity [101]
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Re: Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
Sep 22, 2025, 11:34 AM
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What % of the football team is made up of legitimate Clemson students? 10% maybe? So what’s so admirable about the pretend degree program for the pretend students on the team? I know everybody did it, but what’s so great about it?
At least the portal weeds out those who can’t even survive the phony degrees. You get grad students. They may have matured enough to take that MBA or MS seriously. AND they’ve already proven their value. Why does Dabo hate on them? It makes no sense.
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Varsity [101]
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Re: Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
Sep 22, 2025, 11:34 AM
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What % of the football team is made up of legitimate Clemson students? 10% maybe? So what’s so admirable about the pretend degree program for the pretend students on the team? I know everybody did it, but what’s so great about it?
At least the portal weeds out those who can’t even survive the phony degrees. You get grad students. They may have matured enough to take that MBA or MS seriously. AND they’ve already proven their value. Why does Dabo hate on them? It makes no sense.
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Varsity [101]
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Re: Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
Sep 22, 2025, 11:26 AM
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Dabo will walk away before he is fired. I’m hoping he is now realizing the same thing that Saban said about him. The game is not the same and he is going to have to change with it to be successful. More than just changing coordinators and taking transfers. The changes he would have to make are philosophically different than what he has always stood for and what has made him successful. His number one focus will need to be putting players in the NFL instead of preparing them to be successful husbands and fathers. The graduation rates that he has been so proud of will suffer. He is just going to have to decide if he can change his philosophy to what it will take to be the best in this environment. It’s now totally about how much money a player can make playing football instead of what kind of person they will be outside of football. If he is not able or willing to make that philosophical change, at some point he will simply walk away like Saban did. And I really wouldn’t be surprised to see that happen. And if he has come to that realization, I believe we will see which way he decides to go very soon.
I’ve never understood why bringing in nonstudents to play football, hang around for 5 yrs & then maybe graduate with a bogus degree is morally superior to bringing in college grads to get grad degrees while playing football.
The second way allows decent students to get the grad degree they actually need to be successful. The other way you bring in mostly unserious students & try to drag them through to the easiest possible BA without ever really learning much.
The portal brings in mature guys who are very strong & proven on the field & in the classroom. I don’t see what’s so horrible. ND uses it to great effect & I really don’t see CU as all that superior to ND in terms of academic seriousness.
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Re: Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
Sep 22, 2025, 11:26 AM
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Dabo will walk away before he is fired. I’m hoping he is now realizing the same thing that Saban said about him. The game is not the same and he is going to have to change with it to be successful. More than just changing coordinators and taking transfers. The changes he would have to make are philosophically different than what he has always stood for and what has made him successful. His number one focus will need to be putting players in the NFL instead of preparing them to be successful husbands and fathers. The graduation rates that he has been so proud of will suffer. He is just going to have to decide if he can change his philosophy to what it will take to be the best in this environment. It’s now totally about how much money a player can make playing football instead of what kind of person they will be outside of football. If he is not able or willing to make that philosophical change, at some point he will simply walk away like Saban did. And I really wouldn’t be surprised to see that happen. And if he has come to that realization, I believe we will see which way he decides to go very soon.
I’ve never understood why bringing in nonstudents to play football, hang around for 5 yrs & then maybe graduate with a bogus degree is morally superior to bringing in college grads to get grad degrees while playing football.
The second way allows decent students to get the grad degree they actually need to be successful. The other way you bring in mostly unserious students & try to drag them through to the easiest possible BA without ever really learning much.
The portal brings in mature guys who are very strong & proven on the field & in the classroom. I don’t see what’s so horrible. ND uses it to great effect & I really don’t see CU as all that superior to ND in terms of academic seriousness.
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Orange Blooded [2322]
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Re: Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
Sep 22, 2025, 11:27 AM
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I agree with your post. But my question now is that does this reflect a change in philosophy for us (the fanbase) as well? Everyone is all in with Dabo building "successful husbands and fathers". But is that only when Clemson is winning? Do we have to sacrifice one for the other? I'd like to think not.
but really not sure anymore.
Was it Vandy's coach this weekend that said he was hired to be a football coach first everything else is secondary? (or something to that effect)
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [109463]
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Re: Even if this year ends badly, he wont be fired.
Sep 21, 2025, 10:24 PM
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57 million immunity clause
that’s why he doesn’t care how you feel or what you say
he ain’t changing
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I'd love him to but realistically, what's he going to do? This isn't a sudden
Sep 21, 2025, 5:37 PM
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problem, it's been pretty clear for years now.
I don't think he's doing it on purpose, I think he might actually not know the solution in this new era of CFB.
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Re: I'd love him to but realistically, what's he going to do? This isn't a sudden
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:52 PM
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I think he knows, he just doesn’t want to do it.
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Orange Elite [5588]
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Re: Dabo not going anywhere
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Sep 21, 2025, 5:37 PM
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Most of us would rather him change to the times and fix the mess he created rather than him leave.
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Hall of Famer [8797]
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Re: Dabo not going anywhere
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Sep 21, 2025, 6:14 PM
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Okay Mrs. Swinney
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Trust me guys.
Sep 22, 2025, 11:39 AM
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This crack rock is going to help me with my crack addiction.
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