Dabos The AdmiralAnd The Fleets On His Watch

Nov 1, 2025, 7:43 PM

I know some of yall aint gonna like this but hear me out. In the military the man at the top is always responsible. Period. He can blame his staff, blame bad info, blame the weather, but at the end of the day when the smoke clears the Commander gets held accountable.

Look back at history. Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, commander of the Pacific Fleet in 1941. He wasnt the guy flying the planes or manning the radar. But when Pearl Harbor got hit, the nation didnt go looking for the radar tech or the ship captain. They went straight to Kimmel. He was the one in charge, the one trusted to be ready, and he got relieved of duty right after. Why? Cause leadership dont stop at the waterline.

Now I know football aint war. The military is dealing with life and death. Clemson football is just a game. But the principle is the same—the man in charge is responsible for what his team does or fails to do.

That means Dabo.

You can love him, hate him, defend him, whatever. But if you’re the head coach you are the Commander-in-Chief of that program. You set the tone, you pick the staff, you build the culture. You win together and you lose together. But when things keep going south year after year, that aint on the players, that aint on the coordinators. That’s on the man at the top.

The military dont hand out excuses. A general dont get to say “well my troops didnt execute the plan.” That general still answers for it. That’s how leadership works.

Same thing here. Dabo’s built an empire, no doubt. But when the empire starts cracking, you dont look down the ranks for blame. You look up. Because accountability runs uphill.

I’m not saying he’s a bad guy. He’s done more for Clemson than anybody. But leadership aint about being liked—it’s about owning the outcome. The wins and the losses both got his name on em.

So yeah, call me crazy, call me harsh, but that’s how the real world works. Ask Admiral Kimmel. The fleet failed on his watch, and he wore it.

Clemson’s failing right now. And whether you like it or not, that means Dabo’s gotta wear it too.

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........ that brought peace and joy to our land. He decided to let Gomer Pyles ..... Forrest Gumps....Wally Beavers...and a few 15 year olds operate the ships ..planes ...tanks...subs....to guard our land. Meanwhile the enemy had been sneak attacking us here and there for a while. What hurts the most....is that our problems could have been prevented.....and these hurtful seeds that were planted also came from within by being careless and complacent. Can't do that or have that when you have big business organizations having secret meetings after secret meetings with other big business organizations...to aggressively change the way college football is done. They succeeded with that and they used our incompetent representatives to hurt us dearly. We just let them bully our conference and eventually because what is being shown this year..... enemies from all over are bullying Clemson

Dabos The AdmiralAnd The Fleets On His Watch

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