Fair points, Ive coached youth sports up to 4A high school. I ALWAYS believed

1. I haven't seen any "quitting." People demanding change, even if it's at the head coach level, are not quitting. They're actively suggesting ways they think will fix the problem. You might disagree, but I personally view someone who is content with mediocrity or will just say "I trust the coaches" to be the quitters.

2. I don't personally know what he lied about. I think he has a ton of problems as a coach. I think he's a narcissist and surrounds himself with yes men who tell him his #### doesn't stink. I genuinely think he is deluded about his team because of that. So I don't consider him a liar. But if you lie, you deserve to be called a liar. So if they think he is, they have every right to call him that.

3. I would absolutely say this to any coach's face. The fact that you even said that shows you're a cowardly person. I wouldn't say this to a particular player because I think most of them are trying their best. I don't think Turner can help the fact that he's not very good and me telling him that serves no purpose. I will push back on the claim that many of these players are "student-athletes." They are now mostly professional athletes. Few go to class, and many are shunted into fake majors and classes to help them make the grade. PRTM is a joke as any Clemson grad knows. They can take silly classes like "reffing" to get credit and guaranteed As.

4. The people demanding better are just as much of Clemson fans as you. You don't have a monopoly. They chose to support the team, but get sick of the same excuses each week, the same complacency, and the fact that we're paying a coach $11 million a year to achieve mediocre results and refuse to address the issues everyone in the world can see outside of his cult. You're less of a Clemson fan if anything.

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Re: what changes would you make right now, one game into the season?

Sep 3, 2024, 4:49 PM

I personally wouldn't fire anyone yet. I'm not prepared to say Grisham is as bad as people say. I was on board when there were a ton of drops. But those have improved in recent seasons. I am very disappointed in CJ's recruiting as I thought players would be leaping at him. But I'm not ready to fire him yet. So no firings yet. But there are changes we could make right now:

1. Slap Dabo's hands away from the offense. He no longer has any right to micromanage that staff. We're paying Riley millions. Give him the reins to the offense. Let him do what he wants (though give him a strong encouragement to minimize the ####### bubble screens and utilize the TE more).

2. Bench Randall and Turner. They just don't have it. I think we've seen this over time, not just one game. I get Dabo really wants them to be stars, but it hasn't happened, and they're liabilities. We have receivers that could be excellent in an air raid: Williams, Brown, Stellato, and the freshmen. Let them do it.

3. Enroll Jake Briningstool in extra blocking practice. He's so bad at blocking it's becoming a serious problem. Have him work out with the offensive line some so Luke can improve his fundamentals. I was pleased with the improvement of the offensive line.

4. Have a serious talk with Cade. I don't think he was as bad as people say. But he has some serious mental issues holding him back. He's terrified to throw the ball unless the receiver is wide open. And he throws the ball to his checkdown every third down, short of the first down line. He MUST improve that if he wants to remain the starter. He needs to trust himself and throw the ball like he can. He causes more mistakes being so afraid of making mistakes (Ewers is an example of a QB who is fearless).

5. Flip Trent to second string. He's better than Vizzina, we've seen this multiple times. I would be prepared to try him out at QB if Cade can't improve in those areas.

I honestly don't know that I'd make any other changes. I think most of our receivers are okay and that we have two liabilities out there. Mafah is very good and we can't fix our lack of depth right now. Our offensive line was greatly improved in game 1.

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The cowards never started. The weak quit when facing adversity. The strong saw

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Didn't he call last years or the year before one of his best olines preseason?

I dont recall. Even if he did say that it was what he thought, not a lie.***

Re: Didn't he call last years or the year before one of his best olines preseason?

Re: Didn't he call last years or the year before one of his best olines preseason?

Re: The cowards never started. The weak quit when facing adversity. The strong saw

Re: The cowards never started. The weak quit when facing adversity. The strong saw

what changes would you make right now, one game into the season?

Re: what changes would you make right now, one game into the season?

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OK

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