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TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:12 PM
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Game Changer [1653]
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Here comes the backpedaling
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:14 PM
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Just shut up and win games.
Best is the standard, you said it yourself.
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Re: WTH ?
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:53 PM
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Not even funny as a joke. GTF out of here.
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Re: Found one of the
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Oct 17, 2023, 7:33 PM
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What Dabo did not say: The 1.5 percenters are regular Tigernet correspondents.
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Game Changer [1776]
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Re: Here comes the backpedaling
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Oct 17, 2023, 4:51 PM
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And you are a large part of the 1. 5 % that can pound sand. You are not now and never were a Clemson fan!!! Whine away
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Re: Here comes the backpedaling
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Oct 17, 2023, 4:59 PM
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Just shut up and win games.
Best is the standard, you said it yourself.
Will the real 1 1/2 percenter please stand up??
Go Tigers!!!!
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That is a very precise percentage
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:23 PM
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I have done some analysis and to sum up:
Dabo is 100% correct, 98.5% of Tiger fans are indeed amazing.... I see them everyday here on TNET giving useful knowledge to others for nothing more than mere praise and thumbs upward facing
The other 1.5%'ers are busy figuring out ways to say "goodbye" to TNET, unsuccessfully many times!
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Re: TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:26 PM
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He would probably put you in the 1.5%***
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:30 PM
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Re: He would probably put you in the 1.5%***
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:32 PM
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Re: He would probably put you in the 1.5%***
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Oct 17, 2023, 3:21 PM
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Dabo’s work is not up to your ‘best is standard’ understanding.
Brad’s work, on the other hand, is up to your standard.
Got it.
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Tiger Titan [47411]
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Neither coach is currently up to my standard for performance.
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Oct 17, 2023, 5:47 PM
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The significant difference is that Brad is hindered by numerous disadvantages, while Dabo doesn’t have those disadvantages.
Dabo is hindered by his own stupid decisions lately.
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Brad's biggest problem is that he can't Coach, pure & simple
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Oct 17, 2023, 7:31 PM
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he's just lucky he's working in an institution that values Football to the degree that they will accept less than standard in Basketball.
Eff of Keller. You're the worst supposed Clemson fan I've ever witnessed. Worst....
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Re: Neither coach is currently up to my standard for performance.
Oct 17, 2023, 10:00 PM
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Brad is hindered by “Brad’s brain”
Dabo is hindered by wild success that has led him into nepotism and feelings of invincibility. He needs to become more grounded and stop living in the DeShawn and Trevor years.
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Re: Neither coach is currently up to my standard for performance.
Oct 18, 2023, 6:45 AM
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My, my, my
Aren't we feeling spunky today?!?!? Found a few fools who agree with you J.K.? Do us all a favor; you obviously dont understand winning, and what it takes to continue to be the best in a particular sport, hence your continued support of a lame coach. Please go back to retirement. Your opinions on football are not needed
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you misinterpreted him.
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:36 PM
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he meant 98.5% of Alumni are great fans.
every 1 already knows if you didn't graduate from Clemson you're not a real fan anyway.
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Standout [215]
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Re: you misinterpreted him.
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Oct 17, 2023, 4:23 PM
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Pretty dumb statement brother. Anyone who rocks the paw through thick and thin while bleeding orange 24/7 365 is Tiger FAITHFUL. Clemson has always been a fan base that welcomes anyone to the Valley that wants to support the best school in the world. One of my best friends is from Scotland and loves the Tigers since I've introduced him to our culture. The "1.5" is certainly entitled alumni that are fairweather sports fans, prob ones that didn't experience the yrs between Danny & Dabo either. Go Tigers!!!!!
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Re: you misinterpreted him.
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Oct 17, 2023, 4:36 PM
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Agreed. I've been a fan since the 70's (admittedly Tree Rollins was the draw since I was 8) but we went to Chanellos on the way to Keowee and my fandom has never faltered, even though I went to the College of Charleston instead of Clemson. It's unfortunate that social media is so easy for haters.
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Re: you misinterpreted him.
Oct 18, 2023, 11:05 AM
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I too have been a fan since the early 70’s and have the good and bad (3-8, 4-7 records when I was a student) but I continue to support them. By the way Tree Rollins was in one of my classes at Clemson and that dude was so tall.
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Re: you misinterpreted him.
Oct 18, 2023, 12:11 AM
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To quote Dabo “That’s bull crap” - what a ##### attitude. Pretty sure you are in that 1.5%
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Re: you misinterpreted him.
Oct 18, 2023, 11:34 AM
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I didn't graduate from Clemson, but since attending I have chosen to live in Clemson or the surrounding area (within 15 minutes) for 27 of the last 36 years. Greenville isn't far, but it is a lot farther from God's country than I want to live. Maybe, those of us that drive to Greenville to work rather than from Greenville for the games are not real fans, but you could have fooled me.
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Re: TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:38 PM
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He's right about one thing...social media is basically a sewer.
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So Clemson football is going to stop using it?
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:39 PM
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I mean, if it's so bad, why are we using it to promote the program to recruits and fans?
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I don't know or care.***
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:41 PM
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Link to Brownell calling social media a sewer?***
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Oct 17, 2023, 5:48 PM
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CU Medallion [19120]
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Link to Coach Swinney calling social media a sewer?
Oct 17, 2023, 6:22 PM
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I'll wait.
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As BV has always said....
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:40 PM
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Less is more. IMO, Dabo doesn't mean much by these off-the-cuff remarks. Alot of what he says to the press is directed at his players. And although more change is coming (NIL, way we use portal, etc...) you are never going to hear Dabo mention it to the press or say they have had to adapt from previous stances. Ppl just got to accept that....
But as BV has said, less is more. Calling out your fanbase, or any portion thereof, is a very, very slippery slope....just avoid it and speak about the next game. Not how many plays away we are from being undefeated, not about potential NCs.....just about the next game, b/c what was said in the past is 1000% correct...its the most important game. IMO, its an unforced error that is unnecessary. There is an art to say things in a way that avoids these pitfalls.
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Re: As BV has always said....
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Oct 17, 2023, 2:19 PM
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I agree with your post. There have been times that Dabo has reacted negatively to criticism from the fan base when the criticism has been justified. Last season, we the diehards were complaining, we received the verbal scolding from Dabo then BAM, he fires Streeter at the end of the season. I wish at times he would just not say anything at all.
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Re: As BV has always said....
Oct 17, 2023, 7:29 PM
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This article and the one about the bandwagon are the strangest responses I’ve ever heard from Dabo. He’s probably caught wind of some dissent and instinctively defends his players and program and rightfully so. That being said, Dabo don’t be mad at the fan base because of high expectations. Even the polls don’t like what they see.
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Re: As BV has always said....
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To me they are not unusual for Dabo. He can get pretty defensive. I'm just amazed that he didn't think of a better response to what he knew would be asked after the bandwagon statement. He needs to remember, "if you can't say something nice, then say nothing at all," at least to the media.
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Ducks gonna quack.***
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Oct 17, 2023, 1:44 PM
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Re: Ducks gonna quack.***
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Oct 17, 2023, 2:08 PM
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Chickens are going to peck!!!
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Re: Ducks gonna quack.***
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Oct 17, 2023, 3:12 PM
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He should not speak?
I'm sure that not a day goes by without a microphone being stuck in his face or multiple people wanting to get the inside scoop from him. To have every word you speak everyday scrutinized by a bunch of self-appointed experts has to be very tough, no matter what you are paid.
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Plenty of coaches have microphones in their faces daily
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Oct 17, 2023, 5:53 PM
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but still manage not to say ridiculous things.
Dabo has a choice to make good decisions about what he does and does not say.
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Re: Ducks gonna quack.***
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Oct 18, 2023, 7:07 PM
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True, and when they are poked in his face, he should just say that there's nothing new to report, or no comment!!!
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Re: TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
Oct 17, 2023, 2:13 PM
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I think with alot of fans or the so-called 1.5%, they think about the Dabo sayings of "Best is the Standard" and "The best is yet to come" and then see that not being the case or taking steps backwards and it becomes very frustrating. Fans are obviously going to say and speak more emotionally than coaches ever will, that's just the nature of it. Sometimes we see things in games and get aggravated when coaches don't do something about it or say what we all know is obvious, it just is what it is. Once you reach the mountain top and the pinnacle.....anything less just feels bad. Price of being a champion, its not a video game, we can't do it every single year.
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Re: TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
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Oct 17, 2023, 3:33 PM
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The so-called 1.5% have an undeserved sense of entitlement. I always laugh when they complain about how much Dabo is paid; that he doesn’t deserve the money when Clemson doesn’t reach CFP.
These same loudmouth, entitled fans don’t give squat to IPTAY. In other words, they howl about the lack of return on investment that they are getting from Dabo … but since they have next to no investment, they should just shut up.
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I'd say that's fairly accurate.
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Oct 17, 2023, 2:17 PM
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Complaining is a daily activity for that 1.5% who love to place blame.
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Re: TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
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Oct 17, 2023, 2:24 PM
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It was a press conference. He was asked a question and he answered it.
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Re: TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
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Oct 17, 2023, 2:48 PM
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Yep...but there is an art to how you answer it; now, however, the national narrative is about these comments/comments made yesterday...instead of what should be an awesome game/matchup this Saturday night. Just not necessary IMO....and could've been easily avoided...
Dabo himself said it doesn't bother him, if so, avoid this quicksand. Again, less is more here.....
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I doubt any you scallywags and raggamuffins could do better***
Oct 17, 2023, 2:24 PM
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Re: I doubt any you scallywags and raggamuffins could do better***
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Oct 17, 2023, 2:39 PM
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Who knows? But no one on here is being paid $11 million to do well. That's the key distinction.
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Re: I doubt any you scallywags and raggamuffins could do better***
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Oct 17, 2023, 3:34 PM
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How much do you contribute to IPTAY?
Not much.
Put up or shut up.
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The 1.5% post on the P&R board***
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Re: TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
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Oct 17, 2023, 3:26 PM
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I wish he had said 98.6%. At least we'd be a warm body.
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Whining about disappointed fans seems thin-skinned & foolish
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Oct 17, 2023, 3:28 PM
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He tells the players that they should focus only on the things that they can control, and that they should ignore the outside noise. But then Dabo wastes time (and good will) by focusing on the outside noise by whining about disappointed fans-- which is something he can't control, except by winning.
This whining is beneath the job. It's arrogant to insult fans who expressing disappointment or disagreement with his decisions, as if he's infallible. The whining makes him look thin-skinned. He should rise above it and focus on COACHING.
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Re: Whining about disappointed fans seems thin-skinned & foolish
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If only Dabo did something where he could take calls from fans on Sundays to answer fan questions about the games.. Oh wait.
If he refused to interact with the fanbase I would probably agree with you, but he is the direct recipient of the brow beatings from obsessed people with no other hobbies and minimal skin in the game whining as if it's their pride on the line. Dabo's simply stating a reality every big coach in the country deals with
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Re: Whining about disappointed fans seems thin-skinned & foolish
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"During the session, Swinney was asked by a local reporter if he was cognizant of some of the criticism by fans of his team being 4-2 this season."
Dabo should have just answered with something like, "Yes, I know that some fans are disappointed and so are we. We're working hard to improve." Then he shoulda moved on. There's no need to go on and on whining about some made-up percentage of bad fans, just like he did when he made the comment about the band wagon being too full. It comes across as thin-skinned and arrogant.
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Re: Whining about disappointed fans seems thin-skinned & foolish
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Oct 18, 2023, 1:00 PM
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I disagree. Dabo's shooting straight with his response and if the manner in which he presented rubs people the wrong way, then so be it.
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Re: Whining about disappointed fans seems thin-skinned & foolish
Oct 18, 2023, 11:19 AM
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After the bandwagon comment, Dabo should have known there would be a need to clarify the remark. Throwing any percentage of the fanbase under the bus is not what he should have come up with.
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Does this mean Dabo isnt All In anymore?
Oct 17, 2023, 3:30 PM
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Can’t leave out those 1.5% er’s…
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Re: Does this mean Dabo isnt All In anymore?
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No.
It means that 1.5% of the fans are not all-in.
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Re: Does this mean Dabo isnt All In anymore?
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Exactly. Some people cannot be happy with major success over an extended period... those people want and expect success 100% of the time. I could understand if your team only won about 55-60% of their games, and they only made it to the post season about 25% of the time.
Personally I never thought we would ever get to see the string of success we've had in football over the last 12-13 years or so. I'm ok with a disappointing season once in a while, and as long as Dabo is coach those disappointing seasons are few and far in between.
Go Tigers!!! Beat Miami!!!
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Solid Orange [1392]
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If any 1.5%ers here have szn tix
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Oct 17, 2023, 4:29 PM
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I would be delighted to take those off your hands
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Yeah you 1.5 % fans are maga deplorables!
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Oct 17, 2023, 4:36 PM
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Lmao! Gee whiz Dabo. Atleast most of us know how to say Death Valley!
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Re: Yeah you 1.5 % fans are maga deplorables!
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Lmao! Gee whiz Dabo. Atleast most of us know how to say Death Valley!
Just located one of the overweight Karen’s that we all love to interact with. “Deplorables”? Lady, get over yourself. 🤣
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Re: TNET: Dabo Swinney on Clemson fans: "98.5 percent are amazing"
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Some use boards to call out coaches and players. Would like to know what amount they contribute to IPTAY or collectives. How many season tickets do they buy.
But they get real upset when they get called out! I like it. Need a new T shirt to ID the 1.5% fans. I’m sure they would like to publicly be identified.
Go Dabo! Go Tigers!
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"Its just kinda where we are"
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Oct 17, 2023, 5:41 PM
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That's not the coach that Clemson fans supported through the last 15+ years.
Where we are, is stuck with CDS's bad coaching hires that are coming home to roost.
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Recruit [-100]
TigerPulse: 50%
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The golden-age homers never disappoint...
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Oct 17, 2023, 5:53 PM
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1.5%?
LMAO!
Dabo made changes ONLY after fans raised immortal h e l l.
Caldwell magically "retired"
Elliot went to UVA
DJU transferred out.
Streeter got fired.
Dabo overwhelmingly "publicly" supported those mentioned above while consistently badgering fans for their lack of belief/faith in HIS decisions.
Now that all of those folks are gone, and the O is even worse, the fingers are pointing at Swinney. He calls out the fans (royally stupid idea) that don't slop up every thing he says.
Said it before - I'll say it again; he's got ONE more season of this mediocre dog and pony show before alumni start stepping on the AD's balls, or Dabo's.
Money talks. Not these old-a s s fans that stand by bad decision after bad decision.
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TigerPulse: 82%
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Re: The golden-age homers never disappoint...
Oct 17, 2023, 10:56 PM
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We are behind James Madison in all the major polls. We are outside the top 25. Just don’t like it. Who would?
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