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Dabo has been telling people for years....
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.... that he was not opposed to using the portal if the need ever arose. "We haven't used it because we haven't needed to use it. When we need to use it, we will."
Maybe people should just start believing what Dabo says, rather than try to parse his words and twist them into knots.
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You're right but at the same time we needed
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to before now. A QB instead of DJU in 2022 keeps us a playoff team. OL or WR in 2023, DE for 2024. Wouldn't have taken but a couple players to keep us playoff level.
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Re: You're right but at the same time we needed
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Dabo is a football coach, not a soothsayer who predicts the future. DJU is long gone so move on to something else like how many injuries we had his first year and having to play people who would have never played without the injuries.
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Didn't have to predict the future after watching
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:36 PM
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DJU in 2021. It was obvious.
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Re: Didn't have to predict the future after watching
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Dec 20, 2024, 7:44 AM
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We were 10-1 going into the Carolina game 2 years ago. DJ was a starter on 3 D1 teams.
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Please name the QBs that were both in the portal
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Dec 20, 2024, 10:52 AM
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and capable of walking in the door and winning more than 10 games under center at Clemson in 2022.
Thanks.
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Look 2 posts down
Dec 20, 2024, 12:11 PM
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We all disliked rattler because he became a gamecock but if he is under center instead of DJU our 2022 offense looks better.
Part of it was that our deficiencies on the OL magnified DJs weaknesses, but a QB with a little mobility in the pocket would have made a world of difference.
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Dynasty Maker [3115]
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Oh so Rattler was in play.
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Dec 20, 2024, 2:19 PM
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And Clemson chose not to go after him, and that was dumb because who wouldn't want to pay the guy who wasn't good enough to start at OU a million bucks or so to start over the guy who'd just led Clemson to a 10-win season?
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I'll agree that it probably didn't make sense
Dec 21, 2024, 6:58 AM
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to replace DJ. I just think it's naive to think we got these couple of guys all of a sudden because we finally had a need and wasn't due to a little change in philosophy. The need has been there. Not for wholesale changes, but just a few players of the right fit.
I love Dabo and think he had a good plan. It's hard to develop a culture of hard work and earning your keep when you go out and get a replacement from the outside. Dabo was being loyal and trying to maintain that culture. Problem is, kids weren't being loyal back. People say we didn't lose anybody that hurt us, but losing players off the 2 deep definitely hurts.
High school recruiting was another part of it. Sure seems like a kid would choose a program where he didn't have to worry about being replaced by a transfer. Somehow it's not working out like that.
I'm sure there were tons of other factors like how much NIL the current player were getting. Certainly wouldn't look right to pay more to the transfer. Bottom line is i think we have it figured out now and my guess is you'll see a few each year.
I also believe this DE will show a bunch of fans just how beneficial it can be to plug a hole in your roster with a transfer.
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Re: Please name the QBs that were both in the portal
Dec 20, 2024, 12:42 PM
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If this was basketball, DJUs bounce passes to receivers would have made him unstoppable
Now, that is funny.
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Yes. We were close in spite of DJ. Had we
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signed rattler instead of gamecocks there is no doubt we make playoffs. Heck, all we had to do was beat them.
Our defense was still elite.
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Re: Yes. We were close in spite of DJ. Had we
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I almost puked in my mouth at the thought of that coot rattler signing with CU.
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Re: You're right but at the same time we needed
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I disagree. We have not lost because of the portal. Basically everyone did some catching up talent wise because of it but we still had good talent the portal is a shortcut for bad coaching and bad recruiting. The main reason he is doing it now is because people starting stealing the talent he had recruited to Clemson. He Basically had to finally say "if you are going to take my players i guess I will have to take yours"
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Re: You're right but at the same time we needed
Dec 20, 2024, 4:35 PM
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Yep, everyone started getting better talent and we started dropping off with as many 4 star talented guys, and I personally believe that it's bc of coaches without the needed coaching experience that schools are using against us in recruiting!!!
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It wasn’t just a few players that have stopped us. Offensive game plans are still too predictable. Defense still doesn’t seem to be able to adjust on the fly and opponents have taken advantage of that. I think lack of D adjustments, not having the right players on the firld and poor tackling have cost us 2 games this year. Bottom line, coaching cost us 2 games.
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Horrible coaching the last 2 home games
Dec 20, 2024, 1:02 PM
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Vs the chickens.
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This is an awful and terribly uninformed take on DJU and 2022.
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At 8-0 and in the first CFP projection DJU was in the Heisman talk. His YTD numbers plus our record echoed those of DW4 and TL16 in their natty years at the time.
Unfortunately, success is something that DJU finds difficult to handle apparently, and he wound up faltering down the stretch, delivering us two points shy of a Final 4 appearance by season's end.
If we had portaled in a WR in 2023, say goodbye to Tyler Brown as he was our last scholarship WR take for an otherwise full room. You can't have both.
We are at playoff level today.
Good heavens.
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Re: You're right but at the same time we needed
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Here we go again with dju. The only way that could’ve works is if there was anybody in the portal better than he was look back at the time and see what was available in the portal and you’ll probably see that there was nobody better the DJ at that time. Once again, just let Dabo do his job be a fan like you’re supposed to without questioning everything he does and why he does it when it gets to a point where the majority of people think it’s unacceptable he would be asked to step down if he were actually doing a bad job. but like the other guy says he’s not had a knee until now and he did it. The fact is he has done it now and you people still are not happy. You’re gonna keep running your mouth no matter what here’s the news ######## why don’t you just quit pulling for Clemson? We don’t need you
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Re: You're right but at the same time we needed
Dec 20, 2024, 6:09 PM
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Want to know what I really love. Someone hires me to do a job. I tell them what I'm going to do and how I'm.going to do it. After I get started, they want to tell me how to do my job. I have looked at a few of them and told them, if they know what to do, why did you hire me?
Perhaps, if you know how to run a top tier football program, you should go do that. I hear it's quite lucrative.
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A voice of reason.
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Thank you.
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Re: A voice of reason.
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Of all the quarterbacks he could have chosen and he goes with Rattler........
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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To be fair, I also heard him say "most guys in the portal aren't good enough to play for us. That's just the reality of it." I've learned not to take "coach speak" too seriously anymore.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Realize the danger in using the portal. Ask FSU.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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If we used it like them, I would agree but I don't believe that is our intent.
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So again, you want starting transfer players.
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That’s all well and good, but you have to move someone aside to be the other end of the spectrum you’re referring to.
The teams you’re thinking of (I.e., not LSU, Ol Miss, and FSU) have their minimal transfers in starting roles - not depth.
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Re: So again, you want starting transfer players.
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By your logic, every player who transfers becomes a starter. They don’t, not even close.
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Right. And when they dont start, they transfer again.
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Dec 19, 2024, 9:43 PM
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The elite are taking minimal transfers, who start. They aren’t building depth via the portal.
And yet again, the players in the portal aren’t transferring to be depth at their next school. They’re moving to start.
It’s not a matter of “logic”. These are just the simple facts of the matter.
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There are 1500+ players in the portal.
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95+% are not good enough to play for Clemson. That might be one of the least controversial comments Dabo has ever made.
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Re: There are 1500+ players in the portal.
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Context matters. If you go back to the interview and watch what led up to the question, and how it was asked and answered, it was directionally correct, but with a much different intended meaning. He was clearly frustrated with all of the flack he had taken over not using the portal and it came out in that interview. The man is human and I don't blame him for that, but it was something said out of frustration that was probably better left unsaid, based on the impression it left with a lot of national media that just fanned the flames further, which was unnecessary.
Dabo used to be much better at diffusing questions like this rather than taking dead aim and causing further negative reaction that could have been avoided.
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How about your context?
Dec 20, 2024, 1:05 PM
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"Most guys in the portal aren't good enough to play for us. That's just the reality of it." That's the quote you offered to show that Dabo is full of bung.
Brett reminded you that this is ridiculously accurate of him. Where's the confuse?
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Re: How about your context?
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Watch the full interview and you will see.
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Re: How about your context?
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Better put would be you can judge for yourself and take it however you see fit. I’m just stating the way it came across to me at the time.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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When the portal became a thing he was probably dead on. The pay for play had not hit what it is today and it seemed only those not getting an opportunity to play where they were were entering. It has definitely changed over the last few years.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Only on TigerNet can you come to read about what we should or shouldn’t do after a good day for the program. Lot of futile arguments. What’s done is done. Time to move on. Big game this weekend! GO TIGERS!
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Well, it's way true.
Almost all of the guys in the portal are in the portal because they cannot get PT at their current school. About half of the guys who go into the portal NEVER get picked up by any other team.
Sure, there's a handful of elite players who want a different situation ($$$$), but "most" of the rest are unlikely to be good enough to earn a starting spot here. Some might be able to contribute depth, or help rotations, if their egos would let them accept that.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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So tell us what’s different this year as opposed to any the last 5? Other than we’ve lost the least to the portal so far since 2019
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Everyone seems to forget about the upcoming 105 player limit. It's going to take a couple more starters or immediate contributors from the Portal because there will be fewer players to develop. If the "miss" percentage goes up, then there will be a real scramble for portal players.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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We were slated for 17 incoming in our HS class this year as that was the number that we were expected to lose from the 85-man roster. If you recall we had 7 decommit and we replaced them only with 5. 17 - 7 + 5 = 15. Dabo just portaled in the remaining 2. 15 + 2 = 17.
Go Maths!
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Wait, so we cant just go to Walmart and fill the buggy
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with portal players? Dang!
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Re: Wait, so we cant just go to Walmart and fill the buggy
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It’s more like a Build-a-Bear store
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While what you say is completely true, I
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guess I have a hard time with believing he didn't think it would be beneficial over the last couple of years. I just think he sees the importance a little more clearly now.
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There’s LESS REASON this off season to use the portal than there has been since the portal began.
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He offered guys who were being paid more money like the O-Lineman from UVA that went to ND
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My guess is that if you could see what he
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offered them in NIL compared to what we offered Heldt then you'd see a clear change in philosophy.
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More likely a change in resources to start with.
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And I seriously doubt we simply outbid competitors here up front either. We offer a great package beyond just a signing bonus, including opportunities for more if you're earning it in the program. The amount would have to gel with what our in-house is in store for - no way around that.
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lose to Texas and it doesn't matter***
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Re: lose to Texas and it doesn't matter***
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That’s not true. Next year and the future doesn’t matter.
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Re: lose to Texas and it doesn't matter***
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Don’t understand your logic.
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Re: lose to Texas and it doesn't matter***
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Because he is an idiot!!
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everything dabo says is true and meaningless at the same time
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the art of sales
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Re: everything dabo says is true and meaningless at the same time
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This edge rusher from Purdue may make Dabo hit the portal more often. I don’t care for this current state of college sports, but it wasn’t fair for kids to be recruited by coaches who left for greener pastures while their recruits were stuck.
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That was the issue.we HAVE needed it for 3-4 years now
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Better late than never. He finally listened to me.
This is one of the last steps for him to take to rehabilitate us back to “elite”
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Taking your last 3-4 years, which starters should have been replaced with a
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transfer player?
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Several at WR for sure
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A couple years ago a few at OL
21 and 22 our QB.
And a whole ton of depth.
But here’s the thing. Exactly ZERO players needed to be replaced. We lost players to the portal. That means there were open spots.
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I get your thought process I think.
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But just for clarity can you name the players you would have like to move aside for a transfer. Keep in mind we did recruit several OL for starting slots, but we missed on them.
I’m not sure which starting WRs should have been benched for a transfer. Who are you thinking?
I agree on the QB. Someone like Dillon Gabriel would have immediately lofted the program.
Other than that - transfer players don’t transfer to be added depth.
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Re: I get your thought process I think.
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2021
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Beaux Collins
Decari collins
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All starters. All should have been benched or told to move on for a portal player.
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The WRs become better with a QB.
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I already mentioned and agree with DJ.
B Collins was fine. He’s starting for a playoff team by the way. Ngata was fine. Both would have benefited from a real QB. Neither D Collins (who transferred out because he wasn’t a starter) or Spector were starters unless someone else was hurt.
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so.....our starting WRs over the last 2-3 years have been so elite......
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that no transfer WR would've been worth pursuing???.......am I understanding you correctly?
I know the 2 that transferred to FSU a couple years ago would've been better than anything we had at the time.
a LB or two.........DE or two would've been nice this year........QB definite.
I've said for 3-4 years..........we need 4-7 impact players at strategic position groups (depending on the year)............as evidence with our on field product which has been far below elite.
Dabo FINALLY has taken the "next steps" in hopefully rehabilitating us back to ELITE level. Acquire impact talent utilizing EVERY AVAILABLE RESOURCE!!!!!
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Game Changer [2094]
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The FSU receivers would have worked, but then youre talking about cutting
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Dec 19, 2024, 10:02 PM
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other guys. I already mentioned that’s not the way we do it, and nothing has changed with the DE or WR. So no, Dabo is not suddenly changing his philosophy.
All the other things you mentioned would have been nice to have depth, but again, the elite teams aren’t taking portal kids to be depth. That, and portal kids aren’t transferring to be depth.
And too, I asked who you would have replaced over the last 3-4 years, not your wish list on incoming.
You forgot to mention names. I’m sincerely curious who you would have pushed to the side.
I maintain we would have been INSTANTLY better with a real QB in 21 and 22, and that would have paid immediate dividends with the WRs as well.
Bottom line - settle down. Dabo hasn’t changed a thing and he sure as heck isn’t listening to you. He’s tried to get specific starters before. Nothing new - other than we landed one.
Again, we will not be picking up random portal kids for depth. As it is, we may need a starting safety. Possibly an LB if they're willing to initially back up Woodaz and Brown and compete for playing time from there. Unfortunately we won’t likely find any portal kids willing to accept that role, unless we dip down to somewhere like SW Missouri for a hungry guy looking to step up in level.
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Clemson Conqueror [11407]
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oh yes.....this is a CHANGE from his previous philosophy.......
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Dec 19, 2024, 10:11 PM
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I like it.........and I hope he keeps it up.
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Game Changer [2094]
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No. No its not. Not at all.***
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Dec 19, 2024, 11:19 PM
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Clemson Conqueror [11407]
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yes. Yes it is. 100%.......your turn!***
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Dec 20, 2024, 6:23 AM
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Game Changer [2094]
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You're clearly incorrect. Signing the WR and DE are in line with the same
Dec 20, 2024, 11:58 AM
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philosophy he had when we missed on the OL last year. Did you even read the OP's post? He's correct.
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Game Changer [2094]
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The kids that transferred out werent starters.
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Dec 19, 2024, 8:17 PM
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By that token you have to mean replacing non-starters with non-starters. That is, “depth”.
Not many transfers are moving to be non starters. The whole concept of adding transfers for depth is a misnomer. The teams utilizing the portal on a minimal level, like what most are talking about, are utilizing it for starters. Not depth.
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Ring of Honor [21939]
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hundreds transfer to compete for jobs and end up non starters
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Dec 19, 2024, 8:32 PM
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You’re proving you have no clue about the portal
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Game Changer [2094]
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Theyre not moving to compete. Theyre moving to start, and when they dont
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Dec 19, 2024, 9:46 PM
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then they transfer again.
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Ring of Honor [21939]
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That is just flat out not true
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Dec 19, 2024, 10:11 PM
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You are painting with a broad brush based on a very small minority of players in the portal.
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Game Changer [2094]
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No sir. Transfers at elite programs are starting or they transfer
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Dec 19, 2024, 11:25 PM
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again. No, maybe not every last one of them. But that is undoubtedly the norm.
Regardless of that, portal players aren’t in the portal to be depth and be in the same role they just left. Call it a broad brush if you wish, but that’s exactly what’s happening at the elite level.
The other option is build your program as a revolving door and portal guys. That’s proven to be a bad approach.
Don’t know what elite programs are building depth with the portal, but feel free to provide examples. I’ll check back later.
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Ring of Honor [21939]
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geez man you should stop arguing with people about this because you have no clue***
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Dec 20, 2024, 7:02 AM
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Game Changer [2094]
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Feel free to add a factual rebuttal. TIA.***
Dec 20, 2024, 12:06 PM
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Paw Warrior [4929]
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Re: That is just flat out not true
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Dec 20, 2024, 11:08 AM
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A huge chunk of players in the portal are there solely due to overinflated ego of "I should be a starter!" About half of them get a harsh reality check when they realize they have thrown their scholarships away...they never land at any new school because they are simply not as good as they think they are.
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Starter [273]
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Game Changer [2094]
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Exactly***
Dec 20, 2024, 12:09 PM
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All-Pro [721]
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:40 PM
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All of the following have to come together:
1. Staff sees a need
2. Possible good fit is located
3. Potential transfer fits the culture
4. Reasonable offer extended
5. Transfer is ok with offer
6. Transfer wants to be at Clemson.
7. Offer accepted and signed.
If any one of these are not met whole deal falls through. I do not think any one here knows exactly how many have been approached or offered. Of that number, no one here knows how many turned us down. Just the fact that we have not signed any before now, does not mean we have not tried. Many here will say we haven't tried because, until now, no one has signed.
For many people, perception is reality.
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Paw Warrior [4929]
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
Dec 20, 2024, 11:09 AM
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In agreement!
I can keep posting this...
Some people act like the portal is a menu at a Chinese restaurant..."I'll have the #1 from the WR column, and the #3 from the OL column, and add in a #7 edge, thanks." and that it just happens becuase you asked for it...
Remember that about half of all the kids in the portal have just thrown away their scholarships, because they will never get another offer to play anywhere--they're just not as good as they think they are.
So we just need to identify the players in the portal who:
* fill some gaps in our lineup
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* are not "problem children" on a path to drugs, DUI, arrests...
* are willing to fill those gaps, even if the gaps are 2nd and 3rd on the depth chart
* are willing to sign without any guarantee of playing time unless they earn it
* are willing to sign without up-front NIL guarantees
* want to be at Clemson instead of somewhere else (any of the above being more important to the kid)
Pretty sure Dabo would sign these kids in a heartbeat. Why wouldn't he?
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All-Pro [721]
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:40 PM
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All of the following have to come together:
1. Staff sees a need
2. Possible good fit is located
3. Potential transfer fits the culture
4. Reasonable offer extended
5. Transfer is ok with offer
6. Transfer wants to be at Clemson.
7. Offer accepted and signed.
If any one of these are not met whole deal falls through. I do not think any one here knows exactly how many have been approached or offered. Of that number, no one here knows how many turned us down. Just the fact that we have not signed any before now, does not mean we have not tried. Many here will say we haven't tried because, until now, no one has signed.
For many people, perception is reality.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:42 PM
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Sorry for double post, has some jambalaya juice on my fingers 🤣🤣
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We could have used a few this year.***
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:42 PM
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Asst Coach [871]
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Dec 20, 2024, 5:28 AM
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Seems they could have used it last year…
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Orange Immortal [68080]
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The next time...
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Dec 20, 2024, 6:53 AM
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people stop trying to parse his words and twist them into knots will be the first time.
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Yep, and never listen to people that you wouldn't seek advice from.***
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Dec 20, 2024, 10:39 AM
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Players picked up in the portal still have to beat out the guy who is on board for the starting job. I am not convinced that this DE we picked up will be able to beat out Lawson for the starting job. Will be interesting to see. Either way he will be a good addition to our DE room.
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Heisman Winner [81359]
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You might as well just become a Tiger.
Dec 20, 2024, 11:09 AM
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We will accept you with open arms.
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Game Day Hero [4170]
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Time to move on - GO DABO GO TIGERS***
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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Dec 20, 2024, 12:31 PM
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.... that he was not opposed to using the portal if the need ever arose. "We haven't used it because we haven't needed to use it. When we need to use it, we will."
Maybe people should just start believing what Dabo says, rather than try to parse his words and twist them into knots.
It is hard to believe anyone really believes we have not needed it until the 2025 season. We needed WRs in 2023 in the worst way and needed a DE this season. There are other positions which have needed an injection of talent as well.
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Varsity [137]
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
Dec 20, 2024, 12:41 PM
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.... that he was not opposed to using the portal if the need ever arose. "We haven't used it because we haven't needed to use it. When we need to use it, we will."
Maybe people should just start believing what Dabo says, rather than try to parse his words and twist them into knots.
As usual, spot on.
Dabo said (1) we can't get guys that already there and know where they are going, even if we could use them (in essence, pointing out that we aren't getting guys in the portal b/c of tampering and are already paid for) and (2) we aren't taking someone who is about the same as what we already have at a position (that makes no sense, but probably where the "idea" that he said no one is good enough for us in the portal ... which he didn't say.) Moreover, the idea that he WON'T use the portal is stupid given he has offered in the past ... but we didn't get those guys. Probably b/c the cost is more than he is willing to pay ... he isn't refusing to use it, he is refusg to get into bidding war. He chooses to invest NIL differently ... we can discuss whether that's a good strateagy or not, but it does not mean he is rejecting transfers completely.
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Tiger Spirit [9230]
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But isn't parsing and twisting the reasons for TNet's existence?***
Dec 20, 2024, 12:56 PM
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
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He waited it out as long as he could, but now its got to the point where we're losing more than we're bringing in, so that Math ain't adding up. No choice, but to dip in. At least this proves we can in fact do it...if we want to.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
Dec 20, 2024, 1:26 PM
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Reading the responses, I can’t help but notice that some people who criticized Dabo for not using the portal now criticize him when he does. Sounds like an agenda. But I hesitate to call them coots. Clemson80tiger? What say you?
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Clemson Conqueror [11423]
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
Dec 20, 2024, 1:27 PM
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Judge Keller won't like this at all.
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Freshman [1]
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
Dec 20, 2024, 3:38 PM
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That’s crazy talk…LOL. Imagine people just LISTENING rather than creating a narrative.
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
Dec 20, 2024, 4:28 PM
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It ain't going to happen bc there will always be those that will question everything that Dabo does or says!!!
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
Dec 20, 2024, 9:09 PM
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I hope Hood see your post
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Tiger Spirit [10092]
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Goodnight In The Gravy!
Dec 20, 2024, 9:18 PM
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How is it that BretFSU is not even a Clemson diehard and has more common sense than some of the alleged Clemson fans on here?
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Rival Killer [2775]
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Re: Dabo has been telling people for years....
Dec 20, 2024, 11:41 PM
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And TNet been telling us for years that portal players are losers who couldn’t make it at their first school.
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