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Great quote
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Dec 19, 2024, 5:23 PM
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Just got off the phone with someone involved in NIL/Portal nationally, and he said, "How about Clemson? This is big boy portal recruiting, beating out LSU and Texas A&M, with big boy NIL dollars and shows Dabo Swinney is still going to play big boy football."
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Re: Is Clemson Offering Infiniti Vehicles..At The Most??? ---
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Dec 19, 2024, 5:27 PM
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Asking for a 10th grader.
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Re: Is Clemson Offering Infiniti Vehicles..At The Most??? ---
Dec 19, 2024, 6:07 PM
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lol
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Re: Is Clemson Offering Infiniti Vehicles..At The Most??? ---
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Dec 19, 2024, 8:02 PM
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Danny Fords hooking them up with Mahindra Tractors and some nice preowned Kia’s.
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Re: Great quote
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Dec 19, 2024, 5:33 PM
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Well honestly Dabo didn’t have a choice. He had refused to for so long and finally had to stop being stubborn put his ego aside and put Clemson on a level playing field.
Great job Dabo
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Re: Great quote
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Dec 19, 2024, 5:51 PM
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I don’t think that you’re ever going to be happy no matter what Dabo does. This is why I hope he doesn’t read TigerNet.
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Orange Blooded [2367]
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Re: To be fair
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Dec 19, 2024, 6:04 PM
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As little as a few weeks ago on Dabo’s radio show, he said portal players su ck and they’re not good enough to play for Clemson. Those were his words.
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Re: To be fair
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Dec 19, 2024, 6:17 PM
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As little as a few weeks ago on Dabo’s radio show, he said portal players su ck and they’re not good enough to play for Clemson. Those were his words.
You should take your meds
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Orange Blooded [2367]
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Re: To be fair
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Dec 19, 2024, 6:21 PM
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I’m in perfect health no need to
Get informed
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Standout [231]
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Re: To be fair
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:44 PM
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He most certainly did not say portal players suck. He said most were not good enough to start at Clemson. Most. Many portal players never land at a new school. So he isn't wrong. We have talent. And he is using the portal to fill some gaps, not wholesale roster changes.
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All-In [11084]
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Re: To be fair
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Dec 19, 2024, 8:18 PM
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He said the majority of players couldn't play for Clemson and he is correct. Either pay for the best or get stuck with the rest.
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Game Changer [1788]
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Re: To be fair
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Dec 19, 2024, 9:55 PM
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He did not say …… portal players su ck
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Orange Blooded [2117]
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Re: To be fair
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Dec 20, 2024, 7:00 AM
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Potatoes and gravy. You are a liar and a troll.
The end.
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Orange Blooded [2130]
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Just stop already
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Dec 19, 2024, 6:27 PM
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Dabo doesn’t want to build a team where transfers are being replaced with transfers, like some teams are doing. That’s all it is. Has nothing to do with being stubborn.
Again, teams don’t build “depth” via transfers. Transfers are moving around because they’re promised starting roles.
And as far as the new WR, we rotate the heck out of WRs, so essentially they all get meaningful snaps. We didn’t promise him a starting position. He understands he must compete for his role, and he has the confidence to work at it.
Dano will take any transfer in a position of low numbers, but the guy will need to know he’s not walking in a starter. We haven’t signed any of those because they pretty much don’t exist. The WR was guaranteed nothing. He is content with getting a shot at big boy ball.
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Standout [224]
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Re: Just stop already
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:40 PM
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The DE position is rotated as much as the WR position so you can most certainly add depth thru the portal to that position. Most of our opponents have been doing it already with great success . When you only sign 15 players in a recruiting class and have 7 decommits , you have no choice but to go the portal route to try and lessen the damage .
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Hey Walgreen's Pharmacy Called And They Said You Haven't Picked Up Your Meds
Dec 19, 2024, 6:31 PM
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in a few months. Now it makes sense.
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Orange Beast [6579]
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Re: Great quote
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Dec 19, 2024, 6:35 PM
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I think this recruiting class forced his hand a bit. If we had kept all the guys that decommtted and were bringing in a top 10 class full of players who might actually make a difference next season he probably wouldn't have felt the need to go portaling. At one time we had 4 top 100 players coming in on the Dline and if that had held there's probably no way he brings in this DE but good for Dabo for pivoting and doing what he has to do in order to field a playoff worthy team.
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Common sense prevails ^^^***
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Dec 19, 2024, 9:56 PM
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Orange Blooded [2179]
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Re: Great quote
Dec 20, 2024, 5:53 AM
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Correct.
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Rival Killer [2736]
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I would really love to know if someone forced Dabos hand
Dec 20, 2024, 8:08 AM
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If only walls could talk.
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Orange Immortal [68081]
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Dec 20, 2024, 6:55 AM
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he did EXACTLY what he has been saying all along. We haven't needed the use the portal. When we need to use it, we will.
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Re: Great quote
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Dec 19, 2024, 5:51 PM
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Another quote comes to mind, "Better late than never..."
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Re: Great quote
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Dec 19, 2024, 6:10 PM
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Was Dabo wearing his big boy pants when he sealed the deal?
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CU Medallion [20829]
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Re: Great quote
Dec 19, 2024, 6:37 PM
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XXL...
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Legend [6922]
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x7 CFP , x4 National Title Appearances with no heavy portal using
Dec 19, 2024, 6:31 PM
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just wait to see NIL and Portal and Recruiting Clemson Football
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Re: x7 CFP , x4 National Title Appearances with no heavy portal using
Dec 19, 2024, 6:58 PM
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I guess the Carolina Panthers will be our future rival.
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CU Medallion [18981]
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Really impressed how Dabo got a 2-fer with Tristan Smith to boot.
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:07 PM
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With that JUCO background as part of his journey he'll have a minimum of two years now.
I don't buy the "big boy" and big bucks part of this though, with this latest portal recruit. We have NIL and it was enough along with our other assets to bring him on board.
Excited for Heldt and his time ahead in Tigertown.
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Legend [6922]
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talk about ruing one time and acting like it's the championship
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Dec 19, 2024, 7:27 PM
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talk about sounding like south carolina fans
we are now at that point , huh ?
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Re: talk about ruing one time and acting like it's the championship
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Dec 19, 2024, 8:00 PM
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What?
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [98437]
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Dabo always said he would use the portal if it's needed.
Dec 20, 2024, 5:28 AM
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Shame on anyone who thinks Dabo has changed his mind. He said he wouldn't tamper and shame on you for offering statements which mix the concepts of tampering with portal use, DavidHood®. Shame on anyone who says otherwise.
Dabo saw a need and filled it from the portal.
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Game Changer [1605]
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Not sure where you get that
Dec 20, 2024, 7:32 AM
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It is a quote (so not David's own words) and it implies our NIL donors spent the big money to get the kid and not that they were talking to him before he was in the portal.
Kids who were tampered usually commit soon after going in the portal and often go into the portal telling people not to contact them.
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Orange Blooded [2229]
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Re: Not sure where you get that
Dec 20, 2024, 10:17 AM
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Correct. However, most of the anti-portal crowd lives in a self-made bubble where HS players are blissfully unaware of NIL deals and still use the term "co-ed". NIL and tampering are one in the same to them. Usually the same crowd that complains about weird pop-up ads on Tnet. LOL
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What took us so long?
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Dec 20, 2024, 7:59 AM
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Great to see though!
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Tiger Spirit [9539]
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Thats actually a dumb quote.
Dec 20, 2024, 8:21 AM
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But thanks for sharing anyway.
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