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Hire a proven coach
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Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 4:18 PM
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That's what yall said when Dabo was hired.



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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 4:28 PM
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Well we’ve already tried to no experience playing or position coaching guy and how did that work out? Well…he’s been fired.

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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 4:30 PM
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The rarity of that working out is what makes Dabo's story so compelling. It's not a blueprint for success in general.

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"Anybody that says Coach Brownell is the best coach to come through Clemson is going to start an argument." -JP Hall


The rarity

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Jan 12, 2025, 4:44 PM
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Chad Morris
Jeff Scott
Tony Elliott
CJ Spiller

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Re: The rarity

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Jan 12, 2025, 6:34 PM
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Well, to be fair, CJ hasn't been given a shot as HC yet. And the jury is still out on Tony.

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Re: The rarity


Jan 12, 2025, 6:45 PM [ in reply to The rarity ]
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Brandon Streeter

Wes Goodwin

Lemanski Hall

Mickey Conn

CJ Spiller (on the fence)

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Re: The rarity

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Jan 12, 2025, 6:56 PM
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coots are gonna "coot"

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Jeff Scott and Tony Elliot have shown


Jan 12, 2025, 6:59 PM [ in reply to The rarity ]
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what happens when you don't have great talent on the field.

Scott failed.

Tony is on the fence, struggling

CJ has not been impressive as a position coach.

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Re: Jeff Scott and Tony Elliot have shown


Jan 12, 2025, 8:45 PM
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This is it. Everyone looks good when you have elite playmakers under your tutelage.

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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 4:37 PM [ in reply to Re: Hire a proven coach ]
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Goodwin was proven. He had lots of experience, he did a better job while at Clemson than most all his peers did at other colleges. At the time, he was the best candidate for the job (unless you know more than Dabo).
Coaches (except for a couple) get hired and fired and re-hired every year.
Some improve and become a Saban, some don't.

2005–2008 Mississippi State (SA)
2009–2011 Clemson (GA)
2012–2014 Clemson (defensive analyst)
2015–2017 Arizona Cardinals (assistant to the HC)
2018–2021 Clemson (senior defensive assistant)
2022–2024 Clemson (DC/LB)

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you're kidding right?


Jan 12, 2025, 6:49 PM
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Kind of like making someone a sheriff, who has only been a cop for a couple years.

I don't think you guys did that in the PD did you?

Yes you may catch lightning in a bottle once, but more times that not you won't.

Cmon man, you are smarter than that... I think

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Re: you're kidding right?

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Jan 12, 2025, 6:57 PM
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coots are gonna "coot"

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lol...


Jan 12, 2025, 7:02 PM
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how much does the AD pay you guys to pump bs on the board?

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Re: you're kidding right?


Jan 12, 2025, 7:12 PM [ in reply to Re: you're kidding right? ]
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I didn’t even say anything except for merely listing the existence of Brandon Streeter etc and that makes me a “coot”

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Re: you're kidding right?

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Jan 12, 2025, 7:24 PM
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Brandon Streeter is more "Clemson" than 99% on this board.
As a coach has "earned" more $$ than most.
As he develops, might again coach here.


2002 Charleston Southern (QB)
2003 Charleston Southern (RB/RC)
2004–2005 Clemson (GA)
2006–2008 Liberty (QB)
2009–2011 Liberty (OC/QB)
2012–2014 Richmond (OC/QB)
2015–2019 Clemson (QB/RC)
2020–2021 Clemson (PGC/QB)
2022 Clemson (OC/QB)
2023–present Georgia (OA)

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Streeter did the best job with DJU of them all. Including QB whisperer Norville.

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Jan 12, 2025, 7:47 PM
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Look at his progress from his flop Soph year to his Junior. Streeter had DJU on a Heisman watch list when we were 8-0 and programming the best for him. DW4 and TL16 had their best years as players period under Streeter's guidance. Only Lincoln Riley had a better QB pedigree going for him over that stretch than Streets.

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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 8:12 PM [ in reply to Re: Hire a proven coach ]
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If you are impressed with Wes's resume, and think that it warranted being selected as DC you really need to look at the resume of Eason, Reed and Rumph. If you think Wes deserved to be DC ahead of these 3 men I just don't know what there is to say. We've seen the results of this idiotic decision of hiring hungry over hiring qualified.

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Your case doesn't hold water

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Jan 12, 2025, 10:06 PM [ in reply to Re: Hire a proven coach ]
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Wes was a pretty good analyst, and that's about it... he wasn't the best for the job, Dabo never did a search for the best like he is doing now. Do I think I know more than Dabo? Well yes, on some things, if Dabo truly thought Wes was the best available. But something tell me he didn't think Wes was the best but would do and be a yes man. I knew Streeter was a bad hire, or promotion. Yet people like you told me the same thing, Dabo knows more than you. Funny, how did Streeter work out?

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Jan 13, 2025, 2:40 AM
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Including “and be yes man” marks this as drivel. You don’t just think you know more than Dabo, you think you have better character and would be a better coach. Which is, of course, moronic.

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Re: Hire a proven coach


Jan 12, 2025, 7:53 PM [ in reply to Re: Hire a proven coach ]
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Lol yep

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dabo like renfrow

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Jan 12, 2025, 4:37 PM
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are the exceptions not the rules

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Re: I'm starting to get the point of just saying hire "A" coach...***

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Jan 12, 2025, 4:50 PM
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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 4:51 PM
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BTW Tug, congrats on 50K!

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Looks like you've held down the fort really well

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Jan 12, 2025, 6:39 PM
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since I've been on vacation. Good work, bro. Anything new around this dump? I see ya'll haven't delt with Stanley 🫤

tugalooriver®

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Re: Looks like you've held down the fort really well

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Jan 12, 2025, 6:51 PM
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Thanks, but not true. I am over my head and sinking.
You are the Tnet gate guard.



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good for you guys...

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Jan 12, 2025, 7:07 PM
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at least you admit to it.

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Yes, admit I torture losers


Jan 12, 2025, 11:11 PM
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that disparage my alma mater on a website designed 30 years ago for Clemson fans. You wouldn't understand that premise.

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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 8:48 PM
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With defensive coordinator, you’ve painted yourself in a corner now. You cannot follow up a questionable hire that was a bust with another questionable hire. You have to go experienced coach route. You can’t throw a headset on Mike Reed and say “ look, I fixed it!”

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. You cant throw a headset on Mike Reed

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Jan 12, 2025, 9:53 PM
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-- of course you can. Dabo has a plan, a back up, and a back up.
Most overlook he was a high IQ kid in college.
He received his bachelor's degree in commerce & business administration in 1993 and two years later, he earned a master's degree in Business Administration.
He knows football, and has a high IQ beyond most here on Tnet.

I trust in DABO !

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Re: . You cant throw a headset on Mike Reed

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Jan 13, 2025, 8:15 AM
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Please stop with this high IQ foolishness. He tried to tell us the same thing about Wes. Wes never played football at any level, never coached any position, no kind of record with recruiting or developing players , but somehow, he was blessed with some magical football IQ that made him smarter than defensive coaches on the staff with decades of proven experience? C'mon man!!! Give it a rest. Yes Dabo has made great accomplishments educationally and professionally as a football coach but let's squash this notion about him possessing some great knowledge because if he did he never would have made such a idiotic decision on hiring an analyst with no playing, recruiting or player development experience and try to pass him off as a DC at a major college football program.

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Jan 13, 2025, 8:53 AM [ in reply to . You cant throw a headset on Mike Reed ]
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I wouldn't call a couple business/admin degrees impressive...

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Don't ever forget

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Jan 12, 2025, 9:57 PM
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Dabo lost his first 5 games against South Carolina. It wasn't until he brought in world class Coordinators that Clemson became elite.

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Jan 13, 2025, 2:43 AM
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“World class coordinators”

The one being demoted or the one barely removed from high school. It’s not just differences of opinion, you guys have no idea what you’re talking about. And for some reason you’re loathe to give Dabo the credit he has earned.

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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 9:59 PM
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Exactly, because of Dabo we should hire an unproven coach.

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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 10:02 PM
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seems like their D Was all over the map, holding OSU to 20, then giving up 45 to Oregon.

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Re: Hire a proven coach

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Jan 12, 2025, 10:03 PM
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Penn State that is

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Jan 12, 2025, 11:26 PM
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He's a one off, not too many guys like that around. Renfrow also c

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Jan 12, 2025, 11:26 PM
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He's a one off, not too many guys like that around.

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Jan 13, 2025, 2:41 AM
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His first major hire was barely removed from high school coaching.

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Tugaloo with the mic drop!!!***


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Dabo was the exception to the rule


Jan 13, 2025, 8:56 AM
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If other ADs try to find their own Dabo, they will almost certainly fail.

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