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Dabo's back
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Dabo's back

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Jan 1, 2025, 9:43 PM
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Sit back and enjoy the ride, folks.

Dabo has his mojo back. And per usual, we have the coots to thank for it.

The climb starts now.

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It should have never come to this. Hire the right person for the job.***

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Jan 1, 2025, 9:48 PM
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There's something in these hills.


It happens. Especially when you're at the same school for so long.

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Jan 1, 2025, 9:51 PM
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Heck, look at Bama the FIRST YEAR without Saban.

It's hard to hit a home run every single hire. I think Dabo wants to see the best in others and often tries to recreate his own "come up" story without realizing just how remarkable and unprecedented his own path has been.

But to his credit, when it's time to make a change, he pulls the trigger. And pulls it in a major way.

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Re: It happens. Especially when you're at the same school for so long.

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Jan 2, 2025, 5:13 AM
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You are correct, can't hit a home run every time, but least make contact and don't strike out. Wes was a total 3 pitch strike out and never taking the bat off the shoulder.

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And yet again, coaches fire assts they hired every single season.

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Jan 2, 2025, 12:41 AM [ in reply to It should have never come to this. Hire the right person for the job.*** ]
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Sometimes coaches miss regardless of where they got them. It happens all the time and Dabo isn’t immune to a miss now and then. Overall his success cannot be argued - one of the premier coaches in the playoff era. But he’s not perfect at staff selection, and there isn’t a coach who is.

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Re: It should have never come to this. Hire the right person for the job.***

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Jan 2, 2025, 1:59 AM [ in reply to It should have never come to this. Hire the right person for the job.*** ]
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I'm pretty sure I understand Dabos logic, and it's not really horrible.

When Dabo was making these hires he was watching Saban and Kirbys staff get raided every offseason. He wanted to ensure he had loyalty and continuity, what better way then hiring alumni that played for you and show promise as young coaches. Goodwin was not an "expierement" I suspect Dabo saw some of himself in Goodwin, he was a brilliant football mind that was not exceptionally expierenced but if there was a shot he was special he may very well become a Bud Foster type and been a lifer.

The downside to Dabos plan was he ended hiring too many green coaches at critical roles at once. Developing young coaches is the head man's job but that was way too much burden at once.

Most the guys Dabo let go of will be great coaches within a few years imo. Goodwin still has a shot at becoming a great DC but he needs a guy like Venables to show him the ropes.

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who says he didn't? Personally, I think you have to give guys on your staff the

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Jan 2, 2025, 10:22 AM [ in reply to It should have never come to this. Hire the right person for the job.*** ]
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chance to prove themselves. Sometimes it doesn't work out in long term, doesn't mean it wasn't the best option at the time or that it didn't work in short term.

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Wait, I thought he never lost his mojo.

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Jan 1, 2025, 9:50 PM
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I learned here that he is a victim of a corrupt system in college football, and a saint among villains.

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Re: Wait, I thought he never lost his mojo.

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Jan 1, 2025, 9:53 PM
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Well, you get him better than I thought.

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Judge, I understand you're ultimately incorrigible

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Jan 1, 2025, 9:53 PM [ in reply to Wait, I thought he never lost his mojo. ]
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But 8 conference titles in 10 years, 7 playoff appearances, 2 titles, 4 national championship appearances, etc. are impossible to ignore for even the most obvious troll and hater.

When I say mojo back, I'm talking the version of Dabo that literally nobody else on planet Earth could compete with.

His down years are still hilariously some of our best seasons in program history.

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an easy win over a bad Stanford team and she's back on her hobby horse.***

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Jan 1, 2025, 10:23 PM
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Re: an easy win over a bad Stanford team and she's back on her hobby horse.***

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Jan 2, 2025, 12:06 PM
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Just another weak troll job.

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Jan 2, 2025, 12:42 AM [ in reply to Wait, I thought he never lost his mojo. ]
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I thought trolling was against site rules, but alas this petulant child is given free reign.

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Jan 1, 2025, 10:17 PM
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I hope. But Dabo has been part of the problem the last four years. I never get when people are so blind to that. But if he makes the right moves now we can be very good. I like Dabo. Been soo successful in the past. Just hold him accountable with others.

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Hold him accountable for what?

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Jan 1, 2025, 10:20 PM
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Being the most consistently successful coach in the entire country the last 15 seasons?

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Re: Hold him accountable for what?

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Jan 1, 2025, 10:28 PM
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The last four years there has been a consistent decline. Because of Dabo. ACC was historically bad this year. We would have likely lost to ASU today. His stance on portal and HS NIL has been brutal. His ego wouldn’t allow him to adapt in my opinion. The man definitely loves the camera and mic in front of him tho. Like really likes it. Let’s see what he does. Team can be really good next year.

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Jan 1, 2025, 10:25 PM [ in reply to Re: Dabo's back ]
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Think about what you said:
“ But Dabo has been part of the problem the last four years. I never get when people are so blind to that. But if he makes the right moves now we can be very good.”
We have been GREAT for nine years. Awesome for five or so. Really good for the past four. Why can’t you, and others, credit Dabo for the greatness? No one, truly no one, is at the top of the mountain continuously.
Go Tigers!

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Jan 1, 2025, 10:29 PM
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Really good what? Are you kidding?

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Jan 1, 2025, 11:09 PM
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Nope. You must be blind or of a feathered variety. 40 wins in the last four years. Sure, we suck.

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Feathered or JK's other alt scok. Perhaps both.

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Jan 1, 2025, 11:16 PM
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Who's liking noob poster sometimes gives it away.

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Jan 1, 2025, 11:17 PM [ in reply to Re: Dabo's back ]
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Ok, Chicken or Judge, name me the schools that have won more games in the last 10 years than Clemson? The last 5 years? More conference championships, more national championships? the list will be extremely short so it will not take long! Appreciation is a beautiful thing, give it a try! Maybe y'all don't remember that 20 year drought without a conference championship. Are changes needed, yes. Will Dabo make them, yes. If you expect perfection, you are going to be disappointed, Judge Keller of all people should know that following Brownell!

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They don't remember a season prior to 2016.***


Jan 2, 2025, 12:12 PM
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GO TIGERS!!


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Jan 2, 2025, 12:34 AM [ in reply to Re: Dabo's back ]
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COVID definitely affected our program and then the entire sport changed in the blink of an eye. Of course teams who were at the top were going to change. I thought he might hang it up but looks like he wants one more bite of the apple.

There is one small change I would still like to see that may be pretty controversial: let the players go down the hill first. If he wants to shake their hand when they get to the sidelines then walk around and be waiting on them.

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Jan 2, 2025, 12:36 AM
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I saw these same posts after Dabo fired Streeter and hired Riley

Riley has been a disaster so I think I'll wait and see in regards to this new DC hire

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In two years Riley took us from 52nd to 11th in total offense.

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Jan 2, 2025, 1:53 AM
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What are you talking about man?

Next season will likely be even better.

You seem a little lost.

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Jan 2, 2025, 12:47 AM
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He makes to much to have taken a 4 year vacation.

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Jan 2, 2025, 1:57 AM
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No he almost was. Tim banks ain’t it. Horrible hire

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What in the world are you talking about?


Jan 2, 2025, 7:13 AM
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Where are you seeing that Tim Banks is our defensive coordinator? Lol

And please for the love of God don't tell me it's somebody on X

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Jan 2, 2025, 3:25 AM
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We have to recruit better. It's not about just having a good attitude.

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