Re: I wish you all would just stop blaming Dabo

Folks. College sports is absolutely ruined and is over as far as Clemson football is concerned (at least being elite) unless something changes and changes fast.

NIL or no NIL, it’s not built for a small school to compete. The only people that can compete in this space will be the likes of UGA, Texas, Ohio State, etc. Our alumni base is tiny compared to these schools. To fund NIL, you have to have a lot of people willing to pony up the $. I bet none of you have ponied up the $ to make a difference.

I can tell you - I’ve done my fair share to IPTAY over the years - when it helped with scholarships and the players were loyal. It will be a cold day in #### before I give to NIl or buy a jersey with a name on it. I’d rather give my $ to my own kids that can use it. At least I know they will appreciate it and use it wisely.

I don’t blame the kids…The adults in the room have created this mess and have no intention of changing it until the ratings fall. That ain’t happening anytime soon.

And stop with the “coaches make the money, it’s only fair the players get paid”. How about earn it first? The national media wants to publicize Dabo’s salary but they never chronicle how he got there.

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Jul 8, 2024, 2:32 PM

I think everyone is empathetic to the significant changes that have happened in the sport over the past 5 years. Even with the inflated expectations our fanbase has, I think any reasonable person knew that it would be difficult for Clemson to stay Top 3-4 year in, year out with these changes due to the size of our school, alumni base, resources compared to huge programs, etc.

I think the issue most have with Dabo is his unwillingness to change strategies despite the monumental shifts in the sport. He seems to have made it a point of pride to not participate in the Transfer Portal or NIL. To make matters worse, as the only non-service academy program in the nation to participate in the Portal, Clemson has a very bright light being shined on it and that's when Dabo can sometimes become the worst version of himself. In my opinion, he's far too proud at times and when criticism is levied his way he loses sight of what's best for the program and focuses on being 'right'.

We saw it over the past few years when people questioned hiring former players--who didn't appear to have the resume to coach at a program of Clemson's stature--as positional coaches and I believe we're seeing it now. The louder the national criticism gets of Dabo, the more he seems to want to show everyone he's been right from the beginning, no matter what it means for the program.

While his salary isn't everything, it's relevant and important in this discussion because he's being paid more than any other coach in the nation, but we're far from being a top program. Over the last 3 seasons Clemson has fell from the ranks of the elite. We're not just not a Top 5 program, we're not a Top 10 program...and to make matters worse, we're trending downward strongly. That downward trend paired with a stubborn resistance to change with the times & an incredibly high salary results in strong criticism, which is warranted.

Dabo received all the praise imaginable when he took Clemson to the top, so it's fair that he's subject to this level of criticism when we've seen such a significant decline in a short period of time. Hopefully he will either see the light or perform miracles without adapting to the current climate, or else things are going to get worse before they get better.

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I wish you all would just stop blaming Dabo