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TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times
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TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 7:00 AM
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Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 7:06 AM
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It's true--fitting comparison with Dylan.

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 7:10 AM
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Hey kid, look at what you did!!!

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Excellent choice of lyrics.***

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Jan 15, 2025, 7:09 AM
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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:00 AM
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It’s almost as if Dabo reads tigernet. He’s done everything that was wanted. Filled some holes on defense, brought in a tall receiver, and now a seasoned defensive coordinator. Only thing left is get the running back rotation sorted out, in this team could be dangerous next season

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:20 AM
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I'm with you on the RB. Might be nice to know we've got someone to follow cade too. I guess we can see that when we get up by a bunch of points. But then the backups just hand it off. We don't see the arm. At most it's a screen play.

Anyway, happy with the changes. Go Dabo.

Go Tigers

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:22 AM [ in reply to Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times ]
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Cdixon11 said:

It’s almost as if Dabo reads tigernet. He’s done everything that was wanted. Filled some holes on defense, brought in a tall receiver, and now a seasoned defensive coordinator. Only thing left is get the running back rotation sorted out, in this team could be dangerous next season




He has made positive changes but it's unfortunate he waited 2-3 years after everyone else adapted to react. Had he been proactive instead of reactive, we might be playing for another natty this weekend.

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Agreed. He used to be a trend setter. Then he fell behind.***

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:41 AM
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"Everybody needs to know that Coach Brownell is arguably the best coach to come through Clemson." -PJ Hall


Ok, troll***

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Re: Agreed. He used to be a trend setter. Then he fell behind.***

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Jan 15, 2025, 2:10 PM [ in reply to Agreed. He used to be a trend setter. Then he fell behind.*** ]
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Dabo has never been a trend setter. He has always been cautious, studious and methodical in his decisions and actions. You are just a troll.

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When will brownell set a trend?***


Jan 16, 2025, 2:33 PM [ in reply to Agreed. He used to be a trend setter. Then he fell behind.*** ]
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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:42 AM [ in reply to Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times ]
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If Dabo were relying on Tnet we would not have a DC hired yet…his efforts to hire Nick Saban and/or rehire Brent Venables would have been rebuffed and we would be scrambling!

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:39 AM [ in reply to Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times ]
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Don't forget the punter from the Citadel

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Jan 15, 2025, 10:23 AM [ in reply to Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times ]
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And a Special Teams coordinator...

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If yall havent gone and seen A Complete Unknown then

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:31 AM
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do yourself a favor!!!

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:36 AM
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All I can says is with Dabo participating in the portal, retaining players, hiring experienced coaches all the other College Football Programs need to be afraid… very afraid. GO TIGERS

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All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:39 AM
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“Dabo knows what he’s doing!”

Well, he didn’t. But to his credit, he seems to have recognized his mistakes and is taking steps to right those wrongs.

I am feeling a lot more positive about the future of our program, more than I have in a few years.

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Re: All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is

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Jan 15, 2025, 11:24 AM
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and...this is why I don't come to tigernet often! A backhanded compliment is criticism and I bet those in your household get what I'm saying.

Really easy to second guess isn't it? Really easy to drive in the passenger's seat isn't it?

I realize you are somewhat of a legend on this forum but maybe you should start your own program, run it how you want and then let others second guess you every single minute of every day. Its the man in the arena situation, they don't build statues to critics, they build them for taking a middle of the pack team and going 15 of 16 years with 9 or more wins, winning nattys, competing for Nattys, winning conference championships...Something that hadn't happened here in 30 years!

For anyone that has ever been in leadership, you can't let popular opinion run your decision making, you can't let the current shiny thing determine your path. He's the leader, he's making decisions on a $100M+ program at the pace that a long term thinker and leader makes them.

How about this scenario -- he listens to all you guys that know everything about the talent we do or don't have and goes all in on the portal, 18 of 22 starters...and pulls a Florida State? or a Colorado? Then what are you and all your backseat drivers doing then? "FIRE DABO!!! He shouldn't have ever used the portal". This doesn't mean there won't be decisions along the way that don't work out but it means that when its obvious that a decision needs to be corrected, he corrects it - not to please you or any of the other cranky fans, he corrects it because the guy he thought would work out and grow into a leader didn't pan out so he has to do the hard thing to replace that guy - a guy he's been close friends with for quite a while. He's proven he is willing to do that more than one time.

Our recent down years were 9 or more wins with a couple of ACC championships? Do you literally expect 13 to 15 wins per year every year especially when we are competing with some deep deep pockets out there? Some of this is cyclical anyway (alabama going through it now). The fun is in the Saturdays win or lose...and Dabo has proven he's going to run the program to succeed.

I personally wouldn't want to be in any leadership capacity with you at my side. ALL IN is ALL IN as a unit, together. Leaders lead they don't take opinion polls and don't put decisions up for community votes and I would bet that Dabo doesn't read Tigernet to hear how his detractors would run this better from their couches.

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Sorry to see that troll command so much of your time here.

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Jan 15, 2025, 3:30 PM
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She is not in any way worth it as she makes no effort to advance her knowledge. Her ignorance is intentional.

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Reminder: JK has bn banned from the ROY fuzzy bus

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Jan 15, 2025, 11:31 AM [ in reply to All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is ]
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You can't jump on and jump off based off bandwagon bc of the weather or your time of month, coot. Start your own team or join the coot board somewhere.

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Re: All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is

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Jan 15, 2025, 11:51 AM [ in reply to All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is ]
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JK, I am not sure if you are just a hater, stupid, or a Coot. But to say Dabo has been anything but very good is insane. We have had one so called bad season in 15 years, and we won 9 games that year.
We got spoiled in the 2015 to 2020 years. But no other team has been to as many playoffs other than Alabama. Maybe this will cure your DDS.

school appearances years

Alabama 14 9-5 3 (2015, 2017, 2020)
Clemson 11 6-5 2 (2016, 2018)
Ohio State 10 6-4 1 (2014)
Georgia 7 5-2 2 (2021, 2022)
Michigan 4 2-2 1 (2023)
Notre Dame 5 3-2 0
Oklahoma 4 0-4 0
Washington 3 1-2 0
Texas 4 2-2 0
LSU 2 2-0 1 (2019)
Oregon 3 1-2 0
Penn State 3 2-1 0
TCU 2 1-1 0
Cincinnati 1 0-1 0
Indiana 1 0-1 0
Florida State 1 0-1 0
Michigan State 1 0-1 0
SMU 1 0-1 0
Tennessee 1 0-1 0
Boise State 1 0-1 0
Arizona State 1 0-1 0

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Re: All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is

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Jan 15, 2025, 12:29 PM [ in reply to All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is ]
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Would you say the "pumpers" or Dabo himself caused the majority of mental distress you continue to show on a weekly basis?

While its interesting to watch someone trying as hard as you do to drag a HOF coach, its more interesting to me to see someone so broken by a collection of anonymous message board posters.

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Re: All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is

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Jan 15, 2025, 2:12 PM [ in reply to All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is ]
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Just because you couldn’t see what Dabo was doing during that time doesn’t mean he didn’t know what he was doing. It just means you didn’t know and you spun it into something it wasn’t. As usual.

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Re: I deleted my previous negative comment towards you.....

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Jan 15, 2025, 9:56 PM [ in reply to All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is ]
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### sure won't make that mistake again. Do you just make up things, things you don't believe, and post them to get people riled up ? Because if you do, the last laugh is yours, you win. Seriously I really can't tell.

But, if that's not your m.o. ...... you're one ignorant sob.

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Jan 15, 2025, 10:06 PM [ in reply to All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is ]
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So Dabo didn't know what he was doing but he recognized his mistakes ? Did he have that Great Awakening because of your wisdom and wit here ?

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Jan 16, 2025, 9:41 AM [ in reply to All we heard from the pumpers these last four years is ]
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All of you fell for it... this is what they want you to do

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:41 AM
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I think he prayed on it and God answered

There is truly something special in these hills

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:46 AM
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He prayed and was given the 11th commandment: thou shalt not lose to the coots two out of three years!

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:56 AM
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lol, this right here. Losing to the coots lights a fire under any Clemson coach.

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Jan 15, 2025, 9:08 AM
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As they say, you gotta pay to play!!! Ohio St. has 20 million tied up in portal players this year and you see where they are??

Time to get the check book out Dabo!!

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 9:15 AM
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I’m 74 and have been working since 1974. I’ve had many Bosses and all of them, but 2 kind of knew what they were doing.

One thing I’ve learned is that to be a Leader, you have to have an Ego. All good leaders have got to think ther ways are the right ones.

However, a GREAT LEADER, and I think Dabo is one, recognizes their mistakes and are open to ideas from others. Sometimes, it takes a while, but I have confidence in Dabo and he knows the way to the top and we’ll get there again!!!!

GO TIGERS!!!!

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Jan 15, 2025, 9:18 AM
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I like the Dylan reference. Dylan couldn't sing for crap, but is the greatest songwriter of our times.

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 9:26 AM
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NIL was a no brainer and that will continue. What we don't know is whether Dabo would have been able to use the Portal if he had been able to sign a couple more high school kids. Recruiting is all about numbers and this year, the numbers led to the Portal. Will that road be open next year and beyond is up for grabs and will depend on who transfers, who graduates and who makes himself draft available. Numbers.

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 10:27 AM
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Good post DV

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 10:30 AM
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Sorry, I meant Valley Boy

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 9:33 AM
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I’m behind Dabo as long as he uses the portal sparingly and only when there is clearly no one on the roster who can be developed. If Clemson stops being a program where I can count on some player continuity from year to year, or starts feeling like the team is comprised of a bunch of mercenary players for hire who have no attachment or allegiance to the university other than the orange uniform with a tiger paw on it, I’ll be checking out and finding somewhere else to spend my money in the fall.

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Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times

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Jan 15, 2025, 10:09 AM
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Absolutely agree with this and previous post. I like our program as a developmental one, life first then great football…yes numbers tell us where we need, but as Dabo said long ago, if you aren’t hiring mercenaries (which most of us don’t want) it’s a 2 party negotiation, the players have to want/buy in to the Clemson program and everybody doesn’t want our philosophy of football development…I’m with Dabo!!

Go Tigers!!!

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Jan 15, 2025, 10:21 AM [ in reply to Re: TNET: Swinney's proven recently he is a-changin' with the times ]
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Right on!

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Jan 15, 2025, 11:18 AM
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I think we have all wanted Coach Swinney to rush to change, but I think the better part of leadership is to not lose your mind while everyone else is losing theirs. I get that it is important to be dynamic, but the otherside of that coin is being a kneejerk reactionary. To me the plan is coming together. Retaining players like no other team is a great mark of leadership. Part of player retension is for players to know what the leadership for the team is going to be during their tenior. Look at what happened to Marshall this year. Several other teams have also had mass exodus' because of coaching changes. We lose our DC and actually pick up defensive talent...that says alot.

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Jan 15, 2025, 11:36 AM
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Anybody ever consider this was Dabos plan all along. Let some of the guys he was loyal to move on or graduate then fill in the gaps with portal. Wes was a hit or miss and he realized that and moved on. Dabo has said all along to be patient. Think he wanted to get his ducks in a row as to portal before jumping in with both feet. Seems to me like they are running things now similar to the Pros cept for the 1 year contracts. Got to get to multiple years somehow

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Jan 15, 2025, 12:28 PM
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Exactly...jumping in with both feet is irresponsible at best. And irrational at worst. How many of you bought a microwave oven when they 1st hit the market?
How many of you bought a Beta VCR in year 1?
Funny, both were severely overpriced ($1000) and were obsolete very quickly. I liken the portal pottie to these fine examples. Let the newness wear off, let the deep pocket or desperate programs blow their collective wad, and then step in and explore the options. I say, WELL DONE SIR DABO!!!

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Jan 15, 2025, 12:29 PM
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Oh yeah, I forgot 1 thing. ... f you JK

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Jan 16, 2025, 5:45 AM
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-Pause-

TU for the juvenile deadpan rebuke.

However, the VHS propaganda belongs on another bored...LOLz.

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This isn't our first experience with Tnet trolling us.

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Jan 15, 2025, 12:52 PM
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The article is embarrassing due to it presenting that Dabo finally decided to hire outside coordinators and use the portal. That is a lie which festered in the hearts of those who have been using hindsight to justify their continuous whining about the few losses over the last few seasons.




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Re: This isn't our first experience with Tnet trolling us.


Jan 15, 2025, 1:42 PM
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Yeah it sounds like D Hood bought into the negative narrative there as well, taking his eyes off of what Dabo was staying true to behind the scenes, and what he continues to adhere to with guiding this program. Perfect seasons, which are so rare that even Nick Saban only had two in his GOAT career, can really spoil perspectives.

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David Hood didn't fall into anything, he's too intelligent to do than that.

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Jan 16, 2025, 7:49 AM
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Hood is simply catering to the confusion for clicks. Tnet has done that for several years. If a concept draws enough attention on other websites Tnet puts their nickle in the pot.

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