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Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 8:47 PM
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Back in 2011 on December 1st before the ACC Championship game Spurrier run his mouth about the coots not being like Clemson, your very own David Hood ask him about it & his answer was a classic starting at the 1:48 point!
This is why I love Dabo!
https://youtu.be/CwxxaFvYTXY
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 8:53 PM
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Believe it or not I was thinking about this in the shower a couple of days ago, how it defined the difference in Dabo and the Spurriers in the world.
Great question that led to a really principled answer that made me proud to be some part of Clemson as an alum and fan. That was a special moment David Hood was able to facilitate.
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U were thinking about Dabo & Spurrier in the shower?
Aug 17, 2021, 10:07 AM
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 9:02 PM
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DavidHood® Honest answer, was Dabo ticked at you, at the time for the question at all? You showed some ballzz and it paid off!!!
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 9:14 PM
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Haha heck no. I thought maybe he was at first but you could tell he was spring loaded and ready to go. The next day in Charlotte we laughed about it... He asked me how many hits it got.
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 9:17 PM
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POTD right there ^^^^^^^
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 9:32 PM
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That’s my favorite. For all of the high profile quotes Dabo has had, that’s the right setting for me. I love watching him, the other coaches, and the player in their element after practices. That’s high quality content. That was an absolute gem.
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 17, 2021, 12:20 AM
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Light the fuse and step back! He was pissed at you for asking the question - "I think it's ridiculous that I get asked that question on a Thursday night..." but glad you let him get it off of his chest. One of, if not THE greatest Dabo rants of all time. And prophetic.
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 9:05 PM
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Thanks for this - a great moment for Dabo.
NOW I’m ready for our Tigers to kick some bull dawg tail in Charlotte on the way to taking care some of last years unfinished business in Columbia at the end of the regular season!
GO TIGERS!!!!!
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 17, 2021, 10:07 AM
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Ranked in the top 5 for the 57th straight week--no one else is close.
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Best part…near the end..
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Aug 16, 2021, 9:06 PM
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“I know who we are - and I know where we’re going…”
Boy, did he ever.
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Re: Best part…near the end..
Aug 16, 2021, 9:36 PM
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Preach it Brother. He was 100% correct.
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Re: Best part…near the end..
Aug 17, 2021, 9:33 AM
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110% There, I fixed it for you.  ">
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Re: Best part…near the end..
Aug 17, 2021, 9:59 AM
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Rub the rock
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 9:35 PM
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"Always has been, always will be... Clemson."
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Didnt we find out later that Spurrier never said that? That
Aug 16, 2021, 9:43 PM
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it was Todd Ellis.
Still, he obviously expected that question, and was ready for it. We were down after losing to the c o c k s. You could just feel the pressure being taken off our team as Dabo defended them as they prepared for VT in the ACCCG.
Great move by Dabo.
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I believe that you are correct...
Aug 16, 2021, 11:24 PM
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When I worked for 1075 The Game, I used to have to have some good "conversations" with Duce Staley REGULARLY, but one day todd came into the building, and Duce decided to "call me out" as a Tiger alum and fan... todd makes some comment about spurrier righting the ship and how they were doing relative to Clemson, so, I reminded him that he and I should have a convo about him faking injury and leaving his backup to take that 45-0 beating in '89... he now acts like he doesn't know who I am, we always have to be reintroduced when we cross paths... LOL
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I think you're wrong.***
Aug 17, 2021, 1:03 PM
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I'm pretty certain it has been documented that it wasn't
Aug 17, 2021, 2:08 PM
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Spurrier.
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 16, 2021, 9:47 PM
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Shake and Bake
Aug 16, 2021, 9:56 PM
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That just happened
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Re: Shake and Bake
Aug 17, 2021, 7:41 AM
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You could say that 1000 times and it wouldn't be enough.
Say it again!!!
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Shake and Bake
Aug 17, 2021, 2:09 PM
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That just happened.
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Orange Beast [6437]
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47 wins is what Dabo had after 5 full seasons.
Aug 16, 2021, 11:41 PM
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Thought that is significant now that we know the results.
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Re: 47 wins is what Dabo had after 5 full seasons.
Aug 17, 2021, 1:57 AM
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And 65 wins in his next 5 years.
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 17, 2021, 7:30 AM
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Nice sentiment from Dabo. He said the obvious. South Carolina is not Clemson. Never has been and never will be.
I like it that Dabo was speaking that night at the high point in the history of South Carolina football, and yet he knew where the two programs stood in history and would stand in the future.
The last two years have not been the best ever in Clemson history, but we did go 24-3, play in 2 CFPs, end those years with a final ranking of #2 and #3. And oh yes, we beat South Carolina twice.
In the last six years Clemson has played in the national championship deciding game 4 times and we have won the National Championships twice. In my 70 year life, the only teams to have had a better 6 consecutive years than our most recent run are Alabama, Southern Cal, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Miami. And our run is not over yet.
Since Dabo spoke that night, Clemson is 112-14. South Carolina posted two of their best seasons ever since that night, but we've gone 6-2 over them. Since Spurrier noted that SC is not Clemson, the Gamecocks have gone 60-52, with 22 of those wins coming in 2012 and 2013. Yep, South Carolina is not Clemson.
The Gamecocks are have had 3 different head coaches since Coach Swinney reminded them that they are not Clemson.
Over the long term, the difference in SC and Clemson coaches could not be more different.
SC hired former national champ coaches Paul Dietzel, Lou Holtz, and Steve Spurrier. When it was over for Dietzel, he went back to his favorite school, LSU and died happily an LSU Tiger. Lou Holtz left the Gamecocks and is living out the rest of his life as the Notre Dame ex-Coach he will always be while remaining intent on being buried in South Bend. Steve Spurrier quit the ##### mid-season and has returned to his home school, Florida, where he still works and where he remains the Gator he is. Clemson promoted assistants Frank Howard, Danny Ford and Dabo Swinney to be our head coaches. Frank Howard is buried on Cemetery Hill in Clemson pretty close to his celebrated rock. Danny Ford lives on his farm near Pendleton and can be seen before most Clemson home games tailgating with friends near the NE corner of Death Valley. Dabo is still coaching at Clemson and he's continues to shine as one of the best college coaches in history.
Finally Clemson is ranked as the 29th best public university in the nation. South Carolina is ranked 54th and likes to call itself "The Flagship University" of our state.
As Dabo noted, Coach Spurrier was right. South Carolina is not Clemson. Not by a long shot.
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 17, 2021, 9:38 AM
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You said some awesomeness right there Harley!
"Over the long term, the difference in SC and Clemson coaches could not be more different.
SC hired former national champ coaches Paul Dietzel, Lou Holtz, and Steve Spurrier. When it was over for Dietzel, he went back to his favorite school, LSU and died happily an LSU Tiger. Lou Holtz left the Gamecocks and is living out the rest of his life as the Notre Dame ex-Coach he will always be while remaining intent on being buried in South Bend. Steve Spurrier quit the ##### mid-season and has returned to his home school, Florida, where he still works and where he remains the Gator he is. Clemson promoted assistants Frank Howard, Danny Ford and Dabo Swinney to be our head coaches. Frank Howard is buried on Cemetery Hill in Clemson pretty close to his celebrated rock. Danny Ford lives on his farm near Pendleton and can be seen before most Clemson home games tailgating with friends near the NE corner of Death Valley. Dabo is still coaching at Clemson and he's continues to shine as one of the best college coaches in history"
GO TIGERS!
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 17, 2021, 7:36 AM
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That was Dabo at his best. Just tell it like it is straight from the heart.
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 17, 2021, 9:49 AM
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Dabo will always stand up for Clemson and his team. He's got everyone's back.
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hard to believe the 10 year anniversary of that interview is
Aug 17, 2021, 10:15 AM
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coming up. Time flies. The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older.
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Re: hard to believe the 10 year anniversary of that interview is
Aug 17, 2021, 12:55 PM
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It’s racing around to come up behind you again.
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Re: Remember when David Hood asked Dabo about the ole Ball coach
Aug 17, 2021, 1:20 PM
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I always appreciated Dabo & Spurrier going back & forth. It brought good attention to our game & rivalry.
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