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TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:35 AM
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And after one CFP and replacing Saban at Bama qualifies DeBoer as #2? SMH
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 6:34 PM
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Look saddis56, don't give them A$$HATS a second thought or the time of the day when they're talking about Dabo bc I can almost promise that Dabo don't give a Fat Rat Fanny Farkle FCK what any of those A$$HATS has to say about him bc he makes right at $1 mil a month, and that's more than they make working for an entire two years. Screw um!!!! I would bet that Dabo laughs at them when he hears some of the stupid BS they say...
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:38 AM
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The disrespect is coming back full force. If you are a Tiger fan you should love this kinda talk. It's when we play our best
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Yes and No.. Yes in that Dabo loves a good push and uses it to his advantage
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:54 AM
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as his routine.
No in that this is now the national media tagline for Clemson. That we are a closed door to the transfer portal options. That isn't true as Dabo has never said he's opposed to using the portal when necessary. But no one reports that and so potential transfer players i don't think give us a sniff.
Unfortunately i think championships are dictated by free agent pickups. The landscape is chaotic and different now. At some point Dabo will make a splash addition in the portal but he's not the type to totally revamp his lineup every season like FSU or some of the SEC schools. But there's no doubt about it, transfers are huge factors now. FSU wouldn't have been much without their transfer portal additions. Scar would still be in their losing streak to us without the portal. Transfers like Burrow and Fields totally changed some of our fortunes as well even prior to the modern portal hop trend. But it set up the perception that transfers can change your team overnight.
Clemson's hasn't changed much in terms of starters and transfers. Which is refreshing to an extent but unfortunately these teams like UGA, Bama, OSU are all paying big for the portal free agents and I think that will dictate who wins the big game going forward. It really stinks that its turning sour like that but until they figure a way to throw the brakes on it, it'll keep stinking.
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Re: Yes and No.. Yes in that Dabo loves a good push and uses it to his advantage
Apr 5, 2024, 12:18 PM
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I agree with you that NIL & the portal have drastically changed the landscape of college football - and generally for the worse. But it's not like Clemson isn't heavy into NIL. According to this link, Clemson is 9th nationally, and top in the ACC, in NIL Collective funding. Are these numbers wrong?
https://nil-ncaa.com/power5/
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Re: Yes and No.. Yes in that Dabo loves a good push and uses it to his advantage
Apr 5, 2024, 1:31 PM
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I agree with 90% of that. NIL has nothing to do with the university. At all. The university cannot pay a player at all. Well, a stipend. But, NIL are a mandated to be private entities completely separate from the University. For example, Texas isn’t paying their lineman $100k plus a year. Nor can they. They can’t even bring the NIL collective on campus to broker a deal. The university can make recommendations. They can even setup a meeting off campus but can’t be present during the deal or negotiating. However, teams are making promises of X amount to recruits. Which is against NIL rules. Part of the collective comes from private donations from boosters. Most of the money comes from particular product sponsorship. Like Nike wants to pay John Stud $1 mil a year to use their NIL to sell Nike products. There has to be some real interest from particular companies unless the boosters donate millions to a generic fund to be decided by the collective. That school CANNOT promise or make direct payment to the students. The students and NIL collectives must report any deals to the University and the NCAA. No coach has veto power over any deal the student makes.
Everyone seems to think it’s this magical fund that the haves can just throw money at players. That has happened and those caught have paid the price. More guidance and guidelines are coming.
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Re: Yes and No.. Yes in that Dabo loves a good push and uses it to his advantage
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Apr 5, 2024, 2:52 PM
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Blah Blah Blah,, what team won a national Championship due to the transfer portal? SCAR is still in the midst of a losing streak to Clemson! what is it now 7-1 8-1 or 9-1... That is still a losing streak!
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Transfers have helped plenty of teams go from contenders to champions
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Apr 5, 2024, 3:20 PM
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the portal is about 2 years old so if you're specifically only talking about it then just give it a second. Teams are jockeying every year for QBs and RBs to update their rosters through free agency. Some of these teams only need that one player to bring it all together. IF we had a trevor or deshaun on that kelly bryant team i'm pretty sure we'd have another championship. FSU took an ACC championship away with free agency this year. They added starting defense and offense talent that ended up being the difference in our game. I'm not saying i like the trend at all but its going to have alot to do with CFP teams on a year to year basis. Scar won that game only because of Rattler. Had Perry Orth or whatever other scrub they had over there had played we'd have won easily with our C game. But Rattler had a little extra in the tank that day. And no the streak has to start over in my opinion. I think we could have rattled off 15 in a row without giving them a life raft in the portal. We're obviously better but i wanted to see how big that thing could have gotten.
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Re: Transfers have helped plenty of teams go from contenders to champions
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Apr 5, 2024, 4:27 PM
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So people are throwing Dabo who is a proven winner under the bus because He did not recruit an entire team from the transfer portal.
Yet there is only 2 years to base that off from and two years when the portal did not win the Championship and isn’t that what all the portal me first fans and players want every year.
The portal and nil as currently constructed is the ruin of college athletics!
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Re: Yes and No.. Yes in that Dabo loves a good push and uses it to his advantage
Apr 6, 2024, 9:44 AM
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The only team that has won a championship with a portal/transfer built team is LSU. The only other teams to build portal teams and have national success was TCU and FSU. All 3 have something in common. They were all one and done. FSU had one season of ten wins after a 4-4 start and then had their season last year. FSU may win 9/10 this year (I think 8/9 at most) but they won't sniff the playoffs or a championship unless they get very lucky in the ACC Championship game. I for one believe Clemson will play NC State twice for the ACC Championship this year. Dabo Swinney has made it plain he will not recruit a player who is searching for the money thru NIL. He makes offers in the portal to some he thinks fits the Clemson way of life and they don't consider Clemson because of they won't bid for them. Dabo Swinney has been consistent in telling recruits if you are looking at Clemson for NIL you should probably go somewhere else. The NIL Collectives for Clemson is geared for the players already on the roster. The recruits are told this during the recruiting process. The idea that Clemson will offer a portal player anything more than they offer a high school recruit has been squashed by Dabo Swinney. This will not change and this has nothing to do with Clemson losing football games. Injuries and Turnovers are the direct root cause of Clemson's losses 2021-2023. Healthy Clemson would probably have won the ACC 21/23 both!
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Re: Yes and No.. Yes in that Dabo loves a good push and uses it to his advantage
Apr 5, 2024, 9:33 PM
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Actually you're spot on. I could write the responses just from the headline. But if one takes time to read and comprehend the article, then you pretty much have to agree with what is said. But, as usual, comprehend and T-Net doesn't go together oftentimes.
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I could agree with him but then we'd both be wrong.***
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:41 AM
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Well, everyone has the right to be wrong
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:47 AM
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and this guy is using up all of his wrong cards on this single issue.
Bye-bye then!
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:47 AM
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It’s a “what have you done for me lately” game. In order to shut up the critics we have to prove we’re an elite team again.
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Exactly. Some of our fans want to ignore recent history.
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Apr 5, 2024, 2:04 PM
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It doesn’t work that way.
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Re: Exactly. Some of our fans want to ignore recent history.
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Apr 6, 2024, 12:23 PM
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Just shut up....
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:55 AM
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History will tell….all the talk is just that….jabber.
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
Apr 5, 2024, 1:23 PM
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A Tnet panel should carry more weight than this E$PN clown show panel.
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Higher than 4th?
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I admit, I'm biased, absolutely, so I'm not sure it's fair for me to rank him 2nd right now, but how much higher than 4th would you have Coach Swinney ranked?
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:58 AM
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Considering who these guys work for, it's not surprising that they don't show love for Clemson (or FSU).
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 11:59 AM
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Now that I think about it, with all of the other options for sports, I would say that ESPN has probably fallen far more than Clemson/Dabo has. Their programming has turned to trash compared to their glory days. No doubt that the transfer portal has changed the game, but it just highlights the difference between those who can coach, and those who know how to shop around. There needs to be better limits and governance on the NIL and the portal as they have made the game of college football cringe worthy in my book. Imagine transferring for a NIL payout, getting the payout, then transferring back to the original team. Make that make sense for the coaches and the fans. It makes tons of sense for a selfish individual, but not a team.
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Shocker: ESPN Talking Points aim to devalue Clemson brand
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Apr 5, 2024, 12:00 PM
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It's almost like they know some contract negotiations are in their future.
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4th place though?
Apr 5, 2024, 2:35 PM
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Seems like we're trying to devalue ESPN more than ESPN is trying to devalue Coach Swinney & Clemson by ranking him 4th is all, I dunno.
Earlier this week another ESPN analyst had Coach Swinney in the top-four of all time but oddly nobody seemed to celebrate or even notice (it was a fun read, though, for what it's worth, good logic even).
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You lose all credibility putting Kyle Whittingham at 3
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Apr 5, 2024, 12:11 PM
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Literally no way to justify that. None.
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Re: You lose all credibility putting Kyle Whittingham at 3
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Apr 5, 2024, 6:07 PM
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This is my biggest issue!!!!!! He has made Utah into a consistent 9-10 win team, has never sniffed the playoff. He is being celebrated for the same performance that is allegedly devaluing Swinney.
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I think that's a fair take right now
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Apr 5, 2024, 12:12 PM
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If you look at the full body of work, Dabo is #1 or #2, but if you are just looking at what he's done the last few years, he's much lower.
One or two really good seasons could completely change the narrative around him though.
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 12:13 PM
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This poll is is relevant as Valley coot!!
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Kyle Whittingham?!. Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttt??!!
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Apr 5, 2024, 12:15 PM
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Re: Kyle Whittingham?!. Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttt??!!
Apr 5, 2024, 1:32 PM
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Kyle is a good coach with a few PAC-12 titles and 6 consecutive bowl game losses...so he is kind of like the tallest midget.
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 12:21 PM
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Well as long as i'm "F U'ing" people today, which I did to Jim Phillips and the ACC network for not putting us on tv Saturday, here is a HUGE "F U" to Harry Lyles, jr.
Dear Harry, what makes you qualified to pass judgement on anyone, but especially about football? You have never done anything, never won anything, Has absolutely ZERO background in Football. He's a failed Basketball player that couldn't make it in the league at 5'8" and has "little man syndrome"! How about accomplish something, anything in your miserable excuse for a bland, uneventful, meaningless existence before you go bashing someone who has literally built a perineal powerhouse and Championship contender from the ground up! The only thing you are right about is that Swinney shouldn't be sitting at number 4. With Saban gone, Swinney should be 1 or 2 with Smart. Anybody else active got 2 titles? So in short, Harry Lyles is a complete moron, and has no place ever commenting on anything football related! so again, F U Harry!
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 5, 2024, 1:28 PM
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I don't know who that clown is, but many of the pundits left on ESPN are ones with bargain basement contracts (outside of the small handful of Stephen A. Smiths). So, you get a bunch of cheap hot air from that network. Nothing to see here, move along.
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Can't blame the man for telling the truth.....
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How humans so quickly forget:
- how overtly bad DJU was (a 5-star)
- how his backup, Phommachan, couldn't even complete a pass (a 4-star)
- how bad our OLine has been
- how bad our OLine coaches have been
- How bad our WR's have been
- How bad our WR coaches have been
- Streeter as OC, Austin as OLC, Grisham as WR coach - all garbage.
- multiple misses at every RB offer for years
- multiple misses at OL offers for years
- multiple misses at WR recruiting
- multiple misses at WR development
- a beatdown from Tennessee in a bowl game
- a loss to garbage-ass USC at home.
- 2x consecutive losses to NCSU
- a beatdown from Duke
- choked against FSU last season
Above all, I don't believe Sweeney would have have canned any of his coaches if not for massive pressure from donors. I understand his resistance to the portal (I agree with that personally) but "some" kids are more concerned with cash payments than any education or development.....if you want them, pay them. If you don't want to be a pay-to-play school, you #### sure better have coaches that offer development like no other.
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Re: Can't blame the man for telling the truth.....
Apr 5, 2024, 1:17 PM
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Which is why Dabo has changed his coaching staff over the past couple of years. Grisham is next on the chopping block if the receivers don't get it done.
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Re: Can't blame the man for telling the truth.....
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However, Billy boy is being selective in his truth telling, omitting what Dabo accomplished from 2012-2020. Either look at the total picture or shut up.
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They arent ignoring anything.
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Apr 5, 2024, 3:50 PM
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The list is about who the best coaches are CURRENTLY.
You can’t expect him to minimize the most recent few seasons and put more weight on what happened 5-10 years ago when making a current ranking.
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There was no massive pressure from donors.
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Dabo can do no wrong according to the majority of Clemson fans. He has literally hired unqualified coaches and failed to use the transfer portal, two of the biggest reasons why our program has gone from top 2-3 to barely top 20, yet people here think he’s the best ever.
It’s the Dabo cult in full effect.
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Re: There was no massive pressure from donors.
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Geez JK, you mean like the “BB cult effect” ? At least Dabo has multiple ACC and National titles on his Clemson resume ..
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Re: There was no massive pressure from donors.
Apr 6, 2024, 12:25 PM
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Dabo can do no wrong according to the majority of Clemson fans. He has literally hired unqualified coaches and failed to use the transfer portal, two of the biggest reasons why our program has gone from top 2-3 to barely top 20, yet people here think he’s the best ever.
It’s the Dabo cult in full effect.
How does Brownell wank taste in your mouth?...
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Harry Lyles jr and Billy Connelly, never heard of either of these experts, but they think Norvell is legit, that’s where they lost me.
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Cue Judge Keller. He’s not gonna miss a chance to bash Dabo and the football program.
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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I Smart really were a “smart” and good coach uga should have won multiple championships in excess of the 2 they have. I have very little respect for their program and even less for him. The smarm and low standards have been there for all to see for a long time. Sadly., now, the portal makes all the stuff uga has been doing for years “ legal”, and even sadder is it’s become acceptable. I’m very happy Dabo is the man he is, and the kind of coach he is. JMO
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So UGA doesn't win national championships and it's an indictment of the coaching and program. UGA wins two of the past three national championships and because it isn't more, it's an indictment of the coaching and program. Check.
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Old Billy Boy has to write about something. Time will tell. I still think it's about recruiting, developing, and game execution. FSU benefited from the portal, until everybody left, and then they were humiliated by the cheaters from Athens. Meeeechigan benefited from the portal and then benefited some more when everybody turned the other way on their cheating. Colorado was celebrated as a great example in portal use until they demonstrated that they couldn't stop a fly. The Aggies under wittle Jimbo spent all sorts of money on players and still stunk. Even Saint Nicky couldn't deal with all the nonsense. And how about all the slugs stuck in the portal, probably for the rest of their lives? Yep, that portal really is wonderful.
Dabo? He'll use it if necessary. I think he's doing it the right way, regardless of what some say.
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Poor ole Coach Day @ Buckeyeland~
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He keeps recruiting top 5 classes and still can’t beat Wolverines or grab a Natty!
Just shows one how difficult it is to win the brass ring.
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Re: Poor ole Coach Day @ Buckeyeland~
Apr 5, 2024, 1:24 PM
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Unless you pay recruits and cheat in other areas.
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They ranked him 4th, though...
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Ten ESPN writers collectively ranked Coach Swinney #4 in the entire sport including with at least one first-place vote but the headline feels like a whale spear fishing for minnows.
Don't know why we do that so much, but it sure seems to be effective.
See y'all at the Orange & White Game tomorrow & GO TIGERS!
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1st Rounder [698]
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Re: They ranked him 4th, though...
Apr 5, 2024, 2:27 PM
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Correction, no first-place votes by nature of Smart having a perfect 100 from ten votes with a maximum of ten points each.
Still, a collective 4th place for Coach Swinney feels vastly more relevant than 1 out of 10 questioning if top-ten is accurate.
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Tiger Spirit [9960]
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National Champion [8039]
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ESPN has all their eggs in the SEC basket and NIL explained.
Apr 5, 2024, 1:43 PM
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They have to push their narrative that anyone outside the Sec is garbage. They did it in basketball and look what has happened. The ACC had very few representatives yet still dominate the win columns. We have won 40% of the last ten championships. We’ve had more elite 8’s, final fours, and championships than any other conference. Tell the lie enough and the lame stream media believes it.
As far as the portal, Dabo doesn’t offer 1% of the kids the average school does. It’s shown in the results too. There has been a rash of small college players transfer and become a top 20 draft prospect. Dabo refuses to offer a one and done player. That mindset is out dated. I hope he changes and follows the trends. Although, he’s going to do it his way. He’s earned the right.
NIL is a complete mess. Dabo has zero control over who can get what. No school can pay a player NIL money. That’s a separate entity and by law must remain so. Dabo can’t veto a NIL deal. He can’t promise a recruit NIL money (legally). Again, the schools CANNOT pay players. It’s more companies that want to use a players NIL to sell a product. It’s just an endorsement deal. Here’s a link answering commonly asked questions in regard to NIL: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/nil-need-to-know-answers-to-the-basic-questions-you-have-about-new-rules-for-college-athletes/nc9f6trq3oh1dwd1m5vmnvw4
Here’s a link to NCAA rules: https://www.ncaa.org/news/2024/1/10/media-center-division-i-council-approves-nil-disclosure-and-transparency-rules.aspx
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But they ranked him top-4 of all time, too
Apr 5, 2024, 2:38 PM
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Seems like we're trying to devalue ESPN more than ESPN is trying to devalue Coach Swinney & Clemson by ranking him 4th is all, I dunno.
Earlier this week another ESPN analyst had Coach Swinney in the top-four of all time but oddly nobody seemed to celebrate or even notice (it was a fun read, though, for what it's worth, good logic even).
NIL is legal, however, just to be clear; pay-for-play isn't the same thing & that may likely change, however absolutely players can get paid for their name, image & likeness, including players at the university with the first-ever NIL & Branding Institute, the first-ever nationwide NIL commercial & more.
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110%er [3719]
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Re: But they ranked him top-4 of all time, too
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Apr 6, 2024, 9:23 AM
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It's all part of the global conspiracy against Clemson. Part of Dabo's schtick has been to sell that to the fanbase and they eat it up.
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Clemson Icon [27010]
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When people say Dabo doesnt support NIL
Apr 5, 2024, 1:54 PM
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I usually stop reading because they don’t know what they are talking about. I guess it’s time to remind everyone who the first college player we remember seeing in a commercial for a national brand was. Give you a hint - he was a Clemson QB on a Dr. Pepper commercial. We’ve been in this from the start.
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National Champion [7974]
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Correction: they arent analysts. They are employees at a TV station and website
Apr 5, 2024, 4:04 PM
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Who are pushing their favorite product. They are all parrots, repeating each other’s criticisms of Dabo and the portal bc they suck at being sports analysts. Everyone has to do it the same way?
I get that Clemson has not been top 10 for three years, but let’s not make the era too small to include a future hall of fame coach in the top 5.
Kalaen Deboer? Lol, one trip to the playoffs, hired at Bama, now he’s one of the best, ahead of Dabo?
Top 3 recruiting class coming up and Dabo has lost it?
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Heisman Winner [78870]
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LOL, if you don't think these idiots are toeing the company line by devaluating
Apr 5, 2024, 4:30 PM
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Dabo due to our lawsuit, then you probably can't even connect tinkertoys.
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Tiger Spirit [9790]
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THIS GRINDS MY GEARS MORE THAN ANYTHING!
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Apr 5, 2024, 5:05 PM
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Considering that only two coaches listed are relevant, I wouldn't throw too much shade at Dabo Swinney. I can understand why Smart is at the top because he had two back-to-back national titles and had he not been robbed, would have had a possible three-peat. However, to discredit Dabo because he refuses to exploit the immaturity in young men barely finished with high school and bribe players with NIL deals does not mean that he isn't a Top 10 Coach. Now I'm pissed off! I SO HOPE AND PRAY THAT CLEMSON WINS IT ALL FOR THE NEXT 4 - 5 YEARS WITHOUT TAKING A SINGLE TRANSFER FROM THE PORTAL OR OFFERING EVEN ONE MORE NIL AGREEMENT.
I revel in the fact that Little Ole Clemson hired a WR Coach to be the head coach and has accomplished the following:
6 Straight Playoff appearances
2 national championships
98% or higher graduation rate
Top 3 in number of players active in the NFL
AT CLEMSON WE ARE NOT THE SEC BUT IT DOES MEAN MORE! WE DO MORE WITH LESS! GET THE HECK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT NONSENSE.
GO TIGERS! BEST IS THE STANDARD... BEST IS CLEMSON TIGER FOOTBALL!
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Re: THIS GRINDS MY GEARS MORE THAN ANYTHING!
Apr 6, 2024, 4:56 PM
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Seems a little bit sensitive. I mean the TNet article was a critique of a review of the original article, so it's a couple degrees removed to start with. And the original article was pretty clear there was no specific criteria for their rankings. Whether or not Dabo can get Clemson back to the CFP/Top 10 was a common storyline the last two seasons.
But no one stays on top forever, and the hard reality is that there are relatively few second acts in college coaching. Maybe Dabo can do it, maybe he can't. Everyone is optimistic before the season, and maybe the changes Dabo made will show that significant improvement. How can anyone know for sure? Any opinion one way or the other is just speculation at this point - for fans and writers alike.
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Orange Beast [6319]
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In time, Dabo gonna prove he is doing it successfully, and the right way.***
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Apr 5, 2024, 5:13 PM
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Ring of Honor [22025]
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Re: In time, Dabo gonna prove he is doing it successfully, and the right way.***
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Apr 5, 2024, 5:19 PM
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Can't wait till that day happens,hopefully it's real real soon.Looking forward to the NCAA and whoever else came up with all these changes to be made complete fool of and Dabo Swinney being the one and only one making a fool out of them.
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Who is this Lady named Harry that is putting her 2 cents in?
Apr 5, 2024, 5:26 PM
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And who even listens to Bill Connely? Why are these 2 even being quoted? I mean they have the new Bama HC at #2 for crying out loud!
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Valley Protector [1463]
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It has been a minute..,
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Apr 5, 2024, 7:14 PM
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…since ESPN had actual sports journalists.
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Dynasty Maker [3135]
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
Apr 5, 2024, 9:26 PM
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One word. WHO?????
Mind you no Dabo is not a play caller. He is a CEO coach that I would not trade for anyone. If Dabo would have been at Clemson 10 years earlier as HC, we would have a few more Natty’s. The NIL and Clemson’s /our cash flow to pay NIL has hurt Dabo some.
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Head Coach [912]
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 6, 2024, 7:42 AM
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We did not lose to FSU because they had portal players. We lost to fsu because we ran a stupid screen pass on the goal line and missed a chip shot field goal.
We wizzed down our own leg to send that game to OT.
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Tiger Spirit [10048]
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
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Apr 6, 2024, 9:03 AM
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Well when we remind the coots that their 5 year run on us was the past we aren’t wrong. Past don’t mean a dang thing unless it was last year. Same applies to us, it’s time to win some ball games and take back the ACC! A CFP appearance would go along way too!
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
Apr 6, 2024, 9:51 AM
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ESPN is about as useless as a 50lb dumbbell in the middle of the Ocean.
They offer no objectivity, or intelligent thought.
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Recruit [76]
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
Apr 6, 2024, 12:17 PM
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Gotta consider the source. ESPN is an absolute clown show right now. If you ain't in the SEC they think you suck. No way in #### new Bama coach is better than Dabo. He is only ranked because he is now at Bama
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
Apr 6, 2024, 1:42 PM
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What a stupid comment. The portal is mostly poison.
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Playmaker [356]
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Re: TNET: ESPN analyst says 'it has been a minute' since Dabo Swinney was Top 10 coach
Apr 6, 2024, 5:30 PM
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ESPN is just doing and saying whatever they can for ratings and $$. As Dabo once said, don’t worry about criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from. It will make you a lot happier in life.
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