Dabo is smart, IMHO, to resist the urge to do politics

Jun 3, 2020, 12:02 PM

I honestly admire Dabo's continued stance on events going on within the country: he won't take more than a very measured position. He continues to state that his team's own unity and love for another is his statement.

That's incredibly wise, IMHO, even if everyone would love for him to get out and advocate - for whatever position they themselves happen to hold, that is.

But Dabo's being really smart to resist that pressure, because taking a position - any position! - would by definition alienate the other side and defeat what he's trying to do - which is build a bubble around his players in which they exist for one another and the school, and also around the football program that serves as such a unifying force for everyone in the University and greater Clemson community.

Being a dedicated non-partisan in such highly charged partisan times is tough...but I admire Dabo for continuing to do it even as others - especially rival coaches - continue to lob peanuts from the cheap seats. (Yeah, I'm looking at you, Dave Doeren.) And I strongly suspect all of this will show up when the team comes back together...because both the team and the fan base are going to be able to come back together again this Fall...even as, I suspect, a lot of others aren't going to be able to. You went to places like Maryland or even NC State (again, yeah, I'm looking at you, Dave Doeren) and you were likely as not to catch a battery in the face...and that was before all the current crazy started.

One thing I know is, it doesn't matter at all what my politics are, I go to a Clemson tailgate and it is, first and foremost, a Clemson tailgate. And because of what Dabo does - and doesn't do - the odds are far greater it'll remain that way.

And I am extremely thankful for that. Can you imagine trying to deal with this fall...without Clemson football remaining Clemson football?

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