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Dabo's Rant Saved Clemson

by TigerNet Staff - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 11:37 AM

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From Free Times:

“I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” —Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen to Republican vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle during televised debate (Oct. 5, 1988)

Why start a column about football with a political quote? Because not since Lloyd Bentsen peeled the scalp off Dan Quayle’s perfectly coiffed head almost a quarter-century ago has there been a putdown as visceral or as memorable as Dabo’s rant on the Gamecocks. To wit:

“That’s why Carolina’s in Chapel Hill and USC’s in California and the university in this state always has been, always will be Clemson … So, you can print that, tweet that, whatever.” — Clemson head coach Dabo SwinneyDabo Swinney
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The difference in the two quotes is that Dabo’s mattered. While Bentsen’s shot diminished Quayle, it didn’t prevent George Bush the first from defeating Michael Dukakis. Conversely, I think Dabo’s rant saved Clemson.

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Football Update: Dabo's Rant Saved Clemson

no if only we could beat them again on the field ....any

Re: no if only we could beat them again on the field ....any

allorangeallthetime52®

To be the man, you have to beat the man.

So we are saved now? Hmm. I had no idea.

Completely Solid Orange®

Winning the ACC CG saved our season. He thinks the rant

winning on the field saved our season....

Re: Football Update: Dabo's Rant Saved Clemson

Totally classless move by Dabo - how did it "save" Clemson?

idk 74, seems a stretch to suggest sammich knows anything.***

deadsolidperfect

Its a safe bet he knows where the Gerbil goes...***

point my friend***

Re: point my friend***

Re: face it folks

Re: Totally classless move by Dabo - how did it "save" Clemson?

To the contrary it was a brilliant use of the media by Dabo

Re: To the contrary it was a brilliant use of the media by Dabo

yeah those effing, no good, absurd, classless FACTS...***

Re: Totally classless move by Dabo - how did it "save" Clemson?

allorangeallthetime52®

Re: Totally classless move by Dabo - how did it "save" Clemson?

Re: Totally classless move by Dabo - how did it "save" Clemson?

Re: Totally classless move by Dabo - how did it "save" Clemson?

Re: Totally classless move by Dabo - how did it "save" Clemson?

When did the truth become classless?***

That's silly.***

surroundedtiger

I'm no liberal, but check out the video on Bentson's burn

Re: Football Update: Dabo's Rant Saved Clemson

Interesting, but I think the players saved Clemson, and the

Clemson beat VT at VT before the childish rant

There was nothing childish about it.

I love how Scar fans want to talk about class

Re: I love how Scar fans want to talk about class

no class...isn't that what Doo Doo is majoring in?***

Re: no class...isn't that what Doo Doo is majoring in?***

Re: Clemson beat VT at VT before the childish rant

Re: Clemson beat VT at VT before the childish rant

Dobo's so called rant

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ClemsonSoldier®

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