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David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.
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David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 3:59 AM

By David Hood:

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Sep 7, 2022, 9:33 AM

Sitting here listening to Furman coach Clay Hendrix, but I'll take a break to tell you about a phone call I had last night. Reached out to a person who is a coach, knows Dabo, etc. Someone connected but not on staff at the moment. I was actually surprised they picked up, considering it is football season, but they answered by laughing and saying, "bet you're calling about the quarterbacks."

I said yes. This person knows Dabo inside and out, and he said, "A coach can't take a chance on losing a locker room. No. 2 is special, anyone can see that, but 5 is respected and well-liked and he's become a team leader. And you can't bench a player now based off last season, and you have to give him more than a few quarters like some of the fans want. That doesn't send a great message to the team - hey you've done everything we've asked of you and you/ve worked hard, and now after 20 passes we are going to bench you. A coach has to think about unity in the locker room. So this will be decided on the field. At some point, one of them will separate, and you can't say that after one drive from one of them late in a game. And when they separate, and everyone knows it including the team, you'll have your answer, one way or the other. One of the biggest reasons Dabo has been successful is because he is loyal. I know fans hate it, because they want all outside coaches and players benched, but that's what he does. And it ensures people are loyal back, which in this climate is imperative. You have to keep everyone unified and on the same page. That's the way I look at it."

I thought that was worth sharing.

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POTD. All the comments made by our players on social media indicate exactly this.


Dec 6, 2022, 5:11 AM

People still don’t get it and they never will. Dabo is spot on when he said that those on the outside don’t have a clue.

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and by "those on the outside" . . . what you really mean . .


Dec 6, 2022, 9:33 AM

is "those on the outside **who disagree w/ him."

Because apparently . . . whenever outsiders defend him . . . THEY, apparently DO know what **they're** talking about.

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No. People like you never got it.


Dec 6, 2022, 12:40 PM [ in reply to POTD. All the comments made by our players on social media indicate exactly this. ]

Everyone understands that 100%. No one has ever questioned that.

What we questioned was DJ being protected and treated differently than when Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence were at Clemson.

CK never had a chance to win the job. CK was never given a chance. He wasn’t given snaps at practice, which is insane in case DJ got hurt.

CK was rarely in games. In the past the up-and-coming quarterback, always got into games early and often. But not with DJ! Because DJ was incredibly fragile emotionally and Dabo is stubborn and loyal and he actually mishandled it and now we’re not in the playoffs and all those streaks are gone and we lost to South Carolina.

Had he given CK a chance to win it on the field the players would’ve been happy and been fine and we’d be in the playoffs. But that was never going to happen because Dabo is never gonna let the media and his critics be right!

People like you read that article and think it proves your point. No, it doesn’t. It proves me and people like me correct. Because what did the man say, win it on the field! But CK was never given the opportunity to win it on the field!

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 5:17 AM

Wow! I wish I had seen DH's post back in Sept. I knew something was going on that we were not privy to but this explains almost everything to me. DJU was just enough better earlier in the year to keep the job until he lost that confidence he had gained. I kept wondering later in the year but kept telling myself that Dabo had earned my trust so I kept the faith. I do still wonder why the switch couldn't have been made in time to save the coot game, say 2nd half or at least the start of the 4thQ, but I think that this proves that there are things going on behind the scenes that everyone may not understand on the surface. The best part of this experience is that I will keep trusting Dabo to guide the program and that Cade is not another 5* bust, which is what I was fearing that the coaches were seeing in practice and who knows, maybe he does not practice as well as he plays. Anyway, looking forward now to the OB and next season, which I feel much better about this week than last!

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 7, 2022, 5:51 PM

I think that's bull bc, the team had already given up by the start of the 4th qtr, they saw that Dabo wasn't going to make the switch, and every one of them was dishearten by that choice bc the team already knew that Cade could move the team down field better than DJ could, and they only way they didn't know that, is if Cade was made to practice by himself!!!

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I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the


Dec 6, 2022, 6:12 AM

importance of team unity, and how those two things are related. Dabo obviously likes to have a single QB be "the guy"; a clearly established leader. . . no 2-QB system or QB controversy on his watch. This principle has served Dabo extremely well so far, and based on the comments of players regarding their love and respect for DJ, it will serve him well going forward. Dabo is a highly principled guy, and that's one of the main reasons we love him, so I get it... except this year, it may have cost us a playoff spot. In fact, I don't think it's a stretch to say that it did. So, while honoring those principles may very well be the right thing and the best thing for Clemson football in the long run and from a big picture perspective, there's no denying or pretending that there may have been a very real short-term cost.

I'm still All-In, and as always, GO TIGERS!

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Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the


Dec 6, 2022, 6:33 AM

He made the change to save the Syracuse game, why not the rivalry game, too -- way more important game? Just two quarters earlier than he did. Can't say Cade wasn't ready second half of the rivalry game. Just a big mistake. No other way to spin it.

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Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the


Dec 6, 2022, 9:37 AM

Those were two completely different scenarios. We were behind midt of the Syracuse game. We were ahead most of the South Carolina game.

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Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the


Dec 6, 2022, 10:01 AM

Because we were ahead.. but due to the running game. What blows my mind is not so much sticking with DJ but abandoning the run while sticking with DJ

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Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the


Dec 7, 2022, 12:50 PM

I agree. In the SCar game mistakes compounded into more mistakes. In the first half, Clemson wasn't gifting possessions like they did for Cuse.

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When was the last time Dabo said 'Cade isn't ready?'


Dec 6, 2022, 9:44 AM [ in reply to Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the ]

I'm not trying to be contentious I just remember him insisting that DJ is the starter over and over. I do not recall how long it's been since he said 'Cade isn't ready.'

I've read that he said that here in the post but never seen nor heard him say it. Did I forget?

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Re: When was the last time Dabo said 'Cade isn't ready?'


Dec 6, 2022, 10:01 AM

After the INC game he said Cade was not ready

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Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the


Dec 6, 2022, 12:32 PM [ in reply to Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the ]

I think he thought we could coast by and pull off a win against scar. It could have happened but Williams fumbled the ball and it was game over.

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Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the


Dec 6, 2022, 1:03 PM

No doubt that was his approach. But asking the rest of the team to be perfect so that the player at the most important position can be well below average is a terrible approach to coaching a Top 10 team.

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Dec 6, 2022, 6:38 AM [ in reply to I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the ]

I generally agree with you on your short term point. However, there are still things that we don't know as fans. Like, it could be that DJU was great in practice but fell off when you add in the mental stress of the actual game and like I said in my above post, that could be vice versa with Cade. It's not like Cade lit it up every time he came in in earlier games(although, knowing what we know now, he did not get practice time with the 1rst string during the year like I imagined he was getting but that could be due to the point I made above, WE JUST DON'T KNOW). That said, I liked the approach last week a lot better than the week(s) before that. Even the best coaches .... live and learn.

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Dec 6, 2022, 10:05 AM

One thing I think may also play into this is the actual difference between practice and game reps and it also plays into the “we don’t know” narrative. In games, the opponents are laser focused on stopping you. They have scouted you, analyzed your strengths and weaknesses and devised their plans accordingly. In practice, the scout team may attempt to do this, but their goal is preparation, not attacking your weaknesses. Further, your scout team is not your first team players. Their abilities are limited. My guess, and it is just that, is that our practices were not adequately simulating game situations and flow that would have led to the conclusion that DJ was surpassed by Cade.

On the flip side of that argument, it is not just possible, but likely, that this weakness in our practice was failing DJ, too. If you are only being put in the situations where you are struggling once a week, or once a month, as opponents focus in on those situations, you are not getting those weaknesses exposed in a way and at a time, that improvement can occur in a controlled, low risk, way.

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I don't buy the "DJ was consistently, better than Cade in


Dec 6, 2022, 10:47 AM

practice, in fact he was great!" excuse. Even if that is true, our coaches had over a full season of DJ struggling come game time, when it counted, no matter what happened in practice.

Besides, the difference when Cade came into the game against UNC was so dramatic, there is no way I will ever believe that coaches thought Cade just wasn't capable - that's absurd; Cade was too good, and there is no way in #### that much improvement and separation occurred over the prior week, and that until that point, DJ had clearly been better - no freaking way. Right or wrong, this is all about Dabo's loyalty to a player once he commits to them, and the effect he believes that has on leadership and team unity - nothing else. As I said, that my be the right thing, and the best thing for Clemson football in the big picture. I don't pretend to know 1/100 of what Dabo knows about football, and his record speaks for itself; but I know Cade was ready to play and be effective before last week, and I know we desperately needed a QB that could do that numerous times this year.

DJ was an experienced QB who was a team leader, and had the respect of his team mates, and that's why Dabo stuck with him. Klubnick, performance wise, on the field, is the better QB, hands down, and he did not suddenly become that in the span of one week. Any suggestion otherwise is crazy rationaliztion or delusion.

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Re: I don't buy the "DJ was consistently, better than Cade in


Dec 6, 2022, 2:09 PM

I don’t know one way or the other. I do agree it is hard to believe that it was not wholly evident that Cade was ready, but it is immaterial to my point. Whoever our quarterback (or any other position, for that matter) is, we need to practice like it is a game. We need to stress each and every player like it is a game. If the opponent sees a weakness, they will attack it. If they see something that confuses us, they will exploit that. Practices need to do the same (and I suspect they don’t). That way we can see how each player reacts and teach based on that. If practice were perfect, you would then be able to make reliable assessments of who truly is the best.

In this situation, we clearly have a disconnect and I hope the staff takes a hard look at what we do to improve it. Maximizing player development depends on these stresses and learning from them.

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Absolutely. No sense in people pretending it didn't.***


Dec 6, 2022, 9:36 AM [ in reply to I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the ]



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Lesson Learned


Dec 6, 2022, 12:13 PM [ in reply to I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the ]

I naively believed the best player at each position would start and play. Smiling Tiger® ... Based on Cade's exceptional performance in ACCCG, I now recognize this is not the case. Cade's ACCCG performance was on par with some of DW4's and TL16's best performances -- and I understand Cade is not at their level based on 1 game, but that game was special.

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Absolutely - same here!***


Dec 6, 2022, 12:39 PM



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Re: Whole world, save our HC and OC


Dec 7, 2022, 6:02 PM [ in reply to Lesson Learned ]

Could see when DJUNRELIABLE appeared. We played essentially 10 on 12 a quarter of the season by CHOICE. We all knew, we all said it, we were all correct.

Worst mistake of the Dabo era, and a big one

BUT

still don’t want anyone else at the helm. We move forward. Hopefully the best is STILL yet to come now that that is over

Go Tigers!!

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Re: I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the


Dec 7, 2022, 6:50 PM [ in reply to I understand and appreciate the need for loyalty and the ]

I respect CDS's loyalty to coaches and players but I think it is pretty obvious that Streeter is a horrible QB coach. In 2 seasons DJU got progressively worst. His footwork and pocket awareness were terrible and got worse as the season progressed. In contrast, we look at Nate Wiggins when during the Wake Forest game he could cover an old lady in a wheel chair and fast forward to ACC championship game he looked awesome. Somewhere along the line coaching was a part of both players. Let me repeat, I understand, appreciate and respect loyalty but if best is the standard Coach Streeter falls way short.

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I remember the post well. And agreed with it at the time.

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Dec 6, 2022, 6:32 AM

But taking until game 13 to give Cade a legitimate chance was too long.

You could even sense from the rest of the team Saturday night that what happened was overdue.

But what’s done is done. Time to look toward a bright future.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 6:32 AM

The broader issue is the fact that DJ was 8/29 and there was no consideration to let Cade try to separate just a week before.

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Yes. That is what people are rightfully frustrated about.

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Dec 6, 2022, 6:36 AM

To not even try the backup in game 12 was inexcusable.

Everyone in the country knows that likely cost us a playoff spot.

And it’s not hindsight. Many of us “outsiders who don’t have a freaking clue” were begging for it during the game.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 6:41 AM [ in reply to Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept. ]

I'm not an expert coach, and I can't read inside of Dabo's mind. This is just my opinion which along with $2 will get you a cup of coffee at Waffle House.

I think the reason Dabo didn't pull DJ vs the coots is because we only needed a field goal to win, and many times this season DJ played his best in 2 minute drills. Series where he didn't have to think, up-tempo hurry up and get the ball out or hand it off. Due to that, I think Dabo left DJ in to let him try to regain some of his lost confidence by leading a come from behind victory, getting the team into FG range and giving Potter a shot. Even if Potter misses, DJ did his part and maybe he comes into the ACCCG playing better. Maybe Dabo was going to give the last series to Cade, but ran out of time. Who knows, this is pure speculation on my part, but would in my mind match up with what we know of how Dabo was with DJ this year.

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Actually, pretty observant on your part, as I thought


Dec 6, 2022, 7:04 AM

the same.

The staff felt DJ could get us at least in FG range to win; the fumble sunk that ship. It was just one of those times I've seen over many years when the best laid plans oft go astray, as the bard wrote.

I believe the Dabo/DJ situation was nothing nefarious but a coach wanting to honor a commitment to a young man lured 3000 miles away from home, friends and family. That same coach believed we had enough guns to move the ball within FG range to win the game. It didn't work out.

For me personally, as is for most of my Tiger brethren, we are so grateful for what Dabo has done for Clemson that we aren't ready to kill the goose laying the golden eggs. Discussing our program: fine...a time-honored tradition across the country, something I'm sure Dabo is well-aware happens. Attacking staff and team members personally? No way......!

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 7:11 AM [ in reply to Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept. ]

It should have never been that close to begin with.

Ask Shipley.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 11:16 AM [ in reply to Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept. ]

Antonio, Dabo should have made the change way before that last fumble. DJ was 8-29 for God's sake! TAKE HIM OUT!! NO BRAINER!

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 6:50 AM

Hard for them to "separate" when ones nailed to the bench all season, unless we need a miracle.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 6:58 AM

Thanks for sharing this

Unity in the locker room makes sense to me, but it is frustrating that Cade did not get more real opportunities thru the year with the 1’s. They kept trying to get DJ’s confidence up which was a futile exercise.

Excited for the team, ACC championship again and Orange Bowl

Go Tigers

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 7:03 AM

Thanks for sharing, but I think that there are a lot of people like me that thought DJ should have been the starter that still question the roster management. Maybe I should say roster management on offense since one of the few things that I have liked about Goodwin, so far, has been how extensively that he has played the reserves.

In the past games like FSU and NC State would have seen reserves getting some time. I understand that we were not as good as past teams, but we could have substituted and kept playing offense rather than sit on the ball. Getting valuable playing time for reserves, including Cade, is not going to lose a locker room. It could have potentially bit us in the butt and changed the outcome of the game, but if you have confidence in the starters then you assume that they can salvage things if reserves mess up.

I have not questioned the starter for a minute. I think that DJ was more developed and deserved the starts. What I question is that lack of playing time to develop Cade. Unlike many, I have seen nothing to think that DJ would have created a problem or shied away from the competition. I think that us, as fans, have boxed Dabo into the switch appearing permanent, or I think that DJ would still be in competition to get his job back next year.

Yes, Dabo has other concerns to managing the psyche of the team. He can't give into the whims of the fans, but that doesn't mean that he needs to coddle any of the players, either. This is especially true of DJ who has shown an extraordinary mental toughness as far as actions and what to say. I believe that part of his problem is getting down on himself when he underperforms, but competition might have helped him look forward rather than looking back so much.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 7:06 AM

I think the argument is Cade was not given early chances to separate. Especially when we as fans saw he had some possible entry times into a game.

I think we all wanted dj to be the best.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 8:19 AM

The move still should've been made after the Cuse game, that was more than enough time. By letting that debacle happen against SC was even worse. You can't be worried about one players feeling while letting the whole team down, the team knows the real deal...they showed that response this past Sat night. While I do think SC is better overall then UNC, I can promise you Cade makes up that 1 pt by a lot more and doesn't go 8-29 for 99 yards. He actually makes a defense respect the passing game and not stack 8 or 9 in the box to eliminate the run. Dabo may have been right on what he said to start the year, I don't blame him for that. But I do blame him for allowing it the entire season and ultimately costing this team(especially the SR's) that 4 seed in the Playoffs.

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And the issue here is that Cade was really never given


Dec 6, 2022, 8:43 AM

a chance to separate. Dabo and Streeter were making a decision all year long with only half of the relevant information.

And i can understand their position over the first half of the season when DJ was playing fairly well and we were undefeated and still in the playoff mix. But once we lost at ND and DJ had played extremely poorly two weeks in a row, Cade should've been given major playing time. There was more than enough justification to give Cade the start against Louisville. If he failed you could always go back to DJ. But as long as you leave Cade on the bench you can't make a good decision regarding which QB gives you the best chance to win.

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Re: And the issue here is that Cade was really never given


Dec 6, 2022, 11:22 AM

Tigers&cubs, I agree. Mismanagement.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 8:49 AM

Great post but I think he misses the point...where is Daboc loyalty...It should be Clemson 1st. They pay him a lot of money...the loyal fans provide the money and the atmosphere and then the team, all the team then individuals for two years everyone has been blamed on everyone else ...we have lost games and frustration was written all over the faces of everyone... hood and company think that these kids are stupid, is it not probable that they were being good teammates but suffering just like the fans...DJ couldn't hiy a bull in the butt with a base fiddlez! Kids don't like to lose...our kids played hard but couldn't overcome DJ..Dabo has a hard job...don't know if he is appreciated enough...however there is a word for someone who keeps with a failed policy expecting a different outcome...the other night when Cade entered the game everyone on the team was instantly transformed and the fans as well...Hood may be right but if Dabo loses the fans then all is lost...I just don't think we recruit kids who are so stupid that they will take blame without resenting it! Now back to WRU!

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 9:13 AM

“When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.”
George C. Marshall

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That's all good, but it's also ripe for misinterpretation .


Dec 6, 2022, 9:30 AM

that one phrased "after 20 passes we are going to bench you." Sure, there is a certain contingent that wants these decisions made too quickly, w/o allowing a player time to settle in and get w/ the ebb and flow. But AGAIN, this tendency to lump all the fans in the same boat as the lowest common denominator fan is exactly what's gotten Dabo the persistent criticism. He's been busy rebutting the lowest common denominator, meanwhile, the folks with more reasonable expectations and timetables are the ones really making a solid case.

Also, there's a middle ground that's been missed here, which is that it didn't have to be about "benching DJ in favor of Cade" the whole time. It would have been plenty doable to get significant time in for Cade so that any decision could be based on more data. That way, DJ isn't simply "benched," and Cade isn't necessarily "the starter." I'm not saying this was Dabo's intent (b/c I don't think it was), but FUNCTIONALLY, Cade not getting significant time here and there (as a back-up) paved the way to justify continuing to give DJ the benefit of the doubt on the backdrop of inconsistency. Was Cade ready? No one could really say b/c there was no effort made to test those waters.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 9:55 AM

A great, great share. Thanks pointcove-

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 10:00 AM

It’s also important to demonstrate that loyalty to recruits and parents of recruits. It speaks to a deeper investment. It says, your son is my priority, not Ws and Ls. While fans might not like the compromise, this coach is always looking 2-5-7 years down the road and willing to take the heat from those that would argue that the only priority is NOW.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 12:51 PM

Ancient

What about his loyalty to Cade ? What do Cade's parents think about all this ?? What will future recruits think about how they might EARN playing time ??? What about best is the standard ????

I refuse to believe that Dabo might have lost the locker room if he gave Cade a chance to prove that he was the better QB. He could have worked him with the first string in practice and given him more minutes in some of the games - give him a fair shot to separate. There is something else going on here.

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Definitely worth sharing. Turned out to be real close. Just two


Dec 6, 2022, 11:01 AM

quarters and two series too late. Imo.

But Dabo has the inside knowledge and did what he thought was right.

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 11:20 AM

That quote is great to bring up now. My only question is that at times it was obivious that DJU wasn't getting it done prior to the UNC game and that other things were working (like running) in the USC game.

Holding the locker room is important but not making simple adjustments in game (like run the ball in the USC game when throwing wasn't working for whatever reason) still makes no sense. That change doesn't require changing the QB.

The stubbornness that keeps being brought up applies to not changing the game plan when things go wrong or at least not right DURING the game. It has nothing to do with losing the locker room. Losing the game should have some impact on the coaches decisions, too.

It may be a fine line but these kids aren't stupid. They've been playing this game a long time and watch the film. Ship knew what should have been done in the USC game, he just couldn't say it out loud so he insinuated it.

There are more ways to lose a locker room than personnel changes.

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Dec 6, 2022, 11:35 AM

Spot on as usual.

I think a lot of fans are overlooking the gravity and importance of Dabo's loyalty, and it couldn't have been better illustrated for all to see than in the post-game interview with the guys from the ACCN.

EJ Manuel literally stopped the interview at one point and got extremely personal/emotional in telling Dabo how much he appreciated seeing the loyalty and handling of the QB situation. He said far too often it is never handled the correct way, but Dabo earned his utmost respect in his handling of the situation.Jordan Cornette and Coach Richt both spouted the same gushing reviews... going so far as to give us some fantastic recruiting material in saying that "any recruit/player out there watching should/would want to come play for a coach like this". These quotes are paraphrased, but go back and watch and you can see ACCN guys all just gushing over the way things were handled.

The short game may have suffered by keeping DJ in a fraction of a game too long when Cade might have been able to help us beat USC, but the respect for the program and staff (from the outside) should get a nice positive bump.

Like someone else noted, we were leading that USC game most of the game so it was hard to yank out DJ in a close game that he had been performing okay in. Also, he didn't cause the two special teams fumbles that really cost us momentum and points.

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"There's something in these hills and I suspect that's what it is - the ability of an institution through the unending dedication and greatness of its people - its administration, its faculty, its staff, its students and alumni - to impart to all it touches a respect, an admiration, an affection that stands firm in disquieting times when things around it give impressions of coming unglued." - Joe Sherman '34


Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 11:44 AM

I played sports and I can't imagine a bunch of guys willing to lose with their buddy than win with the new guy. Too much hard work to throw it out the window to lose needlessly. Doesn't mean Dabo wouldn't need to handle it carefully but to just shuffle the guy we all saw on Saturday to the bench until he had absolutely no other alternative is bizarre.

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There's a reason why we are so consistently among the


Dec 6, 2022, 12:21 PM

absolute best in the game over the past 12 years, year in and year out with very few exceptions. Nobody gets as good a whole out of the sum of its parts than Dabo (okay, there might be somebody). We are extremely fortunate to have what we have here, as are the kids that get to go through that program.

#thankful

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Dabo said after the ACCCG....


Dec 6, 2022, 12:29 PM

"We tried to do it in the Notre Dame game, but..."


Think about that wording. We "tried."

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Re: Dabo said after the ACCCG....


Dec 6, 2022, 12:54 PM

Yeah, they gave Cade two plays - two.

The interception was very bad, but that is not trying to give the kid a chance.

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Re: I rea***


Dec 6, 2022, 1:28 PM



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Re: David Hood's Prosthetic Post


Dec 6, 2022, 1:29 PM

Is how I read this at first glance.

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and just like that..


Dec 6, 2022, 2:22 PM

there it was all along..

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 3:00 PM

I'm totally good with this

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Re: David Hood's Prophetic Post in Sept.


Dec 6, 2022, 8:01 PM

Amazing and 100% right. I'm so tired of the Dabo slander. All these "fans" need to seriously put some respect on Dabo.

We'd be a middle of the road P5 program again without him.

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