Graham Neff must now lead...

Nov 5, 2022, 11:13 PM

Let me make it clear that Dabo is the best thing to happen to Clemson in my lifetime (80s child). Not only football success, but the growth of the University which leveraged that success. This isn't a knee-jersey reaction; we unequivably have the best culture and leadership of men playing football in the country. But...

This is a poorly coached football team; its been evident for the last two years. And the downward slope to the bell curve could be seen since the LSU National Championship game if we are being honest. Dabo gambled on staffing. The gamble failed. While it may have been based on what lead to our rise and based on good intentions, it failed. Again, this isn't about tonight... its more about the inability to dominate games which we predomintaely easily did against lesser opponents dating back to 2012.

The Radacovich departure complicated matters, but our football staff should have been challenged last year. It was clear that the offense was far from elite. Right, wrong, or indifferent, DW4 masked the lack of coaching abilility during his time. Trevor was essentially dealt a disservice of sorts in what could have been so much better. Tonight it was obvious Dabo was very much involved with Streeter on play calls considering he was actively on his headset while calls were being relayed. Dabo is an elite leader; he is not an elite schemer/play caller. Nothing about Streeter has screamed elite.

Enter Graham Neff. What's done is done. But we've regressed; our performance has regressed to that of lesser teams. Tonight is not about ND; it's about every team we struggled with over the previous two seasons with no legitimate explanation. Staffing has to be challenged, and changed, in specific areas. Further complicating things is that Neff now has a BUSINESS problem. Seat equity (and by default, parking) increases come next year. Capital projects are still underway (i.e., rising costs). If we are truly locked into this grant of rights deal within the ACC with a diminishing on-the-field product, it paves the way for "disaster". We have to differentiate from the rest of the ACC - not regress towards it... and our leverage of prior years' success is actively twindling away...

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Graham Neff must now lead...

Neff is a kid

Re: Neff is a kid

Spot on. Could not have said it better***

We better be looking to the future…

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