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Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo
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Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 3:40 PM

Probably one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard from him. And I am a Christian. Talk about opening a can of worms and causing possible divisiveness. The media and social media will have a field day with this one…

I understand that he is a devout guy. And that he used his faith to help guide him while building the program. But to say the entire program is made in God’s image?? Wow.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 3:41 PM

LMAO, I love me some Daboism's!

There will never be another like him at Clemson.

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Men at 25 play football. Men at 40 play tennis. Men at 60 play golf. Have you noticed as men get older their balls get smaller.


Frank Howard says hellO tatted cop!


Dec 21, 2022, 4:20 PM

Ha..

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Re: Frank Howard says hellO tatted cop!


Dec 22, 2022, 11:44 AM

He said never WILL BE LBB, not never WAS.

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"Dabo crushed my soul." --- Classof09


Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 3:43 PM

It kind of felt like the noise about his stance on the portal might be getting on his nerves and he felt like he wanted to make his position crystal clear. Whether or not that was the best way to handle it is clearly debatable.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 4:38 PM

Having just watched it is different now for me than just reading about it. Seeing him say the words came across as sincere and not flippant. I didn't get the same sense seeing it that I did reading about it so I won't question the sincerity of it any longer.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 3:44 PM

it was a corny Dabo joke. "causing possible divisiveness" is a little extreme. If you can't just roll your eyes and move on something else is wrong.

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When did everything wholesome in nature


Dec 21, 2022, 3:46 PM

become divisive? He's simply saying that the program follows the teachings of God and the Christian faith. I'm not particularly religious at all and have no problem with any leader of young men and women using God as a guide for their maturation, on and off the field, which, is the main thrust of his statement, beyond the field.

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Mama's love it***


Dec 21, 2022, 8:30 PM



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I'm team Dabo, but yeah I agree...


Dec 21, 2022, 3:46 PM

Not sure if we have any players who don't practice Christianity, but if so I hope they don't take offense to it.

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Do you mean to say that recruits and current players


Dec 21, 2022, 6:28 PM

may not be aware of Dabo's mantra?

Is that what you are saying?

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Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian


Dec 21, 2022, 3:47 PM

will take too kindly to it. Lots of coaches and players out there are devout Christians, especially in the south.

Dabo is basically suggesting Clemson is the most Christian or god fearing program. I don’t think Christians are supposed to rank and compare levels of holiness against one another.

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This is more of what I was getting at than other replies


Dec 21, 2022, 3:49 PM

have assumed. Dabo is going to be Dabo and we love him for it, but this just wasn’t a “joke” as others have said. This was him on a soapbox. And it isn’t a good look.

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Re: Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian


Dec 21, 2022, 3:50 PM [ in reply to Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian ]

Lmfao, when did Dabo say this ??

Holy hell people are absolute pansies these days taking every joke completely out of context and twisting it into what they believe they heard. The man was smiling and made a joke. Newsflash Dabo has always and will always emphasize his faith. Funniest part about it is y’all act like it’s new, I guess if he’s winning championships the easily offended just don’t say anything ?

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Do you know what irony is?


Dec 21, 2022, 3:56 PM

Because your post is pretty ironic calling out people for having an opinion that doesn’t agree with someone else’s and getting frustrated by it.

Merry Christmas!

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Re: Do you know what irony is?


Dec 21, 2022, 4:03 PM

I live for irony lol

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What part do you read that insinuates he is talking about


Dec 21, 2022, 4:49 PM [ in reply to Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian ]

any other program than Clemson? Hate to spoil the narrative that simply doesn't exist.

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Re: Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian


Dec 21, 2022, 5:30 PM [ in reply to Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian ]

He said nothing of the such. You read that into it.

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Re: Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian


Dec 21, 2022, 6:13 PM [ in reply to Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian ]

you're right. become a USuC fan and leave.

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Re: Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian


Dec 21, 2022, 6:19 PM [ in reply to Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian ]

He just said this is how he is building and operating his program at Clemson. He didn’t say no one else is doing it the same way. He is proud of his program and how he manages it. If Jimbo says he’s buying the best team he can, does that mean no one else is doing that? Y’all are creating issues that aren’t there.

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Re: Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian


Dec 21, 2022, 6:49 PM [ in reply to Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian ]

Warped thinking on your part.

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What other coaches, in the south or elsewhere


Dec 22, 2022, 3:13 PM [ in reply to Yes. I don’t think other coaches and players who are also Christian ]

are as open with their faith as Dabo? As bold in it, as the bible commands, as Dabo? He's been this since day one. He will not change, nor should he. Let them speak boldly as God commands, instead of cowering.

What did Dabo really say? The foundation of my life and this program is God. If you believe in Jesus, walk the walk. Dabo does

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 3:47 PM

I think he should be allowed to just say whatever the heck he wants, it hasn't hurt a thing yet and its been like that since he's been here. Who cares what the media or anyone else thinks, if not that he'll get criticized for something else. Good for him for not having the mindset of worrying what others think, it won't stop these top 10 recruiting classes.

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What did he say?***


Dec 21, 2022, 3:48 PM



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Go Dabo - U DA MAN***


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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 3:51 PM

I’m with you. Love Dabo. Love his off the cuff responses and unfiltered opinions. But that was some corny vacation bible school level nonsense. I’ll take it though. If you get one of those every once in a while, it’s worth the gems.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 4:01 PM

Get real When you are a christan you cant hide it

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 6:42 PM

I’m fine with the Christian aspect of it. It was just extra corny. That’s all. Like I said, huge Dabo fan. Love the way he gives interviews. This just came off as corny to me.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 3:58 PM

Can someone provide a link to the comment ??

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Christians Don't Fear The Criticisms Of Evil


Dec 21, 2022, 4:03 PM

I Gotta respect Dabo for having real courage.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 4:05 PM

I think it was also a jab at other schools, saying we do things they way they were intended to be done, rather than all the dirty business going on in college athletics.

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who gives a shyatt what media says/does


Dec 21, 2022, 4:10 PM

we should stand behind everything coach says. Glad he is our coach. He is the last of his kind.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 4:10 PM

Geeeez, I hate that Dabo embarrassed you like that.

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Didn’t say I was embarrassed. Didn’t say he should be either


Dec 21, 2022, 4:17 PM

Just said that the comment was going to draw a lot of criticism. From Christians and non-Christians. May want to work on your reading comprehension skills. Merry Christmas!

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Guess you are one of those beta men that is scared to be


Dec 21, 2022, 4:36 PM

bold in their beliefs. I bet women love you, a man that believes in nothing but what other people think.


In my experience, few people respect people like you. You are a pushover. HTH. Merrrrrrry Christmas, beta man.

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Lol, getting worked up over someone else's opinion on the


Dec 21, 2022, 4:40 PM

internet is straight up beta cuck behavior. Projection suits you well, cuck.

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Right?! And I'm the one that is supposedly a pushover


Dec 21, 2022, 4:55 PM

What a joke.

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You don't know #### about me or what type of person


Dec 21, 2022, 4:54 PM [ in reply to Guess you are one of those beta men that is scared to be ]

I am.

Nice assumptions though. And wrong on all accounts.

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Re: Didn’t say I was embarrassed. Didn’t say he should be either


Dec 21, 2022, 4:58 PM [ in reply to Didn’t say I was embarrassed. Didn’t say he should be either ]

Let me correct myself then...you are embarrassed for yourself. (and I understand why)

That should do it.

And, Merry Christmas to you too.

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He may be the corniest coach in America, but he's


Dec 21, 2022, 4:32 PM

OUR corniest coach in America

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With a LOT of hardware ! ! !***


Dec 21, 2022, 6:19 PM



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Brad Brownell: Only Larry freaking Shyatt has a WORSE overall winning percentage among Clemson basketball coaches since 1975. Let that sink in. It's Larry Shyatt & then Brad Brownell.


I agree that there may be atheists/non-Christians that the


Dec 21, 2022, 4:33 PM

comment offends, but to say you are a Christian, and it was a dumb thing to say, makes me question your faith, Peter.

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people are free to express what they want...unless they're


Dec 21, 2022, 4:43 PM

a Christian and then it's on!!!

If he were muslin and said something similar, everyone would praise him!

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“poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”


Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 4:57 PM

If God is real and he is concerned with the outcome of sporting events then I have made the right decision by not believing...this is a sports site not a religious site. I am so turned off by all of the biblical references. If you are a true believer, then please know that everytime you inappropriately mention god or the bible where it should NOT be mentioned that you are hurting your "agenda".

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I see


Dec 21, 2022, 5:11 PM

Yours is the only valid opinion and the only one allowable on a message board.

I'm glad I know the rules now.

Perhaps you should send them to Dabo as well. Apparently he doesn't know your rules either.

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Re: I see


Dec 22, 2022, 11:41 AM

Again, it's a sports site...bless your heart.

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Well, bye***


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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 6:18 PM [ in reply to Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo ]

Then leave coot!!

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 22, 2022, 11:43 AM

You leave religious freak.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 6:20 PM [ in reply to Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo ]

Since God is everywhere and involved in everything, it is kind of hard to figure out where to exclude him...

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I pray that one day you will know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ


Dec 21, 2022, 5:04 PM

Because when you do you will understand what he is talking about.

It’s everything to him, and if social media wants to have a field day and crucify him over that, then if I know him as well as I think I do, that’s a hill he is more than willing to die on.

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Re: I pray that one day you will know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ


Dec 22, 2022, 11:47 AM

I was raised in the church....its like the blind leading the blind....question everything and dont believe it JUST because it's written in book that has many errors and inconsistencies or because some fool claims god speaks to him.

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I pray that one day you will know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ


Dec 21, 2022, 5:04 PM

Because when you do you will understand what he is talking about.

It’s everything to him, and if social media wants to have a field day and crucify him over that, then if I know him as well as I think I do, that’s a hill he is more than willing to die on.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 5:12 PM

No need to apologize for who you are. Especially when you are making positive contributions to young people.


Message was edited by: baker5801®


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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 5:23 PM

Give it a rest Doris...Dabo is talking about faith as a foundation of our program...nothing wrong with that...bet you are a big supporter of Dem Joe and the Godless hordes!

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 5:29 PM

If you think his comments were dumb then you are no Christian. No Christian will ever say mentioning the Lord is dumb. I do not think that word means what you think it means.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 6:21 PM

Go back and read or listen to the comments from many of our recruits and current players that mention God and their faith and the role faith has in the Clemson program as part of the reason they chose Clemson. Dabo is reinforcing this position with the players that share similar beliefs. Have you heard an interview with Cade where he didn’t mention God?

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If Dabo's guiding principle is his faith & belief in Jesus -


Dec 21, 2022, 6:23 PM

and he calls on that with each decision he makes and with each opportunity he has on the direction of the program that he is in charge of - why shouldn't he be allowed to speak that in response to questions or in a setting where he is asked to explain his thought process ? ?


Be bold & speak the Truth, Coach.


Not some coach babble, a straight answer to a question about how he is guided in his decision-making.


I love it.




And God doesn't care about who wins football games, but He is faithful to those that are faithful to Him.

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Brad Brownell: Only Larry freaking Shyatt has a WORSE overall winning percentage among Clemson basketball coaches since 1975. Let that sink in. It's Larry Shyatt & then Brad Brownell.


Re: If Dabo's guiding principle is his faith & belief in Jesus -


Dec 22, 2022, 4:45 PM

Nothing to be faithful too....its a freaking faerie tale...Science is all that matters....on what day did god create the fossils? I'll await your answer...lol.

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Re: If Dabo's guiding principle is his faith & belief in Jesus -


Dec 22, 2022, 6:35 PM

John 1:1-3 tells you that, friend. Why would you have the notion God didn’t “create the fossils?” I didn’t know the Bible gives us a time stamp on when God made everything. As far as the “fairy tale” comment goes, well, God says something about that to people who pretend to know it’s “just a fairy tale:”

Job 38:4
[4] “Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.

Psalm 14:1
[1] The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 6:57 PM

One of his best “isms” in my opinion.

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he is hinting that we don't have a lot of nil $***


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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 6:58 PM

Another attention ho post

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 7:05 PM

I'm just over here enjoying my crockpot mentality. Y'all can keep your microwaves.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 7:06 PM

What was dumb about Dabo’s comment? No man should ever be ashamed of his faith in God. His faith is what he models the football program after. Do you expect him to say, “ we want the best program, we need God as our guide but I’m a bit embarrassed to say it publicly”? College football needs more men like Coach Dabo. He’s not afraid of backlash from people who are kind of, or sort of religious. He’s All In more ways than one.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 21, 2022, 7:09 PM

On the flip side the crock pot/microwave analogy was freaking on point.

Win some - lose some

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Your negativity is predictable and tired***


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Re:


Dec 22, 2022, 8:29 AM

people's reactions of woke / worldy / secular nature should not determine your actions or principles. That's the mistake most make. "out of people's hearts come evil thoughts": Dabo is not responsible for their reaction, interpretation, or perversion of truth. A strong Christian true follower does not let culture affect him, but turns all that on its head, flips it. Or we'd have no Moses, Abraham, Deborah, Samson, Jesus, John the Baptist, Gideon, Jonathan, Ghandi, Churchill, and the list goes on. Why would Dabo care what everyone's reaction is, if he is sincere and lives what he believes? Even Forrest Gump had it right.

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I Loved Dabo’s NSD presser yesterday = EVERY WORD OF IT.


Dec 22, 2022, 9:14 AM

Seems the public mention of God bothers a few people these days, but not me. The opposite: it inspires me.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 22, 2022, 11:50 AM

You are seeing it through the eyes of social media which are like piranhas when it comes to anyone having devout beliefs. The moms, dads, and most normal people have no problem with it. Most of our recruits come from the bible belt, and Dabo knows his audience.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 22, 2022, 12:05 PM

You sir are not a Christian.

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The media and social media don't hold Jesus in high...


Dec 22, 2022, 3:18 PM

opinion either. I mean, He said, 'The world hates me so it will hate you too.'

All this disrespect to Dabo for his faith and life's style is just fulfillment of Jesus prophecy.

Who would believe if Jesus lied?

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 22, 2022, 4:53 PM

He could have announced we were dropping pronouns on the team and allowing our players into the cheerleaders dressing rooms and not stirred up as much. Our country is in the crapper

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I'm ok with disagreeing with what he said...


Dec 22, 2022, 5:12 PM

I certainly can see the argument that saying that your program is "made in God's image" and in His name and likeness is setting a high standard. But Hey - if "Best is the Standard" then you might as well go "All In" with what is considered the best, right? If our program is doing to be made in the best image it can be, following the best name it can be, and in the likeness of the best it can be - who, as a Christian, would you recommend that it be built in the name of, likeness of, and image of? Should it be built in the NIL of Dabo himself? Should it be built in the NIL of whoever the QB or top player is?

Let's break it down a little more... Dabo has always said (and for a large part shown) that he is a "player development" guy - and this means not only development as a football player, but also emotional and spiritual development. If Dabo is trying to get to "Best is the Standard" - then who should be the model for people to aspire to be like? The literal meaning of "Christian" is "little Christ" or "one in Christ" - if someone labels themselves as Christian, they are literally labeling themselves in the name, image, and likeness of Christ. Assuming a (majority of Christianity) belief that Christ and God are essentially the same thing, then labeling yourself as Christian is saying not only that you are made in the NIL of Christ, but also the NIL of God. It follows that Christians who believe that "Best is the Standard" should want reflect the NIL of God when they influence those around them. So, if Dabo and other Christians are leading the program, then saying that the program is built in the NIL of God should at the very least be an aspirational goal if not reality.

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Re: Gotta be honest. That NIL/God comment from Dabo


Dec 22, 2022, 6:08 PM

Please shut up you’re wrong every time you open your #### mouth.

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