Re: Actually had a Friend Ask Me If I Were Happy or Sad that Dabo is Staying

My friend is a college sports fan - but not a fan of any of the ACC or SEC teams. He attended a really good FCS school.

I found it interesting that this is a question that someone outside of Clemson and/or Bama would even ask. Honestly, it caught me a little off guard that it ever was a question.

FWIW: Here is my response:

Goodness, that's an easy one. Definitely, happy Dabo is staying.

The man has:
- 8 ACC Championships
- 6 CFP Appearances
- 4 National Title Game Appearances
- 2 National Championships

Meanwhile, his players annually rank among the highest in the country in APR (Academic Progress Rate) and are among the highest in graduation rates. And (for the most part) tend to stay out of trouble with the police.

Don't know how much more a Clemson fan could ask from a Head Coach.

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Jan 13, 2024, 2:49 PM

I find it absurd that anyone questions whether we would want Dabo to stay. I also find it beyond absurd that we have these whinning, complaining so-called fans that are crowing like coots. These people don't realize that if Saban had not had the run he did at Bama, Dabo and Clemson would have been the #1 program in the country over a significant time period. It took a historical run somewhere else to keep Dabo to a lessor meteoric plain. How many coaches in modern college football ever reached the heights of Dabo...very few. Winning percentage--- very few, grad rates---very few, sending players to the league---very few, how many conf championships? 9? All time conf record for bowl wins. How many coaches have ever coached in 2 national championship games, let along win two and coach in 4. Guys that are considered the greats have not reached the feats of Dabo or it took them far longer to do it.

Did Bobby Bowden win 11-12 games and a NC every year? Joe Paterno and many others won 8,9, 10 games and were legends. Heck it took (until Saban) the greatest coach of all time Tom Osbourne about 20 years to in a NC.

I hate losing. But am I going to bytch about winning 9, 10, 11 games every year and not being a NC contender every year....No! I lived through the Ken Hatfield, Tommy West, Tommy Bowden years. One thing that I really love about Dabo teams is we win the games we are supposed to. Everybody loses one here or there but 9 times out of 10 we win the games we are supposed to. Typically I don't look at Wake Forest, Duke (yeah I know 2023), GT, SC, and games like that as toss ups. Under previous coaches every game was a potential loss.

I love Dabo and as far as I'm concerned I hope he stays til he's at least ready to draw social security.

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