Re: how many who want BB back are big college bkball fans?

When Dabo arrived, the Clemson football program was a lot like the NC State basketball program is today.

There was a lot of solid tradition, history and success to illustrate why the right coach could come in and revive a moribund program.

NC State is arguably the most storied hoops program in the history of the ACC. They won multiple conference titles, had numerous all-Americans, and they have two national championships to their credit.

In football, Clemson has a similar standing in the ACC. The Tigers were a participant in almost all of the major bowls in the 1950s. They experienced a resurgence in the 1970s and actually won a national championship in 1982 before sinking into mediocrity in the 1990s.

It was easy to see what was possible at Clemson in football and a Dabo took full advantage of those possibilities.

Now look at how hard it’s been for NC State to capitalize on their long and illustrious ACC hoops history and see where they are right now.

When you see what The Wolfpack is enduring, it’s hard not to understand why the hurdles in Clemson basketball are si high.

NCSU can not find a coach capable of doing what fans want and expect. They certainly have not found a “Dabo Swinney” ...

So why is it assumed that a great basketball coach is just out there waiting to be beckoned to Clemson?

Clemson got lucky with a Dabo in football. The challenge in basketball,is immeasurably greater.

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Mar 3, 2022, 5:11 PM

I love college basketball and especially Clemson basketball, so I am not the targeted person for your question. That said, as it has been outlined on here before we have been living in this limbo for 12 years where we are OK, not good, not bad (generally), but OK and kept thinking we would turn the corner and become a consistent, good, VT like basketball program. My dad and I kept saying, might as well keep BB, who would we get to replace him that’s better? This year has really opened our eyes and we both agree a change has to be made, you can’t be 12 years in and have seasons like this, there is no excuse for it. The sweet 16 run was awesome, but that should be a regular thing, not an all time high point for a coach 12 years into the program he developed. We need a change, BB needs a change. What we are doing is not working, the program has no identity. Bad seasons happen this deep into a career, but it’s usually after tons of success and then the perfect storm of injuries and circumstances that cause it (like football this year to an extent). But that’s not what this is, this has served as a big old smack in the face, kick in the pants that THIS is our program, we have to make a change or in 12 more years we will have 3 more NCAAT appearances, about 7 .500 seasons (barely above or below) and 2 respectable seasons that might make the NIT… I would rather the unknown than sign up for that, the worst part about the BB era is that I have slowly started caring less and less, while March is still my favorite time of year. I want to love basketball again, just my 2 cents.

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how many who want BB back are big college bkball fans?