Re: I believed Cade's development, or lack thereof, was our problem.

ClemsonTiger1988® · 2024-09-24T09:50:44.792Z

So I'll admit he is the reason we are winning. I still resent that Dabo didn't bench DJ after a few games and let Cade mature.

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IDK what Dabo was up to but I had the same situation coaching Dixie Baseball.

Sep 24, 2024, 12:26 PM [ in reply to Re: I believed Cade's development, or lack thereof, was our problem. ]

My assistant coach was learning the game. He had a wonderfully compliant son, 12 yr/o who wanted to pitch. The father asked me about it and I told him the kid would have to undergo some exercises to enable him to locate a pitch. I won't go into details about the exercises.

After several hours of one on one coaching the kid was locating a pitch perfectly but I'd not allowed him to throw hard. His dad told me the kid was ready so I put him in as my starter and he was absolutely throwing nothing but strikes right down the middle. I had an attitude about my assistance coach trying to dictate the terms of his son pitching so I after the score was 7-0 in the top of the first with bases loaded and no outs his dad came and said, 'I think it's time to take XXXXXXX out.

I called for a time and when to the mound and ask the kid if he wanted to come out. He affirmed and I relieved him.

I'd put him in the game for spite being that his father who knew absolutely nothing was giving me his opinion and not asking for mine.

That makes me wonder if Dabo wasn't doing the exact same thing to DJ and Big Dave. I'm no accusing but it's a simple speculation.

DJ sucks and Imo, he will always suck at the QB position. He might made a DE if he didn't avoid all contact no matter the results, maybe.

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When we were up by 28 on La Tech earlier season, Cade (the true freshman) came in and within two series Tech was back within 14 with an entire quarter to go.

No game under DJ was a blowout enough to afford the newbie his live reps. Dabo did pull DJ in the Syracuse game (#8) and Cade helped us claw back, but it wasn't anything special he did then - it just wasn't the stink show that DJ was producing.

He had a chance vs ND and flubbed spectacularly. DJ went on to produce two of his better outings immediately afterwards against quality ACC opponents (Miami and GT). When DJ crapped the bed early in the ACCCG Dabo was quick with the hook and the rest is history.

Bottom line is Cade had opportunities and didn't capitalize on them. DJ had us in the CFP hunt until the end of the last game of the regular season.

I believed Cade's development, or lack thereof, was our problem.