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There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy
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There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 8:34 PM

about Conn's promotion.

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If true, then it’s good that he left. Sounds toxic.***

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Jan 3, 2022, 8:35 PM



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Re: If true, then it’s good that he left. Sounds toxic.***


Jan 3, 2022, 9:34 PM

Bates = Peter Principle

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Re: If true, then it’s good that he left. Sounds toxic.******


Jan 7, 2022, 7:47 PM



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Re: If true, then it’s good that he left. Sounds toxic.***


Jan 7, 2022, 7:51 PM [ in reply to If true, then it’s good that he left. Sounds toxic.*** ]

Tigers lucked out on this exchange. Timing was perfect.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 8:38 PM

If it wasn’t for Dabo, he wouldn’t be where he is today.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 8:49 PM

If it wasn't for Dabo, Conn wouldn't be either. He'd be coaching HS football where he should be.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 8:58 PM

What makes you say that? I'm not huge Mickey Conn fan but he started the Grayson HS football program from scratch and made them state champs in the strongest HS fb division in GA which is on par with TX and FL in terms of talent and competition. He seems to be a pretty good recruiter in his own right. Bates is a fine FB coach and also a good recruiter but check his coaching resume. It ain't all that either.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy***


Jan 7, 2022, 7:52 PM



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Just waiting to read some of that Okie Poetry...***


Jan 7, 2022, 10:00 PM



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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 9:15 PM [ in reply to Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy ]

You sound like you belong in a chicken coop laying 30-0 rotten eggs. Multiply that number by 8 soon enough.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 7, 2022, 7:39 PM [ in reply to Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy ]

Ridiculous. Good coaches are in high school also. He has been in Dab's system long enough to learn and run it.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 7, 2022, 7:53 PM [ in reply to Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy ]

Conn is a home run hire.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 11, 2022, 10:12 AM [ in reply to Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy ]

It is amazing how some of you are such experts on coaching abilities that you have the right to say an assistant coach should still be in high school. Some of the greatest coaches in history started in high school and moved up through the ranks. In working football camps while I was a high school coach, #### Sheridan and Jimmy Satterfield were the best teachers of fundamentals and strategy that I ever worked with. They were great high school coaches and college coaches. The arrogance of people on this blog concerning their so-called expertise of the Clemson situation amazes me. I say Dabo has forgotten more about football than most of you will ever know.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 8:41 PM

If the man got paid more money and getting a promotion then let him go and be happy for him. I believe Dabo did the best thing for Clemson. Dabo may have known he would leave and this could have been Dabos plan.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 8:45 PM

Sorta like Biden gets sent to The funny Farm, Harris gets promoted, Obama gets VP, Harris resigns, Obama takes over (he never left) and HILLARY! gets the #2???

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 9:15 PM

uh, oh, ok, ..yeah, i see the connection !

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 9:16 PM [ in reply to Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy ]

More like Vic Koenning having a snit because he refuses to work under some lowly position coach like Dabo.

Good riddance.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 3, 2022, 9:30 PM [ in reply to Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy ]

uh, oh, ok, ..yeah, i see the connection !

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 7, 2022, 7:43 PM [ in reply to Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy ]

What?

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There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't


Jan 3, 2022, 8:42 PM

and it has nothing to do with being a long time friend of Dabo's

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Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't


Jan 3, 2022, 8:48 PM

Read between the lines here guys. Dabo always does the best thing for Clemson. If he brings in or promotes someone he knows well, it is being done for the best.

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Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't


Jan 3, 2022, 8:49 PM [ in reply to There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't ]

I'm sure you won't keep this from the "Faithful"/// Unless it would stir up a storm...

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Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't


Jan 3, 2022, 9:01 PM

Here it is. I want the faithful to know. Conn is the better coach.

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Conn was an ultra successful HS head coach


Jan 3, 2022, 9:04 PM [ in reply to Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't ]

who organized and built the program from scratch. Wes is pretty clearly a schematic wunderkind but has never organized a team. Conn has done that, and done it well.

So you match up the schematic guru with the guy with the best organizational skills. That wasn't Bates.

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Re: Conn was an ultra successful HS head coach


Jan 3, 2022, 9:24 PM

Bates did not get the job because Dabo believed Conn and Goodwin would be the best for Clemson. As a result, he decided to go to Oklahoma. Brent gave him a Co title to make him happy and so he could pay him a little more money.

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Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't


Jan 3, 2022, 8:50 PM [ in reply to There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't ]

Hope you are right.

College buddies are college buddies.

Beware.

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Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't


Jan 3, 2022, 9:13 PM

Todd Bates coached the d-line and was recruiting coordinator the last two years. Our recruiting has dropped off, especially this year and most notably d-line. We missed on several key targets this year that we usually land. Maybe this change is not as bad as we are making it out to be.

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Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't


Jan 7, 2022, 7:47 PM [ in reply to Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't ]

I don’t like any of my college buddies now as a 40 year old adult. Don’t talk to any of them either. If they are qualified and good for his future I imagine that’s why he hired them or promoted them.

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Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't


Jan 7, 2022, 8:17 PM [ in reply to Re: There is a reason Conn got the job and Bates didn't ]

Never hurts to promote someone you trust and feel is loyal. Maybe CDS just felt Conn was more loyal and would work better with Wes

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The tea leaves may point in that direction, but


Jan 3, 2022, 9:06 PM

the shakeup down the chain doesn’t surprise me one bit. I like Bates, but there are guys that can recruit as well if not better. It’s a good job that I believe Nick Eason would crush.

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Re: The tea leaves may point in that direction, but


Jan 3, 2022, 9:29 PM

I keep going back to what I saw on the board of what Shaw said. He did not want to say much
but what I gathered was that he did not come to Clemson because of Bates. This was the DL we were recruiting out of NC that went to NC.

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Assuming he wants to continue to progress in his career


Jan 3, 2022, 9:56 PM

then I am sure he wasn't happy about it.

Bates has been a college coach for 11 years, including 5 years at Clemson.

Conn has been a college coach for 6 years, all at Clemson.

Goodwin has been a college coach for 7 years, all at Clemson.

So even though both Conn and Goodwin have been at Clemson slightly longer than Bates, neither have been college coaches as long as he has. Neither has the recruiting experience at the college level that Bates does either.

We can debate all day whether or not Bates was more or less qualified than Conn and Goodwin to be DC, but regardless, Dabo made his choice. I would be surprised if Bates is fine with Dabo's decision, unless he just wants to be a position coach for the rest of his career.

I don't blame Dabo for making the decision he felt was best, nor do I fault Bates for making a change as a result.

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Re: Assuming he wants to continue to progress in his career


Jan 3, 2022, 10:01 PM

Very well said.

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Re: Assuming he wants to continue to progress in his career


Jan 3, 2022, 10:13 PM

If Dabo can hire a coach like Dan Brooks in his first year as a HC with basically no experience, I think he can find the right man for the job. Brooks was the best DL coach in Clemson history imo.

Good look to Bates. Go find your next great DL coach Dabo.

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Jan 3, 2022, 10:13 PM [ in reply to Re: Assuming he wants to continue to progress in his career ]

If Dabo can hire a coach like Dan Brooks in his first year as a HC with basically no experience, I think he can find the right man for the job. Brooks was the best DL coach in Clemson history imo.

Good look to Bates. Go find your next great DL coach Dabo.

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Re: Assuming he wants to continue to progress in his career


Jan 3, 2022, 10:13 PM [ in reply to Re: Assuming he wants to continue to progress in his career ]

If Dabo can hire a coach like Dan Brooks in his first year as a HC with basically no experience, I think he can find the right man for the job. Brooks was the best DL coach in Clemson history imo.

Good look to Bates. Go find your next great DL coach Dabo.

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Just as long as


Jan 7, 2022, 10:15 PM

The prodigal son doesn’t try to return he can be as butthurt as he wants. Oklahoma gets a guy who knows their system and we upgrade. Everyone won.

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Re: Just as long as


Jan 11, 2022, 10:18 AM

It is understandable. With Co-DCs, two people have to move on before he gets promoted or probably even interviewed for a DC job. Nick Eason should be a plus.

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Re: There is speculation on some sites that Bates was not happy


Jan 11, 2022, 10:42 AM

I think you have to lay the paucity of recruits, the zero DTs, and the failure to advocate right at Bates’ feet. Sounds to me like he was given every opportunity to leave with class.

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