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TNET: Underdog. At-risk. D-plus hire. All those things drive Dabo Swinney to be the best
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TNET: Underdog. At-risk. D-plus hire. All those things drive Dabo Swinney to be the best


Dec 22, 2019, 9:31 AM

 
Underdog. At-risk. D-plus hire. All those things drive Dabo Swinney to be the best

Dabo Swinney has always been an underdog. Whether it was the undersized receiver looking for playing time in high school, the walk-on fighting for a scholarship at Alabama, the grad assistant who was looking for a full-time job or the wide receivers coach named interim coach who wanted to be a head coach, Swinney’s life has been about fighting for every scrap. Full Story »


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I really don’t care what drives him. Just drive.


Dec 22, 2019, 9:33 AM

I’m enjoying the ride with him at the steering wheel.

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Dec 22, 2019, 9:41 AM
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GO TIGERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: I really don’t care what drives him. Just drive.


Dec 22, 2019, 10:11 AM

Dabo wants everyone to understand what drives him. Understanding that is one of the ways he influences players, fans and anyone else who takes time to really listen. He is one of the best ever IMO at using his platform to try to do good things and help others see the benefit of doing good. With that drive he would have been successful at anything he did and if he can instill that in his players that makes him a success. Thanks Coach for all you do. You’re the GOAT!!!! GO TIGERS!!!!

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Re: I really don’t care what drives him. Just drive.


Dec 22, 2019, 2:52 PM

I agree that he makes a point with explaining that just bc your family had heavy disadvantages when you were coming up through your years of being educated, that if you tell yourself that you're not going to let or allow those disadvantages keep you down, and apply everything within and around you to get over those hurdles, that it can be done, but it's not going to be easy, but anything that is gotten easy, it don't have a lot of value to be placed on it. It's easier to feel sorry for yourself and lay down, than it is to put in the time and hard work that it takes to overcome a bad start....

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Re: I really don’t care what drives him. Just drive.


Dec 22, 2019, 5:15 PM

Httis story is such a great story of overcoming the odds and being successful. He wants to pass it on to his players. We are so fortunate that things worked out that he is at Clemson, and we get to enjoy the ride. I hope it lasts for a while, but he as done so much in such a short time that his legacy is pretty much set. If it can get better than this, we're in for historic things. GO TIGERS!

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Dec 22, 2019, 3:30 PM [ in reply to I really don’t care what drives him. Just drive. ]

Yep - keep driving that ROY bus !! It’s taking us places I never even dreamed of going !! -<img border=">

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Dec 22, 2019, 6:19 PM

And still rolling down that road of champions Hopeful!!!!

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Dec 22, 2019, 9:40 AM

A plus results.

Thank you for all you do for Clemson Dabo Dabo!!!

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Was it Pat Forde that gave Clemson that grade on his hire?


Dec 22, 2019, 9:47 AM

Didn't see it in the article.

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Dec 22, 2019, 12:22 PM

Pat who?

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Re: Was it Pat Forde that gave Clemson that grade on his hire?


Dec 22, 2019, 1:56 PM [ in reply to Was it Pat Forde that gave Clemson that grade on his hire? ]

Yes it was Pat Forde. Ironically the two lowest graded hires that year have won national championships. I’m not saying Chizik was a great hire, but Forde gave him an F grade and Dabo D+. I just found that funny.

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Dec 22, 2019, 10:51 AM

When he says that he is hated because he is at Clemson he
is subtly talking about the fans of the teams that he beats
on a yearly basis. Alabama fans hate him because, oh well
we know why. Bottom line, Clemson Nation love him.

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Just think what he would have accomplished


Dec 22, 2019, 10:52 AM

if they had given him an F grade.

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"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car."

"I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it."


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Dec 22, 2019, 11:27 AM

When Dabo speaks, people listen, always an inspiring message.

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Dec 22, 2019, 3:24 PM

EF Hutton .... LOL ??

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Dabo could win a championship at USuC.***


Dec 22, 2019, 12:24 PM



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There's something in these hills.


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Dec 22, 2019, 12:54 PM

And that is what ESPN is still basically saying about him (D+ hire) with all their fake narrative crap AND Dabo keeps providing them wrong and that they are nothing more than biased liars......Go Tigers!!!!!

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Dec 22, 2019, 1:53 PM

What I like most about Coach Dabo is he gives "all the credit to God" for his success.

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Dec 22, 2019, 4:16 PM

AMEN, AMEN.... and, "AMEN"!!!!

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Dec 22, 2019, 4:45 PM [ in reply to Re: TNET: Underdog. At-risk. D-plus hire. All those things drive Dabo Swinney to be the best ]

God comes first then family then football.....Dabo definitely has his priorities in line.....this would be a much better country and world if everyone followed his lead.......Go Tigers!!!!

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Dabo Swinney is the best! Loved him since


Dec 22, 2019, 2:39 PM

His first year as HC when he walked around campus during Homecoming week giving food to students working on floats and chatting with students. I could tell that he understood what made Clemson special, and could tell that he was genuine. Dabo IS Clemson!

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Dec 22, 2019, 3:28 PM

Have to admit - when he was hired I thought they had put a Private in a General’s job Lol ... But ... wow - he is a Five Star General now !! -<img border=">.

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Re: TNET: Underdog. At-risk. D-plus hire. All those things drive Dabo Swinney to be the best


Dec 22, 2019, 6:26 PM

Well Hope, personally I believed in Dabo when hired, I just didn't know if he would be given enough time to learn to be a HC at Clemson bc of the Tommy West ordeal before TB. But all anybody had to do was read about Dabo to know and realize that he was a very smart young man that would work his butt off to be successful!!!

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Dec 22, 2019, 6:48 PM

Agree with all you say - allorange !! Knew he was smart and hard working - just didn’t know if he could translate those qualities into being a successful head coach without some experience at coordinator or head coach at some level ... Now I know - he is certainly an exceptional coach and an exceptional person - and imho one of the very very few that could successfully make that transition !! -<img border=">

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I never imagined this level of success back in '08


Dec 23, 2019, 12:45 AM [ in reply to Re: TNET: Underdog. At-risk. D-plus hire. All those things drive Dabo Swinney to be the best ]

but I can honestly say that I & my family were rooting for Dabo to get the HC job while he was the interim & happy when TDP gave him the job. No specific reasons - I just liked what I saw on the field, liked the way he rallied that team & salvaged that season, liked the way he engaged the fan base & student body, & knew the respect he had for Clemson & our football tradition.
There was never any point when I doubted that it was the right decision, even after the 6-7 record in '10. Even then, I was impressed by his leadership, impressed by his adaptability as a coach, & especially impressed by his recruiting. Going into the '11 season, we all figured that the record needed to improve. But by the time that September ended (wins over Auburn, Florida State & Virginia Tech), I think we all knew we had the right coach.

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Re: TNET: Underdog. At-risk. D-plus hire. All those things drive Dabo Swinney to be the best


Dec 22, 2019, 3:32 PM

Whatever fires your rocket, Dabo...And you got a Saturn-5...

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Dec 23, 2019, 4:14 AM



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Dec 23, 2019, 4:17 AM

Without a doubt the best D+ in all of coaching ever! But hey D+ is passing! Never forget the D+ I made in physics to graduate from Clemson, this Tiger was through the roof!!! Go Tigers!!!

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Re: TNET: Underdog. At-risk. D-plus hire. All those things drive Dabo Swinney to be the best


Dec 23, 2019, 8:28 AM

I made a D+ in physics also...

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