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Oculus Spirit [90685]
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We never called Coach Howard..FRANK
Oct 5, 2016, 9:24 PM
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So when do we start calling DaBO ..COACH, out of respect?!
I say at age 50 and with 1-3 NC wins.
When say You?
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Re: We never called Coach Howard..FRANK
Oct 5, 2016, 9:27 PM
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You're saying dabo will lose 3 Nattys?
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Re: We never called Coach Howard..FRANK
Oct 5, 2016, 9:30 PM
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we dont call coach swinney William either. Dabo is a nick name....but I see what you r saying. He deserves to respective title of Coach
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Re: We never called Coach Howard..FRANK
Oct 5, 2016, 9:31 PM
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I called him " Coach " when I met him in Atlanta in 2012 . It was a matter of respect .
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Dabo on message boards, Coach in person
Oct 5, 2016, 10:29 PM
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I agree and have done the same
In person I have always used "coach" as a formal title. From little league to big league, it's appropriate throughout. Only difference is: the more prominent the position the farther the title travels off the field.
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Re: We never called Coach Howard..FRANK
Oct 5, 2016, 9:31 PM
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I think he prefers being called Dabo....the one & only.....and he is the MAN....Go Tigers!!!!
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Oculus Spirit [90685]
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Respect..people won't call me "LiGHTBuLB" BiLL
Oct 5, 2016, 9:34 PM
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As I genuinely like, but instead BiLL.
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Re: We never called Coach Howard..FRANK
Oct 5, 2016, 9:39 PM
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Unrelated, but are you staying put on HHI Bill, or have you evacuated? @LightBulbbBill
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Re: We never called Coach Howard..FRANK
Oct 5, 2016, 9:40 PM
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I guarantee that the players don't call him Dabo, pretty sure they call him Coach Swinney
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Re: We never called Coach Howard..FRANK
Oct 5, 2016, 9:56 PM
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I said this a year ago, and most people ranted and raved at how stupid my point was.
This guy is THE BEST Coach we have ever had here. If he stays ad long as some of the others did, his record will show it - with or without national titles.
His name is Coach Swinney.
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Players and even Assistants consistently call him...
Oct 5, 2016, 10:02 PM
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..."Coach Swinney" during interviews. "Dabo" has grown out of the media over the course of many years now. Probably no chance of putting that back in the bottle (much like Jimbo). I think it started more as a "haha look at this country bumpkin called Dabo that Clempson hired". Now Dabo is his own brand. A highly successful brand. So it kinda back-fired on the pundits in a beautiful way.
But you're correct, Coach Howard wouldn't have been called "Frank" and suffered fools lightly. Times have changed.
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I think you, me, Spud , and hartins are the only ones here
Oct 5, 2016, 10:11 PM
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old enough to have met him to call him anything... BTW what happened to hartins?
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Re: I think you, me, Spud , and hartins are the only ones here
Oct 5, 2016, 11:08 PM
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Not so fast, there are other mature folks here. I never met him but my hubs did and had chances to meet and speak with him. I attended plenty of games while he was a coach. Lived in the married student pre-fabs!
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Yep, as an Army vet, me and my young family lived in the
Oct 6, 2016, 1:02 AM
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prefabs. We never called Frank Howard "coach" unless we were talking to him. He was usually referred to as "Coach Howard" or "Frank Howard" -- NEVER, NEVER was he called Frank, except perhaps by Mrs. Howard.
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Athletic Dir [896]
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Although the respect card can be played, it's human nature..
Oct 5, 2016, 10:55 PM
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You call your friends or generally known people with unique first names by their first names and those with common first names by their last. Unless, of course, your know a "John Smith', then well... Not saying DABO is your friend or colleague, but think about it... ??
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I don't know about when you were there
Oct 5, 2016, 11:24 PM
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but 60-64 it was Daddy Frank.
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Oculus Spirit [93571]
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I don't know if I could address him face to face as 'Dabo.'
Oct 5, 2016, 11:34 PM
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I know one thing, Clemson has never had a coach who deserves more respect. Frank was born long enough ago to be my father. I've never in my life addressed a man who is that much my elder by his first name. I've referred to Danny as Danny since the beginning though I've never met him in person either.
I suppose I might continue to refer to Dabo and Danny as Dabo and Danny here, past that I just can't say.
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I'd say it's a different era.***
Oct 6, 2016, 2:15 AM
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