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aggressively. Some here have focused on valid observation. Dabo has a weakness. This is his first head coaching job. I don't care how many times you've watched an artist paint it doesn't make you an artist.

Every chain has it weakest link. Right now because of our new coordinators our weakest link might be our S&C coach. It might be our HC. There is a weakest link somewhere in every college football program. The question remains, how strong is our weakest link? Can it pull the load necessary to avoid replacement at Clemson.

To me, Dabo's passion and emotion is reflective of Clemson's fanbase. I don't think he would be satisfied with less than providing a great football coaching staff and team to field.

There are other things I wish our average fan could grasp, inexperience can be overcome with time, passion is a virtue and emotional immaturity while most likely won't be grown out of can be used like a weapon to motivate players.

I'd say Dabo is right on time here at Clemson. I'm satisfied with his progress. Not perfect but not bad at all.

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program considered a football school would accept a head coach that needs time to learn the job. A "football school" should be hiring a HC that has proven he is worthy to lead a serious football program. The "average fan" you are chastising understands that we are wasting time and seasons while Dabo "hopefully" develops into a quality coach.

Clemson is not a program trying to "get there", like VT was when it gave Beamer time back in the 80s. And the reality is, VT and Beamer are a very unique and rare situation.

Nor was Clemson needing "re-built" when Dabo was hired. TB got the facilities Ford and other coaches were denied. And even he had to fight tooth and nail to get them despite facilities improvements being a condition in his hiring. TB rebuilt the program and averaged 8 wins a season and his last 3 recruiting classes were just as good as Dabo's ... all averaged between 11 and 14, none averaged higher than 11th. TB won 9 games his last full season. He was 1 play away from winning the 1 game we needed foe an ACC title several times.

The very last thing you'd do as an AD is hire an unproven, under qualified, inexperienced coach if you thought your program needed rebuilt. Nope, sorry folks, the ONLY people that think Dabo had any building to do are those trying to buy Dabo more time to learn the job. Dabo was hired because (1) TB had all the pieces in place, he simply lacked what Dabo was thought to have ... the energy and emotion to get us over the hump; and (2) At the time, Barker did not put a high priority on winning. Thankfully the BOT has finally been pressured by some big donors and is now pressuring Barker to make winning a bigger priority.

The reality is, we finally won the ACC because of talent and luck. Our coaching has held us back for years, and still is. We have the talent, but we are still not a very good team. Talent, individuals, do not win titles, teams do. And teams are put together and molded by coaches.

Yes, we won the ACC last year, but anyone with eyes could see we were NOT a very good team. And anytime we played a good team last year we lost or struggled, with the exception of VT. We are just as soft and inconsistent under Dabo as we were under TB. Except TB knew how to beat the chickens.

Team sports is about coaching. We match up well vs. VT, but match up poorly with GT. What's the difference in the ACCCG in 2009 vs. 2011? The opponent, the match up. We have more talent than both, which good coaching would properly utilize to beat both.

Unless something changes and Dabo gets a lot better we will continue to be inconsistent and lose to well coached teams. The ACC is pathetic so we'll probably win more meaningless division titles and the occasional conference title. That's good enough for most as Clemson's expectation are at their lowest in decades, but we won't be much better as a program, nor more competitive on the national scene. We will continue to be irrelevant and a pretender, rather than what we should be, a contender. We will still be an under achiever. That will never be good enough for me, nor should it be good enough for anyone that considers themselves a true Clemson fan. For a true Clemson fan wants what's best for Clemson, their loyalty is to Clemson, not irrational attachments to people.

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When someone viciously attacks Dabo I'll defend him...

Two Division titles and an ACC champ. in three years says

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i sure hope so. that will mean a couple of BCS Championships***

Not necessarily.

I agree, and have said the same on more than one occasion.

I think dabo

I concur...Dabo's da Man..and will get even better overall**

dead on***

Dabo will rise or sink on his own W-L record ...

Chad

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just like this

Here is the flaw in your argument ... no other fan base at a

speaking of flawed***

The two coaches we hired before Dabo were "proven"

put down the crack pipe..***

Simply put sir...you are a complete idiot !! *****

sorry facts confuse you.***

I must have missed them then

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i'm the most consistent poster on TNET***

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most consistent? nah, i'm going with this guy...

Take it to the bank!***

If we're playing for ACC Championships while we're waiting

^this^

That's fine if simply winning the ACC is all that mattered,

how do you know where the teams at?

THE ACC SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!! We won 10 games & the ACC and

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haha a mediocre WVU?***

Re: Here is the flaw in your argument ... no other fan base at a

Here is the flaw in your argument dumbazz!

Re: When someone viciously attacks Dabo I'll defend him...

LOL, "not perfect"? How about downright embarrassing?

^^HAHAHAHAHA^^

Your boys win their conference yet?***

come on man

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