It would seem the whole world chose to chase Bama and figure out how to stop the vaunted Tide/Saban machine. They tried to emulate, scheme...whatever, in an effort to 'stem the Tide'.
Dabo/Clemson chose to establish its' own identity and approach and make the whole world, including Tide/Saban, figure out how to stop the Paw.
Per Dabo, 'Be the best you...be who Clemson are'. It's worked.