Of all the Dabo interviews and soundbites, I think this is the most
Dec 29, 2019, 4:13 PM
telling statement he’s ever made on the culture and program:
“It is just the DNA. It is our program. It's not just this season. That's just how we're built,” head coach Dabo Swinney said. “One of the things I told them at the half, I thought we took their best punch. I don't think we could have played worse, but we took their best punch, and it was 16-14. My message to them at the halftime was: We have to find a way to get the lead in the third quarter, because when we take a lead in the fourth quarter, we finish. I think we're now 100-2 when we take a lead in the fourth quarter, 100-2. So that's not just this year. That's just who we are. It is just what we do. We finish. That's the mindset and the DNA of our program. So that's everything – your off-season, spring practice and how you meet. That's your camp. It is how you practice every week, all of that stuff. It is your staff, the leadership and the development of leadership on your team. It is culture. That's what it is. It was awesome to see.”