Re: A quote in the SI story on Dabo is very telling IMO

I think you are reading too much into that specific quote and ignoring the jist of the story. Woody McCorvey, who is as close to Dabo as anyone not named Kathleen, clearly believes Dabo is building his own legacy at Clemson. Have you guys forgotten that Saban offered Dabo a job on his staff when he was an assistant and Dabo declined because of the players coming to Clemson that he had personally recruited? This is a man of commitment and loyalty. When Saban retires, will Dabo heed momma’s call? I don’t think he even knows how he will feel and has said “never say never.” There are many more reasons to stay at Clemson than to leave but time will tell. The only thing more annoying than the smug Bama fans who see Dabo as a future lock to them are the people who want to speculate endlessly about whether he will or whether he won’t. Go Tigers!

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Dabo has been asked about being a replacement for Saban...

May 13, 2018, 10:23 AM

at least 25 times. That's easily verified in half a hour with a simple google search.

When a honest man is asked the same question over and over again he feels insulted that he wasn't believed the first time. Dabo, being a Southern Gentleman and not given to rudeness or cut and paste responses which lead to mundane dialogue tries to reiterate his firm "NO," response to that question.

When Dabo was first a guess on Finebaum's TV/radio show PF broached the subject. PF spent the next 15 minutes hearing from Dabo about how Alabama screwed him around and left him jobless in the lurch for several years. Bama's leading Dabo on for such a long period is how he ended up working for a real property development company.

Some folks seem to want to make this all about Bama being home for Dabo. Some folks want to compare Bama to Clemson and declare one more attractive to Dabo than the other. Some just want to believe what their heart desires without considering the many volumes of information Dabo has given us over the years.

WELL! Let us do that now.

Dabo told Finebaum why Bama isn't attractive to him. Dabo was barely short of telling Finebaum to stick Bama up his butt. Finebaum's first words when Dabo finished describing what Alabama put him through were, 'I suppose there is no reason to ask whether or not you'll take the Alabama job.' That's out of the way. Bama screwed Dabo out of several years of coaching and some of you idiots thing a burnt hen will go near the fire.

Dabo said, "I'll be here until Clemson doesn't want me anymore." Has the man ever intentionally lied to us? Even when he said he didn't want to make Clemson like OSU or UM he wanted to create a program which others would mimic and try to be like. That has to be the most outrageous commitment I've ever heard from a man who doesn't bull$hit. At the time we were satisfied with his aspirations because we wanted a coach who believed Clemson Football could be great, one that promised to do his best and not consider Clemson to have limitations as did Tommy Bowden.

So, Bama dryhumps Dabo five times, leaving him waiting on a job that never works out then Clemson gives him a job, he becomes a part of our culture and a family member...let me see...

Would you please try to keep up?

For those who wadded through the swamp to get to the end here...Saban tried to hire Dabo as his recruiting coordinator when Dabo was our recruiting coordinator but it was 2 weeks before signing day and Dabo politely turned him down. CJ Spiller signed with us that year.

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A quote in the SI story on Dabo is very telling IMO