Why Clemson Tigers Head Coach Dabo Swinney Draws Mixed Reviews From CFB Fans | Transfer Portal Use?

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[SavageThoughts-xc]

BRENT VENABLES AND THE FORMER OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR HAD A LOT TO DO WITH CLEMSON'S SUCCESS 💯! DABO SWINNEY HAS YET TO PROVE THAT HE IS CAPABLE OF WINNING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL WITHOUT HIS FORMER STAFF.

[KapitalRollie]

Recruiting is always the #1 priority. Until Dabo can get those elite talents on the offensive side of the ball like they did years ago then it’ll be tough for them to get back to that level. Recruitment and development on defense has never been a problem.

[offtilt]

i agree that with dabo's sentiments, but at the same time the portal and nil are things that are not going away. the players aren't the only one's making money off nil. universities are getting more money from sponsors and ad revenue because they paid a top talent to play for them, and that's where it lies when i saw it's never going anywhere. it's a lot easier for universities to say no more when it's solely the players getting profits, but when they're making more money because of it too it's not going to disappear.

i agree that dabo is an absolutely amazing coach, but i also don't think that it's crazy to say that if he's going to die on his personal moral hill then it will get him fired. it sucks that that's what the landscape currently is, but as long as the universities are profiting off it as well his concerns might as well be words yelled into a mason jar that gets launched into orbit.

[willknox]

Clemsons defensive has barely slipped at all. Still Elite. The offense definitely has dropped seriously. But your wrong about the offensive coordinator Tony Elliot. His last year before leaving Clemson was awful. The slip began with him and now they are digging out of the hole.

[papateeins.c.]

OK. Dabo won the last few championship because they happened to get back to back once in a life time QB's. I went on a Clemson station before they lost to LSU in the championship game in 2020 and said they were going to be blown out. I also told them their season of winning was over. Back to mediocre. They didn't believe me. Well, the reality is, they have. Dabo is a decent coach, but QB development and development of players overall is lacking. Trevor Lawrence even stated he wasn't developed at his position like he should have been to prepare for the NFL. FACTS!!! This is a key issue in the Clemon program. Culture is one thing, but development of players is another. Clemson is a good program, not Elite, but good. The championship days are over. The media, fans and the CFB world are finally coming to a conclusion I saw and stated over 4 years ago.

[Britton_Thompson]

I'm an Alabama fan. We have disdain for Dabo for a myriad of reasons. Primarily, we feel he let his ego get too big, and he's forgotten where he came from. Regardless, what's so exhausting about Dabo's stance on the transfer portal is the way he treats it like this is the Nazis getting the nuclear bomb first, or malevolent AI becoming sentient and wiping us all out if we're not careful— like the transfer portal is some extinction level threat he alone is virtuously fighting against for the greater good of society.

Like, c'mon man.... this is still just college sports we're talking about here. It's not that big of a deal. (Frankly, I question if he actually believes all the stuff he says about the portal or if he's just trying to show the CFB world he's a martyr willing to die on this particular crucifix)

Obviously, the portal is having a deleterious effect on the sport in most everyone's opinions. However, it's not this overwhelming danger he's making it out to be. I suppose I look at it a little bit differently...

*If he's so sure of the culture he's built at Clemson, why is he so convinced that transfers would be able to disrupt it?*

[PrinceBlake]

The Spring Game was a case in point in how the media is fond of chasing angles that are not remotely in Dabo's radar and should not be for good reason.

[JNole]

Dabos will be gone within 5 years, his narcissistic ways will be the reason why they'll let him go

[Caktiger-wppy]

Using portal is not the answer to the problem, you don't need the transfer portal to win at Clemson. Player development on the offensive side of the ball is the problem.

[Howhaveyouben]

He ran the acc when Florida St and Miami weren't good. And he didn't want players to get money while getting one of the biggest salaries to not be good at his job

[WangHungLo]

Let's not forget how Clemson lost to Miami to get rid of bandwagon jumpers

[TrTV]

Go dawgs lol it’s over wit for Dabo 😂😂 my best advice don’t use the transfer portal 😂.. don’t pour into NIL … lol Clemson will get embarrassed when they play UGA WATCH

[Berley_]

nobody that goes to Clemson has any issues w/ Dabo ... this is all outside noise