Clemson meltdown on the way

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Can't post a link from my phone. But the website is theavenueofchampions.blogspot.com

Swinney is killing Clemson.

Also the best Clemson recruit Deandre Hopkins is expected to de-commit soon along with Corey Crawford and Victor Beasley.
 
Why here you go:

http://www.theavenueofchampions.blogspot.com/

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Power Struggle


By The Avenue of Champions (aoc.clemson@gmail.com)

The dismal offensive performances through five games has a large portion of Clemson faithful pointing the finger at Offensive Coordinator Billy Napier and while Napier certainly is part of the problem, the finger should also be pointed in the direction of Head Coach Dabo Swinney. It was widely reported when Swinney hired Napier as OC that Swinney went with an inexperienced OC in Napier, so that Swinney could have significant input into offensive philosophy and play calling, but Swinney's intervention has allegedly been largely - and alarmingly - negative through the first five games.

The biggest issue is apparently Swinney's tendency to overrule the play calling. Since Swinney often signals in the plays, Swinney has time to change the play call without the offensive staff knowing it until the play unfolds before their eyes. Not only that but Swinney has on a handful of occasions changed into a play that features the wrong personnel grouping on the field or switches to a play call that isn’t optimal to run out of the designated formation. Swinney has also botched or completely forgotten to signal the protection scheme or route combination and as a result the players subsequently end up "winging it".



The Wrong Signal

Swinney reportedly overrides Napier around 15-25 plays per game, primarily taking control in the red zone and during critical situations including calling almost all of the last 3 drives of the game against Maryland

On the final offensive play against Maryland, Billy Napier called a play and Dabo signaled in a different one. Unfortunately, Swinney forgot to change the protection scheme to match the new play and as a result a blitzing LB was given an unobstructed path to the QB. The play ultimately resulted in a sack and fumble and killed the Tigers chances of kicking a game tying FG.

Swinney, who Vic Koenning called “Goat Boy” for his tendency to offer players that were not Division I caliber, is also so motivated to prove that these players can play that Swinney will play them knowing that they do not give the team the best chance to win. Napier, who prefers running I-Formation and utilizing TEs which fit with Clemson’s strength, often clashes with Swinney who wants to run 3 and 4 WR sets in part to prove that the wide receivers that Swinney coached previously can actually play.

Napier didn’t attend the post game press conference following the Maryland Game due to his frustration at Swinney for killing the momentum and botching signals in crunch time and also to show that Swinney is the coach actually in charge of Clemson’s offense.

Clemson’s 2-3 record has Swinney panicking and riding the players and coaches extremely hard. Swinney’s temper got the better of him on a couple of occasions during last Wednesday's practice, resulting in two face-to-face altercations with Napier. Coaches had to step-in and separate the parties prior to it escalating. Woody McCorvey recently was forced to step-in and council Swinney on controlling his temper.*

While Swinney and Napier are both responsible for the grease fire that is our offense to date the blame ultimately lies at the feet of Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips, who actually thought that a former WR Coach and former TE Coach without any play calling experience could combine to put a competent offensive product on the field.

* Confirmed by Larry Williams of TigerIllustrated in a post. Added that the altercations took place in-front of players and the band. Also confirmed by Chris Ard of TigerIllustrated. Added that Andre Powell had to seperate the HC and OC.
 
I guess Dab'oh gave the "have the FG kicker punt the ball instead" signal but forgot to give the "tackle the guy who catches the punt" signal.
 
I am sure clemson can fix this easily like last time by promoting Napier to coach and keeping him for next year.
 
Clemson needs to pull it together long enough to upset Miami. After that, let them implode.
 
YouEnjoyJackets said:
And way too predictable. No one has patience when the coach is unproven... especially those clowns.
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Those dipsticks fired Danny Ford for Pete's sake. Subsequently, they have fired every coach since Ford for not measuring up.

Dabo doesn't stand a chance over there. It's only a matter of how long they let him plow the program into the ground.
 
That story had to come from an insider. Too many details that couldn't be made up. If Dabo is really overriding the OC on 15-25 plays a game (25-30% of all Offensive plays) the whold offense is going to implode. Even a layman knows that won't work.

Dabo is history. The longer he stays, the better...
 
GiveEmHellJackets said:
I guess Dab'oh gave the "have the FG kicker punt the ball instead" signal but forgot to give the "tackle the guy who catches the punt" signal.
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Not only did he have him kick it, but from my vantage point in section 218 (best section in the stadium), it appeared that a coach POINTED to where to kick the ball - and couldn't they tell that they had no one fooled since Tarrant was standing back there? Just freakin' genius of Clempsom to have your FG kicking team, stocked with the slow blocking type of players, trying to cover a punt.

I know a former Clemson player personally that played on their National Championship team (will remain nameless here). He told me recently that they just need to bite the bullet and fire Swinney before things really get out of hand up there - of course, it may already be out of hand.
 
^Section 218 is the best section.

If this article is true, Clemson doesn't have a chance of beating Miami. This is just as bad as the coaching problems down in Tallahassee.
 
Those dipsticks fired Danny Ford for Pete's sake.
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In CU's defense, they fired Ford to avoid the NCAA coming down on them like a ton of bricks. Florida did the same thing to Galan Hall. Their motto was the same: "We may cheat, but we don't lose!"
 
Please someone else hire Tubberville before the blind squirrel (aka Klempsun) finds him.
 
Thanks for posting the write up, and I have to say this is what I have been saying all along. Swinney's inability to delegate and need to be a position coach, rather than a HC, is the undoing of this team. They have a ton of talented football players, but if the OC and HC are getting in fights at practice they are going to implode. The AD looks like a rube.

Should've hired Tuberville, they'd probably be 5-1 right now.
 
Should we send them Chan Gailey's and Bill Lewis' resume???

Heck many be Clempson will hire Chicken Steve from Columbia when he retires from that school.
 
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