Dabo Swinney has no class

andrew said:
Clemson saw the game's result was not in doubt and used the opportunity to put in their backups while still running their real offense, in order to evaluate them and get them the type of real game experience you just can't get in practice. That could prove very valuable should they need to switch QBs later this season due to injuries or starters under performing.

We saw the game's result was not in doubt and didn't use the opportunity for anything. Never mind that we're in the first year under a new OC and need all the practice we can get executing a new system. Never mind that our starting QB has had injury problems in the past and it's very possible we will need to use another QB at some point. Never mind that we've been outscored 141-10 in our past three games and are looking for something, anything that we can build on. We just packed it in and went home.

Maybe using the last ten minutes of an already-decided game to improve your team isn't classy, but it sure as hell beats the alternative in my mind. We should absolutely have been running our real offense and trying to score, whether with Sims or with backups.

Oh, and saying that you wish Tech players would have injured Clemson players because you think their head coach is classless is pretty terrible.
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In fairness to the OP, I was definitely calling for someone to lay one of their guys out in the moment. I'd have felt bad if it actually happened, but it's a natural reaction.
 
The throwing with your backup in that situation is whatever, snapping the ball with 15+ seconds on the playclock starts to get a little douchey, but, not lining up in the victory formation and taking knees when your opponent doesnt have any timeouts left once it gets to that point on the clock you can end it, that is a dick move.
 
smokey_wasp said:
In fairness to the OP, I was definitely calling for someone to lay one of their guys out in the moment. I'd have felt bad if it actually happened, but it's a natural reaction.
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I think there's a big difference between wanting us to lay out one of their players in the moment and specifically saying we should have taken out one of their ACLs 24 hours later.

Big hits are a part of the game and there's not anything wrong with rooting for them, even though sometimes they unfortunately result in injuries.

But rooting for a college kid to get a season (potentially career) ending injury to punish a coach for being classless? That's weird.
 
bonham said:
They’re vying for a playoff spot so they need to look good. Can’t blame him here
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they are on fourth......cant see them beataing bama or ga or osu....but got to get press somewhere
 
JoeCakeEater said:
Got around to watching the replay. It’s a 14 pt game in the 4th. Clemson then benefits from two short field situations. First was a failed 4th down conversion, second was a blocked punt. They push the score to 34-10. Game is over at this point…

Tech gets the ball back with around 6:26 left on the clock. Runs it 3 times up the middle and punts to basically just wrap the game up and keep everyone healthy.

First ööööhead Dabo calls timeout after Tech runs the ball on 3rd down. No ööööing class already… Then Clemson runs a hurry up offense, frequently snapping the ball with more than 20 seconds left on the play clock. On the final drive they throw the ball 6 times even though they’re up 24 in the waning minutes. I understand that they’re wanting to get the backup QB reps…but that is low class garbage. I wish a Tech player took an ACL on that final drive after that classless display. Douche Dabo can EABOD.
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Glad you posted this...reminds me to renew my subscription to PantyBoy Magazine.
 
This thread is basically calling out Sweeney for not giving a courtesy reach around. The reach around isn’t the problem. It’s the ass pounding we took that’s the problem.
 
Multiple things are true:

1) Clemson was running up the score and it is classless

2) For playoff reasons, they need to RUTS

3) It is still GT’s job to stop them and this is big boy football so no need to cry about it.

4) It was stupid to have Sims in there so late
 
G776T said:
The throwing with your backup in that situation is whatever, snapping the ball with 15+ seconds on the playclock starts to get a little douchey, but, not lining up in the victory formation and taking knees when your opponent doesnt have any timeouts left once it gets to that point on the clock you can end it, that is a dick move.
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I think calling the timeout before we punted is what triggered me most. Indefensible.
 
Walton said:
Multiple things are true:

1) Clemson was running up the score and it is classless

2) For playoff reasons, they need to RUTS

3) It is still GT’s job to stop them and this is big boy football so no need to cry about it.

4) It was stupid to have Sims in there so late
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If 2 is true then shouldn’t it follow that 1 is false? Can you fault a coach for playing by the rules of the CFP committee as it is currently constituted. Should Dabo have hurt his team’s playoff chances to spare Tech’s feelings?
 
midtown404 said:
If 2 is true then shouldn’t it follow that 1 is false? Can you fault a coach for playing by the rules of the CFP committee as it is currently constituted. Should Dabo have hurt his team’s playoff chances to spare Tech’s feelings?
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I never faulted Dabo but don’t claim it is virtuous.
 
Clemson's Dabo Swinney on Thursday received a massive new contract that makes him the second-highest paid coach in college football.

Swinney got a 10-year extension worth $11.5 million per year, and it runs through the 2031 season. He is behind only Nick Saban of Alabama and is now ahead of Kirby Smart of Georgia.

www.usatoday.com

Clemson's deal with Dabo Swinney makes him second-highest paid college football coach

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney receives massive 10-year new contract worth $11.5 million per year, putting him only behind Alabama's Nick Saban
www.usatoday.com

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Dabo Swinney inks new contract at Clemson

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Jesus Christ, what a weak take.

1) If you don’t want to get the score run up on you, ööööing stop somebody. It’s not like it was 70-7 or something.

2) DJ is not a good QB. IMO Clemson is not a playoff team with him starting. Cade Klubnick is a highly touted freshman, and any game reps he can get against P5 competition is extremely valuable. Dabo put him in as soon as the game was genuinely out of reach, and gave him a real drive instead of just wasting time.

3) I would not be surprised to find out Dabo dislikes Collins. CGC has a way of rubbing people the wrong way, plus he took a big dump on Dabo’s buddy CPJ’s program when he took over the job.


Regardless, posts like this are pathetic, IMO. I saw absolutely nothing wrong with Dabo’s decisions. I would expect us to act similarly, if we ever get another opportunity.
 
johncu said:
Jesus Christ, what a weak take.

1) If you don’t want to get the score run up on you, ööööing stop somebody. It’s not like it was 70-7 or something.

2) DJ is not a good QB. IMO Clemson is not a playoff team with him starting. Cade Klubnick is a highly touted freshman, and any game reps he can get against P5 competition is extremely valuable. Dabo put him in as soon as the game was genuinely out of reach, and gave him a real drive instead of just wasting time.

3) I would not be surprised to find out Dabo dislikes Collins. CGC has a way of rubbing people the wrong way, plus he took a big dump on Dabo’s buddy CPJ’s program when he took over the job.


Regardless, posts like this are pathetic, IMO. I saw absolutely nothing wrong with Dabo’s decisions. I would expect us to act similarly, if we ever get another opportunity.
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Not only would we not care about running up the score, we would love it. The best FU I’ve ever seen one coach give another was when CPJ called a TO in the pouring rain against UNC instead of running out the clock. It was literally the coldest thing I’ve seen one coach do to another. F U Butch Davis.
 
JoeCakeEater said:
Got around to watching the replay. It’s a 14 pt game in the 4th. Clemson then benefits from two short field situations. First was a failed 4th down conversion, second was a blocked punt. They push the score to 34-10. Game is over at this point…

Tech gets the ball back with around 6:26 left on the clock. Runs it 3 times up the middle and punts to basically just wrap the game up and keep everyone healthy.

First ööööhead Dabo calls timeout after Tech runs the ball on 3rd down. No ööööing class already… Then Clemson runs a hurry up offense, frequently snapping the ball with more than 20 seconds left on the play clock. On the final drive they throw the ball 6 times even though they’re up 24 in the waning minutes. I understand that they’re wanting to get the backup QB reps…but that is low class garbage. I wish a Tech player took an ACL on that final drive after that classless display. Douche Dabo can EABOD.
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I’m more upset that we told our guys to stop competing with 6 minutes left in 3 score game
 
I think most coaches would have been content to keep the ball on the ground and chew clock in that situation. For whatever reason, Dabo has made a point to really rub it in at the end two of the last three years. He also called his last timeout prior to the PAT to make it to 41-10.

It's obviously true that it's the defense's job to stop the opposing offense, but I don't think that's mutually exclusive from the idea that there's a certain decorum followed by most teams in the waning minutes of a game that's well in hand, and it usually doesn't involve calling timeouts and running hurry up to ensure you put that additional score up on the board.
 
Yeah, I get the “stop them if you don’t want them to score” thing, and to a certain extent I get the “getting the backup some quality reps” thing. But the hurry-up and the passing and especially the time outs put it over the edge into “rubbing it in” for me, and I’m usually a Clemson proponent.

In a normal world, coaches will refrain from really rubbing it in because they know it might bite them in the ass down the line. But it seems like Dabo is enough of an asshole and Collins is enough of a buffoon that Dabo doesn’t think he needs to worry about that.

JRjr
 
I thought the TO before we punted was a little much. While I certaiinly don't know, you just get the feeling Dabbo has no repsect for Collins. Shifts a punt formation to get a TO out of him and then laughs. 70-7.

Why doesn't Dabbo care for Collins - could be comments on recruiting trail made by Collins - could be just his general demeanor - could be he dislikes how Collins treated CPJ. So while don't know for sure, I beleive there is some animosity from Dabbo to Collins.
 
I don’t think the other ACC coaches have a lot of respect for Collins. I have thought this for some time.

All the other coaches hated and feared CPJ but I don’t think any of them give Collins a second thought except Dabo and Narduzzi who just want to beat the hell out of him.
 
00Burdell said:
I don’t think the other ACC coaches have a lot of respect for Collins. I have thought this for some time.

All the other coaches hated and feared CPJ but I don’t think any of them give Collins a second thought except Dabo and Narduzzi who just want to beat the hell out of him.
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Collins is a joke and is treated accordingly by his peers.
 
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