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Dabo Swinney- Good or Bad coach

By: Braelen Lewis

There has been a recent debate over if coach Dabo Swinney is a good coach or not and that the only reason he has won any national championships is because of the great quarterbacks and weapons that he had. I think however that although he did have awesome players on his team, they also won all those games due to his incredible coaching skills. Another reason why people think he is a bad coach is because they think he is an old head and can’t adapt to the transfer portal, but in my eyes it makes me respect him all the more because if it ain’t broke then don’t fix it. I think that Dabo doesn’t deserve all the hate he gets because he really is just a good guy, he just likes the old ways in highschool recruiting. I also think that the highschool recruiting he does works. I mean the team has been getting some hate recently due to Cade Klubnik not doing so well, but I think that he’s taken all the hate and turned it into a drive to work harder and be a better player and I think that it showed last week in the game against Appalachian state. This year’s defense is the best we’ve seen in recent years, and it also wasn’t his fault when we had Dj because it looked like he was going to be a good pick because of how good he was in high school but he just couldn’t compete at the college level. Also Dj just sucks I mean he is completely destroying Florida State’s football program, and it really proves that when he was at Clemson the losses weren’t coaches fault they were Dj’s because he sucks. In all, I believe that coach Dabo is a good football coach and doesn’t deserve any of the hate he gets.

Don’t be a Tyler. 

by Jones DesChamps

For all who are unaware, there are some college football coaches around the country who answer phone calls from callers on various different radio stations. Dabo Swinney, the head ball coach for the Clemson Tigers, is one of those coaches. On Monday night, Coach Swinney hopped onto Clemson’s flagship radio station, “105.5 the Roar”, to answer any questions sent in by callers. After answering the light-hearted questions of many questions, Dabo received a unique call from an angry caller. 

This mysterious man was named Tyler, who states that he is from Spartanburg, SC. To say the least, he did not filter his concerns to his “favorite” team’s coach. During his four minute rant on the phone to Coach Swinney, Tyler asked many controversial questions and raised many eyebrows when talking over the coaching decisions that Mr. Swinney has made. During his harangue, he brought up the inappropriate subjects of why Coach Swinney was being paid 11.5 million dollars to have a 4-4 record, why he was too stubborn to change his coaching philosophy, and why his school’s relevancy has fallen off so drastically. This bandwagon fan claims to have followed the Tigers for years and wonders why Dabo has run his own team into the mud over the last 3 or 4 years. 

Dabo, who is a proven winner and joyful leader, responded in a way that is unusual for this mild-tempered coach. Mr. Swinney responded to Tyler in a firm tone throughout his extended answer. During his response, Coach Swinney pointed out the fact that his teams have achieved 12 straight 10 win seasons which only 3 other teams have surpassed in the last century and a half. Also, he pointed out that he built his program up from ground zero and led them to 2 national championships in the last 7 years, which Clemson had not done in the history of its existence. He wrapped his speech up by stating that he loves his university, but he hates the fact that the “expectations are above the appreciation” for what he has done for his school. This response not only silenced the caller but caused him to hang up the phone. By defending his own and his players, Dabo Swinney has caused much uproar among major news companies and social media pages. 

This begs the question: Were Coach Swinney’s remarks appropriate and correct? The simple answer is yes. As any good coach would do, he jumped to the defense of his personal strategy and his players. Would Kirby Smart, Nick Saban, or Deion Sanders respond the same way? Yes, so why is Dabo receiving so much criticism for his remarks?