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yeah, not sure how Dabo stays around. He peaked with Watson and Lawrence as his QBs and hasn't really done much without them.
 






The Deliberate Stranger said:
Dabo's overall record is insane at Clemson, two Natty's, two runner ups, nine conference titles, never had a losing conference record in 17 years. Last year was a down year, but they would be insane to fire the one of only two active coaches with multiple FBS National titles
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I agree. I don’t think Clemson will fire him given they are still a regular in the playoff despite being outspent in NIL.
 


A_Slab_of_Bacon said:
Yet he’s hung around for a while fielding wonky teams…. I’m not sure Clemson can do better?
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pre-NIL and portal I'd agree that they probably would do worse than better. But now when you can recover your roster quickly if you mess up a coaching hire, I'd take the chance.
 




The Deliberate Stranger said:
Dabo's overall record is insane at Clemson, two Natty's, two runner ups, nine conference titles, never had a losing conference record in 17 years. Last year was a down year, but they would be insane to fire the one of only two active coaches with multiple FBS National titles
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That's all in the past though, he's not adapting well to the present. By the reasoning above, Belicheck should be coaching the Patriots as long as he wants to.
 





GopherTheJugular said:
That's all in the past though, he's not adapting well to the present. By the reasoning above, Belicheck should be coaching the Patriots as long as he wants to.
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He has a top 15 2027 class. I do think he has the benefit of being in the ACC. It will be interesting to see how he does over the next few years.
 

GopherTheJugular said:
yeah, not sure how Dabo stays around. He peaked with Watson and Lawrence as his QBs and hasn't really done much without them.
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I think you would be surprised.

If you take away his first two years and 2025 he is winning 80% of his games outside of the Watson/Lawrence seasons.

Post Trevor Lawrence Era
2025: 7-6
2024: 10-4
2023: 9-4
2022: 11-3
2021: 10-2

Trevor Lawrence Era
2020: 10-2
2019: 14-1
2018: 15-0

Non Lawrence/Watson
2017: 12-2

Deshaun Watson Era:
2016: 14-1
2015: 14-1
2014: 10-3

Pre Watson:
2013: 11-2
2012: 11-2
2011: 10-4
2010: 6-7
2009: 9-5
 

PMWinSTP said:
He has a top 15 2027 class.
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I think the issue is he doesn't use the portal. It seems like he's still trying to win the old fashioned way, that's why I mentioned him. In today's day and age, you gotta go to the portal every year.
 

I wonder though. Pre Dabo Clemson was just a middle of the road ACC team right?


There might not be any magic there other than some weird-o coach who inexplicably got promoted from WR coach to HC.
 

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