Dabo melts down

True. But when you work as hard as guys like Dabo do with a history of high performance, it’s ok to show a little pride in your efforts every now and then. Humbleness is important but sometimes in leadership you need to stand your ground and fight while showing a little confidence in yourself and your team.

We have a bunch of couch internet tough guys in our society who talk like they’re something and criticize those around them but have worked hard for nothing in their life. Dude said something he’d never say to Dabo’s face. I can’t imagine how hard it is for people like Dabo who are this much in the limelight, have one really tough year, and hear from people all over criticizing all the hard work he’s put in. Don’t necessarily love Dabo but I appreciate a man who works hard in life and can empathize with him dealing with jokers like that guy.

I mean....from an on-field perspective.....shouldn't he be? 

Yeah, he may be on the back-end of his prime at Clemson, but two national titles, six straight CFP appearances, I don't know how many NFL draft picks and ACC titles....I'd be impressed with me, too, and we'd give anything to have had that kind of run at Michigan. We're hoping to get our first title in nearly 30 years this year. Dabo got them two titles in three years. 

But like the NFL, college football is now very much a "what have you done for me lately" kind of business. Is that right? Certainly up for debate, but that is the business Dabo has chosen. 

I understand his frustration with some of the fans, but man I gotta tell you, if you don't like it, there are plenty of other jobs out there, ones that pay a lot less, but ones that afford you a lot more understanding with a lack of immediate results. This is the scrutiny you're going to get when you make the big bucks so......

Ah yes. Tyler mentioned Pride Comes Before The Fall.

I think Dabo went easy on this clown. He talked to Dabo like it was a message board.

After hearing the caller, I think Dabo went light on him.

Wow, that was an obnoxious question and caller.  

I think Tyler and Dado both take themselves too seriously. I would never have gotten on the radio with Jim Harbaugh and asked, 'Why are we paying you all this money?" I might ask that of Ryan Day, however,  ;-)

Wasn't he going to quit the day they made paying players legal? Why is he still working for Clemson?

Wow, you think Tyler from Spartanville is that good a recruiter and Xs and Os guy?

On a bit of a tangent - who do you think Bama will go after to replace Saban?

My view is - he's rotated, really - moved, coordinators in and out with a lot of frequency.  So, to me - there doesn't appear to be a "head coach in waiting".

It seems to me that Dan Lanning is the guy Bama would go after.

Dabo is 53 years old - which, in today's society, isn't "old".  Liepold (who I greatly respect) is 59. DeBoer (at Washington) is 49.   Lincoln Riley is 40 - and the perfect fit for Southern California - flash, but not a ton of substance on D.  Lanning is 37.   

My view is - Lanning is the most impressive young coach in college football today.  Of course, having Nike / Knight NIL in your backyard doesn't hurt either.

He's a goofy dude, but I wouldn't say he's unlikeable. Supposedly, his assistant coaches love working for him and people like being around him.

Also, his story is pretty impressive: he had a rough childhood with an alcoholic father and was the first in his family to attend college. He's an underdog kind of guy. Gotta respect that.

You didn't capitalize Jesus. But, then again, you didn't capitalize Just. Maybe it's Just a problem with your keyboard. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

All true, and that certainly was not what we would call a deft handling of the situation.  But 95% of what he said was dead on accurate.  In comparison, I hated the questions asked of Harbaugh yesterday, but he just let it roll off him.  Perhaps that's what a bit more experience does.  JH has had his press conference moments, too, not none of them are recent.

I am still waiting for him to quit. But he makes too much money I suppose to walk away. Most fanbases are more concerned about their own team's success rather than the good of the players. I am obviously generalizing. Thus they will oppose anything that might eat into their domination. 

I am eagerly awaiting OSU's downturn. It's coming. 

It may be right, except Dabo's players love him and would run through a brick wall for him.  It seems that Fleck's players are mainly just weirded out by him.

Dabo, and other self-aggrandizing Christians, who use their Christianity for self- promotional purposes and to explain away and forgive their own shortcomings ("I have sinned but God has forgiven me"), should keep this golden rule in mind:

"Keep the Bible in its place,  in your heart not in my face."

I truly believe that faith should be personal and not used as a sword or a shield. 

Harbaugh is just kinda awkward in interviews (not a bad thing) + he came back into the world of college football with insane hype not seen by many coaches outside of maybe Nick Saban in 2007. Because of that, I think the media turned on him a bit when he wasn’t getting to the CFP/beating OSU. Him winning back to back conference titles, getting to the CFP, and clobbering OSU is also why until the past week or two that the media started to really soften up on Harbaugh imo.

People dislike Dabo because he comes off about as genuine as Joel Osteen, and always has a stick up his ass about something - but at least he was winning at a crazy rate from ~2015-2019. Now that he is success has come back down to earth a bit in recent years, more and more people are tiring of his act.

Winning cures all.

Nobody is turning on Dabo, they're just expressing concern about an admittedly recent ELITE football program being bad going into November. Dabo needs to eat a little bit of a shit sandwich...and he decides instead to throw it in everyone's face.

He needs at least 1-2 more years of <9 win seasons before he even gets out on a true hot seat.

That said, I think he’s mentally checked out just a bit, and is likely waiting for the call from Alabama once Saban hangs em up. 

I think a sand volleyball and basketball court help promote kids to play more than one sport, which seems to be good for football. And the nap room probably helps promote kids to rest more than they are probably used to. I have a tough time seeing them as a negative. Even bowling and golf might not be all that pampering. A slide... eh, you got a point there. But I'm sure it's easier to blow that out of perspective when they're losing than it is when they're winning.