Re: Might as well air this out

TahoeTiger

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Oct 18, 2023, 6:50 PM

It's still quite obvious that people STILL don't see the "portal issue"...it's not that Dabo refuses to use it, it's clear if there was a player, and a fit/need, we'd take them. That said, and again people don't get (or perhaps don't want to get), our recruited players are almost always better than what's in the portal. AND, the ones that are better/same go to the portal because they already have a big NIL deal waiting for them at their next destination (ie they've already set up where they're transferring to before they enter the portal). Clemson can't compete in the NIL world so bottom line, and very simply, we can't upgrade with the portal; at least not like the schools with big NIL money have been able to. And the bottom line is our players are already better than most in the portal (close to all when you take the ones already with a landing spot).

We have outgained and outplayed everyone on our schedule - we've simply beaten ourselves. And mind you we did the same to FSU, there was never a question who was in control of that game...and oh, that's your portal poster child mind you. FSU was able to upgrade via the portal, yes, but that's mostly because they didn't have the same level of talent nor depth as us. What's also being missed is how young our team is...FSU is all upper classmen, for FSU it was this year or never (maybe further down the road, sure) because next year they'll likely be a 2-3 loss team no doubt.

We had a miss on DJU, there's been a lot said about he was in the wrong system, but experts point out he has "slow eyes". Like EJ Manuel at FSU, you can't teach or change that...so we had "2 down years" which compared to 98% of the programs are years they wish they could have; and now we have a young team with an elite QB that's young, learning, making 1st year starter mistakes, and a ton of unforced errors (beating ourselves). I'd say we're doing better than fine without the portal.

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I got to observe the Bama faithful before, during, and after two CFP games. The Bama crowd is very nice and business like. They expect their team to win. ALWAYS. When the team falls short, the want to know what happened. When Dabo was building he would ask for certain amenities and in justification would reply “because Bama has it.”. Well while he was building, he also changed the mindset of the Clemson fan base. We are also like Bama. We expect to win and when the Tigers don’t we ask “what happened?’ The Dabo that has been speaking here lately will not fit in at Bama. Not a knock on Dabo but, just an observation.

I will always purchase my season tickets and show up at DV to cheer on the team. If the Tigers are 0-11 going into the final game, I will still show up for the chicken game. Remember in the past, Bama fired a coach that won 10 games and could not beat Auburn.

Might as well air this out