Dear Clemson Fan Base,
Please stop with the “danny ford” comparisons with the guy above. William Christopher “Dabo” Swinney just signed a 5 year deal and can remove the ‘Interim’ from his title after taking the tigers to 4-2 record to have them finish 7-5. Please note this is the same record as South Carolina in 2008. Great you got your man! But seriously, I know Clemson just won against the “arch rival” but stop for a second and separate the passion or should I say stop drinking the orange kool-aid. Dabo has his work cut out for him. Bowden was 8-4, 8-5, and 9-4 the last three years. Are you trying to improve the program or just maintain the same levels?
I agree he has upside and came at a good price since you still got Bowden on the hook. But do remember he was never a coordinator, and now he’s a head coach. It’s a big jump for a school whose money, support and tradition fits more in line with the SEC. In other words: win or walk.
Next year he should be okay and there have been comparisons of this is much like West Virginia but I think he will do well next year as far as a record. They will still have a good D in place, Spiller, a little shaky at QB with Korn and a improved O line. So he should win some games next year on talent alone but the true test/measure will be in year 2-3 (2010 & 2011). As the other ACC schools are on the upswing and USC is on the upswing it will be interesting to see what happens in Clemson, SC.
I guess it is a flip of a coin when you hire a new coach anyhow but seriously stop with the Danny Ford talk, please.
