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Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:03 pm
Posted by SquatchDawg
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Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:03 pm
Dabo was made HC in 2008 and started by great recruiting. He didn’t win his first natty until 2016. The trajectory has been constant even though in the beginning they were known for Clemsoning away leads or losing a game they should win.

We’re ahead of the curve and have beaten Bama just as handily for most of two games...we just fell short at the end. This is a marathon not a sprint.
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
11363 posts
Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:06 pm to
FSU going to shite has helped. Same as Bama declining would help us.
Posted by HTDawg
Member since Sep 2016
6683 posts
Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:07 pm to
We have to learn how to step on a team's throat and finish. We don't do that, otherwise we would have 2 SEC titles and a natty.
Posted by SquatchDawg
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Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:08 pm to
Yep...we will learn. At least we know we’re in the mix now and just have to execute.

I hope Fromm and the boys are taking notes.
Posted by dawgfan24348
Member since Oct 2011
49231 posts
Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:09 pm to
Yeah people seem to forget Kirby would already have a natty and two SEC titles if we could hold onto a lead
Posted by Kneehigh
Low Country
Member since Nov 2012
13204 posts
Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:10 pm to
It helps having Ross yah know... or Higgins... or yah know... hell maybe even 4 1st rounders on the D-Line???? Hell maybe...
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 10:13 pm
Posted by Kneehigh
Low Country
Member since Nov 2012
13204 posts
Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:11 pm to
Got damn Haselwood... please change your mind lol
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
14160 posts
Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:12 pm to
Clemson has one hell of a defense. We did too in 2017 but didn’t have the offense to challenge Bama in the second half of the natty. This year we didn’t have the horses on defense to hold Bama and we didn’t keep our foot down in the second half of the SECCG.

We’re on our way.
This post was edited on 1/7/19 at 10:13 pm
Posted by RD Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
27291 posts
Posted on 1/7/19 at 10:12 pm to
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Yeah people seem to forget Kirby would already have a natty and two SEC titles if we could hold onto a lead




Do you have a clue to all the ahit Dabo got when he repeatedly lost big games his first 5 years?
This post was edited on 1/8/19 at 1:00 am
Posted by Hobnailboot
Minneapolis
Member since Sep 2012
6094 posts
Posted on 1/8/19 at 6:28 am to
Seriously do any single one of you want to part with my man Kirby?? If so gtfo
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
59565 posts
Posted on 1/8/19 at 6:31 am to
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We have to learn how to step on a team's throat and finish.


We never had that during the last regime, either. Well, not since the public murder of Hawaii during the 2008 Sugar Bowl.
Posted by Walkthedawg
Dawg Pound
Member since Oct 2012
11466 posts
Posted on 1/8/19 at 7:31 am to
I still remember the Orange Bowl where West Virginia scored 70 points. They were ready to run Dabo out of town
Posted by Floyd Dawg
Silver Creek, GA
Member since Jul 2018
3898 posts
Posted on 1/8/19 at 11:10 am to
That plus the losing season the next year.
Posted by DawgCountry
Great State of GA
Member since Sep 2012
30541 posts
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:21 pm to
who Clemson? They've won 10+ games since 2011. Orange bowl was the end of that season
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:32 pm to
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We have to learn how to step on a team's throat and finish


This. When you have a lead against Alabama, you can't let your foot off the gas one bit. I'd rather be accused of running up the score instead of being the team that choked the game away by going conservative
Posted by wdhalgren
Member since May 2013
3017 posts
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:34 pm to
Not just head coach. Clemson's staff has been pretty stable too and they work well to implement Swinney's vision for the team. Kirby likes to chew up yards and wear the opposing defense down, which can also mask some deficiencies in your own defense. Some UGA fans are infatuated with offensive styles that Kirby hasn't embraced yet, and they blame Jim Chaney for that. If Kirby decides he wants a more aggressive "keep your foot on the gas" offense next year, that's what Chaney will call IMO. But it has to be a mindset, not "let's do one thing 9 or 10 games a year and then dial up something different when it's necessary".
This post was edited on 1/8/19 at 12:38 pm
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