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re: Who gets fired first….Gundy or Dabo?
Posted on 9/21/25 at 12:02 pm to SeeeeK
Posted on 9/21/25 at 12:02 pm to SeeeeK
They are having a horrible year but Dabo is a legend there. Let him try and fix things are retire him in a year or two. Clemson needs to be very careful and think it through, they've always been a good program and if they go back to being a consistent 9-3 team then you can't get rid of him. Like him or not who can they get that's better?
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Posted on 9/21/25 at 12:04 pm to SPEEDY
Gundy
Posted on 9/21/25 at 12:15 pm to SPEEDY
Gundy
Posted on 9/21/25 at 12:20 pm to SPEEDY
Cabo is years away from being fired. I think they go 6-6 this year, but in a way that’s good for Dabo. He can go 8-4 next year and say they’ve improved.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 12:34 pm to Cleathecat
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Like him or not who can they get that's better?
Dabo’s the third highest paid coach in the country. I think they could get someone pretty good for that money.
And Dabo isn’t the same coach in this era as he was when he won his championships. He hasn’t shown that he can produce elite teams in NIL, portal, revshare era.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 12:45 pm to SeeeeK
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If Dabo continues to brush off nil and portal, he should be fired asap
You don’t fire a coach that has accomplished what he has at a place like Clemson unless it is for cause. Go look at Bobby Bowdens last 10 years at FSU. He may retire sooner than later but not fired, not for a long long time
Posted on 9/21/25 at 12:53 pm to Globetrotter747
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Dabo’s the third highest paid coach in the country. I think they could get someone pretty good for that money.
People always say this but it is in theory only, the real world doesn’t work that way most of the time. Saban going to Bama and Meyer to tOSU are rare occurrences you don’t see guys like that available most of the time.
Posted on 9/21/25 at 1:04 pm to H-Town Tiger
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People always say this but it is in theory only, the real world doesn’t work that way most of the time. Saban going to Bama and Meyer to tOSU are rare occurrences you don’t see guys like that available most of the time.
I think they can get someone who can go 1-3.
What Dabo did years ago is irrelevant. The asteroid has hit college football and being a dinosaur isn’t a good living anymore. If I were the AD of a power program and could hire anyone, Dabo wouldn’t be one of my top choices.
This post was edited on 9/21/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 9/21/25 at 1:34 pm to saint tiger225
quote:Have you looked at OSU’s record before Gundy? They’ve been a historic bottom feeder in the Big 8 / Big 12. Gundy is the best coach in their history by a mile and has had them in the Big 12 title game in 2 of the previous 4 seasons. I get why he’s on the hot seat after last season and the start to this one, but he’s done enough to earn some patience from OSU
I'm surprised Gundy hasn't been fired already.
Dabo’s got 2 nattys, played for a couple more, was in the CFP last year, and has a $60M buyout. Zero chance he gets fired anytime soon.
But I wouldn’t be surprised if Belichick gets fired before Gundy. UNC might only win 4 games this year and I doubt UNC expected his girlfriend would be a distraction roaming the sidelines and football facilities when they hired him
Posted on 9/21/25 at 1:36 pm to Globetrotter747
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I think they can get someone who can go 1-3.
yeah well if you are only going off the last game you see there’s no real point in having a discussion. quote:
What Dabo did years ago is irrelevant.
Sorry when you are a legend that took a program known for under achieving and turned into a dynasty that won 2 titles played for 2 others 8 of 10 conference titles including the last one you get some leeway. All that happened in the last 10 years so it’s not like he’s living off the 90s. you don’t fire your version of Bear Bryant because of a drop off from a dynasty.
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If I were the AD of a power program and could anyone
This is my point, No AD can just hire anyone
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Dabo wouldn’t be one of my top choices.
That’s different than firing a coach where he had a dynasty recently
This post was edited on 9/21/25 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 9/21/25 at 1:48 pm to H-Town Tiger
Zac Taylor
Posted on 9/21/25 at 2:06 pm to H-Town Tiger
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yeah well if you are only going off the last game you see there’s no real point in having a discussion.
It’s been a pretty steady decline.
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Sorry when you are a legend that took a program known for under achieving and turned into a dynasty that won 2 titles played for 2 others 8 of 10 conference titles including the last one you get some leeway.
Some but you’re not “unfireable” if things continue.
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All that happened in the last 10 years so it’s not like he’s living off the 90s. you don’t fire your version of Bear Bryant because of a drop off from a dynasty.
He’s getting top three money. He should be in the mix for national titles regularly. None of his teams have been a threat since the Lawrence days.
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That’s different than firing a coach where he had a dynasty recently
He was paid quite well for that dynasty, and the circumstances of CFB are a lot different now.
I am not calling for Dabo to be fired, but I am saying Clemson doesn’t owe him anything if they start thinking of going in another direction in the future. Dabo wouldn’t have two national titles without Clemson either.
This post was edited on 9/21/25 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 9/21/25 at 2:24 pm to Globetrotter747
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Some but you’re not “unfireable” if things continue.
With what the accomplished there he is again short of cause. Bobby Bowden built FSU into a dynasty 14 straight top 4 rankings then 8 years with at least 3 losses and he wasn’t fired and he was almost 80!
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He’s getting top three money.
Some of you get too hung up on this, the salaries are a reflection of the market for coaches. Expecting top 3 or you fire the coach is unrealistic and stupid. It’s better to pay a coach past his prime for previous accomplishments than paying multiple coaches even more to not coach.
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but I am saying Clemson doesn’t owe him anything if they start thinking of going in another direction in the future
They owe him to not fire him because the current results are disappointing relative to what he accomplished a few years ago. I suspect he will want to step down before they should want to go in a different direction
Posted on 9/21/25 at 2:30 pm to Globetrotter747
quote:Have you seen his buyout? Clemson would owe him about $60M
but I am saying Clemson doesn’t owe him anything if they start thinking of going in another direction in the future.
Its not like the bottom fell out of the program the last 4 years. Even falling off from the dynasty level, they’ve still been a top 15 program up until this season. Giving the most successful coach in program history that short of a leash is a good way to make future HC candidates think twice without a massive buyout in their contract.
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