Amid his worst season in more than a decade, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney lambasted a caller to his radio show Monday after being asked to defend his team's performance given his status as one of the highest-paid coaches in the country. «You're part of the problem,» Swinney told the caller, who introduced himself only as «Tyler in Spartanburg.» «The appreciation, the expectation is greater than the appreciation.
That's the problem. We've won 12 10-plus win seasons in a row. That's happened three times in 150 years. Clemson ain't sniff a national championship for 35 years; we've won two in seven years.
And there's only two other teams that can say that: Georgia and Alabama. Is this a bad year? Yeah, and it's my responsibility.
Take 100% responsibility for it. But all this bull crap you're thinking, all these narratives you read. Listen, man, you can have your opinion all you want, and you can apply for the job.