Falcons02
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Dabo's first three years at Clemson:
Win - Loss
2008 mid season 4 -3
2009 full season 9 - 5
2010 full season 6 - 7
2008 247 rank 9th
2009 247 rank 36th
2010 247 rank 27th
2011 247 rank 10th
So they jump to 10th after a 6-7 season and have had a steady assent ever since. Confusing why everyone thinks it's going to take consistent winning seasons to get the top recruits.
To add to this, didn't "pulling a Clemson" used to be a thing? Seems like I recall them getting boat raced several times during Dabo's tenure, before this rather remarkable run. There was a time not so terribly long ago where there were rumblings about Dabo being fired. Patience, stability... those are good things.
What I want to see is a well-coached team, and we saw that at times last year. Yes, Butch Jones' record improved the first few years, but in retrospect it seems that was more about players (Dobbs, Barnett mostly often times) making chicken salad out of chicken s**t. The only year under Jones I thought the team looked pretty well coached was the first year Debord was the OC. I was encouraged by a tougher, more aggressive running attack. But it didn't last.