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Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney faced backlash after a heated exchange with a fan during a radio call-in show. The fan questioned Swinney's salary in relation to the team's 4-4 record. Swinney defended himself, stating that fair criticism is warranted but hateful and personal attacks are not. He also emphasized the need for Clemson to face adversity and expressed confidence in the team's defense. Swinney's response to the incident and his commitment to the program have become a storyline to watch in the final month of the season.
My thoughts on Dabo Swinney’s rant on his radio show and how society labels wins and losses, successes and failures, in an Internet era: https://t.co/PDN8XKN3pO
Dabo Swinney has gone viral with his reaction to being called a failure. Dabo isn't a failure, the internet is just making us mad @ClayTravis https://t.co/QvfyUh0oMr
FULLCAST UP. A dramatic reading of Dabo Swinney’s talk show rant, among other things: https://t.co/CTp65c5bV7
Dabo Swinney Is Still Talking About The Radio Caller Who Roasted Him for Being 4-4, Would Like People To Stop Criticizing Him https://t.co/auZ2SFNdbp https://t.co/BOw46mIQMc
Dabo Swinney is a quote machine. It's truly incredible and both interesting and entertaining. He followed Monday's epic radio show rant with a pruning, tree, and fruit metaphor during his Tuesday press conference. Full quotes: https://t.co/djKUwwzxcG https://t.co/Ej7CKNnLgc
Mandel's Mailbag: Dabo Swinney's diatribe, Jim Harbaugh to NFL and future of Big 12 https://t.co/2l2QPiJfpS
Tyler from Spartanburg went viral after Dabo Swinney LIT HIM UP on a radio call, and his day only got worse from there. Tyler had to deal with an angry girlfriend following the exchange. That's never good! DETAILS: https://t.co/YkrBftzzIJ https://t.co/8v1flpdGqU
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney unloads on 'smart a--' fan during call-in radio show: ‘You're part of the problem’ https://t.co/ACNCeeaRmL
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney rips radio caller over contract question https://t.co/t3JAxUN0xX https://t.co/rfLi9xy2UO
Most of his life, Dabo Swinney has been fueled by doubt. Maybe “Tyler from Spartanburg” is a spark. https://t.co/2IX6aZDgO4
Dabo Swinney Had A Meltdown On His Radio Show After A Fan Asked Why He Gets Paid So Much To Go 4-4 https://t.co/Jph5nHUYyj https://t.co/7snr1Da6RL
Gamecocks' Beamer brings up Dabo rant and 'fools' airing opinions https://t.co/DBO4IjQ8E2
Clemson football's Dabo Swinney stands by response to 'idiot' caller: 'I've never flinched' https://t.co/LIRdNndkdr
With a 4-4 record, Dabo Swinney isn't expecting fans to be happy. "But let’s not eat our own. What’s happening around here is even when we’ve won, everybody’s miserable." "Expectations," he said, have been outpacing "appreciation" at Clemson. https://t.co/i0tbP4DrRw
Dabo Swinney sticks by what he said last night to the "idiot" caller who "went Old Testament on (him)." More from today's press conference: https://t.co/3cZuRVjRSB
NEW: Don Munson, host of Tiger Calls, says he was seconds away from interrupting Monday night's caller but he looked over and saw Dabo Swinney ready to fire back at Tyler from Spartanburg. "The fuse was lit," Munson says. More on Dabo's rant from today https://t.co/l3J4KmgX7p
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney continued to defend himself and his program on Tuesday after last night's fiery moment on his call-in show. "I had some idiot go Old Testament on me," Swinney said, "and he got an Old Testament response." https://t.co/goocIwfeBB
Dabo Swinney Continues to ‘Fight for This Program' https://t.co/bypbxIszDq
Dabo Swinney’s response to adversity will be storyline to watch in season’s final month @gmraynor https://t.co/XHdZiNZKAw
Dabo Swinney was inbounds to defend his program last night. But he also probably shouldn't be sparring with fans. It will be so interesting to see where Clemson goes from here in what could be the most fascinating month of his career: https://t.co/bovLDN3odl
Dabo Swinney: "Criticism is warranted. We're 4-4. This is freaking Clemson.... We built one of the greatest programs in the history of college football. What's happened here these last 12 years, and ain't nobody going to change that."
Dabo: "I've got a long way to go in this profession. If they want me back here, I'm going to fight like crap to get this back to the standard. But I'm not going to let anything steal my joy."
Dabo Swinney: "Fair criticism is fair criticism. I've got no problem with that. That's the world we live in. But when it's hateful and personal and demeaning, especially to the kids on this team... As a society, we don't know where that line is."
Dabo Swinney: "Our defense is good enough to have won it all this year, and it's disappointing (that Clemson is 4-4).... They were good enough this year to be a final four team, and if you're a final four team, anything can happen."
Dabo Swinney says being last in the nation in fumbles has been the defining issue for Clemson. Issue No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, he says. If not for that "we'd be having a different conversation on Halloween -- we'd be getting treats. But (instead) we're getting tricks"
Dabo: “You’ve got to be all in. Too many people only half-in."
Dabo: "Some people say I’m stubborn but I say I’m convicted in my beliefs. And there aren’t enough people convicted in their beliefs."
Dabo Swinney: "Some people say I'm stubborn. I say I'm convicted in my beliefs"
On last night's call from Tyler from Spartanburg, Dabo Swinney says: "I had some idiot try to give me the Old Testament and he got an Old Testament answer. Y'all print that one" Says he's always gonna fight for his program. "That's why most coaches don't take calls (live)"
Dabo Swinney is doubling down on last night's radio show incident: "I had some idiot go Old Testament on me, and he got an Old Testament response.... Y'all print that one."
Dabo: “I had some idiot go Old Testament on me and he got an Old Testament response."
Dabo Swinney says Clemson hasn't had "real football adversity" since the 2010 season. "Hopefully people realize again how hard it is to win." Compares Clemson to a "healthy tree" rn. But even a healthy tree still needs to be pruned sometimes "to produce even better fruit"
Dabo Swinney: "Even though we've had some disappointment and maybe a little failure along the way, we really haven't had much adversity. Like, true adversity.... This is a healthy tree, but even healthy trees need to be pruned."
Dabo Swinney: "If we didn't lead the nation in fumbles, we'd be 8-0."
Dabo Swinney: "If we didn't lead the nation in fumbles, we'd be 8-0"
Dabo Swinney reiterates that Notre Dame is "the most complete team we've played" -- and the Tigers lost to No. 4 Florida State, which will be in tonight's first CFP top 4 reveal, earlier this year. Says the Fighting Irish are well-coached, really sound on both sides of the ball
Dabo Swinney: "(Notre Dame) should've won the Ohio State game. It's crazy how they lost that game."
Dabo Swinney: "(Notre Dame) is the most complete team we've played. This is a really experienced team. A veteran group. They have all the pieces, everything you need."
'You Can Apply for the Job!' Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney Absolutely LOSES IT On a Fan Who Called Him Out for His Mediocre Record https://t.co/SvKyhQ9kY8
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney rips radio caller over contract question https://t.co/w83y9avN6U https://t.co/Gf6CgdK4af
From @TheAthletic: Clemson coach Dabo Swinney exploded on a "smart-ass" Clemson fan calling into a radio show on Monday. The fan questioned why Clemson pays Swinney $10.8 million “to go 4-4.” https://t.co/Dj5CuN5yO4
Dabo Swinney Had A Meltdown On His Radio Show After A Fan Asked Why He Gets Paid So Much To Go 4-4 https://t.co/Jph5nHUYyj https://t.co/z3NxLe102k
Dabo Swinney's radio show rant is a reminder that few coaches still take live calls. Last year I did a story on why - and some of the more colorful stories from when they did. https://t.co/Ri1RTZcoIV
Dabo Swinney went OFF 😳 (via Tiger Calls) https://t.co/knmTMJ6CDl
Dabo Swinney to critical radio show caller: ‘You can apply for the job, and good luck to you’ https://t.co/Z8tjpLWPTk
Dabo Swinney delivers tear-down of “Smartass Kid” who questioned his worth to Clemson, takes aim at ungrateful fans. ‘Tyler from Spartanburg’ asked the question and Swinney was ready to give a history lesson. Read: https://t.co/oZupOA2zce https://t.co/vuujRmin7U
"Dabo Swinney explodes on ‘smart-ass’ Clemson fan calling into radio show" is not a headline I ever thought we'd be writing at @TheAthleticCFB but here we are. On Dabo's tangent and what to make of it: https://t.co/ts2OHAPYLD
Dabo rips into caller: 'You can apply for the job' - via @ESPN App https://t.co/p72vZA0D7l
Dabo running to Spartanburg after Tyler got off the line. https://t.co/O623qCeJ7l
Dabo Swinney threw a five-minute temper-tantrum after a Clemson fan sassed off to him on a radio show https://t.co/QmdmitBYlK https://t.co/gQi5akxDk0
Dabo Swinney Had A Meltdown On His Radio Show After A Fan Asked Why He Gets Paid So Much To Go 4-4 https://t.co/Jph5nHUYyj https://t.co/aqJXxbcQkq
Dabo Swinney goes scorched earth on Clemson fan during radio call-in show ⏬ https://t.co/T2Prji9Qv5