Clemson’s begin to the 2024 faculty soccer season couldn’t have gone any worse. The Tigers have been blown out by their SEC rival, the Georgia Bulldogs, 34-3, Saturday afternoon.
And social media wasn’t type to Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney.
Swinney has not embraced the evolution of faculty soccer’s switch portal, which has allowed applications to enhance rapidly by bringing in new expertise annually.
After seeing the outcomes Saturday, followers instantly pointed to that as the explanation for Clemson’s lack of success towards the No. 1-ranked staff within the nation.
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Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney earlier than a sport towards the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis/USA As we speak Sports activities)
Swinney responded to a query in regards to the switch portal after the loss.
“People are going to say whatever they want to say,” Swinney stated, through ClemsonWire. “It doesn’t matter what I say. People are going to say whatever they’re going to say. And when you lose like this, they’ve got every right to say whatever they want to say. So, say whatever you want to say, write whatever you want to write. That comes with it. That’s just part of it.”
Georgia head coach Kirby Good made feedback about Swinney’s program-building technique a couple of days previous to their matchup, saying “I’m like Dabo” in that he needs to maintain his complete roster. Nonetheless, Good has finished a very good job of using the switch portal since its inception, resulting in nice Bulldogs groups the previous few years with nationwide titles.
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Swinney’s thought course of wouldn’t matter if Clemson, the No. 14-ranked staff within the nation getting into the yr, carried out higher towards Georgia. However that wasn’t the case, and fingers have been pointed immediately at him by critics on social media.
“Dabo Swinney’s job is to do everything he can to assemble a team that can compete at the highest level of college football,” one X consumer tweeted. “He’s not doing his job and will be criticized accordingly and it’s completely fair.”
One other X consumer wrote, “Dabo Swinney’s refusal to use the transfer portal, negative stance toward NIL is on full display today. The talent Georgia has compared to Clemson is night and day. Swinney is a VCR stuck in a Blue (sic) Ray world.”
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney reacts on the sideline throughout the second half of the Aflac Kickoff Recreation towards Georgia in Atlanta Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (IMAGN)
There was far more, with social media customers posting memes to convey their ideas about Swinney.
Whereas Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik struggled, going 18-for-29 for 142 yards, one interception and no touchdowns, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck was electrical for the Bulldogs.
Beck, anticipated to be a Heisman Trophy candidate this season, threw for 278 yards on 23-for-33 with two touchdowns. Working again Nate Frazier additionally scored on the bottom, main the Bulldogs in speeding with 83 yards on 11 carries.
Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney reacts after a name by an official throughout the first quarter of the 2024 Aflac Kickoff Recreation towards the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Ken Ruinard/USA As we speak Sports activities)
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Clemson’s begin was lower than very best, however it can have an opportunity to bounce again subsequent week in its residence opener towards Appalachian State.
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