OK, here's why folks can leave "Dabo to Texas" rumors alone

Dec 15, 2013, 9:41 AM

And none of the reasons have to do with "Dabo doesn't deserve it" or "I didn't know they needed a head cheerleader" bull$hit....which frankly I'm sick of hearing and doesn't further anything but a confirmed lack of creativity by anyone who posts it as a "Hey, look at me! I'm clever!" plea for attention.

There are a few salient reasons this would not take place, all of which would make for far more reasoned discussion:

1. Experience. It's not years, it context. Yes, Texas plucked Mack brown from an ACC school, but he came there with experience elsewhere. Our coach has seasoned well here, but there would still be voices in Texas who'd say "Yeah, but would it translate here?" Any big school will also want to wait and see ....

2. How will he do without his right arms? Dabo will be the first to admit much of the success at Clemson has come on his ability to build a solid staff. And there have been some missteps along the way, which he has fixed to his credit. But our current rise came under our current OC and DC. Before Texas or anyone of note takes a serious look, they'll want to know how he replaces those key cogs ... as are many on this board.

3. Wow factor vs. Rah-Rah factor: Do I think Dabo could succeed at Texas? Yes I do. But he's still a few years and experience away from the cache the Horns are looking for. His enthusiasm for life and football are cynically seen as cheerleading by those with no enthusiasm for what they do in life. It will be harder for those cynics to sound like anything more than the bitter culls they are if in 3 years he's got another 30-plus wins.

4. The Danny argument: Anyone ever wonder why Danny Ford never left Clemson until small minds in big places made it so? Why didn't he go to Notre Dame or one of the big jobs that came open? Simple ... he loved Clemson, the pay was good, the atmosphere was perfect for a good life.

5. Call Dabo what you want, but don't call him Dumbo. Once Saban turned down that Texas golden ticket, anyone who takes the job already has an Alabama-sized bag of cement around his neck. Unless they produce back-to-back national titles immediately, the new hire might as well be nailing their own hands to a cottonwood cross.

Dabo, I believe, feels the same. He's been given the opportunity to succeed, he's been given latitude to build a program his way, and he has been embraced by all but the bitter fringes of our fan base. He defers pay raises to improve his staff and has been rewarded with improved facilities and a road that is nothing but bright ahead.

Rather than ask why Texas would come for Dabo, it's better to ask why on Earth would he leave Clemson? Don't say money ... he's already turned it down here. Don't say opportunity. It's all here.

Aside from an opportunity to sing with Jerry Jeff at the Broken Spoke or with Willie in Terlingua, I can't see one.

Now ... if folks would like to argue these, it would be a #### of a lot more constructive. Thanks for your time.

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