Hour: What Dabo said to the media + Guest: Jack Veltri, Gamecock Central + Daily Wires

Cole Bryson (0:00)

Well, Dabo Sweeney spoke to the media today, and he said something that got the Clemson fans and non-Clemson fans a little riled up on Twitter. Diesel, as you can imagine, this time of year, it's not talking season, but anything to get the fan base going.

Diesel Bryson (0:19)

I haven't heard this.

Cole Bryson (0:20)

You have not heard this?

Diesel Bryson (0:21)

I have not heard this. I'm expecting, you know, it's really hard to get to five wins, and we should celebrate, we should celebrate five wins, because five is half of ten, and ten, it used to be our standard, so we're halfway to our standard.

Cole Bryson (0:35)

No, not quite that. This came from Chappell Fowler. I will read you the tweet before we get to the audio from Dabo Sweeney. By the way, we'll be joined by Chappell Fowler this Thursday, the state segment, Thursday, 422 p.m. right here on The Fan Upstate. So, the quote first and then the audio.

Chappell Fowler tweeted this out at 11:59 a.m. Clemson coach Dabo Sweeney on the possibility of an external GM.

Quote, I'm going to make the roster decisions as the head coach. I don't make them all by myself. Collectively, that's what we do as a staff. But, we're not going to hire somebody to come in and say, this is your roster. We've talked about many times, especially this year, Diesel, if Clemson did need a GM with the lack of personnel they've had at different positions, right? Your instant reaction to the Dabo Sweeney quote there.

Diesel Bryson (1:40)

Of course he feels that way. Of course, it's my team, it's my program, I'm going to do it my way and my roster is going to be put together by me.

Cole Bryson (1:51)

Yeah, I kind of feel a little bit of the same way there. Do I feel that it's wrong for the head coach to assemble the roster? Certainly not. The head coach of the program should be able to assemble the roster.

Diesel Bryson (2:09)

It's the way it's always been.

Cole Bryson (2:10)

It is.

However, when things aren't working the way they have, I think there's definitely a conversation to be had and I think that's probably why the question was asked of, hey, not like here's just a boring question in the middle of the season. Dabo, your roster hasn't been great and I think that's probably where that question originated, if that makes sense. Here's that audio from earlier this morning.

Dabo Sweeney (2:40)

No, I'm going to make the roster decisions as the head coach. I mean, I don't make them all by myself, but we collectively, you know, that's what we do. But we're not going to hire somebody to come in and say this is your roster.

You got to recruit, you know, you don't get to draft. You can't just draft them, you got to recruit them. And I think, you know, who the head coach is, who's coaching, who's running meetings, who the position coach, All that stuff matters in college football. You can't just pick who you want. Everybody's got money. You got to recruit.

So, that part won't change. One more time. I'm going to make the roster decisions as the head coach. I mean, I don't make them all by myself, but we collectively, you know, are. That's what we do, but we're not going to hire somebody to come in and say, this is your roster. That's, you got to recruit, you know, you don't get to draft. You can't just draft them. You got to recruit them. And I think...

all that stuff matters in college football. You know, you can't just pick who you want. Everybody's got money. You know, you got to recruit. And so that part won't change.

Cole Bryson (3:56)

That part won't change. Clemson fans, how do you feel on that quote there? Let us know 844-326-3663. The phone lines are open. It's the Ingalls Fan Phone. The Joy Law Firm text line is open as well. Shane Barrett on the YouTube stream says, I'm going to pull a Dewey here. If Dabo isn't willing to adapt more faster than he needs to be, then he needs to be fired, says Shane Barrett. Well, Shane, that's ludicrous. We know that's not going to ever happen. So, tell another good joke.

In all seriousness, though, Diesel, while I said a minute ago that I don't have a problem with head coaches making roster decisions, I think there has to come a time, and here's where I am with Dabo, and I don't know that he does this or does not do it, but I think, Diesel, there has to come a time where you as a head coach do a little self-scouting, a little self-evaluation, not saying he does not do that, but I think we have to get to that point because things in Clemson, while they've won six games, we still know the problems that exist this season, right?