I think Swinney sometimes gets typecast for a couple of bad coaching decisions in his first two years. And he is what he is so to speak with that energy level that won't change. But he is a great recruiter, great in hiring assistants, the AD and school president support him, and now he a sound ball coach. No question he does not hide his religion but I have never heard that he pushes it on his players in the evangelical sense. There is chapel before every game but no pressure to attend and no names taken; maybe half the players and coaches are there. (You know, a coach does not want to go into say a Catholic home and tell the parents of a 5-star QB they ought to get right with God or what not. Same with his politics, probably about 180 degrees from many if not most of those homes.) Nor am I sure that he sees Alabama as the dream job everybody thinks he does. That culture is almost opposite of what he fosters at Clemson (family night? renting out putt-putt courses and amusement parks?) It works for Saban but probably for no other coach in the country. There is a huge downside to Alabama, and remember he got fired from there. He sees what he has at Clemson as the real dream job right now, and every year he wins he gets more stuff, including next year a huge football building with all the extras for players and for recruiting. Plus, IPTAY and the school president are on record that they intend to win a money war. I just don't see him going anywhere. Certainly until his 12-year-old graduates at best, and his oldest will be a walk-on WR this fall. You're right: right now Clemson is in fact a top destination.
