AE 87
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I see your point 87 but there have been other Clemson coaches that had nearly as much talent and consistently found ways to underachieve. Dabo has taken Clemson to the proverbial Promised Land of being an honest to goodness FOOTBALL FACTORY which is what they have lusted after for nearly a half century. Now Clemson fans see themselves as on the same level with Alabama, UGA, Michigan, USC, Oklahoma, Auburn, Tennessee, Ohio State, Penn State among others where academics are a decided backseat to the god of football. Jess Neely could't do it, Ole Frank Howard could't do it, ditto Charley Pell, nor Danny Ford (did win a national championship though), Ken Hatfield could't do it, neither could Tommy West or the sainted Tommy Bowden. It is what they want and Dabo has done it. ("IT" being a football factory of national prominence)
I get that. And I agree that you can't ignore it. I'm not saying Dabo should be unranked. I just dispute top 5, given that both his offensive and defensive identities have come from assistants.