Dabo Sweeney is getting decimated by the new reality
by acrossdmiddle (2023-06-02 12:16:59)

In reply to: Why does the team have roster holes?  posted by MrE

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He’s had to adapt and accept transfers. He’s as good a coach as there is not named Saban. The jury is still out on Freeman but I won’t blame him for taking a graduate transfer from Stanford if he’s a credit to the team and the university. I really admire your posts and fully admit you’re more informed than I am when it comes to ND football but I disagree with you in this case.

No doubt. Swinney, in the last 2 yrs, has taken a transfer
by MrE  (2023-06-02 12:54:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

QB. This year it appears Tyson is a depth replacement for losing DJ U.

Last year it looks like Clemson lost QB Taisun Phommachanh in the portal to Ga Tech, and he is now at UMass.

Swinney is leaking out numbers as guys are leaving Clemson with eligibility remaining (11 so far this year).

I'm not sure if he is pushing them out, or if they are leaving on their own accord. He obviously doesn't have the new-coach loophole to leverage.

I'd find it impressive if Swinney was not pushing them out (sad commentary on big time CFB, IMO), and would not blame him for bringing in transfers to help round out his numbers.

I’m not close enough to it to be certain
by acrossdmiddle  (2023-06-02 13:13:53)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

But my understanding is that he’s not been pushing them out. Instead, he’s been stubbornly trying to keep his promises to the players he recruited by not taking transfers to recruit over them (more to plug holes left by transfers). He’s learning the hard way that his approach will yield a quick slide out of the top ten.