Dabo Swinney blasts reporter using "Clemsoning" terminology

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is tired of the term "Clemsoning" and lets Dale Hale of ESPN know about it. ✔ Subscribe to TigerNet on KZbin: goo.gl/eWg6cs
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[@MrSmallsCO]

I'm a South Carolina fan but I feel like Clemsoning has run its course. Dabo is doing his thing at Clemson, and Clemson deserves to be in the CFB Playoff

[@sophiedukes8531]

Same

[@BlakeMcTavishe]

+Mr. Smalls C/O 2016 It's Week 6.......

[@twosteptimmy1333]

+macumus cough cough Notre dame and FSU.

[@twosteptimmy1333]

+macumus You wish you had our schedule? Ok let's list all the players y'all would lose to. No wait I'll make it way shorter and list all the teams that you would beat. Wofford, Appalachian and maybe, maybe wake forest. That's it. As of your schedule the only teams that would give us trouble is lsu and maybe Florida Gators. Since you want to talk about schedule, the experts say Clemson schedule is tougher than lsu, and that's one of the teams leading the sec lol.

[@twosteptimmy1333]

+Timothy Bowen *teams.

[@NikoSoviet88]

This video has aged super well

[@brockb1594]

It's aged even better since then

[@bigbum4916]

Agreed

[@justinllamas1]

and I give dabo props for not managing to swear. had that been me or any other coach, we woulda used the f word 50 times. 😄

[@kdfisher547]

I love when coaches light the media up when they ask dumb questions.

[@sarge1231]

Glad the reporter asked that and glad Dabo went off on him. Recruits around the Country see that and want to play for that coach....just saying.

[@nicholaswoods5230]

This continues to age well

[@clemsonfan2795]

I kinda wish someone would ask him about Clemsoning now.

[@lsesternester3231]

Buddy, you better be in some kind of reinforced fallout shelter if that shit ever happens........

[@baddoomguy1986]

Hey tell him he's clemsoning all you want to. If he runs at you, he can go to the jailer trailer around back. The more baiting, the more Dabo throws his headset.

[@esnebta]

It did happen. His response was 'Next question'

[@martinsmallwood5581]

Or now...

[@jeenashirkey1987]

You best pray if you do.

[@bpcox555]

I'm a lifelong NC State fan and I love his response. Get'em Dabo.

[@ncaasports684]

I’m from the future and you beat Clemson again 27-21

[@Black_Caucus]

This saturday is the NC State/Clemson game, prime time, College Gameday, in Death Valley. Let's see how it goes. Go Tigers!

[@waltb1902]

Clemsoning was a Tommy Bowden word and a Tommy Bowden problem.

[@sarge1231]

And this was the day Dabo retired the word. Nobody has been brave enough or stupid enough to ask Dabo that ever since.

[@ligmabawlz9952]

@@sarge1231 OSU just scored again!

[@OJuggernautO]

Had to watch this again after Clemson bodied Oklahoma... AGAIN, in the CFB playoff! We were the underdog, yeah, the #1 undefeated team was the underdog, and we're already the underdog again for the National Championship. Let's redefine the word Clemsoning to mean greatness, because Clemson this year... is simply GREAT!

[@sowelldon]

I'm a Gamecock but I like Dabo. If he's still there and my son is good enough to play D1 football I'll be glad for him to coach my son.

[@dssgateway1297]

You aint no REAL Carolina fan

[@takodidaniel9149]

James Wilhelm and why is that because Dabo is a damn good coach and a damn good team to be recognized to go further. Stop with your homer antics and don’t be slow all your life.

[@echt114]

@dssgateway1: Then what is a "real carolina fan"? A resentful bitch in a perpetual hate tantrum?

[@joshnyamburi]

Fuck em

[@kristimerchant-zz3fb]

No true gamecock likes Dabo WTH?

[@NCISfanatic21]

Clemsoning is back

[@lsesternester3231]

Most epic rant ever. 2 thumbs up.

[@troyleenewgent9013]

Idk i think gundy has dabo beat on rants come after me im a man im 40

[@ezbread14]

Nah the dabo on spurrier rant was better

[@baileydaniels861]

We're looking forward to him coming to Alabama after Nick retries.

[@randyweaver6543]

Bailey Daniels don’t hold your breath pot stirrer.

[@DCaldwell_]

2 rings in 4 years I bet a lot of teams wish they were “Clemsoning”

[@josephhowell8158]

Yea

[@josephhowell8158]

I wish nc state could win a ACC game

[@BG-bx4ey]

Not at the time this came out. Clemson was a joke at that time.

[@philliphutson7250]

Go Tigers!

[@BG-bx4ey]

@Dave Watkins uh, yeah. This video is literally about Clemson being the butt of a joke.

[@cliffdivingmonkeys8430]

Well I guess Clemsoning has a new meaning now (2 National Championships in the last 3 years).... :-)

[@MikeHawkbaby]

@MrTron As a vols fan, i enjoyed every minute of it.. Atleast one team in orange is beating bama 😂🍊

[@josephcarter824]

5/10

[@BG-bx4ey]

Yeah, now Clemsoning means you win 2 titles in 4 years and you think you're perenially better than the team that won 2 of the last 4 AND 5 of the last 10 AND 17 all time.

[@randyweaver6543]

Brandon G to be the man you’ve got to beat the man. Clemson Beat Down the Man. Perennial? No. They made a change in the program and are winning. The only attitude is in your mind. They win. So if Bama wins do they have an attitude or is attitude strictly reserved for Clemson.? The answer is the attitude is in your imagination. Bama won’t make it this year and I hate that because the Tigers are better this year than they were when they beat Bama. Sure the lost the front on D to the draft but the talent behind is Not a drop off. Look at the record. Go Tigers! Don’t hate....win.

[@richsherie1843]

Dabo is totally right. People constantly talk about teams they think are overrated and the moment they lose they say “see, I told ya”.

[@nevikcam6057]

hard to argue a point like that. common sense.

[@thomasmay7561]

I hate agreeing with Swinney, but I have to agree with every word he just said.

[@carolinacobras]

Get 'em Dabo! This nonsense needs to stop. Like he said, it's a lack of respect. People can't wait for Clemson to use so that they can throw that unfair label around. #moveon

[@carolinacobras]

*lose not use

[@davevillarosa5946]

Wow! Excellent reply to that question! I am so impressed and Dabo is now more my hero than he was before I saw this!!! Signed, Proud Clemson Grad!

[@renaissancemen1]

So, how is that McDonalds night managing job working for ya?

[@THEALABAMANATI0N]

Even sports media tries to push their own agenda. Love Dabo Swinney! You tell em coach!

[@merlemitchell5139]

🏆🏈 🐯Thank you. Coach Sweeney. You sure brought your guts today, I'm extremely proud of our team and of you for sticking up for them. I know you're tired of not getting the respect you deserve. Maybe now you will. I suppose the reporter wont forget you any time soon.🙋‍♀️🧡💜

[@frankenpire87]

I'm an FSU fan, and he's right. People keep saying that word and Clemson has been a top program for a few years for a while now. Still doesn't get the respect they're due.

[@jtm12180]

As a USC fan, I sure wish our coaching staff would show some fire like this. Spurrier is too worried about taking care about his buddies and his useless son and giving them employment instead of hiring a capable coaching staff. Maybe we can steal Dabo away from you guys...

[@fedoracat8048]

+jtm12180 Steve Sarkisian is the coach of USC, though that may no longer be the case after the Trojans lose to Notre Dame next Saturday.

[@cliffordjones9293]

+Fedora Cat he meant USC (South Carolina)

[@jtm12180]

+Clifford Jones - thank you... Yes I was referring to the real USC, you know, considering how the University of South Carilina was a school 80 years before that other USC

[@StephanTheBoss007]

+Clifford Jones un un ññ??p. pñ?ol!ibbok!mnvhcf hhcvvvbbbkkllñññ

[@MrBuddibaba]

+jtm12180 If Dabbo Swiney bacame South Carolinas head coach I stop rooting for them Dabbo is an emotional cripple

[@alvislancaster5967]

I'm a unc fan...I would love to be CLEMSONING...go 11 and 1 each year and to major bowls.....be thankful that Clemson is so good...

[@dudley5658]

I wouldn’t want to ask the next question.

[@TObbhballer]

God it's good to be a tiger

[@minnesotadreamin360]

TObbh hell yeah

[@coltsallday9]

TObbh yes it is

[@DemDawwwgsEPIC-BEATDOWN]

not so good being a Bammie fanboy!!

[@KevinTkt14]

@@DemDawwwgsEPIC-BEATDOWN it's great being a bama fan, we've got 5 titles in 10 years, you guys are new to it so we'll let it slide, you'll learn to act like you've been there at some point down the road. Be glad UNC choked

[@DemDawwwgsEPIC-BEATDOWN]

@@KevinTkt14 what 5 "real" nattys in 150 years ???....12_FAKE!!!someday you'll learn to win a "real" a natty...maybe you can act like you've been there... 44-16 LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!! Yea it's🤕great being a Bammie inbred hillbilly!!!!!!!!

[@thomastaylorr6033]

I love Dabo and I respect him for going of on that reporter that is stupid

[@SaintlySaavy]

Damn the poor guy apologizes.

[@chadbailey30]

"Clemsoning" never heard of this. Im guessing it's negative but idk how much negative you can day about a team that's been so dominate over the last 5yrs.

[@michaeljenkins8679]

Fact

[@debbiemaae2158]

RTR. Get them Dabo. The media is crap. They are always trying to stir up crap. Much respect for you Coach

[@JohnSmith-km6ce]

I came to watch this immediately after Clemson won the national championship. It's epic!

[@sethwilkins8989]

John Smith me too 😂

[@coltsallday9]

John Smith love it

[@baddoomguy1986]

Its better than Alabama winning. Clemson ladies got a tooth somewhere.

[@sarge1231]

Dabo knew that question was going to be asked at some point, and had all those facts committed to memory. He also knew recruits would see his response, and want to play under him. That epic rant was rehearsed, calculated, and brilliant. On a side note....no reporter has used that word around Dabo ever since. I almost felt sorry for the reporter...He had to be thinking...What have I done gotten myself into. One of the most epic coach rants of all time, along with Jim Mora and his famous playoffs speech after his team lost by having 5 turnovers and Herm Edwards, you play to win the game...hello rant.

[@drewwalker59]

ok... Its NOW Jan 20, 2019... What you gotta say about this topic now??????????????????????????????? I didnt think so!!!!!!!!!!! Hearing pins dropping on this site now... :O

[@Carolina3489Panthers]

Clemsoning now means beating down big bad bama 44-16! I love Dabo’s passion

[@markwest8960]

Hyperbolic media be like.... But but...our fabricated drama..

[@DaltonGK1]

Here after the duke game

[@humbleservant2all]

Had to add a comment to change the number because that wasn’t right, let’s go Tigers!

[@jaywilliams985]

He's right it's tacky and unprofessional. Do your homework. "Clemsoning" is dead

[@renaissancemen1]

Until they Clemsoning it again.

[@jaywilliams985]

Don't be stupid if they lose they lose its not clemsoning

[@biscoloco]

+renaissancemen1 Over 110 ranked teams have lost to unranked opponents since Clemson lost to an unranked opponent in 2011. It will happen to Clemson again some day. But as long as coach Swinney is Clemson's coach, it won't happen often. Unless you pull for Alabama, recent history suggests your team will lose a game that it shouldn't before Clemson does so.

[@baddoomguy1986]

James Williams, yes it is.

[@baddoomguy1986]

It always will be against trailer trash from Clemson SC.

[@adamholt4317]

I still come back to this when people notice my gear and ask about the rise of this great organization. It didn't start here but this is the attitude he molded the team in. Awesome.

[@timhenderson4843]

This and the Miami halftime butt chewing are my favorite Dabo rants!

[@_________.]

And now you suck again

[@adamholt4317]

I don't think we suck as bad as before he got promoted to HC. We'll be ok. Your opinion really matters though, thank you.

[@andrewe165]

i’m an alabama fan but lord i love this, go dabo :)

[@Roc-Righteous]

Bama fan here and I respect Dabo.

[@thecrowingcock6455]

If I asked saban or coach boom that question I would not be breathing

[@paulainsc8212]

BOOM IN THE ROOM!!!

[@TylerEubank]

What season was this

[@timothybarend882]

Amen, love this. Have had box suites to every clemson home game since Fall 2011, i moved to SC summer 2011. LOVE CLEMSON!!!

[@nbt3663]

A former reporter gets his head handed to him! Lol! YOU GO DABO!

[@TheOusooner56]

Stupid question by reporter...I'm not a Clemson fan but appreciate Swinney's reaction toward what some media try as 'underhanded tactics' to make news. Swinney's point is well taken.

[@rileyhoverman1433]

55-4 record (2 losses coming from the national champion), 3 national championship game appearances, 2 national championship wins, 4 straight college football playoff appearances, and 4 ACC titles... all in 4 years. “Clemsoning” sounds pretty good to every collegiate program in the nation.

[@biglebowski923]

Took an Alabama boy to keep you from Clemsoning..

[@anthonynedd4673]

@@biglebowski923 Alabama has a coach from West Virginia, no family jokes intended.

[@greghollinger9370]

@@biglebowski923 Tried to worm some cred for your team one stupid way or another, eh?

[@biglebowski923]

@@greghollinger9370 I would reply if I knew what the hell you just wrote? Worm ? Cred. ?

[@lowcountrynative8436]

Neil Grooms 1969 acc champs 2010 sec east division winners

[@keeganklepper1301]

I'm an Alabama fan, but man Dabo. Get em hard. Got loads of respect for you and the Clemson Tigers. All in and Roll tide!!

[@rightcoast7049]

Damn Dabo tell em!! Thats the kind of coach guys want to play for.

[@tony41]

way to go Dabo, proud of you.

[@MicahGaudio]

hell ya! give it to them Dabo!!!

[@B33F22]

"People need to get more adjectives" "next question" ... isn't Clemsoning a verb coach?

[@quentinmilligan8582]

It's actually a gerund, but nice try

[@quentinmilligan8582]

+Brian Murphy I know what it's used for. but the part of speech is a gerund. you don't say "those clemsoning people" just as you would "those tall people". You would say "those people are clemsoning". No matter what it means it's simply not an adjective, so it's ironic that the op (presumably) tried to call out Dabo for being dumb and saying verb and that is was an adjective when it really is a gerund.

[@quentinmilligan8582]

+Quentin Milligan sorry I reversed who said what, verb and adjective, because I'm replying on mobile and couldn't see. argument still applies

[@rickcampbell3735]

Flacid Jack... yeah... that's what everyone else got out of it...

[@disorderliberalism2377]

This guy has done an amazing job at Clemson! Only Saban is better right now! Great job coach.

[@willu842]

Man its so nice to have a leader with backbone. Love Dabo

[@803ejeezy]

Fast forward to now. 2 championships in 3 years 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@nightranger3430]

Touchy, touchy, touchy! “Good God amighty! That’s boo crap!!” C’mon man!! 😂

[@marcusmosiahgarveysr4310]

Lmao this is too funny

[@tomblack8466]

Go Tiger!! 🐅

[@johnkendall6558]

Clemsoning = stacking' Natty's now baby

[@tonypayne3903]

Gotta love the twins!

[@BNA_Est.1988]

Folks will see this and call it “professional” but let a pro QB flip out like this.....

[@Medicalwellnesssolutions]

I love Dabo. The media are muck rakers.

[@baddoomguy1986]

Dr. Rich Cunningham I like him too when he throws his headset.

[@justinllamas1]

I root for sc (so cal, not sakerlina) and I currently attend ucla now. props to dabo. this coach stands up for his program as well as he coaches them. if anything, usc is the worst at "clemsoning." even with pete carroll, we lost in 2003 to cal, 2006 to oregon state and ucla, 2007 to stanford, 2008 again to oregon state, and 2009 to washington and arizona. even with kiffin and sark, usc has continued this trend of losing to unranked teams left and right (see stanford and washington). ucla has always been a clemsoning program too, lost to utah, stanford, arizona state...except they're worse. ucla loses to unranked opponents when they're about to be relevant. dabo's right, clemson's beaten great respected teams and won games they're supposed to, and I would enjoy having him as usc or ucla coach. the only 2 things missing are beating fsu and winning the acc...

[@markarnold8014]

Love this man.

[@markwest8960]

The motivation that lead to a dominant dynasty.

[@shannonravan8540]

That's right! Dabo handed him his ass! Lol! GO TIGERS!🐅

[@erikhopkins9488]

Dabo is a straight up G!

[@broncosstampede494]

GET EM DABO THIS IS WHY WE #1!!!

[@OJuggernautO]

There's a reason Clemson acquired that term. We are infamous for losing games we shouldn't. But we are also known for winning games we shouldn't. And there's a reason for that, it boils down to fundamentals. But not going to get into all of that. That said, I agree with what Dabo is saying. He's right, Clemson has played great (for the most part) this season. If we lose, we lose. We have a true legitimate shot of making it to the CFB Playoff and all we have to do is keep doing what we have been doing.

[@johnmulkey5987]

+OJuggernautO Yeah there "was" a reason that name came up but that era of Clemson football died a long time ago

[@chasestacksofficial]

We need this Dabo back!!

[@gatorbodine2011]

I feel ya coach

[@bryonscheffel7780]

Reality this year....Clemson is gonna Clemson! 😂

[@drakewatson4357]

imagine getting offended by a word...

[@jordanwhitfield831]

Tell em dabo

[@barneybussey1150]

How'd Clemson do against unranked Syracuse Thursday? How'd they do against unranked Pitt last year?

[@BBQBOY76]

well, the year the loss to unranked Pitt, Clemson won the national Title. The year the loss to unranked Syracus, they went to the playoffs for the 3rd year in a row. So there is that.

[@johnkendall6558]

Two Nattys

[@demsi208]

He handled that better than I would have. Roll Dabo!!

[@paritoshdayal4918]

F em all LEGEND....... YOU SHOWED EM ALL UP... From an Auburn fan..... This aged real well Legend.......

[@roni1976]

Dabo is a hell of a coach... #REALTALK

[@iHaCkZ123]

Its funny how this was even talked about 3 or 4 months ago, and now were 14-0 and in the national championship game.

[@randyfarnsworth7825]

Soooo😂😂😂 it’s not been brought up for a while now Eh?

[@johncate9541]

He was waiting for that question. You can tell by the fact that he knew precise statistics to throw back at the reporter. He was waiting for someone to ask a question like that, so he could hit it out of the park.

[@newsreach]

Adjective?

[@carolinecox4201]

Amen go Dabo

[@hoopsking34]

Great Coach and Solid Program.

[@renaissancemen1]

But not a national championship team.

[@renaissancemen1]

+RICK! Yeah! I'm sure!!!! Closer than I thought they'd get. Nice season. Roll Tide.

[@Nosfastxx]

renaissancemen1 hahahahahah look who's the sucker now 35-31

[@martinsmallwood5581]

@@renaissancemen1 lol

[@Bookert78]

YES!

[@lobotrojan4003]

Oh my! Fake News and fake reporters are in sports too. Coach is right. Don't blame him a bit.

[@paulainsc8212]

I give it to em Dabo! There is no such word!!! Lame stream media at its worst!!!

[@bittersteel7004]

jounalist walked right in to that one

[@entradieo]

Go Dabo Swinney & Go Tigers!! Being number 5 feels pretty good!

[@processor5437]

I wish the reporter would have said "well, actually, coach, "clemsoning" isn't an adjective. It's a verb".

[@redwingsfan3621]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@stevelora1539]

I hate sports media. Espn is the worst

[@markphillips4682]

When Dabo goes off on the media it must be bad because he is such a great guy and is always cool with the media

[@MrBuddibaba]

He Clemsoned that question.

[@eg8887]

It doesn't seem that much fun at Alabama or Clemson by stressed out their coaches are during a press conference.

[@EScott-zx2gs]

Actually its tons of fun. What could be more fun than winning and being on top? They just feel that talking to the media is a total waste of time and that could be doing so many more important things that would better their program. Plus, the current state of the media adds to this. They do daily press conference and each day they are filled with stupid questions or some attempt to create some controversy. This is typically when the coaches will remind the media just how much they don't like them and how stupid they in case they have forgotten. Fans love that shit too!

[@Amanda-nc5sy]

I freaking love Dabo Swinney!

[@woodyburns]

Why am I still not tired of this?😄

[@tannerjordan3754]

He almost looks like a young Saban. He'll go back to Bama. Like the saying when mama calls

[@theKevronHarris]

Go Dabo!!!

[@janetjackson4640]

Boy Coach Swinney shut him down first time seeing this video

[@fanoflakespeed9460]

Mr Special who ask for a lesser speeding fine for over 60 mph in a 35 mph zone .

[@samuelvining3346]

This is what makes him GREAT. He is himself.

[@chucktilley7155]

I'm an Alabama fan but I have nothing but respect for Dabo

[@sunnysharma007]

Hell Yeaahhh!!! GO TIGERS!!!