There’s really no other way to put it unless you are a biased Clemson fan. Head coach Dabo Swinney had to eat a little crow on the Sugar Bowl field on Friday night. He had been very vocal about Ohio State not playing enough games to deserve selection for the College Football Playoff, and even went as far as to rank the Buckeyes No. 11 in his final Amway Coaches Poll ballot.
And then the Tigers got the doors blown off them in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome 49-28. Justin Fields came to play, the defense harassed quarterback Trevor Lawrence for much of the night, and truth be known, the score could have been worse.
Dabo took it like a man and made himself graciously available to the media after the game, and answered all the questions fired his way, including how his comments may have played into the motivation for Ohio State in this one. If you missed any of those comments, we’ve got them for you here thanks to the fine folks at the Sugar Bowl.
Watch the below video and watch Dabo not only answer questions about his perceived slight towards the Buckeyes, but also hear him discuss what a great game OSU played, how tough Justin Fields was, and much more.
Well, at least Dabo gave credit where credit is due, but we’re not so sure his comments didn’t add extra motivation to the prep and execution we saw tonight from Ohio State.
Maybe next time, he should choose his words a little more carefully because if the Buckeyes are the No. 11 team in the country, they are the best No. 11 team in any sport, on any planet, in any universe.
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