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National College Football Writer Disagrees With Dabo Swinney's Grades From LSU's Win

by Staff Reporter

September 3, 202565 Comments

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Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had some peculiar grading of LSU's 17-10 win over the Tigers last Saturday while addressing the media on Tuesday.

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"It was a hell of a game, down to the last play," Swinney said in his weekly news conference. "Right out of the gate. It's like getting the final exam [on] Day 1 of class. They made a 65; we made a 58. Neither one of us were great."

Later in the day, head coach Brian Kelly pushed back on Dabo's grading:

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"I thought we dominated them in the second half, so he's really a really good grader for giving himself a 58, or he's a really hard grader on us," Kelly said.

"Or he didn't see the second half, which, that might be the case. He might not have wanted to see the second half."

Kelly is not the only one who disagrees with Dabo's comments, as Fox Sports College Football reporter Bruce Feldman chimed in with a grade of "A+" for LSU:

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LesnarF5•9 months

Dabo and the entire Clemson staff are soft as Charmin's toilet paper for snitching on AJ Haulsy and making that boy miss the first half of that game for something he did last year at Houston. Never liked Dabo, I think he's fake as f u c k.

grich31•9 months

B+ only due to 2 fumbles and missed FG

blacroix•8 months

And missing a chance to put 3 more points on the board.

foj1981•9 months

That self absorbed douche bag is the insufferable

ForeverLSU02•9 months

Dabo is a Grade A douche

tiger109•9 months

If the rolls were reversed, and Kelly said it, I would be pissed and see it as an excuse.

ianfson1•9 months

If Kelly had said it, he would have been crucified by the press and fans.

PerplenGold•9 months

Reverse roll…is that a biscuit?

SaintInBham•9 months

#6 on the lunch menu at Sushi Village

Purple N Gold Blood•9 months

Dabo’s team got their asses handed to them in the 2nd half . If not for sone bad calls like the TD , and the holding on the punt return , and no call for grounding the ball to avoid a sack . The score could’ve been a lot worse .

Davy•9 months

He's saying "A-plus" not "A-."

doublebob•9 months

They're not so great at paraphrasing, haha.

pitchandcatch27•9 months

Who listens to anyone with name like Dabo, how in the hell did his parents come up with that one. Dabo? Bad sportsmanship.....LSU 17, Kittens 10

Jk121•9 months

As a child, his older brother called him “that boy”. In mobile home dialect it sounded like Dabo and stuck with him.

Timeoday•9 months

His finger was always "dabbing" in his nose. Ain't that right, DABO?

cajunmud•9 months

You ever seen that video of the chimp sticking his finger in his butt, then smells it and falls off the limb...hahaha...oh know...Dabo.

Mister Ice•9 months

Give Dabo some grace. Let’s just say Dabo was in shock. People say stupid sh.t in shock.

Russianblue•9 months

I agree. Definitely don't think he's a bad guy. I DO think, however, that he is getting anxious about ever being relevant again. In the past, the way to have success was to set up 'the process' like Saban and Dabo did. Then the rug got pulled out from under them with COVID and NIL. The venerable PROCESS no longer works and thus far, Dabo has failed to adapt.

Timeoday•9 months

Dabo became relevant because Clemson did not play in the SEC. The powder puff league schedule of the ACC enabled Dabo to avoid injuries and present a more rested team in the playoffs. That gig is up. No wonder he looks lost shaking Nuss's hand.

Dabo is the ULTIMATE snake oil salesman.

Tigrdynasty•9 months

He beat Saban and Bama for the National Championship twice and lost one in a very close game.

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DeafVallyBatnR•9 months

My only concern is that Clemson is not as good as everyone said before the game. That's how bad LSU Defense made Clemson Offense look. LSU offense did not open up with a lot of down field pass plays. I think that is coming.

Lcguy•9 months

Clemson will be fine. They are good.. alot of returning starters from their playoff team last year. Lsu is just stacked.

dmr2210•9 months

First game of the season on the road in a hostile environment with an all-new offensive line going up against what is supposed to be the nation's top defensive front I am more than okay with not a lot of downfield pass plays.

CajunBullet•9 months

Miami and Florida State will have a lot to say about what goes on in the ACC this year! Dabo and Clemson maybe in third place and out of the CFP!

tigers1956•9 months

He would never make it in the SEC….Stay in the ACC where you. belong

Pas Bon•9 months

Dabo, please stfu

moutard•9 months

To be fair, 65 is probably better than anything Dabo got in school, so it’s actually high praise

TooFyeToFly•9 months

Monster Mansoor is such a stud. Great effort by the coaching staff to bring in guys like him.

FATBOY TIGER•9 months

Dabonhead to the Gumps

cajunmud•9 months

Beware...that OL is only gonna get better.

Shreveport Mike•9 months

We played a great game and the OL played much better than expected. I'm wondering how good is Clemson really? We will find out how good we are a couple of weeks.

LSUbest•8 months

83 to 55

Ironhead985•9 months

2 fumbles lost isn't an "A plus performance" in my opinion. I give the Defense an A+

BrookhavenBengal•9 months

C'mon, Staff Reporter. Feldman gave us an A+, not an A-. The little horizontal dash after the "A" in the Feldman quote was used there as a hyphen, not as a minus sign. His full grade was an "A-plus," which the same as typing "A+."

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