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    Dabo Swinney Gets Slammed By CFB Fans During No. 14 Clemson’s Blow to No. 1 Georgia | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats & Rumors

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    ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 31: Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney claps before the game during the Aflac Kickoff Game against the Georgia Bulldogs, Clemson Tigers at Mercedes Benz Stadium on August 31, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)

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    It wasn’t an ideal start to the season for Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers.

    An opening game against the Georgia Bulldogs certainly wouldn’t be easy, but a respectable performance could have given the No. 14 Tigers some momentum for the rest of the season.

    Unfortunately for Clemson, that didn’t happen.

    Clemson Football @ClemsonFB

    Final Score | Clemson 3, Georgia 34

    The Bulldogs defeated the Tigers 34-3, showing why they entered the 2024 season with the No. 1 ranking. Carson Beck tore up the Tigers, going 23 of 33 for 278 yards and two touchdowns, while the collective rushing attack combined for 163 yards and two touchdowns.

    Tigers quarterback Cade Klubnik went 18 of 29 for zero touchdowns and an interception. The rushing attack mustered just 46 yards against the Bulldogs defense.

    Fans took to social media to criticise Swinney’s coaching and failure to embrace the transfer market as reasons for the failure.

    Gabe Ikard @GabeIkard

    Dabo Swinney’s job is to do everything he can to put together a team that can compete at the highest level of college football.
    He is not doing his job and will be criticized for it, and rightly so.

    Keith Jouganatos @KeithJouganatos

    Dabo Swinney’s refusal to use the transfer portal and his negative attitude towards NIL are clearly visible today.
    Georgia’s talent is night and day compared to Clemson.
    Swinney is a VCR stuck in a Blue Ray world.

    Alex Barth @RealAlexBarth

    So…Dabo Swinney?

    Ari Wasserman @Ari Wasserman

    Clemson was Georgia not so long ago. Through stubbornness and an inability to adapt, Dabo Swinney has done this to his program. You could have seen today coming three years ago and he has never done anything to change the course.

    Stewart Mandel @almond

    It’s tough to compete with the #1 team in the country when all your transfers are coming out of high school.

    Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger

    Clemson has gone 31 consecutive drives without a touchdown against Georgia, dating back to the second quarter of their 2014 game.
    That period covers 10.5 quarters of football, two full matches and 155 minutes of playing time.

    Georgia has won 11 straight season openers, including all nine since Kirby Smart took over as head coach. This was the second straight season that Clemson lost its season opener.

    This was the third time Swinney has lost a game by more than 30 points as Clemson’s coach and the first time since 2013. While Georgia is a strong program, the Tigers have College Football Playoff aspirations and this loss doesn’t offer much hope toward that goal.

    The Tigers still have a win-and-in scenario to reach the playoffs via an ACC Championship bid. The loss to the Bulldogs did not affect those chances because it was a non-conference game.

    Clemson hopes to get back on track next week when it hosts Appalachian State.

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