Dabo Swinney is at it again, folks. The Clemson head coach, known for his embarrassing statements and going back on promises he made to quit coaching jobs if players were paid, is always good for a comment, and Wednesday was no different. This time, Swinney was talking about NIL players and deals. NIL agreements are becoming a massive part of the recruiting and transfer portal in college football, and Swinney wanted to emphasize that Clemson always used these types of agreements to recruit. He says the Tigers have always used NIL agreements to recruit, saying he built the program in the name, image and likeness of God.
Dabo recruiting in the name of God
Dabo Swinney is apparently a pious man. He likes to tell us every chance he gets and he did it again on Wednesday. This time, Dabo was talking about NIL offers when he came up with another excellent sound bite that divided college football on Twitter.
“For me, we created this program at NIL,” Sweeney said. “We really did it. However, it’s probably different than what you’re thinking. We built this program in the image, name and likeness of God.”
Dabo said they built Clemson’s football program on NIL…the name, image and likeness of Jesus.
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– Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) December 21, 2022
There are some conspiracy theories among Gamecock rivals and other fan bases that Clemson would funnel money through a church to pay its recruits. So this is gold for them. A Twitter user apparently asks Swinney: “You do realize you’re KNOWN to use a church to funnel money to recruits, right?”
This fool Dabo said they built Clemson on God’s NIL. AS A GUY, you do realize that you are KNOWN to use a church to funnel money to recruits, right?
— GoBlue Bis〽️ (@GoBlueBis) December 21,
Other Twitter users have come to Dabo’s defense, saying they are glad he is proud of his religion. Even some fans from his rival school, South Carolina, came to his defense.
“Amen.” said one Gamecock fan on Twitter. “I’m a Gamecock fan but more importantly I’m a Christian. Praise God for @daboswinney not be ashamed of the Gospel and of Jesus Christ. We are brothers and on the same team for God.”
Amen! I’m a Gamecock fan but more importantly a Christian. Praise God that @daboswinney is not ashamed of the Gospel and Jesus Christ. We are brothers and on the same team for God.
– Brad Goodale (@bradgoodale) December 22, 2022
While this statement feels a bit embarrassing, it’s on point for Dabo. However, he has stated that he is against players being paid in the past. Once, he said that he would stop coaching if student-athletes were paid.
I thought Dabo was going to stop training if the players started getting paid? He was looking forward to it, it would be for the best that he would get out of NIL
— Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy (@Rykard_LOB) December 22, 2022
“I thought Dabo was going to stop training if the players started getting paid,” said another Twitter user. “I was looking forward to that, it would be the best thing to come out of NIL.”
That seems like a great place to end this article. Have a good day everyone.
