Clemson Football: 5 Reasons Dabo Swinney deserves a statue right now

Clemson Football: 5 Reasons Dabo Swinney deserves a statue immediately

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide with the trophy in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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CLEMSON, SC – OCTOBER 3: Head Coach Dabo Swinney of the Cemson Tigers celebrates after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-22 at Clemson Memorial Stadium on October 3, 2015 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Tyler Smith/Getty Images) /

5. He provided hope when there wasn’t much

As we said to begin, Dabo Swinney was a breath of fresh air in a program that was absolutely falling apart.

Though no one could see it at the time, Swinney had a vision for the program.

It didn’t happen overnight, but people bought into his vision because he was a great leader. Though no Tiger fan could predict what is happening now would happen, people believed in Swinney and he gave the fan base hope.

Clemson football fans saw him making changes for the betterment of the program and, all of a sudden, they saw things moving in the right direction. That never would’ve happened without him.

It’s one thing for a coach to take over a legendary program and have success. But, Swinney took over a program in Pickens County that hadn’t been nationally relevant in basically three decades and turned it into a national powerhouse.

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