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Adopting the optimism of Dabo Swinney isn’t a bad thing

By Shawn Spencer

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers walks off the field after his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers walks off the field after his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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It doesn’t take a lot in this world to be negative, but adopting the positivity of Dabo Swinney is something much harder to achieve.

In the midst of uncertain times, there’s been plenty of negativity to go around.

When it comes to the sports world, fans across the nation are wondering the same thing: When will sports return? When will we have a chance to see athletic competitions being played live? When will fans be allowed to take part in arenas and stadiums again?

They are questions that certainly cannot be answered right now.

Some believe sports will return sooner rather than later. Others believe it could very well be many months from now before we see the light at the end of the tunnel.

And then there’s Dabo Swinney.

Swinney, the Head Coach of the Clemson football program, has been one of the positive voices in the sports world, and he’s been absolutely trashed because of it. Dabo Swinney met with the media via teleconference last week and had some interesting comments when asked about the potential for the 2020 College Football season to be canceled or postponed.

"“My preference is let’s get to work and go play,” Swinney said via ESPN. “That’s the best-case scenario, and I think that’s what’s going to happen. I don’t have any doubt. I have zero doubt that we’re going to be playing and the stands are going to be packed.”“That’s just my mindset. I’ve got one plan, and that’s to get the Tigers ready to play in late August, early September. I’ll leave it to the smart people to figure out the doomsday scenarios. We’ve got one scenario, and that’s to run down that hill and kick it off in the valley.”"

Though many analysts and fans decided to blast Dabo Swinney on social media, I choose to take a different perspective: It’s the ever-optimistic perspective that we are so desperately in need of currently.

It’s a lot easier to lose hope during a time like this. But I want to adopt the Dabo Swinney perspective. He has consistently remained positive and given fans hope. Swinney doesn’t know what the future holds- no one does- but he’s choosing to hold out hope.

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He’s choosing to look for that light at the end of the tunnel and continuing to prepare with the belief that we are going to beat this thing.

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