William Christopher “Dabo” Swinney is an American football coach who currently serves as head coach at Clemson University. Swine took over in the middle of the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden.Today we will discuss about Dabo Swinney: Jaguars| Coaching career| Quotes| Salary 2021.
Dabo Swinney: Jaguars| Coaching career| Quotes| Salary 2021
William Christopher “Dabo” Swinney (/ˈdæboʊ swiːniː/; [1] born November 20, 1969) is an American football coach who currently serves as head coach at Clemson University. Swine took over in the middle of the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden. Swine has led them to national championships in 2017 and 2019, and Clemson is behind only Frank Howard for the most wins by a head coach in history.
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Clemson |
Conference | ACC |
Record | 149–36 |
Biographical details | |
Born | November 20, 1969 Birmingham, Alabama |
Playing career | |
1990–1992 | Alabama |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1993–1995 | Alabama (GA) |
1996 | Alabama (WR/TE) |
1997 | Alabama (TE) |
1998–2000 | Alabama (WR) |
2003–2006 | Clemson (WR) |
2007–2008 | Clemson (AHC/WR) |
2008 | Clemson (interim HC/OC) |
2009–present | Clemson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 149–36 |
Bowls | 10–7 |
Tournaments | 6–4 (CFP) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Jaguars
Swine signed a 10-year, $92 million deal with Clemson in April 2019, which at the time was the largest contract in college football history. It runs until 2028 and includes other incentives. It also required that Swinney be one of the three highest-paid coaches in any season after his team reached the semifinals of the college football playoffs.
Simply put, this guy is being paid. Swine’s high salary could not only deter him from chasing any pro openings, but could also deter NFL teams from chasing him. Potential purchase issues and contract negotiations may be enough to end negotiations before they begin .Then, there’s the football side of things. Recent history shows that expecting a college coach to take success to the next level is not a big deal. Meyer, Bobby Petrino, Greg Schiano, Matt Roulette, Steve Spurrier — heck, even Nick Saban fought with the dolphins. And Swinney has to win in Jacksonville? It’s a long task considering the dumpster fire left behind by the mayor.
Coaching career
Clemson went on to undefeated the 2018 season and beat Alabama 44-16 to win the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. Clemson was the first team in modern history to go 15–0, leading some pundits to say the 2018 Tigers were the greatest college football team of all time. [54]
2019 season
See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team
Swine’s 2019 Tigers picked up where last year’s team left off, running the table, including a win over Southeastern Conference opponents Texas A.
Quotes
Here is a collection of Swinney quotes from the past few years:
“To be an overachiever, you have to be an ultra-believer.”
“Do ordinary things in an unusual way.”
“Whatever results you get, learn from it and move on and move on to the next.”
“It’s only unimaginable if you don’t think about it.”
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
“Don’t let anyone get into your mind with your dirty feet.”
“If you’re going to be great, you can never be satisfied.”
“When you have the cross as the foundation of your life, football won’t bring any pressure.”
“‘We’re the rednecks who moved to nice neighborhoods, but we are.”
“May the light that shines on you be brighter than the light that shines on you.”
“I think teams win. I don’t think offense wins. I don’t think defense wins. I don’t think special teams win. Teams win.”
“Bad things happen in life… but what matters is how you respond.”
“I was taught to win and lose with class.”
“Don’t buy lies.”
“We have three rules in our program that everyone must follow: 1. Players must go to class; 2. They must try and 3. They must be good citizens. It’s as simple as that.”
“Recruits and their families want and deserve to know who you are as a person, not what kind of coach you are.”
“I try to be a good example to others, and I work hard to live my life according to what I believe in.”
“That’s been my word all year: love. And I said tonight that we’re going to win it because we love each other.”
Salary 2021
Clemson’s coach Dabo Swinney ranked fourth in the salary of head coaches in 2021 with $8.37 million. Alabama’s Nick Saban leads the list with $9.75 million, followed by LSU’s Ed Orgeron with $9 million and Stanford’s David Shaw with $8.93 million. The next highest ranked ACC after Swine is Florida State’s Mike Norwell, who is worth $3.75 million.
Orgeron, who led LSU to victory against Clemson in the national championship game two years ago, has resigned and will not coach at the Texas Bowl against Kansas State.