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By Michael Gallagher
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ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum isn’t one to bite his tongue.
The opinionated pundit has never been one to shy away from voicing his opinion, even if it’s somewhat controversial.
Because of his devil-may-care persona, Finebaum has found himself in some awkward situations with some of the top head coaches in college football — many of whom he’s criticized at one juncture or another.
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On Friday, Finebaum went after another top college coach, and this time it was Clemson’s Dabo Swinney who found himself on the receiving end of one of Finebaum’s undressings.
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“I am getting so exasperated listening to Dabo tell us how great he used to be,” Finebaum said on ESPN’s “Get Up.” “They’re not great anymore. You don’t hear [Tom] Brady talking about his Super Bowls. Dabo is just stuck on stupid right now trying to convince us that his program is still legitimate.
“It’s not. It’s slipping and sliding away. It’s good. Maybe they’ll win nine games this year or maybe they won’t. But they lost six games last year with the Heisman favorite (Cade Klubnik). That is downright embarrassing.”
Finebaum’s rant came after Swinney reminded reporters at ACC Media Days of the success he’s had during his tenure at Clemson — a run that includes a 187-53 career record, 10 bowl wins, nine conference titles, four national championship game appearances, and two national championship wins.
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“You know, we’ve had 15 winning seasons, 13 10-plus win seasons, 14 nine-plus win seasons, we’ve won 11 championships in the last 15 years,” Swinney stated. “And then you have a season like last year, and that’s kind of what everybody wants to focus on — and I get that, we earned that. This year, ain’t none of y’all going to pick us. Ain’t none of y’all going to say anything good about us.”
If Swinney and Clemson fail to have a nine- or 10-win season next year, Finebaum will likely be sure to remind him of what he said during the offseason.
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