Clemson tops ‘Misery Index’ after Tigers fall to 0-2 following Dabo Swinney’s ‘bandwagon’ comments
By Keith Farner
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Clemson is in a world of hurt as the Tigers are trying to recover from a loss to NC State on Saturday. The Tigers are also 0-2 since coach Dabo Swinney said the Tigers need to “lighten up the bandwagon.”
Now, the Tigers have ended up in USA Today’s “Misery Index” a weekly update on fan bases across the country who are most frustrated, and usually irritated with their coaching staff.
As Wolken wrote: “As we now sit here in 2023, Clemson is an ugly 4-4 after losing 24-17 at North Carolina State. Swinney has resorted to lashing out at angry fans about jumping off the bandwagon and lecturing them about how hard it is to win. And he doesn’t seem to have many answers for why his program has fallen apart so dramatically.”
Wolken wrote that the issue is simple: Clemson simply isn’t that talented, and Swinney is at a loss to explain.
“I don’t understand why some of the things have happened the way they’ve happened,” Swinney told reporters on Saturday. “It’s been bizarre. It’s probably the best word I can say.”
What’s clear is it’s never great when the opposing coach, in this case, NC State’s Dave Doeren, makes a viral comment after the game.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
