mogrits on 
AParker on 
Willy Mac on When Dabo took over the Clemson program he was, by many, favorably compared to fellow Bama bred Clemson coaches Danny Ford and Frank Howard. His folksy Southern charm delighted Clemson’s southern-fried fanbase and was a welcome respite from the sometimes aloof and usually slick Tommy Bowden. As Dabo now emerges as 6-6 in his Clemson coaching tenure, the “aw, shucks” charm is wearing thin on some and any claim to Danny’s heir-apparent is seeming to be wishful, deluded thinking. Moreso than being mine or Willy Mac’s personal opinion of Coach Swinney, this chart attempts to gauge his standing among the clamoring masses on the internets and radio air waves. The x axis measures his Southern Folksy Charm Rating on a scale of Andy Griffith to “Georgia man who slapped a three year old in a Wal-Mart.” The y axis follows the tried and true measure of coaching ability on the scale of Danny Ford to ham sandwich.
As you can see, the recent loss to Maryland and subsequent earnest apologies (and apologies, etc) have plunged Dabo a bit closer to the Bowden-Gump nebula of confusion.
1dwight_clark87
on Oct 7, 2009 at 11:38 am:
“The Bowden-Gump nebula of confusion.” Hilarious stuff, Chili. I think Hat-Dog should be above Ken Hatfield, though.
It’s already been a tough season for Dabo. If the heat gets too much for him, he may just decide to quit. Hopefully this will happen after a speech in which he refers to himself in the 3rd person: “Dabo don’t need this! Dabo don’t have to put up with this! You won’t have Dabo to kick around anymore!”
2AParker
on Oct 7, 2009 at 12:16 pm:
I smell a pulitzer
3Aaron Neville's Pet Tick
on Oct 7, 2009 at 12:18 pm:
fucking hilarious.
4Riggs
on Oct 7, 2009 at 1:42 pm:
Thanks, I needed a good laugh.
Oh, and I ran over a turtle in my driveway today. It made a loud bang. It was a total accident, and I feel horrible, but the football part of me said, “Heh, heh, serves you right you stupid terp. . . ”
Poor turtle – in my defense, he was coming right for me.
5JasonL
on Oct 7, 2009 at 1:52 pm:
The Hatfield image: It BURNS!!!!!!!
6The Human Cow
on Oct 7, 2009 at 2:05 pm:
Haha, this is awesome.
7SANTAMARIA
on Oct 7, 2009 at 2:23 pm:
Well done.
8Broken Gnome
on Oct 7, 2009 at 2:29 pm:
I love it
9PenthouseTiger
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:03 pm:
@1 agreed, hatdog>hatfield
10The Human Cow
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:05 pm:
I like the new header, too.
11PenthouseTiger
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:05 pm:
also, no way dabo started above howard
12Chili
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:07 pm:
@11 That’s just, like, your opinion, man.
13TheStruz
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:34 pm:
Well done sir.
14cgb
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:39 pm:
Is this graphic somehow implying Tommy Bowden is less confused/better coach/more intelligent than Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel?
15Allowat
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:44 pm:
Whoa Dude….are you saying that Dog has less coaching ability than Hatfield?
16Chili
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:45 pm:
No, no, the Folksy Southern Charm representatives are not being judged on any perceived coaching prowess. We all know Andy Taylor would coach the shit out of any group of young men out there, as well as teach them all important life lessons.
17Chili
on Oct 7, 2009 at 3:47 pm:
@15 yeah you’ve probably got a point there. HATDOG
18Reed
on Oct 7, 2009 at 4:03 pm:
Hey Maw! Get off the dang ROOF!
Fucking awesome, Chili.
19Dr. Bojangles
on Oct 7, 2009 at 6:39 pm:
bwahaha… Block-C Graphics Deptartment FTW.
I wonder what it would be like to have a toddler-slapping ham sandwich as coach?
20Mogrits
on Oct 7, 2009 at 6:46 pm:
I just googled “Dab-o-meter”. I think you guys have a hit on your hands. This needs to be adjusted weekly like the EKRs until it becomes a meme…or at least until EDSB and coacheshotseat.com pick up on it.
21AParker
on Oct 7, 2009 at 6:51 pm:
@20 I second this.
Also, did any of you guys know how incredibly warm it is in Houston?
22PenthouseTiger
on Oct 7, 2009 at 7:14 pm:
@19 see “Hootie Ingram”
23Dr. Bojangles
on Oct 7, 2009 at 7:15 pm:
The first result it returns is to tigernet, second is to block-c. But if you google your google with Bing, then block-c comes up first.
24Lazlo
on Oct 7, 2009 at 8:05 pm:
I see this thing going viral pretty soon. Well done guys.
25CUin1993
on Oct 7, 2009 at 10:50 pm:
‘Bout damn time on the etch-a-sketch header. You shouldn’t have bothered so late in the season, it’ll be basketball season soon. Shit, it took you eight months to get Bowden off the etch-a-sketch. Bitch, bitch, bitch, complain, complain, complain.
Its unanimous, hatdog > Hatfield.
Can you put a halo on Danny’s head?
2603tiger
on Oct 8, 2009 at 10:07 am:
Really need to consider moving the dog above hatfield!!
27Joe
on Oct 8, 2009 at 11:07 am:
Bowden should be below ham samich on the Y axis
28tigercpa
on Oct 8, 2009 at 11:14 am:
Bowden-Gump Nebula…
GENIUS!!!!!
29thedabokoolaid
on Oct 9, 2009 at 10:51 am:
classic block-c idea, nice job guys! cut hatfield some slack guys! 32-13 record at clemson, 1-1 bowls, 1 ACC title in 4 years! GREAT BANNER! KUDOS!=)
30tyge
on Oct 9, 2009 at 12:49 pm:
@ 29, that may be true, but don’t underestimate the abilities of hatdog.
31Mogrits
on Oct 9, 2009 at 3:54 pm:
@2: If Obama can win a Nobel Peace Prize, then Block-C can win a Pulitzer and Clemson can win the ACC Championship and Dabo can win ACC Coach of the Year. Hell yeah! All In Baby!
32dwight_clark87
on Oct 9, 2009 at 5:11 pm:
@31 -Yep, it seems that the line between fantasy and reality is becoming more and more blurry. Just ask my wives on the Japanese women’s volleyball team.
33Riggs
on Oct 9, 2009 at 9:23 pm:
@31 Yes, in this reality anything is possible.
34thedabokoolaid
on Oct 10, 2009 at 11:06 am:
where’s the open thread for this bye week game? i think corso just chose the bye week to win.
35chris simp
on Oct 10, 2009 at 11:38 am:
I really wish I was like Dabo and making $900,000 to lose football games. He keeps saying support the players, which I do, but I can’t sit back and keep paying to go on the road and watch them lose.
BTW…I opened the the door today for two Cock fans leaving chik fil a, thats how embarrassed I am to be a Clemson fan at present…
At least we have volleyball to fall back on right now! They got their 700th win and Didem is close to setting the ACC Record for career digs!!!!
36Willy Mac
on Oct 10, 2009 at 5:19 pm:
@35 – Is this a gimmick? Like, are you fucking joking? nobody gives a shit about any other sport out of the big three.
37CUVince
on Oct 10, 2009 at 6:11 pm:
True dat. I barely even give a shit about baseball.
38chris simp
on Oct 10, 2009 at 8:58 pm:
@36…If you don’t like athletic, beautiful, and hard working women in spandex…Well I think you need to check yo self bro. They kick ass AND are gorgeous…So much better than our football team.
39CUVince
on Oct 10, 2009 at 10:47 pm:
He has a point…
40Willy Mac
on Oct 10, 2009 at 11:39 pm:
@38 – We get it, you either date/want to date someone on the volleyball team. It’s not a real sport. Get a life.
41sharp
on Oct 11, 2009 at 12:32 am:
It’s not a real sport…but I guess neither is beach volleyball, but I’d be lying if I said I don’t like watching it. HOT DAMN.
42CUVince
on Oct 11, 2009 at 4:16 pm:
Rather watch women’s tennis just to hear them grunt.
43Lawtonfunk
on Oct 11, 2009 at 5:59 pm:
@35-42 I swear I’ve read this conversation before . . . including the ‘want to date’ comeback.
Creepy.
44edbo
on Oct 11, 2009 at 6:36 pm:
@36- The big three-Football, Basketball, Basket weaving.
@43- I swear I’ve seen your avatar before…. on this thread.
45Lloyd Christmas
on Oct 11, 2009 at 8:12 pm:
BTW….most of the hot volleyball chicks graduated….but good call Willy Mac….also this dab-o-meter is absolutely genius. Please update every week or two
46A770Tiger
on Oct 11, 2009 at 8:48 pm:
Friggin’ Genius!!! What the hell do you guys smoke to come up with this shit?
47Clem
on Oct 13, 2009 at 7:56 pm:
Brilliant!