This is a common theme I've seen repeated among those writing about Dabo.
''Dabo Swinney still gets talked about like the clear No. 2 coach of his era behind Nick Saban, but the gap between who he was and who he is has grown wider every season since Trevor Lawrence left campus after the 2020 campaign. Clemson has slipped from College Football Playoff regular to a program that spends more time explaining what went wrong than planning its next postseason trip.''
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''Dabo Swinney still gets talked about like the clear No. 2 coach of his era behind Nick Saban, but the gap between who he was and who he is has grown wider every season since Trevor Lawrence left campus after the 2020 campaign. Clemson has slipped from College Football Playoff regular to a program that spends more time explaining what went wrong than planning its next postseason trip.''
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