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ACC SQUAD - The Clemson Tigers have FALLEN | Can Boston College take their place?

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Georgia gets outbid and still wins. Clemson can't even buy loyalty anymore—that's how far Dabo's philosophy has fallen.

ACC Squad roundtable analyzes Clemson football's decline. CBS's Tom Fornelli declared Clemson 'dead,' prompting debate from regional ACC experts. Panel evidence: Clemson only P4 team without portal QB, declining recruiting classes (top 25 vs. top 5 historical), retention spending over recruitment, Dabo's NIL philosophy rejection. Consensus: Dabo's coaching is elite (X's and O's), but his GM decisions (portal resistance, NIL spending strategy) are failing. Miami's Cristobal rebuild cited as counterpoint (program reborn with new coach). Takes differ: Brian (optimistic Dabo can adapt) vs. Kenton (stubbornness is permanent flaw). Conclusion: Clemson's ceiling depends on Dabo's willingness to modernize or arrival of new leadership.

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A heated ACC roundtable that uses Clemson's collapse to kick off NIL and roster debate.

The ACC Squad opens by treating Clemson as dead, then uses that as a launch point for a loose, heated debate. Alex Dono, Kenton Gibbs, and Brian Smith move through NIL spending, the case for federal intervention in college sports, and Clemson's outlook, before the conversation…

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