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Dabo's $10K Tantrum: Was It Worth It?
Alright, so Dabo Swinney got fined $10,000 for bitching about a pass interference call. Ten grand! That's like, a used car for normal people. Or, you know, enough ramen to last a grad student a decade. But for a guy pulling down millions to coach a football team... is it even a slap on the wrist?
Let's be real, the ACC's "Sportsmanship Policy" is a joke. "Public criticism of officials is not in the best interest of intercollegiate athletics." Give me a break. What is in the best interest of intercollegiate athletics? Keeping the money flowing, offcourse. Can't have coaches riling up the fanbase and threatening the almighty dollar.
Swinney's quote is classic Dabo, though: "That’s one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen in a game ever in my entire coaching career. Ever." Okay, settle down, drama queen. It was a bad call, sure, but "ever"? Has he never seen a ref miss a blatant holding penalty or swallow the whistle on a clear fumble? Maybe he needs to get out more.
And then he doubles down: "I don’t want to make that a deal because we should’ve won the game." Translation: "I'm gonna make it a deal, but I'll pretend I'm not."
The real kicker is Clemson being 3-5. They started the season ranked No. 4! Remember all the hype? The "experienced team coming off a College Football Playoff appearance"? Now they're staring down the barrel of missing a bowl game for the first time since 2004. Ouch.
So, is Dabo deflecting? Absolutely. Is he justified in being pissed? Maybe a little. But here's the million-dollar question: does anyone actually care about Dabo's feelings right now? I mean, besides his immediate family and maybe a few die-hard Clemson boosters.
Speaking of things that are small but pack a punch... did you see that Raspberry Pi story? Some genius built a "FocusFinder" that glares at you when you get distracted. Animated angry eyes! It's like a digital hall monitor for the age of doomscrolling. I almost want one, but then I remember I'm supposed to be the one writing about tech, not being judged by it. You can read more about it in This Raspberry Pi productivity gadget will glare at you if you doomscroll on the clock.
It's funny how we're automating everything. Accountability, productivity... even nagging. Are we really that incapable of self-discipline that we need a tiny computer to shame us into working? Maybe. Maybe we are.
And then there's the MSI single-board computer. An x86 processor in a Raspberry Pi form factor? Okay, that's actually pretty cool. "Intended for deployment in extreme environments and industrial use cases." So, not for your average basement tinkerer, then. Figures. Why does all the cool stuff have to be for factories and "smart kiosks"? Can't I have an "extreme environment" in my living room?
But wait... are we really supposed to believe that a device designed for "-40°C (-40°F) to 70°C to (158°F)" only has a passive cooler? Something doesn't add up.
The article mentions Dabo joking about getting fired. "We’ve had 14 great years, but this has definitely been the worst we’ve had since (2010)." Is he being self-deprecating or is he genuinely worried? I honestly can't tell. Maybe it's both.
It's like he's trying to play it cool, but you can see the cracks in the facade. The pressure of expectations, the weight of a once-dominant program suddenly struggling... it's gotta be eating at him.
And you know what? Good.
Okay, maybe that's harsh. But let's be real: college football is a cutthroat business. You're only as good as your last game. And right now, Dabo Swinney ain't looking so good.
Probably not. But hey, at least it gave us something to talk about, right? In the grand scheme of things, $10,000 is a rounding error for a guy like Dabo. The real cost is the hit to his reputation, the questions about his coaching ability, and the growing sense that maybe, just maybe, the game has passed him by.
