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10-28-2015, 10:35 AM
Dabo Swinney blames social media for midseason firings
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney might be having a tremendous season, but that doesn't mean he won't stand by his fellow man.
In a press conference Tuesday, Swinney outlined the correlation between coaches getting fired midseason and social media. He said that back in the day, coaches would be given the opportunity to play out the season.
But nowadays, he claims, anyone with access to social media plays a pivotal role in building up social anger, which could force an athletic director's hand.
"It?s a sad state of affairs," Swinney said. "It comes with the territory. It?s not like it used to be, where you evaluate the totality of a season. It just isn?t that way any more. Social media gets people hired, fired and retired quick. Just like that. It?s just an overwhelming swell of emotion, good, bad or whatever."
So far this season, a slew of coaches have been fired midway through the year. Take a look:
Coach School Day of Firing
Dan McCarney North Texas Oct. 10
Randy Edsall Maryland Oct. 11
Steve Sarkisian USC Oct. 13
Al Golden Miami Oct. 25
"When did you ever see this many coaches without jobs in the middle of the season? It?s like the trend now, and it?s sad," Swinney added. "With the amount of money that?s involved, win right now, the expectations, shoot first, ask questions later mentality that we?ve got, it?s just the way it is.
"I hate it. These are people."
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney might be having a tremendous season, but that doesn't mean he won't stand by his fellow man.
In a press conference Tuesday, Swinney outlined the correlation between coaches getting fired midseason and social media. He said that back in the day, coaches would be given the opportunity to play out the season.
But nowadays, he claims, anyone with access to social media plays a pivotal role in building up social anger, which could force an athletic director's hand.
"It?s a sad state of affairs," Swinney said. "It comes with the territory. It?s not like it used to be, where you evaluate the totality of a season. It just isn?t that way any more. Social media gets people hired, fired and retired quick. Just like that. It?s just an overwhelming swell of emotion, good, bad or whatever."
So far this season, a slew of coaches have been fired midway through the year. Take a look:
Coach School Day of Firing
Dan McCarney North Texas Oct. 10
Randy Edsall Maryland Oct. 11
Steve Sarkisian USC Oct. 13
Al Golden Miami Oct. 25
"When did you ever see this many coaches without jobs in the middle of the season? It?s like the trend now, and it?s sad," Swinney added. "With the amount of money that?s involved, win right now, the expectations, shoot first, ask questions later mentality that we?ve got, it?s just the way it is.
"I hate it. These are people."