Interim Head Coach Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers gave up a heartbreaker to Florida State today as Bobby Bowden's Seminoles defeated the Tigers by a score of 41-27.
Clemson watched as its last hopes for playing for the ACC championship faded into memory, even though such hopes were a long shot at best.
Florida State's running game proved to be too much for Clemson's defense.
The Tigers now move to 4-5 on the season, and even a bid for a bowl game seems to be impossible at this point.
Clemson should view this interim period after the mid-season loss of Coach Tommy Bowden as a holding pattern until Dabo Swinney has a chance to rebuild. It is increasingly apparently that the rebuilding process will begin next year rather than now.
Swinney should not be held responsible for the team's woes. He inherited a troubled program, and a mid-season coaching change in college football is simply too big an obstacle for ANY new coach to overcome.
The Tigers play Duke next Saturday in Clemson at 12 Noon ET. This will also be Clemson's Homecoming game.
Saturday, November 08, 2008
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