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Game Thread Orange Bowl: tOSU vs Clemson, Jan 3, 8:30 ET, ESPN

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Clemson coach: "We've become...more consistent than Ohio State"

Clemson's head coach told the media Friday he believed his program's been more consistent than Ohio State's. Well okay then.

To the uninitiated (which may certainly include many Ohio State partisans), Dabo Swinney may not strike them as a (noted Michigan Man) Les Miles type. But given the chance, the Clemson CEO will certainly come through with every bit as much aplomb. Sometimes con gusto.

When asked during a media session Friday about Clemson's perceived inconsistency in recent years, Swinney went on the defensive. The result was this gem (Emphasis ours):

"If you just judge us on the last five years I think that we've become one of the most consistent programs in the country. More consistent than Ohio State, if you will. There's a lot of teams out there that would love to have the accomplishments that this team has had in the last few years. And as far as consistently being ranked and school things that we've done here, records that we've set here at Clemson, and all that kind of stuff. But that's what you got to do."

Swinney went on to add, "This is our 6th top 12 matchup in our last 15 games."

Clemson's record in those contests? 2-4, with scores including a 51-14 loss to Florida State, and multiple two score losses to in-state rival South Carolina. The wins? A one-point Chick fil-A Bowl upset over LSU and the season opening 3-point home win over currently unranked Georgia (admittedly the current iteration of the 'Dawgs is far more injured than that one, but we digress).

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Regular Season & CCG Record Since 2009
Clemson : 44-18
Ohio State : 51-10

Bowl Record Since 2009
Clemson : 2-2
Ohio State : 2-1

Yes....certainly more consistent....:no:
 
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BehemothCU said:
Really? 'Urban' is your coach. Not much better. I know Dabo isn't the greatest name, but come on. Urban.

At least say we're dumb for being from the south, or we don't have teeth or something.
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Really? Take people too seriously much? And, he has a point of the stupidity of his name:

Swinney's nickname was given to him as an infant by his parents when his then-18-month-old brother would try to enunciate "that boy" when referring to Swinney.
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That's something you find cute for a few weeks. Not a name you go by as an adult.
 
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BehemothCU said:
Really? 'Urban' is your coach. Not much better. I know Dabo isn't the greatest name, but come on. Urban.

At least say we're dumb for being from the south, or we don't have teeth or something.
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I guess at this point we could begin to discuss the 8 Popes named Urban, our coach being a devout Catholic and all that but lets be real...like you said, you are from the south. Why bother?
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
I'd just like to point out "consistent" doesn't necessarily mean good. Eastern Michigan has been pretty consistent as well. Still disagree with Dabo's remark. Ohio State has displayed a great deal of consistency over the last... oh... 100 years.
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OSU is like Led Zepplin or maybe The Who.

Clemson is a boy band.

Both have success depending on how you measure it.
 
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Clemson has been so consistent against legitimately ranked teams that their name has become synonymous with what happens when an over-rated team plays somebody.
We have to go back to 1999 to find a beatdown at home like FSU handed Clemson. Clemson just has to go back to 2007 or 2008. Consistency.
 
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