CHARLOTTE – Clemson coach Dabo Swinney knew it was coming.
He was ready for the query Thursday as the Tigers wrapped up ACC media times, the last workforce to choose the large stage in entrance of a swarm of cameras and microphones at The Westin hotel downtown.
Swinney wished to make it very clear that he has not transformed his stance on gamers currently being paid out, which is occurring now with them remaining permitted to income from identify, graphic and likeness. Two years in the past, Swinney stated: “They may possibly want to professionalize faculty athletics. Well, then, it’s possible I’ll go to the pros. … As for having to pay gamers, professionalizing college or university athletics, that’s where you eliminate me.”
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His quarterback, D.J. Uiagalelei, is now an official spokesperson for Bojangles. But that’s different than receiving paid by the school with income on major of scholarships, Swinney said in reaction to a problem that commenced with a suggestion that he had been apprehensive about NIL.
“I’ve under no circumstances been apprehensive about NIL,” Swinney stated. “That’s not the tale. Individuals hear what they want to listen to, then they produce what they want to create, then people today feel what they want to believe that. My responses have been I’m against the professionalization of higher education athletics. Usually have been, always will be. … (NIL) is just widespread sense.”
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Somber start
Florida Point out football coach Mike Norvell walked gradually to the stage Thursday early morning and acquired the remaining session of ACC media days off to a more subdued start than the previous day.
It was less than 24 hours since the revelation that legendary Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden, 91, has a terminal medical issue. Bowden coached 34 a long time at FSU (1976-2009), profitable 12 ACC titles and two nationwide championships (1993, 1999).
“Our ideas and prayers are with Coach Bowden and (spouse) Overlook Ann,” Norvell stated. “The news came out yesterday about the condition with Mentor Bowden. I want to reference his text. As he’s at home, as he’s resting, he talked about getting at peach. I think that even speaks to the legacy of who he is and what he’s all about. That is what lifetime is about, to be able to go through a journey, be in a tough location, a tough second, to be equipped to be at peace.
“Because of the affect he’s manufactured, because of the person that he is, the coach that endlessly improved a college and a place, he’s just a great example. I’m so grateful for the prospect and the romantic relationship I’ve had with Mentor Bowden.
“To Mentor Bowden, we enjoy you. We thank you.”
Also quoteworthy
Syracuse mentor Dino Babers on getting a job design for Black coaches:
“I want to be regarded as a soccer mentor. Check out how I say this. I want to be acknowledged as a soccer mentor, a great soccer coach. There is no question when I seem in the mirror after I wake up in the morning, see African American staring back at me. The duty is to make sure that the issues that I do in this placement enables other persons to have an option to love and embrace the identical occupation.”
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Boston College second-12 months coach Jeff Hafley on the thought of having packed stadiums yet again soon after previous year’s COVID safeguards:
“I’ve never been a head coach with a crowd before. So that will be attention-grabbing. I explain to you, every match, this is wherever my intellect would type of play tips on me. Each individual activity, I’d operate out the tunnel, I’d get so worked-up, so psyched. The smoke would obvious, my mind would play methods on me and I would glance for people today. They ended up the damn cardboard supporters each single time. I swear, the smoke would clear, listed here they are. And it was cardboard once more. When you place your headsets on, you sort of ignore. The only portion that is strange is soon after the recreation. There is no targeted visitors on the way house.”
N.C. Point out mentor Dave Doeren on lessons realized from the school’s baseball group, which experienced to bow out of the School Entire world Sequence due to the fact of good COVID-19 cases:
“To see how it ended was heartbreaking. It is an prospect to master for our team. We’re heading to speak about it when we get alongside one another collectively. Our fellas have found it. We have talked a person-on-1 with a number of of the players. … It’s not my work to make health care conclusions for our soccer staff. All I can to is educated them, get them about folks that can enable them make wonderful options. Which is what I’m seeking to do.”
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Louisville mentor Scott Satterfield on comparing final time (3-7 ACC) to 2019 (5-3):
“It would be complicated to do that. It would be like evaluating apples to oranges. It’s not the similar. … We’re just trying to get through the period after we made a decision to participate in. … In equally seasons, online games came down to the wire. In 2019, we had been able to win some of people game titles, go on to win 8 and go to a bowl video game. Past 12 months, we did not win some of all those near video games. I think that’s the most significant variance.”
Wake Forest mentor Dave Clawson on bringing again each starter from an offense that was 3rd in details and fourth in yards while owning a losing ACC file:
“It’s not always about quantities and stats and points, appropriate? Part of it is situational football. There were three instances previous yr that we experienced double-digit prospects in video games and weren’t capable to keep on. … At times the potential to slow it down and operate the soccer, shield a lead, hold your protection off the subject, that’s the indicator of a wonderful offense.”