Those are fair points.
I think Riley hasn’t figured out the Defensive side of the ball & that’s affected their title chances more than anything, also from a recruiting standpoint I don’t think Oklahoma until recently has placed a high premium on recruiting high caliber front 7 trench players in...
Venables, Jeff Scott & to a lesser extent Chad Morris were really the ones responsible from a coaching standpoint for helping build Clemson into a powerhouse.
From a recruiting standpoint Dabo did a great job in finding Deshaun Watson & getting a title out of him & then transitioning from...
As a recruiter yes, he’s still a top dog, as a pure coach, I put him behind Lincoln Riley.
I wouldn’t take Jumbo over Dabo, but I would definitely take Riley over Dabo regardless of Natty’s.
A good one to think on, would you take Ryan Day over Dabo?
Dabo was never looked at as a X’s & O’s genius, he was never even a coordinator or play caller.
His bread & butter has always been recruiting, he’s never had the reputation in college football as an offensive guru.