Clemson’s Dabo Swinney focused on own team and ‘not really concerned’ about realignment
CHARLOTTE – Clemson to the SEC?
Clemson to the Big Ten?
Clemson staying in the ACC?
How about a charter member of the new Megatron World Conference?
Asked if he was concerned about the ultimate fate of the ACC given recent reports and league realignment, Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney pled ignorance.
“Whether the ACC goes to 52 teams or we move to the New Megatron World Conference, I don’t really know,” Swinney said Wednesday at ACC Kickoff. “I’m not really concerned about any of it.”
His lack of concern stems from his accurate conclusion that such dealings loom on someone else’s agenda – namely ACC commissioner Jim Phillips, Clemson President Jim Clements and Clemson athletic director Graham Neff.
Much to Swinney’s delight, that trio ultimately is responsible for helping decide Clemson’s future. So while Phillips says the ACC is “evaluating all options,” Swinney is focused on the Tigers’ opening day of preseason practice.
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As Swinney likes to say, “I’m just a coach.”
He reiterated that stance repeatedly Wednesday, generally eschewing realignment talk in favor of chalk talk.