Why is Paul Finebaum so obsessed with Dabo Swinney and Clemson?

There’s no other to say it. Paul Finebaum is completely and utterly obsessed with Clemson and Dabo Swinney.

He simply won’t stop talking about Swinney.

The obsession goes back years.

Back in 2019, my podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD talked about how Dabo Swinney Clemson was living rent-free in the head of Paul Finebaum. 

Three years later and Finebaum and it is more of the same,  as SaturdayDownSouth writes.

Paul Finebaum has increasingly targeted Clemson coach Dabo Swinney in recent days and weeks, especially in talks about top programs and coaches across the country.

Then he goes on to Clemson fans as the most insecure in the country, and that “Kirby Smart is where it’s at in college football today.”

OK, Kirby Smart and Georgia just won the national title. I don’t like Georgia, but I can respect they are the reigning kings of college football. Saying Smart is where it currently is in college football is so obvious as to make you question what is Finebaum even thinking about?

I’m curious though what is the obsession?

Either Clemson is so irrelevant they are not worth Finebaum’s time or they remain one of the few existential threats to SEC Football superiority.

Clemson can’t be a non-factor and on the tip of Finebaum’s tongue every time he talks about a non-SEC program.

He’s not talking about Oklahoma, USC, Ohio State, or Penn State. When Finebaum talks outside the SEC it’s Clemson, Clemson, and more Clemson.

Again what is the obsession?

I think Paul Finebaum wants to be Dabo Swinney’s friend. How often has Dabo Swinney talked about Paul Finebaum, and how often does Finebaum talk about Swinney?

Sorry, Paul, Dabo isn’t going to call you for dinner or a round of golf no matter how much you want him to.

Paul just wants Dabo to like him, and he doesn’t know how to express his feelings… lol.

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