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Clemson Football: ‘Thumb Gangsters’ upset Dabo Swinney called them out

Oct 31, 2020; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talks with players during the fourth quarter of the game against Boston College at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY Sports

Clemson football coach has a new name for the Twittersphere

The Clemson football program isn’t particularly popular with a portion of Twitter users that Dabo Swinney has now labeled as ‘Thumb Gangsters.’

If you’ve ever spent any amount of time on social media- in particularly Twitter- it doesn’t take long to learn just how toxic of an environment it truly has become.