With Clemson entering ACC play, Dabo Swinney reminded his team that “every game is a playoff” and external noise can’t determine performance.
Heading into Atlanta, Swinney’s message wasn’t about X’s and O’s — it was about mindset.
“External things can’t determine your performance,” he said. “If they do, then you’re always going to be controlled by external things. You’ve got to focus on what you’re doing, one play at a time, and tune all that stuff out.”
ACC Stakes Are Immediate
Swinney didn’t sugarcoat the importance of conference games in the new era of tiebreakers and expanded postseason implications.