The Tao of Dabo Swinney

CLEMSON, S.C. -- It's entirely possible that the college football world will be forever changed because of a movie that garnered a 35 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The premise of the 2013 Vince Vaughn-Owen Wilson buddy comedy "The Internship" was simple enough: Two middle-aged pals get internships at Google. But the plot isn't important to this story. What's important is that Clemson coach Dabo Swinney -- never one to shy from mediocre comedy -- saw the film and took notice of one of the set pieces.

Turns out, Google's headquarters has a slide, and Swinney loved it. So now, inside Clemson's $55 million football facility, a stainless steel chute runs from the second floor, outside…