VIDEO: Dabo Swinney Doing a Stephen A. Smith Impression is Gold
By Jerry Trotta
ESPN's "First Take" was live in Death Valley on Friday ahead of No. 2 Clemson's clash against ACC rival Florida State this weekend. The debate show's guest list featured a prominent batch, but the most popular of the bunch was unquestionably Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney. As expected, Stephen A. Smith proceeded to question Clemson's path to the College Football Playoff and whether Swinney's squad has what it takes to defend their championship. So, how did Dabo respond to the co-host attempting to rattle his cage? By delivering a hilarious impersonation of one of Stephen A.'s most cherished soundbites.
Dabo's @stephenasmith impression is GOLD ?
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) October 11, 2019
(via @FirstTake) pic.twitter.com/2mAQj1ENyt
Spot. On. This is just further proof that Swinney is cherished piece of the college football landscape.
For reference, let's take it back to one of Stephen A.'s rants concerning Paul Pierce and LeBron James from February:
.@stephenasmith and @JalenRose think @paulpierce34 saying that LeBron James should sit out the rest of the season is straight up BLASPHEMOUS. pic.twitter.com/oiLO1o8AYf
— First Take (@FirstTake) February 27, 2019
Dabo definitely needed to provide more effort than Smith usually does during his "BLASPHEMOUS" exclamations to drive the point home, but its pure gold just the same.