# Dabo Swinney on Winning Championships and ACC Dominance | David Glenn Show Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/dabo-swinney-on-winning-championships-and-acc-dominance-david-glenn-show Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/dabo-swinney-on-winning-championships-and-acc-dominance-david-glenn-show.md Podcast: [NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS NETWORK](https://stenobird.com/podcast/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785) Published: 2026-07-16T19:20:43+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ncsportsnetwork/episodes/Dabo-Swinney-on-Winning-Championships-and-ACC-Dominance--David-Glenn-Show-e3m62jl Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/e4f34eec/podcast/play/122931253/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-16%2F428089375-44100-2-493006fb7d556.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/episodes/dabo-swinney-on-winning-championships-and-acc-dominance-david-glenn-show Duration seconds: 714 ## Resource Dabo Swinney on Clemson’s 7–6 Season, Close-Game Lessons, and the New Era of College Football David Glenn interviews Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, the ACC's winningest coach and a two-time national champion, briefly focusing on Clemson's 7–6 season in 2025 despite nine NFL draft picks. Swinney calls 2010 his most disappointing year, accepts responsibility for not winning close games, and notes Clemson lost three games by 11 total points, including two on the final play, while struggling early to handle adversity. He emphasizes culture was shown when the team stayed united, reset goals at 3–5, won four straight to secure a 15th consecutive winning season, and won in Columbia. Glenn asks what changed from Clemson's 2015–2020 peak; Swinney cites perspective, noting top-10 wins this decade and three ACC titles (2020, 2022, 2024). He also praises Indiana's rise as proof “greatness is for everybody," crediting people and cohesion over rankings.00:00 Dabo Swinney Joins00:30 Fun Stories Setup01:11 What Went Wrong Last Season03:40 Culture Tested and Response05:01 Dynasty Run vs Recent Years05:34 NIL and Portal Perspective07:44 Amedeos - the best Italian Food on Earth08:29 Indiana Story and Lessons10:04 Final Thanks and Sign-Off10:17 NCSN Network OutroWelcome to the North Carolina Sports Network!Your home for all things sports in the Bold North State — from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, PGA TOUR, and NASCAR to the heart of ACC and college athletics.🎥 Stories. 🎙️ Podcasts. 📊 Analysis.Covering the legends, the rising stars, and everything in between.👇 Subscribe & follow:🌐 ncsportsnetwork.com🎧 Podcasts: Spotify, Apple & more📲 @TheNCSportsNet on all platforms#NCsports #BoldNorthState ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/episodes/dabo-swinney-on-winning-championships-and-acc-dominance-david-glenn-show/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/dabo-swinney-on-winning-championships-and-acc-dominance-david-glenn-show.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.