Twitter Roasts Dabo Swinney After Ohio State Team He Ranked 11th Clobbers Clemson

Twitter roasted head coach Dabo Swinney after the Buckeyes team he ranked No. 11 clobbered Clemson in the Sugar Bowl.

What goes around comes around, and Dabo Swinney is left eating crow on New Year's Day. 

Just over a week ago, the Clemson head coach made his feelings known about who he thought should've been in the College Football Playoff. In the final Coaches Poll ballot prior to the bowl season starting, Swinney voted for Ohio State—a team that had only played six games, compared to his teams' 11—at No. 11 while a majority of the panel's 61 coaches placed Ohio State in the top four.

"There is no question Ohio State is good enough to beat us, any of us, to be a national champion," he later said, defending his ranking. "I didn't rank anybody that didn't play nine games or more in the top 10. That's why they were 11. ... I have all the respect in the world for Ohio State."

Dabo Swinney: I’m ranking Ohio State 11th

Ohio State: pic.twitter.com/nU43bMzHHr

— Dan Lust, Esq. 🎙 (@SportsLawLust) January 2, 2021

But on Friday, that same No. 3 Buckeyes team obliterated No. 2 Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, 49–28.

The game was messy for the Tigers, to say the least. They went into halftime trailing 35–14—the program's largest halftime deficit since the 2012 Orange Bowl against West Virginia. They allowed 394 total yards in the first two quarters, the most allowed in a half since Swinney became head coach in 2008. 

Clemson has now allowed at least 500 yards in three straight College Football Playoff games, including 628 to LSU in last year's national championship game.

As expected, Ohio State fans (and most of the college football community) took to Twitter to roast the head coach over his ranking and Clemson's surprising loss in general. The reactions ranged from LeBron James to former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer to current Buckeyes WR Garrett Wilson, who joined in postgame.

Asked afterward whether he regretted his coaches' poll ranking, Swinney said, "No, I don't regret any of that. Polls have nothing to do with motivation. Both teams were motivated."

I’m looking forward to seeing what Dabo answer is when they ask him if he still think @OhioStateFB is the 11th best team in the country.

— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 2, 2021

So does that mean they like #18 or sumn, Or is that not how this thing work?

— Garrett Wilson (@GarrettWilson_V) January 2, 2021

“Has Ohio State played enough games?”

Dabo Swinney:

pic.twitter.com/4HVIjn5hgj

— PFF College (@PFF_College) January 2, 2021

Dabo moving Ohio State into his top 10 at halftime

— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) January 2, 2021

"I ranked Ohio State 11 because they're so good I gave them two number ones" --Dabo, in like 90 minutes

— ¡BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL! (@edsbs) January 2, 2021

Y’all know how in Black Jack, an Ace is worth either 1 or 11 - Yeah I think that’s what Dabo meant when he ranked #OhioState. #CFBPlayoff #ClemvsOSU

— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) January 2, 2021

Best thing about 7-0...

— Urban Meyer (@CoachUrbanMeyer) January 2, 2021

Ohio State fans looking at Dabo Swinney after Justin Field's 5th TD pic.twitter.com/R0vGNIvVdd

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 2, 2021

If Dabo had us at 11... they must be 12th 🤷🏾‍♂️

— Parris Campbell (@PCampbell21) January 2, 2021

DABO GETTING ROLLED BY THE NATION’S 11TH BEST TEAM.

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) January 2, 2021

I think I’m starting to understand why Dabo didn’t want Ohio State in the playoff 😂

— David Helman (@davidhelman_) January 2, 2021

how it started how it ended pic.twitter.com/Wcd3Fk7poS

— PFF College (@PFF_College) January 2, 2021

I’m still not convinced Ohio State should have been invited. The Chanticleers would be up by at least 40

— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) January 2, 2021

Ohio State's team football account even got in on the fun itself:

“11” pic.twitter.com/eLv99WUDFX

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) January 2, 2021

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