Dabo Swinney was very matter-of-fact with the media on Monday morning as he addressed the media ahead of Friday’ Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff Semifinal game against Ohio State. It’s created quite a stir in Buckeye Nation when Swinney’s final coaches poll ballot was revealed and he had Ohio State as the No. 11 team in the country. He was asked by Bill Rabinowitz of the Columbus Dispatch to defend his stance on ranking the Buckeyes where he did, and he gave a lengthy, thoughtful answer. You can watch video of his entire response shortly. In the meantime, here are the highlights of the things he said: “Ohio State is good enough to beat us, anybody, and good enough to be the national champions.” He didn’t want to rank any team in the top 10 unless they had played at least nine games this season. “It’s not that they’re…
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