“People talk about this portal all the time," Swinney said. “Do I prefer the portal? No. But am I opposed to it? No, absolutely not.”

Swinney said that they have considered taking players in the portal before, but it has to be the right fit… “…but guess what? They got to love you too. Just because you want them don’t mean they want you. And then other guys that we have evaluated, but we like the guys we have here.”

So, to paraphrase (and possssssibly editorialize): Dabo (1) tells everybody how much he hates the portal, and (2) expresses mild surprise that top portal targets don’t choose to come to Clemson.