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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney sees links between his current team's slow start and his 2016 national championship team.

Swinney believes preseason praise, or "rat poison," has negatively affected the team's focus.

Clemson's offense has underperformed in its first two games despite high expectations for quarterback Cade Klubnik and the returning starters.

CLEMSON — Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney is experiencing déjà vu.

The No. 11 Tigers (1-1) started the season against No. 4 LSU, an SEC team, then faced Troy, a Group of Five program. Swinney doesn't believe his team played well in either game, similar to the 2016 season when Clemson opened against Auburn , an SEC school, then narrowly beat Troy.

"I went back and looked at my notes from 2016 after th

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