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Note: The following appears in the Furman football gameday program.When Dr. Terry Don Phillips removed the “interim” tag from Dabo Swinney’s status as Clemson’s head football coach on Dec. 1, 2008, many prominent members of the national media questioned the move. Swinney had never been a coordinator at any level, an unusual move in this day and age.Swinney has proven those doubters wrong 100 times over by leading the program to two national titles. His 80.7 winning percentage is first among active coaches, even better than Nick Saban.Obviously, Phillips knew what he was doing when he hired Swinney.Now, Swinney has made a staff move that has brought some questions from the national media. He named Wes Goodwin as his defensive coordinator without any previous experience as a full-time position coach. But a look at Goodwin’s track record and testimony from his coaching superiors indicate Swinney knows what he is doing.“All I can tell you is Wes Goodwin is special,” said Swin ....