Dabo Swinney Roasted For Zoom Background Straight Out Of The 1970s

Dabo Swinney is going viral for his hilariously bad Zoom background.

The Clemson head coach was on a Zoom Thursday afternoon with Kentucky coach Mark Stoops for the Gator Bowl, and while the game might not have much hype, Swinney's Zoom setup generated some attention.

It looked like he was in a room that you could find in just about any house in America built in the 1970s. There was gross wood paneling and that weird ceiling paneling you can push up.

Is this man a football coach in 2023 or a car salesman in the suburbs of Chicago in 1972 coming off a strong year?

Weirdly enough, it wasn't a house at all. It was a tiny room at a small airport, per a source with direct knowledge. However, that hardly makes it any less funny.

Dabo Swinney's aesthetic isn't ideal.

I started laughing the moment I saw the tweet above of Dabo Swinney's Zoom setup. Seriously, it looks like every old house I've ever been in. Again, it's an unidentified airport, according to a source, but that doesn't make it any less hilarious.

Who thought it was a good idea to have wood paneling in homes and apparently also tiny airports across the country? I don't even know how to describe the ceiling, but you know it when you see it.

There were also plenty of funny reactions to the viral tweet above. Check out some of the best ones below, and send me your reaction to Swinney's comical setup at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

You simply don't have a sense of humor if you don't find this funny. Dabo Swinney has enough money to probably buy the state of South Carolina, and instead of being at a luxurious airport while recruiting, he found himself in your grandparent's basement.

Instead of having a setup fit for a third world dictator, it looks like he's in the office of a reasonably successful construction worker in 1978.

Anyone who had grandparents from this era knows exactly what I'm talking about. There's wood paneling all over the place, plenty of carpet, probably a pool table and a VERY well-stocked bar downstairs. The same aesthetic applies to airports in backwoods areas. Who could have guessed?

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was roasted for his Zoom background appearing to be out of the 1970s. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Let's not pretend like this situation isn't funny. The photo is great, the airport decor is comical and the reactions are outstanding. College football fans remain undefeated.