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Dabo Swinney is telling folks he wants Clemson to be the first 17-0 team in college football history.

That line of aspirational thinking makes sense given that the Tigers are seven years removed from becoming the first 15-0 team.

But the rule of the current era seems to go heavily against the idea of an unscathed national champion.

DABO SWINNEY, CLEMSON CHASING HISTORY (For subscribers-only)