re: derek dooley

dooley is the real deal. he seems to be a great hybrid of nick saban (who he worked under at lsu and with the dolphins) and his father. he is organized and meticulous, very detailed oriented, much like saban. he is much more media friendly and personable with alumni.
he absolutely will get in a player's face on the sideline (see it on you tube). yet the players seem to love him.
he has done two years of a five year contract so far. he did have an interview with auburn but seems happy in ruston. he seems like he wants to build things and see them through.
he has upgraded the athletic department and also is the AD on paper now, although he has an assistant that runs the day to day operations.
unfortunately, i am sure he will move on (later than sooner i hope) and i would assume his destination is either virginia (he played there) or an sec school.
as for women's basketball, beating tech is no big deal anymore. as for next november in tiger stadium, we'll see. we are young and should only get better. if lsu gets it together and finds a qb, we don't have that kind of depth. but neither does troy state. i'm looking forward to it.