re: Rudy Macklin after watching the Men's BBall team practice today...

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Dale got us to 2 F4s and two Elite 8s..

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I've watched Dale coach many games, and I've seen Johnny coach 3 seasons. My take away from what I have seen so far is Dale showed more fire in many SINGLE games than Johnny has shown in all of his 3 seasons combined.

Daddy Dale would have those guys so fired up they would run through a wall for him if he asked them to.....and sometimes that's exactly what he was asking them to do with the discrepancy in talent. It didn't hurt that many of his players loved him like a second (or first in some cases) father. One thing you never questioned was Dales dedication to his players first. They knew he had their back above all. I just simply don't see the same type of relationship between Johnny and these players that Dale seemed to have with so many of his players.

I am excited to have elite talent, but I believe we are going to need a Fab Five the second coming to win a NC with Johnny. The coaching is an issue. The lack of fire is a bigger issue.

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If he's Dale redux

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We could only hope for this, but he's not.....

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he can do it

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so he can't.