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Dixon has also said that Lute Olson is who he looks up to most as a coach so there's a connection there. Obviously the money and other assurances would have to be right, but with Dixon looking at a roster overhaul after next season the timing lines up pretty well. If Dixon leaves Pitt anytime soon it will be next year.
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Addressing the Core by Rod Graves:
1. Re-sign Calvin Pace (Miss)
2. Negotiate Extension with Dansby (Miss #2)
3. Re-structure Fitzgerald (TBD)
I asked you guys a few weeks ago if you were worried about your program, and you all said "No". Since then, from my point of view, it seems to have gotten worse. If Jennings doesn't qualify, it might be a train wreck.
It seems to me that when Olson walked off the job it started a chain reaction of bad events. I don't think it's impossible that Lute will sit down here soon and think ... "HMMm, no Bayless, no Budinger, no Jennings, no Nedegu... I'm going to quit rather than go out with a bad year."
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We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than it was before he entered it.
I asked you guys a few weeks ago if you were worried about your program, and you all said "No". Since then, from my point of view, it seems to have gotten worse. If Jennings doesn't qualify, it might be a train wreck.
We'll still be okay, not championship-level until Lute retires but not football program bad. I don't expect us to bottom out in the next calendar year at which point we'll likely have a new head coach. Jennings is getting in, just listening to him on interviews I know he's not dumb enough to not get an 800 on his SAT which I think is all he needs. You know how these things work, you have to be extremely bad not to get into school.
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It seems to me that when Olson walked off the job it started a chain reaction of bad events. I don't think it's impossible that Lute will sit down here soon and think ... "HMMm, no Bayless, no Budinger, no Jennings, no Nedegu... I'm going to quit rather than go out with a bad year."
The fall towards mediocrity began much before Lute's LOA, but that along with KO's maniacal behavior once he got the official successor tag definitely contributed. The only reason Lute is back is because things would've been even worse with O'Neill. Without Lute next year's team would also be without Nic Wise, Jordan Hill, Jamelle Horne, and Jeff Withey along with Bayless/Budinger/Jennings/Negedu. At least we're getting at least four of those guys now and that will be enough to keep us afloat in a bad Pac-10.
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Addressing the Core by Rod Graves:
1. Re-sign Calvin Pace (Miss)
2. Negotiate Extension with Dansby (Miss #2)
3. Re-structure Fitzgerald (TBD)
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The thing that pisses me off is that we could have had a very legit shot at a Pac-10 title this year if last year wasnt such a disaster. Wise would be back and I think Chase would still be on the fence but the odds of him coming back would have been better had last year not been a disaster.
Either way I just hope we can round out the 08 class with some guys that can help out right away. If that happens I could see UA finishing 3rd if Wise returns and Chase leaves.
Jennings has received a passing SAT score now but the NCAA is challenging it because his score went up too much from previous attempts. This is weird Jennings was at Oak Hill 2 years, the article says he took it when he was in school in Compton before, so at most he was a soph. I would think it's fairly normal for a kid going from soph to senior from inner city public school to well regarded private school to see a jump in his test score?
I guess this is just the rule though test scores that improve over a certain percentage are automatically challenged going back years now because of the old test cheating scandal. Years ago UCLA rejected Tommie Prince for that very reason he refused to retake his test, went to ASU, and then later his name was on the list of people who'd had someone else take their SAT in LA.
Give me a break. I like this hire very much. Reggie should of never been pushed out by Miles Simon. Reggie has coaching experience and he will get the guys playing defense.
One of my favorite players. Who could forget his put away dunk in the 1994 Final Four. That was the best dunk of the tournament. Plus, I loved it when he was shutting down Jason Kidd at Cal and he was playing mind games with Bozeman, who eventually was given a technical.
I'm glad Lute is bringing in a Wildcat. Welcome back Reggie!!!
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