I'm not happy with Muir's decision on Coach Dawkins but what's done is done and I ALWAYS want Stanford to win. I'll be rooting for Stanford in the NIT and I hope and fully expect that all of the Cardboard is doing the same, correct?
My feelings on Coach Dawkins are mixed. Unlike some past football coaches he is an honorable man who represents Stanford well and respects his players. As far as I can tell he's played the recruiting game ethically, competed hard and, most importantly, his players graduate.
But .... Dawkins took over a team which consistently made the NCAAs and competed for conference championships and has done neither. His system seems ill-fit for our school and our recruits. In my mind after five years it was time to part ways. I'm disappointed our AD came to a different conclusion.Â
It's not in me to turn disappointment in that decision into bitterness toward either the coach or the team. So, dang it, I hope Stanford wins the NIT again and I hope Muir proves us all wrong. I'll be the first to admit I'm wrong if Dawkins turns the program around. I'll root for him to do so.
(On the other hand, I'll be rooting from a couch while watching DirecTV (hopefully) rather than from my old seats at Maples.)
My feelings on Coach Dawkins are mixed. Unlike some past football coaches he is an honorable man who represents Stanford well and respects his players. As far as I can tell he's played the recruiting game ethically, competed hard and, most importantly, his players graduate.
But .... Dawkins took over a team which consistently made the NCAAs and competed for conference championships and has done neither. His system seems ill-fit for our school and our recruits. In my mind after five years it was time to part ways. I'm disappointed our AD came to a different conclusion.Â
It's not in me to turn disappointment in that decision into bitterness toward either the coach or the team. So, dang it, I hope Stanford wins the NIT again and I hope Muir proves us all wrong. I'll be the first to admit I'm wrong if Dawkins turns the program around. I'll root for him to do so.
(On the other hand, I'll be rooting from a couch while watching DirecTV (hopefully) rather than from my old seats at Maples.)
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