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<blockquote data-quote="gohornedfrogs" data-source="post: 3098975" data-attributes="member: 3599"><p>As for the firing, he was simply doing what he was tasked to do by his superiors (though I think our leadership at the board level made a mistake having Boschini and Donati deliver the blow). That's all water under the bridge now.</p><p></p><p>Now as for the hiring of Dykes...</p><p></p><p>Donati can't really 'sell' a program to people he can't talk to...especially when they are in the middle of a season. Dykes benefited by being 40 miles away and having coached here. He already knew the lay of the land and who and what he'd be getting into. He could drive over one evening to meet with the committee/AD/Boschini and nobody would notice. Advantage Dykes. The others could only mostly rely on perception and reputation -- and Donati couldn't do anything at this point to change that without getting them here to campus and putting the full court press on them, a task made impossible by the early signing period.</p><p></p><p>I'm not thrilled by this hire. There are a lot of question marks. Maybe Dykes is a guy who is just hitting his stride as a coach, maybe he's not. I do think there is a talent base here that, with a new breath of fresh air, has the potential to be competitive next year. But I don't see how a different AD could have magically produced the home run hire so many are demanding</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gohornedfrogs, post: 3098975, member: 3599"] As for the firing, he was simply doing what he was tasked to do by his superiors (though I think our leadership at the board level made a mistake having Boschini and Donati deliver the blow). That's all water under the bridge now. Now as for the hiring of Dykes... Donati can't really 'sell' a program to people he can't talk to...especially when they are in the middle of a season. Dykes benefited by being 40 miles away and having coached here. He already knew the lay of the land and who and what he'd be getting into. He could drive over one evening to meet with the committee/AD/Boschini and nobody would notice. Advantage Dykes. The others could only mostly rely on perception and reputation -- and Donati couldn't do anything at this point to change that without getting them here to campus and putting the full court press on them, a task made impossible by the early signing period. I'm not thrilled by this hire. There are a lot of question marks. Maybe Dykes is a guy who is just hitting his stride as a coach, maybe he's not. I do think there is a talent base here that, with a new breath of fresh air, has the potential to be competitive next year. But I don't see how a different AD could have magically produced the home run hire so many are demanding [/QUOTE]
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