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randal7
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03-31-16 08:01 AM - Post#205567
In response to Murph

I've spoken to many of the players -- some of them since smith left. The reaction has been one of indifference. All the players suspected at the start of the year that smith was going. They also knew they had a loaded team and could win the ivy.

The main stuff the players dislike about him is the odd personnel moves he makes during games, the rigidity with which he makes the players run the offense (you do anything outside it and you are getting the hook), the yelling and meltdowns he has during the games in the huddle (he's not at all inspirational during the game) and the fact that he didn't let this senior laden team run and do some of the things they were fully capable of doing. The guys I've spoken to feel like this season woukd have ended with an ivy league championship with a different coach.

Did you see guys embracing the coach postgame during the aftermath of the CIT final? Ask yourself who dumped the water cooler on him. Didn't happen. A player dumped a cup of water on his head. Smith is not adored or beloved or even liked. He's not hated either, won't go that far. But he's definitely not a guy that the players feel connected to.

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