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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
You could stretch that a bit and say it was really Corby Jones.
Or you could be completely honest and admit it was Gary Pinkel. Without Pinkel, Smith doesn't ever show up on campus.
Nor does Daniel. Nor does Maclin, Coffman, Moore, 'Spoon or any of the other guys we remember so fondly now.
It's why I simply cannot advocate the dismissal of Gary Pinkel. He runs a clean program, he does things right and he has this team to levels it's never been at on a consistent basis.
Is he perfect? No, not at all. But I probably couldn't name 10 guys that I'd rather have running this ship. Pinkel is the reason we are where we are.
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I can't disagree on Pinkel. But I was just talking from a player standpoint. I'd say it was Brad Smith that helped put them on the map, but of course Pinkel is who recruited him.