Preseason is over - -Now what?

Well, as long as they don’t win a national title. ABo. FTd.

After the run Rueck has put together already, you're still not a "true Rueck believer"?

I suppose you're waiting for Belichick to really show you something, too???

You do realize that you’ve disproved you own objection #1 to Rueck? ....By stating “failed to recruit” regarding something that has in fact occurred (Destiny IS HERE and arrived despite vigorous recruiting competition...and Simmons HAS committed)... your complaint is moot. If Destiny had transferred to UW and Simmons had selected Cal, your point would have been spot on.

You go right ahead and suggest that John Wooden was an average basketball coach. After reading your posts, it would be in character.

Keep digging. You haven't hit bottom yet.

Thank you Mr. BaseBa11111111 for enlightening this ignorant soul.  Once again, you have proven your worth and are a truly heroic figure in my eyes.  I was unaware of the dirt you refer to.  I guess the latest UCLA sunglasses theft incident IS in the fine tradition of Coach Wooden after all.  "15 years of transgressions" wasn't enough, I guess, for Mr. Wooden to even suspect a smidgen of impropriety.  Smart man, he was!  I'm sure it won't changes the minds of some, however.  I found the following on Wikipedia:

A 1981 investigation by the Los Angeles Times found that Gilbert had regularly helped athletes get discounts on items such as automobiles, stereos and airline tickets for UCLA players, and in so doing, apparently committed numerous violations of NCAA regulations.[17][18][19] The investigation did not uncover evidence that Wooden had explicit personal awareness of Gilbert's activities.[17] However, Gilbert's overall influence in the lives of the players was no secret.[20] This led the Times reporters to conclude that if Wooden was not aware of the specifics of Gilbert's favors for players, it was only because Wooden made no effort to discover those details.[17][21] For his part, Wooden acknowledged that he had always felt uneasy about Gilbert's relationship with the players, but steadfastly denied having knowledge at the time of anything done by Gilbert that was in violation of NCAA regulations.[17][22][23][24][25] He also asserted that both he and UCLA athletic director J.D. Morgan had advised players to steer clear of Gilbert, but that ultimately they could not control the players' or Gilbert's actions.[26] Given what later came to light, however, Wooden granted that he may have had "tunnel vision"[17][24] and that he perhaps "trusted too much". Nonetheless, Wooden said that his "conscience [was] clear" with regard to his own role in the matter.[17]

Following the investigation in 1981, in which, according to the Los Angeles Times, 15 years worth of evidence of transgressions had been collected,[10][27] the UCLA basketball team was given two years NCAA probation.[28] UCLA also was forced to vacate its Final Four appearance in the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament due to recruiting violations involving Kiki Vandeweghe and Rod Foster.