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Message: [QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 4597883, member: 57"] Jimmy was a player when I went to the Cuse - really dating myself. He was always tenacious with a great will to win. For the first 40 years or so of his coaching career, it was always a highlight of my day to watch a Cuse game if it was on TV. The Louie and Bouie show was really the start and the Pearl recruitment locked it in concrete. Many, many great memories. I especially loved the Big East days when the big rival rotated between Gtown, Uconn, St. John's, and Pitt, but the Cuse was ALWAYS in the top three of that conference. How Jimmy did that every season for decade on end was amazing. I am just really disappointed that Jimmy chose not to have a more graceful retirement with a final season of nothing but kudos for his long term accomplishments. He could have gone out with a bang instead of a whimper. I think he will have regrets about that once his reality sinks in. [/QUOTE]