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[QUOTE="kingtidge, post: 4573348, member: 994"]
Paraphrasing...

Dickie brought up the NIL-Thamel interview and basically said it was a PR debacle and JB was wrong to call out specific teams and it forced him to walk back the comments... But Dickie backed the sentiment of JB's statement that college b'ball is in a terrible state. He heaped a lot of praise on JB and positive comments and that he has earned the right to have a major say on how he goes out.

He also said that the program is in a state where JB has to have a hard look in the mirror... Dickie also stated he thought JB would retire last year when his sons left. Vitale also said that it was time for JB, the athletic department, and BOT to agree on a retirement and transition plan (i.e. I took that to mean to define a set plan and announce it publicly.)

It was Vitale's diplomatic and polite way of saying "it's time".

That is my personal perception and takeaways of what Dickie said. The comments could certainly be interpreted differently.
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