On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Jim Moore and an emergency visit with John Canzano from JohnCanzano.com to discuss the departure of Washington State Cougars head coach Jake Dickert.
Jim joins Puck for an hour to discuss the move and then Canzano jumps on for the final thirty minutes of the show to give a behind the scenes look to what transpired and what led Dickert to bolt for Wake Forest.
Why did Dickert leave? The move obviously changes how Puck and Jim view Dickert. Is there an understanding to why Dickert left? Puck once again referenced his common line with coaches, they all are Professional Liars.
Now that Dickert is gone and over 20 players are in the transfer portal, including 10 starters. Do the Cougars have enough players to play in the Holiday Bowl against Syracuse? Should the school even allow them to play?
Canzano takes Puck behind the scenes to the departure and why it’s critical for Washington State athletic director Anne McCoy to move fast with a new hire. John asks the question how culpable is the WSU Board of Regents? Did the Regents make a mistake of not locking him up to a contract sooner? Why did Dickert choose Wake Forest, a historically bad football program? Canzano opines that Dickert was just fed up with the system and wanted a change of scenery. Dickert’s abrupt departure calls into question his commitment to the team late in the season. Was there late season collapse a result of he and other coaches not being full engaged with WSU?
Finally, Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?” College sports have been forever ruined. No turning back. Loyalty and commitment are the way of the past.
