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Message: [QUOTE="QDOG5, post: 2585769, member: 6764"] The leadership at DePaul has made many mistakes since their heyday. They've made two good ones recently. They rehired Dave Leitao who in first tenure had them going in the right direction. They made the NCAA tourney where they were beaten by UConn. He took the Virginia job after that season. I think Leitao is at an age where he will not be looking for the next job if he gets DePaul good again. Also, they built an excellent arena in downtown Chicago. It's not on campus but it's closer and easier for the students to attend. I went to the Nova game and I'm going to the Marquette game on Saturday. I thought the team would be better this year but I do think Leitao has them in the right direction. I wouldn't make a direct comparison to UConn because Depaul has never looked at athletics the way UConn does. Even in the Ray Meyers years they relied on local kids like Aguirre. Now with AAU ball and nationwide recruiting the Blue Demons have a hard time attracting any local talent. Maybe a Chicago deep dish pizza recruiting strategy would work. [/QUOTE]