Alabama A&M University

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"I play for Coach Daley for the past two years.. I have nothing but good things to say about this good man. He helped me so much during my time at Alabama A&M. The greatest compliment I can give him. I would play for him again! "

"In just a two-year tenure, Coach Daley completely dismantled a winning program. He inherited a championship-caliber roster built to contend for a conference title, instead of building on that success, he systematically dismissed the team's core players to force a complete overhaul. This reckless roster management broke the team's continuity and led straight into the worst season in program history. Instead of staying to take accountability, he used retirement as a convenient escape hatch to walk away from the wreckage."

"I played for Coach Daley for 1 year. This is how I feel. I do honestly believe that he loves the game and really does care about the players. If we needed help we could come to him and he would get it done. Yes he could be a little hard to talk to because he is older and a man, but he did care and understood us. During practice he could be intense, but that showed he cared. People complain all the time about it and when they talked to him he changed. Yes he still kept the practices intense, but he did it in a fun way that helped us learn. There were players on the team that were hard to coach. Those players are the ones that brought the team down. We had a lot of talent this year, but the team atmosphere is the reason we lost many game. Coach Daley is a great coach and I would play for him any day of the week. He was not the problem. The problem was the team atmosphere and one of the assistant coaches around him. The assistant coach loved to pick favorites and she loved to tell lies to Coach Daley which did not help the team. He knows the game and he wants to win and he truly cares about his players. "

"Coach Daley was an excellent coach to my daughter during her freshman year, alot of times he was the only reason she wanted to stay at the school. From the moment he recruited her until now he has been responsive and her biggest cheerleader, she could be herself with coach Daley. He was always friendly to us(family) and literally cared about my daughter and us. He believed in her even when she didn’t believe in herself. He helped her battle an injury and looked out for her best interest!! Sometimes he was just a listening ear, anytime of the day, any day of the week she could call him if needed. He does what he says he will do. He is passionate about the game and the players and their families. If you show up ready to work, eager to learn with a winning mentality then you shouldn’t have a complaint about coach Daley. If you show up lazy, feeling entitled, could care less if you win or lose then yeah I’m sure you will have problems. Ultimately my daughter has decided to leave A&M but not until learning of coaching changes, she was willing to give the school another year bc of coach and her team. We will forever be thankful to coach Daley for giving her a chance, believing in her, and for the impact he made on her freshmen year!! Coach Daley is the best!! The only complaint I have is I wish he would’ve been her coach for all of her college years. Thank you Coach Daley!! "