But, at the same time, he knows there are priorities. That's what our team was like this weekend. But, we tend to forget how tough it is on these kids the week before finals. It murdered us, but that's part of college life. Bucknam said his kids missed a lot of practice the last two weeks, but his rule is that no practice is mandatory.
Academics come first, even if a paper was put off until it was due.
If they have something to do, they get the time to do it. Devon Davis was probably at three practices the last two weeks. School always comes first. It cost us, but it cost us for the right reasons. Bucknam and his team have their sights set higher than Drake, anyway.