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One of Us? Dave Aranda's Fight for Soul in Transactional World
Baylor head coach Dave Aranda is struggling to keep relationships important in the transactional world of modern college football and used a 'Wolf of Wall Street' reference to illustrate his dilemma.
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Dave Aranda is a film buff. He loves movies. He uses them as references in conversations and interviews, and his Bears routinely watch movies with handpicked messages so he can relay points to his team in a creative way. In a world of alpha dogs, Aranda is an interesting cat.
Aranda, who communicates in analogies and metaphors on a regular basis, was back at it during his 20-minute press conference at the Texas High School Coaching Associations convention over the weekend in San Antonio. The head coach at Baylor loves Disney movies and is obsessed with the difference between what is and what should be. He’d rather operate in the world as it should be, hence the love for Disney and the dislike of the transfer portal and pay-for-play that now dominates the sport’s offseason conversations.
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