re: Dawgs #4 in final AP poll

I’m an outlier on the Dooley era. I was in school for the 80-83 run and well remember the sentiment of fans — ecstatic over Walker and the defense/Erk; WTF over the balance of the offense. GA eked out a ton of wins in what should have been blow outs. Dooley, in my opinion, had little to no imagination as an offensive coach. I believe we won in 80 despite Dooley. I saw Buck play multiple times in HS. I thought he was a better HS player. Dooley as much as admitted he placed his best players on defense, see Terry Hoage. Weird era. Dooley was a better coach early in his career. The 70’s were dog shite interspersed with an occasional great year.