Dick Bennett does not travel with Washington State anymore, and he rarely visits practice.

"You do realize that they know how much time they have left," Dick Bennett told Albrecht.

He took over the team this season from his father, Dick Bennett, and made his own imprint.

But, in so doing, Coach Dick Bennett crossed over into the mainstream.

To which Dick Bennett added, "The whole can always be greater than the sum of the parts."

Soderberg took over when Dick Bennett retired three games into his sixth season at Wisconsin.

Dick Bennett is largely credited with beginning the turnaround of the program.

Bennett, who became head coach after his father Dick Bennett's retirement, finished the season with a 17-16 record.

But Wisconsin Coach Dick Bennett said he would not put too much emphasis on the previous three encounters.

In came Dick Bennett, a physical education teacher at nearby Ridgewood High School.