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[QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 5710500, member: 6979"]
i hear you but i think it sheds light on just how deep the impact of losing the fanbase was on this team. i think it destroyed them and their ability to compete.

argue all day if it shouldve or not...IT DID. and this article confirms that.

personally, I am very sympathetic to the players in this regard. I totally get it.

all of them had options and none of them wouldve signed up for this season if they knew how it would go back when they were getting recruited by a bunch of other schools. losing sucks.

it not about blame. i know everyone will just say man up and that thts what you get paid for etc etc

for me, its not about who to blame.

i appreciate this window on the inner workings of what went down...we dont usually get this kind of vulnerability and openness (even though i agree it is weird how out of touch he is about winning and its importance - its like he only cares about his personal experience when he has a role that is extremely public, and wants us all to see it his way)

that said, what are fans really doing when they crap on a team/coach? applying pressure, venting, letting out emotions, trying to force change, etc...and thats all valid...

but I also thougt during the season...what do fans want to happen? does skewering these guys and coach really help the team succeed? i participated too...it really hurt them and they felt it.

they needed a ton of support and didnt get it.

im not saying fans are necessarily wrong. i am glad autry wont be back above all else. he was in way over his head. so glad its over.

i think the time to crap on a team is the offseason...once its all said and done...esp if you know the school will not make a midseason change. as we  knew. but thats just me.
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