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Message: [QUOTE="miamicuse, post: 5328180, member: 7237"] Rick would have been my choice to succeed JB. He was in Iona obviously waiting for the next challenge. He was an assistant and friend of JB, would be hard for JB to get upset over not going internal because it is somewhat internal. Could have retained Red and Griff as assistants they should have no problem serving under another HOF coach and be in consideration for the HC position later when Rick leaves. Red could have learned from Rick how to coach different from JB. If at the end of Rick's term they want to go external it's much easier with JB gone and 3 years removed from that situation. Rick is up there in age so a 2-3 year term as a transition would have been perfect for both sides. I was against hiring Red, or Gerry or bringing back Hop. [/QUOTE]