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Message: [QUOTE="Scooch, post: 123012, member: 628"] Wasn't everyone surprised when Marrone retained Conley after GumpRob was fired? I seem to recall the board thinking he'd be a casualty because it wasn't clear that he was much of a coach or recruiter. I'm VERY hesitant to give assistants too much credit, or too much blame, when it comes to player development. Yes, 2 RBs because quality LBs, but no one besides the head coach really knows how much of that was the position coach, and how much of that was just the player's own ability and commitment. *edit* Just read orangeyes post... I'm not disputing your assessment, but I come down on the side of saying it's Marrone's program and he can do what he wants. If dumping Conley, retaining Hackett, etc. are mistakes then we'll see that manifest itself next year, and soon enough Marrone himself will be out of a job. [/QUOTE]