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[QUOTE="omniorange, post: 784166, member: 636"]
Interesting that you made this point at the exact same point in time I added an edited postscript to my post.

It's my belief that Doug would have left for the NFL even if he was coach at Alabama with all of their support.  It was just easier to use lack of support at SU than it would have been at the Crimson Tide.  He didn't like recruiting, he didn't like the luncheons, he didn't like the wining and dining of donors.  Doesn't mean he wasn't willing to do those things, but deep down inside when you don't like to do certain things, especially things that involve building relationships with others, it comes through with those who you are in contact with.  His passion was the Xs and Os, the schemes, the actual coaching, etc.

Perhaps the perfect coach is probably someone who melds the best aspects of Marrone and Shafer.  But I think it is far more likely that Shafer can gain the aspects that were strengths of Doug than visa versa.

Cheers,
Neil
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