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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1099660, member: 40"] I think that a lot of the hard feelings had to do with him raiding the staff. That, and him leaving so quickly after proclaiming it to be his dream job, when the program was still in such a precarious position. But I've believed all along that Marrone's legacy [right, wrong, or indifferent] would hinge on how well Shafer performs as HC. If the program had [or still could] drop off of a cliff and backslide, then the fan base's perception of Marrone would be tainted more negatively, because he left too soon and left the program in a bad spot. If Shafer succeeds, then eventually most of the above bad blood will be forgotten and he'll be [correctly] applauded for taking the worst B5 team and turning the program around quickly, in a sustainable way that Shafer was able to build upon. I wasn't sure what to expect last year, but its looking more and more like the latter is what is going to come to pass. [/QUOTE]