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[QUOTE="tep624, post: 3943172, member: 430"]
I think the last time around the AD was on board, Floyd was on board, and there was some snafu with Jim and communication about the change with him before publicly announcing it, which followed with a Jim woe is me sounding blindsided article and then it was buried.  But you could very easily create a ring of honor for the significant 44’s with Ernie/Floyd/Jim at the center, and retire their jerseys like we do with all other players.  And if you wanted to limit the “damage” of players wearing it as a freshman and not producing, then put some parameters in place for it to be offered to a player.  Namely, player has to rush for 1,000 yards in a season as an undergrad, have remaining eligibility, and not have any off the field issues.  A committee approves it and it is offered to the player, but the player reserves the right to turn it down and continue to wear their current number.  It’s not that hard to get the thing going again, and once we have a new 44 wearing it in the pros it breathes life into it for the newer generations.
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