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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1872993, member: 40"] Agreed. Marrone's departure--coupled with him ransacking the staff on the way out the door--was crippling. BTW, the team hadn't turned the corner in 2012, people's perception of that year are clouded by the great "close" to that season, and overlook that we were 4-5 at one point and in danger of not qualifying for a bowl. We finished 2012 with a flourish, and the future seemed bright. But the program was in a precarious position, and losing the best four players [Nassib, Lemon, Sales, and Pugh] who were the principals of the offensive resurgence. Recruiting hadn't replenished the coffers, either, and we were in a position where making the wrong hire could easily undo the progress we'd gained and cause the program to backslide. We made the wrong hire. [/QUOTE]