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[QUOTE="cmr27, post: 466385, member: 215"]
One of the reasons the money is good for big-time college football coaches is because they are expected to manage the alums/fans. I'm trying to think of a head coaching job in  D-1 where the guy holding the job will be insulated from message board/fan criticism. There isn't one, and the situation is worse in the NFL.

Marrone got a job with lower hurdles for success (i.e. return the program to respectability) and has been given the proper amount of time to exceed those hurdles. Carping and criticism - legit or not - comes with any D-1 job. I believe fans at other schools are in fact much more sensitive than fans here.

I'm sure Doug knows there will always be people who post pathetic and stupid things on message boards. If this is a deal breaker, Doug needs a different line of work. I don't think he's that kind of guy. This board in particular does a better job of letting people have their say in a responsible way than any other.

PS -- I think a message board troll is nothing for college coaches to handle compared to dealing with a big money alumni who thinks he knows a lot about football without ever having played the game. Now that's a headache.
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