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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 1266579, member: 204"]
Oh, what would I have done had I been Coach Shafer?

First, I would have understood the following: (1) I brought the guy to Syracuse; (2) I kept him as the OC after my first year; (3) I had him running the offense after the spring and coming out of summer camp; (4) the OC's starting QB got thrown out of game one - my fault - and was hurt against I think MD?; (4) the OC's OL was hurt coming out of the shoot; (5) I don't want my pick of an OC to look bad publicly - I don't want to embarrass a guy who has worked hard for me or ruin his aspirations by taking provocative action halfway through the season; (6) I work with the guy - I give him more help - I perhaps privately instruct him to share play calling during games or I give myself veto power over play calling and (7) I do not demote the guy halfway through the season - I wait until after the season.

Demoting Coach McDonald did not help the team - it certainly did not improve the offense.

And maybe it got others in the profession wondering what kind of program is being run at Syracuse University.

So, my short answer is this - I would have supported my guy and I would not have demoted him.
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