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Message: [QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 1681966, member: 204"] Loyalty to friends got Scott Shafer fired? I don't think that's true. What got him fired was a combination of the following: (1) a new Chancellor who did not hire him; (2) a new Athletic Director who did not hire him; (3) losing a starting QB for most of two seasons; and (4) seven wins in two years. Shafer fired a good friend - McDonald - when it became clear that the OC was not performing. I have never heard anything about "too much loyalty to friends" Babers brought in his own people because he determined that it would be easier to transition the program to his system if he eliminated the process of teaching his system to coaches unfamiliar with his system. By bringing a staff already familiar with what he does, the transition would be expedited. It was not a referendum on the talent of the previous staff. [/QUOTE]