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    MattCalli77 reacted to atl-cock's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    But I'm hard pressed to call the Holbrook hire bad. I'll go as far as "not good."
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    MattCalli77 reacted to Lurker123's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    I understand the notion and agree, that there is much more to the AD job than just hiring. Perhaps he excelled in those areas, and...
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    MattCalli77 reacted to bayrooster's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    Yeah they basically fell for, "trust me, bro!"
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    MattCalli77 reacted to Dabo's Weenie's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    I understand, but I imagine they trusted him to do the job he was hired to do - he's supposed to be the expert in that field and know...
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    MattCalli77 reacted to Rhode Island Dork's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    King Dixon, from his pulpit, took the high moral ground & fired him for conduct unbecoming (enjoyed the drink), if memory serves. It...
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    MattCalli77 reacted to sclawman77's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    Ray was consulted by former players to hire Beamer. That is true. It was his ultimate decision but that weighed heavy. He really should...
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    MattCalli77 reacted to atl-cock's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    A well thought out post. Hopefully, Coach Staley retires from USC and can name a successor as Tanner did with Holbrook, but hopefully...
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    He did it at LSU, so his ability to win championships was never an unknown quantity for Alabama.
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    MattCalli77 reacted to Piscis's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    I remember Bama getting ridiculed when they hired Saban for the astronomical price of $4 million a year. After his first season, a 7-6...
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    MattCalli77 reacted to Dabo's Weenie's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    Anyone who has been around sports more than a minute knows there's no such thing as "a sure thing" when hiring a coach. Some seem more...
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    MattCalli77 reacted to jasonscottinsc's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    I think Ray gets too much of a bad rap. It's easy to be an armchair AD after the fact. - Yes, he did do a lot of good things outside of...
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    MattCalli77 reacted to PrestonyteParrot's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    Will we be adding to this list or break the cycle?
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    MattCalli77 reacted to RL09's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    all of these were solid screw ups for sure when made.
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    MattCalli77 reacted to Rhode Island Dork's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    This.
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    MattCalli77 reacted to sclawman77's post in the thread Ray with Like Like.
    Only at Carolina would our greatest men's sports coach be promoted to AD and decimate the men's major programs during his overextended...