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I had heard that Shannon was in the doghouse with a number of HS coaches; what happened with Golden to cause this?

I would call it “Players Notified - The Gruden in Miami 30 for 30”

I actually didn't get flustered too much by that. Not for the usual "oh, I expected we would lose." No, it's that in my own personal experience I've seen an otherwise great coach lose track of time in the heat of a game. It's not unexpected that any particular coach might have that happen. It's...

I love hearing the good and bad stories, especially for regimes that spun out of control. Like: - Why did Arthur Brown transfer? - What got players into Shannon’s doghouse, and could they ever escape? - Why couldn’t Larry Coker recruit offense? - Why couldn’t Al Golden recruit defensive...

Yes, I always thought that was the demarcation point. That ruined Manny’s regime in the eyes of many. It’s rare for a Year 1 loss to do that.

The historian in me wants to know what went wrong. Ive always disliked the notion that we just need to move on after a regime change; I want to know and understand the facts as to what drove the change and why things fell down. In part so that if it happens again you can spot the warning signs.