Butch Davis should have stayed

Posted Jul 30, 2011
Holden Thorp said Butch Davis did not violate any rules. His leadership was a mutually acknowledged work in progress at the end of last season. Firing him Wednesday was not only unfair to the football team; it was unfair to Davis. Whether he deserved another shot last fall is still debatable, but Thorp gave it to him and then took it away this week without evident explanation. (Where the Ground Crackles)

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