Kevin Steele was "transparent and open." How well did that translate to victories on the field?

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Who, pray tell, above Aranda really has the football acumen to make these kinds of decisions?

If you hire the guy, let him do his job for two or three years.

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As his bell cow to success (or not), and better jobs, Mack Rhoades has his hands deep into every detail of the football program. There are many signs of this, if you will remain open enough to see them.

Chide me now....believe me later. Rhoades ran the football program this year, and will at least for the next year as well.

Sic'em

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Mack made a home run hire in Matt Rhule. Maybe the only coach in America that could have turned us around so quickly. He deserves a lot of credit for that. And the book on Aranda is far from written. Could turn out to be another fantastic hire. He goes on a smoaky every week and is very transparent and open. I always enjoy listening to him. At this point my confidence in him is very high.

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He turned a winning team coming off a bowl victory to a coach with a 1-11 season.

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There is a reason rhule is now one of the best paid coaches in the nfl.

Liberty

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Liberty

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Which means nothing compared to what CMR accomplished no matter how many times it is repeated on here as some baffling effort to bring down his rebuild of the program.

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Robert Wilson said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Who, pray tell, above Aranda really has the football acumen to make these kinds of decisions?

If you hire the guy, let him do his job for two or three years.

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As his bell cow to success (or not), and better jobs, Mack Rhoades has his hands deep into every detail of the football program. There are many signs of this, if you will remain open enough to see them.

Chide me now....believe me later. Rhoades ran the football program this year, and will at least for the next year as well.

Sic'em

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Mack made a home run hire in Matt Rhule. Maybe the only coach in America that could have turned us around so quickly. He deserves a lot of credit for that. And the book on Aranda is far from written. Could turn out to be another fantastic hire. He goes on a smoaky every week and is very transparent and open. I always enjoy listening to him. At this point my confidence in him is very high.

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He turned a winning team coming off a bowl victory to a coach with a 1-11 season.

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There is a reason rhule is now one of the best paid coaches in the nfl.

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What's his record? Did he make the playoffs?

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Ewalker80 said:

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Stranger said:

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Ewalker80 said:

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zunooreo said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Who, pray tell, above Aranda really has the football acumen to make these kinds of decisions?

If you hire the guy, let him do his job for two or three years.

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As his bell cow to success (or not), and better jobs, Mack Rhoades has his hands deep into every detail of the football program. There are many signs of this, if you will remain open enough to see them.

Chide me now....believe me later. Rhoades ran the football program this year, and will at least for the next year as well.

Sic'em

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Mack made a home run hire in Matt Rhule. Maybe the only coach in America that could have turned us around so quickly. He deserves a lot of credit for that. And the book on Aranda is far from written. Could turn out to be another fantastic hire. He goes on a smoaky every week and is very transparent and open. I always enjoy listening to him. At this point my confidence in him is very high.

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He turned a winning team coming off a bowl victory to a coach with a 1-11 season.

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There is a reason rhule is now one of the best paid coaches in the nfl.

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What's his record? Did he make the playoffs?

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Doesn't take away from the fact that he is being paid well.

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Ewalker80 said:

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Stranger said:

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Ewalker80 said:

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zunooreo said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Who, pray tell, above Aranda really has the football acumen to make these kinds of decisions?

If you hire the guy, let him do his job for two or three years.

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As his bell cow to success (or not), and better jobs, Mack Rhoades has his hands deep into every detail of the football program. There are many signs of this, if you will remain open enough to see them.

Chide me now....believe me later. Rhoades ran the football program this year, and will at least for the next year as well.

Sic'em

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Mack made a home run hire in Matt Rhule. Maybe the only coach in America that could have turned us around so quickly. He deserves a lot of credit for that. And the book on Aranda is far from written. Could turn out to be another fantastic hire. He goes on a smoaky every week and is very transparent and open. I always enjoy listening to him. At this point my confidence in him is very high.

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He turned a winning team coming off a bowl victory to a coach with a 1-11 season.

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There is a reason rhule is now one of the best paid coaches in the nfl.

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What's his record? Did he make the playoffs?

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He has basically no talent on his roster aside from a star rb injured all year. He was still in almost every game. Looked a lot like his first season at baylor and temple. Has a long term contract and complete control over staff and personnel. I'll be surprised if he doesn't succeed and so will the owner paying him x million per year.

EVERYONE commenting on this thread needs to.....

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I have thought Rhoades was a good AD and have defended him here. However if he is behind the post season moves here, my view on the matter will change.

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I still rate Ian McCaw a better Baylor A.D. than Mack Rhoades. If the new basketball pavilion is built in the 2-3 years, I could change my mind.

How do you know they're not being made by Aranda? Looks like this guy left on his own, and while friendships are friendships, business is business too, and perhaps Aranda felt he needed to feel like he could leave without harming the friendship. In other words, maybe he wanted to leave to seek an AD position, and wanted Aranda's approval.

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Looks like Austin Thomas is heading back to LSU... guess Orgeron wanted him back pretty badly.

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Austin Thomas and LSU's AD Scott Woodward are tight. When Woodward was hired at A&M, he hired Thomas there. Woodward made the move to LSU and brought Thomas back to help Orgeron. Not everything is a conspiracy theory.

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Looks like Austin Thomas is heading back to LSU... guess Orgeron wanted him back pretty badly.

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Austin Thomas and LSU's AD Scott Woodward are tight. When Woodward was hired at A&M, he hired Thomas there. Woodward made the move to LSU and brought Thomas back to help Orgeron. Not everything is a conspiracy theory.

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Life is funner if the world is always against you, the man pushing you down

If Mack has always meddled in football decisions that should be coach's, perhaps that had something to do with why Rhule didn't even consider staying (I don't actually believe that, but Rhule doesn't seem to be the kind of coach that would put up with that).

Was Aranda forced to keep McGuire on the staff?

Was Aranda forced to keep playing Charlie?

Was Aranda forced to bring players back after they had quit the team?

I like Aranda. If he's willing to let any AD make those kinds of decisions, then he is not the leader that I hoped he would be.

I'm hoping that none of this is true. It is concerning if it is true.

Maybe Mack encouraged the hiring of Fedora, and Aranda did make that decision. It would be hard to make that argument about Thomas or Munoz, however.

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

I had dinner with Art and Jan last night and he said the situation here is fluid

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CTbruin said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

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This is a complex situation. My source has been very good over the years. But my source could have speculated some.

I was comfortable enough with what I heard to say I think some of the decisions came from above.

That's it

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CTbruin said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

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Are you going to hold your breath on this one? I mean it's CTbruin we're talking about here.

I'm so glad that I was notified as to the presence of this thread as it has provided me copious laughs this evening.

The fact that anyone would take nitwits such as CT, Stranger danger, and zunooreo seriously will always be a neverending source of amusement for me.

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

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This is a complex situation. My source has been very good over the years. But my source could have speculated some.

I was comfortable enough with what I heard to say I think some of the decisions came from above.

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Thanks for your input. Long way to say, pure speculation.

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

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This is a complex situation. My source has been very good over the years. But my source could have speculated some.

I was comfortable enough with what I heard to say I think some of the decisions came from above.

That's it

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You don't have any sources. You just have a bunch of fellow busybodies who sit around and gossip more than a knitting circle.

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CTbruin said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

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This is a complex situation. My source has been very good over the years. But my source could have speculated some.

I was comfortable enough with what I heard to say I think some of the decisions came from above.

That's it

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You don't have any sources. You just have a bunch of fellow busybodies who sit around and gossip more than a knitting circle.

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Yep.

Good enough

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It seems logical that a new, first time HC who kept playing a 4 yr, 9th ranked QB, during an 8 out of 9 game losing streak, would need help making these kinds of decisions. But, we'll never know.

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It seems logical that a new, first time HC who kept playing a 4 yr, 9th ranked QB, during an 8 out of 9 game losing streak, would need help making these kinds of decisions. But, we'll never know.

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No, we definitely know. Football staff hiring and firing decisions are 100% the realm of Aranda. This is how Mack has always operated as an AD, and after a couple of decades in the business, he didn't suddenly wake up one morning and decide to change that.

Ignore the half wits that say otherwise, because they just enjoy pretending they have Insider access that they most definitely do not have.

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It seems logical that a new, first time HC who kept playing a 4 yr, 9th ranked QB, during an 8 out of 9 game losing streak, would need help making these kinds of decisions. But, we'll never know.

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No, we definitely know. Football staff hiring and firing decisions are 100% the realm of Aranda. This is how Mack has always operated as an AD, and after a couple of decades in the business, he didn't suddenly wake up one morning and decide to change that.

Ignore the half wits that say otherwise, because they just enjoy pretending they have Insider access that they most definitely do not have.

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Gunny knows
Everything

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Asst AD for Football operations is leaving the program now as well, at just under one year in the job. This is Aranda's (literal) right hand man with running everything about the program's operations.....other than coaching players and calling plays. And it is important to make sure you understand that this guy has had a long term professional relationship with Aranda. A good one. They are friends. So, this move is foretelling.....just letting you know.

Stay tuned for an interesting Year 2 of Aranda's struggle to rise into a head coach. And Mack Rhoades continued below average performance as a D-I P5 AD.

Sic'em

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Wow. Lots of cockroaches scrambling out of the woodwork in this thread!

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It seems logical that a new, first time HC who kept playing a 4 yr, 9th ranked QB, during an 8 out of 9 game losing streak, would need help making these kinds of decisions. But, we'll never know.

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One thing I do know is that you've consistently demonstrated you know nothing!

CTbruin said:

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CTbruin said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

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This is a complex situation. My source has been very good over the years. But my source could have speculated some.

I was comfortable enough with what I heard to say I think some of the decisions came from above.

That's it

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Your "source."

LOL.

Gunny Hartman said:

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CTbruin said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

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This is a complex situation. My source has been very good over the years. But my source could have speculated some.

I was comfortable enough with what I heard to say I think some of the decisions came from above.

That's it

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You don't have any sources. You just have a bunch of fellow busybodies who sit around and gossip more than a knitting circle.

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It's his coffee group at McDonald's!

I don't know CT personally or at least I don't think I do. But he goes all the way back to the mid 90s and Austin 365. His credibility level isn't bad.

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I don't know CT personally or at least I don't think I do. But he goes all the way back to the mid 90s and Austin 365. His credibility level isn't bad.

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I would listen to what he says

I said "But no one knows", right. Just the eye test tells you that a HC as clueless as Randa appeared to be on O, it logically would not be a shock if Rhoades was consulting with him on these staff changes. I see that the Board of Snakes woke Truett up and sent him back over here. For him to use the name "George Truett" borders on Blasphemy.

Gunny Hartman said:

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CTbruin said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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CTbruin said:

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It concerns many of us that hear that changes being made (and there have been 5 or 6) are not being made by Aranda, but above his head. That means Aranda will not be here long.

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Is this your speculation or do you actually have a source?

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There is some speculation involved, but still have some decent sources

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If you have sources, what need do you have to 'speculate' unless your 'sources' are themselves speculating? #confused

Please clarify

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This is a complex situation. My source has been very good over the years. But my source could have speculated some.

I was comfortable enough with what I heard to say I think some of the decisions came from above.

That's it

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You don't have any sources. You just have a bunch of fellow busybodies who sit around and gossip more than a knitting circle.

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Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

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I said "But no one knows", right. Just the eye test tells you that a HC as clueless as Randa appeared to be on O, it logically would not be a shock if Rhoades was consulting with him on these staff changes. I see that the Board of Snakes woke Truett up and sent him back over here. For him to use the name "George Truett" borders on Blasphemy.

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You seem to use cluless fairly freely. I'm not sure you are as astute at discerning 'clueless' as you think you are.


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I don't know CT personally or at least I don't think I do. But he goes all the way back to the mid 90s and Austin 365. His credibility level isn't bad.

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I would listen to what he says

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...and then summarily dismiss it.

If you're wise.