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Wes, Kevin, and all those involved here

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5 months ago

Not sure this was posted here, if so I apologize.
Thank you for your hard work in coverage over the last month. You guys have got to be exhausted, but we all thank you here. Kudos to you all. There is a reason I pay the price for membership here. You guys reminded me of that!
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5 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Yes.
1 Corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
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5 months ago

excellent work, guys! Next project: Chancellor search....
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5 months ago

This is the one place where all the rumors and other junk is filtered out. It's refreshing. And Wes, I've especially enjoyed your humor on Twitter! You put up with so many morons so well
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5 months ago

Ryan, didnt mean to leave you out man. My apologies!
Wes, you must be feeling good about all the Gruden trolls. Kudos.
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5 months ago

Definitely agree. There were a lot of times I wanted to read something juicy confirming the rumors but instead of exacerbating the mania, Kevin, Wes, and Ryan chose to report with integrity. Thanks guys, y'all are THE best.
BUTCH IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. GO VOLS!
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Integrity is the key. Give it up to Hubbs at VQ as well. Neither Wes or Hubbs bought into all the Gruden crap. It woudl have been easy to do that. Would have been popular to do that at times. But, in the end, it was about reporting the truth. Thats why the membership here is well worth the dollars spent.
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5 months ago

I meant to post something similar earlier today and I ended up being dragged out to get a Christmas tree instead. +1 to the OP and later contributors.
You guys have done exemplary work through this search. The facts have flown out like clockwork, the rumors have been tamped down and your somewhat grumpy reading population has been well served.
We highly appreciate your effort and excellent service.
You guys have earned and deserve some R&R. Get it soon and enjoy it.
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allwillbeorange said...
excellent work, guys! Next project: Chancellor search....

This! +1
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5 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

I echo the sentiments here. I covered the collapse of the Butcher banking empire years ago and the madness surrounding the Saturn plant location, so I know what it's like to weather the hurricane.
Well done. Chill gents.
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5 months ago

PaVolsFan said...
Not sure this was posted here, if so I apologize.
Thank you for your hard work in coverage over the last month. You guys have got to be exhausted, but we all thank you here. Kudos to you all. There is a reason I pay the price for membership here. You guys reminded me of that!

Thanks for the kind words, PaVolsFan, and everyone else who posted in this thread and elsewhere. We appreciate it.
There has been a lot of hard work involved in covering this search, particularly for Wes and Kevin, so I know they are exhausted. That's part of the deal with almost any coaching search, but this one was particularly grueling because of how long and complicated it was. But that's our job, and we know that's why all of you are here — to get the best information possible — so we're glad you all are pleased with the coverage we provided.
Staff writer for govols247 — http://www.twitter.com/RyanCallahan247 — rcallahan@247sports.com
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PaVolsFan said...
Not sure this was posted here, if so I apologize.
Thank you for your hard work in coverage over the last month. You guys have got to be exhausted, but we all thank you here. Kudos to you all. There is a reason I pay the price for membership here. You guys reminded me of that!

Thanks much, PaVolsFan! Important to remember for us and everyone else that this is just getting started! Coach Jones needs to fill out his staff, they need to hit the road recruiting and Signing Day is going to be here before anyone knows it.
It may slow down a tad now that the coach is in place, we we're working just as hard to bring you info on the staffing changes, how it will impact recruiting and more.
Also, Coach Martin and the hoops team are in full swing .... so we won't be resting. We're charging ahead. I did sleep much more last night than previous nights, but we're by no means sitting around patting ourselves on the back.
Thanks again to Pa and the others who thanked us in the thread.
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allwillbeorange said...
excellent work, guys! Next project: Chancellor search....

Agreed!
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5 months ago

Wes got a ton of criticism out there during the whole Gruden thing for not buying into it. He put integrity first above fan hopes. I, as a subscriber, appreciate that. I don't want to be told what I want to hear, I want to be told facts.
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