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If only Sal had quit...we would most likely not owe him a buy out. If, and that's a big if, the defense does much better this week who get's the credit...Dooley because he got more involved and it makes him look 'capable' or Conklin because he 'fixed' Sal's mess. The operative word here appears to be 'MESS' and I think we may play better but not significantly. I really don't think we can go much lower so it's not a high standard to 'improve'. Also, is there video evidence of the players imploring Sal?

Dooley runs his operation like the Kremlin when it comes to information, so I doubt that anyone will talk about it until long after the fact.

I am really hoping this works but, on the surface, this looks like doomed desperation. One of the oldest, most proven management principles is unity of command. Maybe Sal has been demoted and we aren't being told. If the defense really has two bosses, they have no boss.

It's from the private update section on TOS that is published every Friday. It was published this morning.

This says much more about Dooley than Sal. This is very reminiscent of the Chuck Smith and Da'Rick Rogers situations. This is a clear problem that seems from reports to have been on going all year. These problems should have been dealt with quickly and decisively the moment they emerged. Instead he takes a series of half measures and the problems get worse. Chuck Smith was in over his head and clashed with Wilcox and nothing was done all year. Rogers was a cancer that blew up our season last year and had too many runs ins with coaches to count and he gets suspended a few times in the off-season. The only reason Rogers got kicked off team was because the decision was made by the University and not Dooley. This whole Sal is still the D coordinator but Conklin is going to be calling at least some of the plays and helping out with the defense is a joke. Demote Sunseri or don't. This is just leads to more confusion at time when our team needs less.

Thats good to know. I had heard about tweets and and everything, but never heard where it originally came from. It sounds like Dooley may be making some big changes.

I wouldn't doubt it. My understanding is that Rogers was going to get a one or two game suspension and then he went completely off on Dooley and everybody else in his vicinity.