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fair enough

I remember when I was small and trying to learn the word Ambulance and I said am-blee-ance and my mom and sister thought it was adorable and encouraged me to continue saying it that way whereas my dad and brothers thought I should learn the correct way and then I got confused.

It is, and that's what they were saying, but my daughter being 2 or 3 at the time, came home saying pinch a fit. So that's what we say now.

yeah, this is a great point and I had a similar thought after my initial post on the matter. If the committee did all the interviewing and contract negotiations and all they need from the 3 decision makers is the rubber stamp then maybe this is it and we'll find out soon.

If the committee is just presenting information to the decision makers to give them a roadmap on how to proceed then we might not know anything for weeks.

If the decision to fire Pry the weekend of the ODU game was made even before that game, then Vandy was truly the last straw. And if that's the case, you know people with decision-making power had an inclination all offseason that this very likely could be it for Pry.

I think everyone, even here on TKP, knew going into this season that it would have to be special for Pry to save his job. I think he hit the 3 year rule at the end of last season and the only thing that saved him from being fired last December was firing his defensive coordinator and hiring a new OC to replace the outgoing Bowen. Those staff changes bought him a little extra rope. Just enough for him to hang himself, incidentally. I'd like to believe that if those staff changes hadn't happened, he'd have been shown the door sooner. By the end of year 3 we knew things weren't going to get any better. He made significant staff changes and I think the thinking in Merryman was essentially "Okay, you've made changes, now prove it" and if he didn't start this season 3-1 or better he was out the door. Going 0-2 with a completely listless performance in the second half vs Vandy sealed his fate, I think. The ODU debacle was the proverbial icing on the cake for the people who wanted him gone.

That's why I'm really thinking a big share of the blame for letting things get this bad goes to Sands. He needed to have a better pulse on athletics and he did not.

I absolutely agree with this point. I think Sands is culpable and I've said as much before.

presenting options to the decision makers doesn't sound like naming a coach

I think this would depend greatly on how the committee's responsibilities are structured. If the committee's role is simply to make a recommendation, the I think you are absolutely correct. If the committee's role is to do the actual interviewing, etc. and the decision makers are signing on the dotted line, it could be announced sooner.

It all comes down to how the actual work is being done (which I don't think has been publicly stated or clarified).

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definitely is 'PITCH' a fit-not 'pinch'

I won't give a name, but from my understanding, the committee has presented their options to the 3 making the call, so now people who weren't required to sign NDAs have access to the goings on.

But it's the same person who told me the Thursday of the ODU game that the decision that Pry wasn't going to last the weekend has been made.

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