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Originally Posted by HailToMichigan
Half-assing was NF's word, not Reynaud's. If you think I'm questioning Reynaud's judgment, I am. It seems like a very big leap to make. A few practices were shorter, so Coach is going to Michigan? Practices might be shorter for any one of a myriad of reasons, which may or may not be known to the players, so guessing as to the reason is pure speculation on their part. Sounds to me like linking two completely unrelated phenomena, because, as I've asked, what benefit is there for RR, especially as related to Michigan, from shortening West Virginia's practice? Are we guessing that it was for no other reason than pure spite?
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Everything posted here on this situation is just speculation, we are all free to draw our own conclusions. The quotes attributed to Reynaud are from someone who was involved in the situation first hand. He is quoted as saying that they, the players, pretty much knew that RR was leaving. Now the only example of why they felt that way he gave was the shortened practices, I'm sure there were other things that happened to give the players cause to think this.
Why would RR shorten practices and what benefit would there be for him? It could have nothing to do with any benefit to him, if he knew he was leaving is it so far fetched to believe that he simply didn't care anymore? Why would I put forth any effort if I'm not going to be here in a week could be all it was about. And no, just doing it out of spite can't be eliminated from the equation. If nothing else some of his other actions in leaving have shown that there is certainly bad blood on both sides and it has been discussed in length here that both sides are out to disgrace the other.
WVU fans were disappointed in the performance against Pitt and were very vocal about it and openly questioned RR and he was understandably disgusted with some of the criticism. When the opportunity to get out of Morgantown and become the next coach at TSUN came he took it and may have just decided that I'm done giving WVU any effort. I think it shows a little lack of loyalty but I don't think it was any sinister effort to sabotage WVU's game against Oklahoma. After all if the players knew what they claim they knew they could have taken it upon themselves to practice and work out on their own. Fact is they went out and beat Oklahoma so any small character issues aside it is simply water under the bridge, at some point the past has to be left to be just that. The past.