re: What would your criteria be for the next HC?

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I want a guy that fricking hates losing.

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This is key.

I read Bear Bryant’s autobiography a few years ago, and there was a quote in there that stood out to me wherein he said he hated losing more than he loved winning.

Seeing as how our current AD doesn’t demand excellence, we need a coach with an edge who demands it of himself and who detests the mere thought of losing. The acceptance of losing has been pervasive in our program throughout Bert’s tenure starting with his 13 game SEC losing streak, and it’s manifested itself in our current culture to the point where our players are surprised to even be in games at halftime (see Santos’s comments about the team dynamic during the locker room at halftime this past weekend).