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Article: Make the quick fix or risk a quick fall
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- The Sporting News
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- March 31, 2006
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Spring practice is light and fluffy, huh? Yeah, tell that to these guys.
It's a sure sign, all right. A team is struggling, the coach is panicking, and the inevitable reach for a quick fix follows. The head coach fires a coordinator, promises new schemes, new attitudes and a new direction.
"It's the reality of our business," Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione says.
The reality is this: If Franchione doesn't get things straightened out at Texas A&M, he'll be part of the next quick fix. For that reason, this is the most important spring practice of his coaching career. And he's not alone.
Three coaches at major BCS programs are at a crossroads, and each must use this spring to find a ...