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Message: [QUOTE="Chief00, post: 4048162, member: 11108"] I agree, Calhoun was a football fan and a supporter of the football program. Sure, he advocated for his sport first, as any good coach would. Everyone liked Hathaway when he was Lew’s errand boy and they all supported Hathaway becoming AD because they thought they could do as they pleased. Little did anyone know, Jeff would go on a power trip once given some power. He alienated just about everyone, including Jim and Randy. Of course, J Silver’s observation about MBB and WBB “hating” each other was true in regards to head coaches for practical purposes, although I never chose to considered it personal “hate” or they interacted enough to have any real personal animosity. However, Chief thought of it more as a two very competitive guys, with very different backgrounds and styles, in a room too small for the two egos. Chief knew both coaches well from the early days and liked and respected them both as people. The players and assistant coaches largely did not share any ill feelings. For example, I know George Blaney had a great deal of respect for Sue Bird as a player and person, in those days. Until Werth, we had limited facilities so there were always battles where Jim would tell the assistant to get people the $F$ off the court, since it was his practice time - LOL. Once they became successful, when one got a new vehicle, the other would have to top them. While Jim would use luxury cars for recruiting, I don’t think he had a great interest in them beyond that competition. LOL [/QUOTE]

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