For long-time MGoBlog readers who'd like a trip down memory lane and into the realm of hearsay and speculation (not to mention a fun distraction from yesterday's events), there's an interesting article on EMU in the DetNews today:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131109/SPORTS0203/311090058/Eagles…

Of note:

EMU regent Jim Stapleton did not agree with the firing, saying English needed six years to succeed. He said English had one of the best coaching staffs in the MAC, men who won titles elsewhere.

“They did not get dumb overnight,” he said.

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He also blamed former players for creating a negative vibe around the program.

“A lot of those guys fought against his hiring,” Stapleton said. “(English) had internal battles all the time. There was a culture of former players who did not want to see him succeed. … They never liked him.”

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Sounds familiar, doesn't it?