Wow - those interview clips make me sad. I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure that Coach Grobe was asked at the presser whether, "anyone had tried to convince him to stay at WFU and continue coaching?" Grobe responded,in a word, "No." Are we to believe that Wellman didn't even try to convince Coach Grobe to stay on for another year? This clearly wasn't a retirement because Coach Grobe sounded so excited about continuing his coaching career. A resignation - I'm not buying Wellman's BS. Years from now we will look back on Grobe's tenure fondly. Regretfully, like many things during Wellman's reign, the end of Grobe's WFU career was bungled. Like everyone else, I'm excited about some new coaching blood (assuming Wellman doesn't hire another buddy or otherwise use nepotism to make a decision) but Coach Grobe deserved a better exit than he received from WFU. Regardless of his win/loss record - Grobe did much for WFU. For much of Grobe's time, WFU sorta transformed into a football school. For an athletic department founded on ACC basketball, Grobe took WFU football to a pinnacle that we may not see again. I may get criticized for saying it - but I have never forgiven Wellman for the way in which Coach Odom's tenure ended. The treatment of Coach Grobe is worse.
Changing football coaches is one thing. WAKE me up when there is a change in AD and head basketball coach.
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