Here’s a warning: like every season, this story starts with a test. You thought you were done with those when you finished college, huh? Well at least it’s a multiple choice test, so you can always make an educated guess. Question 1: When your team slips in September and loses a game or two (or three), you: 1. Call all your coaching connections and start looking for another job. 2. Call your realtor and put the house up for sale. 3. Barricade yourself inside your office and refuse to answer your phone so the boosters and the media can’t get to you. 4. Go back to work, stay upbeat, remain consistent, move forward, focus on fundamentals and direct all your time and energy on improving and preparing for the next game. Question 2: What do West Virginia, Miami (Ohio), Auburn, Florida, Maryland, North Texas, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, New Mexico, Marshall all have in common? 1. They all
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