Last week, Tuesday Morning Quarterback dealt with Nick Saban’s departure from the Miami Dolphins; he noted that Saban called his coaches and emailed his players with the news. I emailed him with Lloyd Carr’s story of Bo Schembechler’s refusing a lucrative offer from Texas A&M because he didn’t want to have to tell the players he was leaving; TMQ used it in this week’s reader feedback column.

Speaking of Little Nicky, Burrill Strong of Chelsea, Mich. writes, “Concerning Saban’s using e-mail to inform his players that he was leaving, I thought of a story Lloyd Carr told at the memorial service for Bo Schembechler. Carr was talking about the time Bo received a lucrative offer from Texas A&M, and asked his assistants what they thought. His staff’s response was divided; some believed he should take the money. With a tear in his eye and with his voice cracking, Bo said, ‘Yes, but you don’t have to tell those players that you’re leaving.’ That, I think, is an example of great character in a coach.” Little Nicky solved the problem by refusing to look his players in the eye and tell them. Miami Dolphins: You just unloaded a coach who lacks character, and eventually this will be seen as a huge break for the Dolphins franchise. Replace the weasel with the genuine article — a Shula.

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