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Well its his chioce, and he made it so leave the man alone. There is nothing that noone can do about this. DEAL WITH IT.

Pride, I don't think it is as simple as that. I think a lot of folks feel like they were lied to or decieved, especially by him posting pro-BL comments up to the end. It would have been better to say nothing publicly like Ratliff did. They do have a common bond in that they put a school in a tight spot by not announcing their intentions sooner. I understand job security, but ultimately it is the players of BL and ER that suffer.