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A lesson about lessons learned

By Ray Ratto
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Watching Rick Neuheisel fight to keep his job, or at the very least to make the University of Washington pay dearly for not giving it back to him, is a fascinating study in what happens when you're not paying attention to the signs. Truth is, Neuheisel didn't get fired for any of the reasons athletic director Barbara Hedges said he did. Lying, a firing offense? Sure. Right. Yeah. Truth is, truth is, Neuheisel got fired because the NCAA made it as clear as the NCAA makes anything that Washingto ...

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