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Published: February 19, 2007
Who's the boss?
Hierarchies dwindle
College coaches often in charge, not athletic directors
By Berry Tramel
Barry Switzer was on some long-forgotten television show, oh, must have been 20 years ago and was asked the best question I've ever heard Switzer asked.

"Who's your boss?”

Switzer being Switzer, he didn't hedge.

"My boss is President Bill Banowsky .”

That was the era of weak athletic directors. ADs rarely hired football coaches, rarely fired football coaches, rarely made meaningful decisions. So S...

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