I worked on the State campus in the early 90's while in school at State. I rode around all day in a truck with this ole country boy who was probably 25 at the time (he was not in school). There were two things I remember him saying, that at the time, I thought were kind of dumb. Many years later, I think he was right. One was that he didn't want to live in a big city, because if someone was gonna kill him, he"d rather see them coming (meaning they couldn"t hide around a corner or in an alley, he was from Ackerman).
But the second one was this... The reason Ron Polk retired (for just a few days) was because Jackie Sherill's hiring was getting all the attention, and Polk didn't like it. My good friend was right on both counts more than likely, but definitely on number 2. Polk has a history of thinking he is larger than the University.
I know this is a random post, but I'm drinking right now, and wanted to get my post count up.