Today's 'army generals'

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That old adage that history repeats itself is true.

In 1944 and 1945, a leader of a European country who seemed to be at war with just about everyone would sack the general in charge whenever he lost a battle.

Fast forward to today. In the fall of every year, great armies (teams) led by great generals (coaches) seem to fight great battles every week for 17 weeks. Then, it is decided that the best armies should fight each other until two of them emerge as the best of the best. The final battle is usually fought sometime around the first of the following year. In the meantime, the losing generals are sacked.

I hope that the general of the local army isn't sacked, as he did the best that he could with what he had.

-- Bruce Slocum, Grapevine

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