Southern might have tough time finding the next Pete Richardson
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December 09, 2009 at 9:23 AM  Published reports are that Pete
Richardson and Southern University peacefully parted ways, each
side having nothing but good things to say about the other after
Richardson was fired on Monday.  bayou-classic.jpgSouthern coach
Pete Richardson, right, was let go by the school on Monday.
Certainly, I hope the split was as amicable as it appears.
Richardson deserved nothing less than Southern's utmost respect,
and thanks, for all the superlatives accomplished during his 17
years as head coach, his 134-62 record being chief among them.
Obviously, a university has the prerogative to change coaches,
to choose to man more closely aligned to the vision of the
athletics director and president/chancellor, to decide to go in
a different direction. But there isn't much debating that for 17
years, few black college football teams and programs had better
direction than di