Tony
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From what I've been told by a couple of sources, Gottlieb is LOATHED in the NCAA coaching circles for throwing Sutton under the bus. Gottlieb used it to make a name for himself and ESPN hired him for it. Many coaches believed he should have said "Sutton gave me a 2nd chance and for that I'm forever grateful and won't comment on his troubles" (something along those lines).
And if you think I'm just saying that because he is a Cowpoke, I will gladly link you to another college sports board with a coach (not a college coach mind you, but a guy who knows plenty of them) who will tell you exactly what I just posted.
To be honest, to me that speaks well of Doug Gottlieb. We would get a lot more honest discussion of the game if analysts weren't so worried about coaches getting mad at them. Too many pull their punches because they are afraid of potential retribution from coaches IMO.