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FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has learned that Don Frye will not return as an IFL coach in 2008. He had been serving as the head coach of the Tucson Scorpions, which finished the 2007 regular season with an 0-3 record.
Frye, a legendary competitor who holds a pro MMA record of 17-6-1 with matches for the UFC and PRIDE, is expected to remain with the league in various capacities. He’s expected to stay with the league in an instructional role while also representing the company during functions with the military and continuing his highly-popular “Dear Don” column on the IFL website.
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Going to be interesting to see the form the IFL takes for 08.
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While Don won’t be an official coach, expect him to stick around. He’s too great to just let go. As someone who’s spent a decent amount of time with him, I can tell you that there is absolutely nobody like Don Frye. Nobody.
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I wonder if this had anything to do with his little fight he got into a couple weeks ago.
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I highly doubt it. Frye didn’t think himself a “good” coach, and even said so to Quadros, comically, on the IFL broadcast.
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[...] gay IFL news … they just ‘fired’ Don Frye as coach because his team sucks. Of course, no one really cares about that, but I do want to point out what this means on a larger [...]
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