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...Garrett never again openly criticized his team, but consistently felt a need to apologize for his harsh criticism of the team...
...Paul did tell The Columbia Spectator, the campus newspaper, that Garrett's decision was based on more than just the squad's won-loss record...
Paul, who said at the time that he was "disappointed" by Garrett's performance, added that only time would tell whether the former NFL assistant coach would abide by the administration's warnings...
After watching his team lose a 17-0 third quarter lead by giving up seven consecutive touchdowns in just over 15 minutes, Garrett called his players "drug-addicted losers" who had been unable to deal with adversity, and blamed the loss on senior punter Peter Murphy, who the Columbia coach said would never kick for him again...
...lengthy meeting after that game, Norman N. Mintz, Columbia's executive vice-president for academic affairs, and Al Paul, the school's athletic director, told Garrett that "his postgame comments were inappropriate" and that they didn't expect it to happen again...