Jim Grobe could have ignored the phone call.
He could have walked into the Publix with his wife Holly and returned to life as a successful retired coach living near Lake Oconee in Reynolds, Ga. When former Baylor coach
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Grant Teaff called before Memorial Day weekend, Grobe could have run away from Baylor like almost everybody else.
Of course, Grobe answered. Holly would be floored by the call after “two years out of the fire.” The Grobes took a night to think about the last two years.