ACTUAL (SPECULATIVE) NEWS
Direct from Rumorville.......
Now I'm hearing from someone "with a source" that there was never a shouting match between Moore and any of the staff. This person says it was always about "personal issues" and that Moore is being given time to figure this out. This is consistently being reported by those who have, allegedly, inside info with the team.
Consistent bits of speculation that crop up in various accounts:
Moore was homesick
Moore's girlfriend is somehow a factor
Moore wasn't focusing on school and football as a result of the first and possibly the second
Moore is being given time to sort this out
That's the consistent bits. Cotton, for all his justifiable criticisms, does not appear to have been a root cause (although, as position coach I'm sure he would be involved in any demotion from first string), so while Barney deserves critiquing for how his lines play, it doesn't appear that there is a direct correlation between Moore leaving and Barney Cotton.