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AFC Richmond had Trent Crimm .

The University of New Mexico had Ryan Swanson .

Like the fictional “Ted Lasso” journalist, the UNM professor spent a season embedded in a soccer team. Both chose significant years: a push for promotion, and the final fall for a storied program.

Yet unlike the fired Independent writer, Swanson actually produced a book th

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