That's not entirely true. The "old line smiled upon" them well before that. In fact, the Hogs were told several times how they were living up to everything the old Hogs would be proud of.
However, we were told by a certain ego that we were not needed/wanted and so began to fade away from the new group to let them form on their own. At the end of 2005, Tom and I were approached by several members of the crew mentioning that they were not happy with the situation, wanted to reconnect, and that the entire crew supported it. So the old guys were reengaged and the rest is history.
That's all I am getting into here. If you just want to promote drama, personal differences, and personality clashes on an open forum for the sake of entertainment, find someone else to do it.
Scott Coker '92