Liam Coen is not the only OC in the world. We'll be OK. I did really enjoy his offense and what he meant to us as a program and a team playing its way to a ten-win season.
However, on the heels of my very wrong prediction to friends that he would stay at least to finish out with Will Levis, he went the opposite direction from what I thought he would do. That's disappointing.
Being a fan of any sport in 2022 means that it takes some thick skin to be entertained and to enjoy who you root for because of the--using a Cal-ism--"clutter" with which one has to deal. Nowadays, players and coaches alike come and go...no grass growing under those feet. There's lots of clutter for all of us who like sports, both watching and playing like I do. That comes with the turf, but this is another decision with Coen that leaves me shaking my head, wondering why and how this kind of thing can happen, and to see it done so regularly and so cavalierly is so indicative of the way things are now and will be in the future.
Every man for himself! It's like we're all on the Titanic and scurrying like rats to find a way to jump off the ship we happen to be on at the time. Can't anyone just be happy where they are any more and think just a second about some of those they directly affect by either staying or leaving?
I do appreciate what the man (another case of "I hardly know the guy") did for us in his one lone year of wearing Kentucky gear...gear that is likely already on its way to your local Goodwill. But, I would love to see this kind of scenario work out in our (the players') favor just once. It would be downright refreshing to see someone with a selfless attitude who might fully be engaged for a more long-term commitment than to see someone who is more fully engaged in managing how fast they can rise within their own career. I know, coaching, many of you will remind me, is a nomadic career, that this is to be expected and anticipated, that he must take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I say opportunities abound. If you're good, they will find you. Doors open for the best to walk right in. There's no guarantee he will find his coaching Nirvana in LA with the Rams, but one thing is now for sure--he's leaving our kids and our school, and he will not be finding it here.
However, on the heels of my very wrong prediction to friends that he would stay at least to finish out with Will Levis, he went the opposite direction from what I thought he would do. That's disappointing.
Being a fan of any sport in 2022 means that it takes some thick skin to be entertained and to enjoy who you root for because of the--using a Cal-ism--"clutter" with which one has to deal. Nowadays, players and coaches alike come and go...no grass growing under those feet. There's lots of clutter for all of us who like sports, both watching and playing like I do. That comes with the turf, but this is another decision with Coen that leaves me shaking my head, wondering why and how this kind of thing can happen, and to see it done so regularly and so cavalierly is so indicative of the way things are now and will be in the future.
Every man for himself! It's like we're all on the Titanic and scurrying like rats to find a way to jump off the ship we happen to be on at the time. Can't anyone just be happy where they are any more and think just a second about some of those they directly affect by either staying or leaving?
I do appreciate what the man (another case of "I hardly know the guy") did for us in his one lone year of wearing Kentucky gear...gear that is likely already on its way to your local Goodwill. But, I would love to see this kind of scenario work out in our (the players') favor just once. It would be downright refreshing to see someone with a selfless attitude who might fully be engaged for a more long-term commitment than to see someone who is more fully engaged in managing how fast they can rise within their own career. I know, coaching, many of you will remind me, is a nomadic career, that this is to be expected and anticipated, that he must take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I say opportunities abound. If you're good, they will find you. Doors open for the best to walk right in. There's no guarantee he will find his coaching Nirvana in LA with the Rams, but one thing is now for sure--he's leaving our kids and our school, and he will not be finding it here.
