Comish
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In a moment of lackadaisical brain activity, I began musing about the national effects of Eichorst’s decision to terminate the infamous Bo in late November. Of course we all understood immediately that the decision would impact more than just Bo.
But, I hadn’t really considered just how incestuous the coaching fraternity has become.
Besides Bo, consider just how many lives have been altered.
With a guess of about 9 assistants and at least a half dozen support staff (at a minimum), there are 16 from Nebraska. Then, Mike Riley is hired and brings (or will bring in) at least the same number. With Oregon State becoming a vacancy, a like number will travel to Corvallis and that becomes Anderson leaving Wisconsin. With Wisconsin open, Paul Chryst and staff motor to Wisky. That opens Pitt for its new staff (and as a special bonus….”Statue Steve” Pederson gets canned). So, if we total up the ripples, it means at least 5 x 16 (80) coaches relocating. If the average family is 4, we can guess 320 (Plus Pedey and his replacement), we can assume (again, at a minimum) 330 new destinations and opportunities solely because of SE’s decision. (And that doesn’t even account for Tom Coughlin getting his panties in a wad because his QB coach decides to leave Eli and gravitate to the challenge of Tommy Armstrong). It also fails to account for recruits and any/all changes to their collegiate destinations among five Power 5 schools and for their families for the next 5 years.. Probably safe to guess that approximately 350 or more individuals will be impacted.
If only SE had been prescient enough to secure percentage deals with national moving companies before he wrought these changes, he could have utilized the additional monies to off-sett Bo’s severance package.
I have to wonder how many of the 350 were even cognizant of the twists their lives would take when the seemingly unrelated and innocuous news of Bo’s canning was announced in late November?
But, I hadn’t really considered just how incestuous the coaching fraternity has become.
Besides Bo, consider just how many lives have been altered.
With a guess of about 9 assistants and at least a half dozen support staff (at a minimum), there are 16 from Nebraska. Then, Mike Riley is hired and brings (or will bring in) at least the same number. With Oregon State becoming a vacancy, a like number will travel to Corvallis and that becomes Anderson leaving Wisconsin. With Wisconsin open, Paul Chryst and staff motor to Wisky. That opens Pitt for its new staff (and as a special bonus….”Statue Steve” Pederson gets canned). So, if we total up the ripples, it means at least 5 x 16 (80) coaches relocating. If the average family is 4, we can guess 320 (Plus Pedey and his replacement), we can assume (again, at a minimum) 330 new destinations and opportunities solely because of SE’s decision. (And that doesn’t even account for Tom Coughlin getting his panties in a wad because his QB coach decides to leave Eli and gravitate to the challenge of Tommy Armstrong). It also fails to account for recruits and any/all changes to their collegiate destinations among five Power 5 schools and for their families for the next 5 years.. Probably safe to guess that approximately 350 or more individuals will be impacted.
If only SE had been prescient enough to secure percentage deals with national moving companies before he wrought these changes, he could have utilized the additional monies to off-sett Bo’s severance package.
I have to wonder how many of the 350 were even cognizant of the twists their lives would take when the seemingly unrelated and innocuous news of Bo’s canning was announced in late November?
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