CKH Hired at UK [fake news]

[chuckiepoo]

Jon is a really good coach, FWIW.

I can’t personally attest, haven’t seen him coach in person, but I’m certainly willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I do trust your judgement though.

 

[BruisedOrange]

Disagree 100%

Can it be a hit to the pride, a hit to your confidence, sure? But I don't think anyone who's actually had a close family member die could say this is a close comparison.

"Losing a coaching job is like having a close family member die. You need at the very least a year to grieve,"

The first sentence is related to the second sentence. Maybe for clarity I could have inserted "in that" to replace the period between them.

But I wasn't speaking as someone who doesn't know both.

In both losses, your dreams have died. Your future has died. Your plans have ceased to exist. People you saw daily are now removed from your orbit. Activities that for years had brought you joy now feel like nothing--or worse than nothing. It's almost as if your past has died, too. And you doubt yourself... could I have done more, been more, loved more?

Sure, the person is more important than any job. But if you think coaching is "a job," then you just don't know. Your team are like children you've adopted. Year 'round you're investing your wisdom and experiences in, caring for, protecting, planning ahead for, and giving your life to them, too. And with a team, you're losing 13-15 kids at once.

I'll certainly grant that there's nothing worse than losing your own child.

Maybe the difference is, when you lose your spouse to heaven, for all the loneliness on this side, there's victory and happiness for her that she's out of this world and in the safest, most loving arms there are. When you lose a team... they're still in this world, figuring things out, at risk, still vulnerable, and for the rest of their lives. And you've lost your chance to help them along the way.

I dunno... that's the best I can explain it.

 

[37620VOL]

@BruisedOrange I respect that clarification very much. Nicely written.

 

[Volfan1000]

ETSU?

The Southern Conference would be a good landing spot for Harper and maybe she goes to Mercer or Western Carolina.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

"Losing a coaching job is like having a close family member die. You need at the very least a year to grieve,"

The first sentence is related to the second sentence. Maybe for clarity I could have inserted "in that" to replace the period between them.

But I wasn't speaking as someone who doesn't know both.

In both losses, your dreams have died. Your future has died. Your plans have ceased to exist. People you saw daily are now removed from your orbit. Activities that for years had brought you joy now feel like nothing--or worse than nothing. It's almost as if your past has died, too. And you doubt yourself... could I have done more, been more, loved more?

Sure, the person is more important than any job. But if you think coaching is "a job," then you just don't know. Your team are like children you've adopted. Year 'round you're investing your wisdom and experiences in, caring for, protecting, planning ahead for, and giving your life to them, too. And with a team, you're losing 13-15 kids at once.

I'll certainly grant that there's nothing worse than losing your own child.

Maybe the difference is, when you lose your spouse to heaven, for all the loneliness on this side, there's victory and happiness for her that she's out of this world and in the safest, most loving arms there are. When you lose a team... they're still in this world, figuring things out, at risk, still vulnerable, and for the rest of their lives. And you've lost your chance to help them along the way.

I dunno... that's the best I can explain it.

Good response. The majority of us on here knew you were just using a metaphor and was not making a serious comparison.