RE: Uh Oh
Lets go ahead and get this over here now just in case:
The 5 stages of a fan base during the coaching merry go round:
1. Denial: " That report he's looking at X job can't be right. They are mediocre at best, and he won't be able to win there. Surely he's just trying for a raise here. We need to get our AD on the phone stat and make sure we get this new contract locked up so he'll stay here for a while. His kids go to school here, he doesn't actually want to move. Just get the raise and go on to recruiting"
2. Anger: "Well *Bleep* him. I hope he goes to X Location and rots. Maybe he gets into 12 NCAA Violations as well and loses his job, then he'll look back and wonder why he didn't stay here when he had the chance. Lets schedule them and beat their brains in a few times. Oh, and I hope his wife leaves him too."
3. Conspiracy Theories: He probably was asked to leave because AD X knows that Coach Y is ready to come home and coach here. Yeah, School X is taking him off our hands for us. I should go on their message board and thank them." (Or, if the team sucks) "He probably left because we've got NCAA violations coming and he doesn't want to be around for it. I think the NCAA may give us the death penalty this time. We might thank them if they do"
4. Obscene rumors: "My friend at the barber shop's cousin's grandpa is a booster, and he says we're going to hire (Insert name of local High School coach here) He says that man is a proven winner and is ready to step up. Meanwhile, I'm going to get on flight aware and track every single flight out of X airport. Hey, we've got a flight to Madison, WI. OH MY GOD, WE'RE GOING TO HIRE BO RYAN! I have all these names that I think would be great coaches here, I'm going to go look them up and offer up a profile on each of them for the board. OH MY GOD, IT'S BEEN 4 WHOLE DAYS SINCE COACH X LEFT, AND NO HIRE HAS BEEN MADE! WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG? Please Lord, let us not hire (Insert Former Razorback coach here) We don't need any pig rejects.
5. Acceptance: " We have an outstanding AD, who is very good at his job. I am positive he's going to make the right decision." "See, Here, he's finally hired Coach Y. Hey, he's an outstanding coach, look at all this success he's had. Man, this is going to be a fun next season, I'm going to go ahead and reserve my season tickets now, and go troll our biggest rival about how we're going to dominate them next season. I can't wait till (Insert Sport) Season now!"
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