When destiny calls you follow your calling or it passes you by. That is the truth for all of us. Those who ignore their calling usually live to regret that decision. Happiness is in the attempt to accomplish the greatest challenge of your life. All else shrinks to insignificance. Isn't that the same with all of these boys who aspire to play in the Big Show one of these days. What do you say to them, should they put their chance off to appease the idea of loyalty to a place in time, not loyalty to the dream you have been working your whole life to achieve? I don't think so. Coach Kelly did the right thing for his future, his family and for ND. Cincinnati will survive Coach Kelly, and his players who love him will wish him well and prepare for their opportunity to show the appreciation to him for leading them to a 12-0 season. Now it is time for them to come together and show that they are men who can apply the lessons they have been taught. For BB players it is always about the next at-bat, the next pitch, the next fielding opportunity. What are you going to do with it is always the question. For coaches it is no different. It is always about the next game, the next opponent, and yes the next team. That's the truth of the sports entertainment business. You better understand it or you will not survive very long in the extreme competitive environment it is.
JMO