Well, in the latest version of How the Coach turns....
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Divorce plus a team not performing even close to high expectations. Don't wish this kind of stress on anyone. It's enough to crush anyone.
Eh, don't take a big shoulders job if you're not a big shoulders guy. He overshot his lane, and now he's back to being an OC, or if he still wants to be HC, he'll be off to the MWC, where he'll struggle because he's been a "player acquisition" guy more than a "coaching" guy.
The AD ,Pat Haden,should be following him out the door. He has made a mess of things.He was a small improvement over his predecessor but he has made major mistakes.
There are various backstories to all this, some public, some-quasi-public, some private. Many of us on these boards have experienced the pain that divorce can bring. It can be devastating. These high-profile jobs are their own marriage, and they demand more of any man than probably is healthy. I think the most I can say with certitude, and with not trespassing into gossip, is to say if you watched that mini-presser with Haden & Helton, you can see for yourself that Haden is completely shocked, and it was likely a combination of both content and mannerisms that he heard over the phone that made this course necessary. This is a tough business, and it can be a ruthless business, and this point, Haden is right to take the utilitarian stance that he did--he had to look to the welfare of the team. Helton is a talented guy, and in the end, this will likely result in a deep pockets search at some point...but you can be sure that Haden will stick to the protocol for this kind of procedure....It's a tough thing for the team, but I suspect it's much tougher for Sarkisian at this point.
To be fair, I have been intoxicated at an ASU game, an Oregon game, an Arizona game,.......
Good ol' Scott Wolf.....If I were he, I wouldn't walk around the SC campus by myself.....he's a real POS
I just hope Sarkisian can put his life back together. Sounds like he needs all 12 steps at this point.
His world has crumbled. That's brutal. I've never been divorced or had alcoholism issues, but I understand why some escape to drinking. Life is tough, probably especially if you have millions of dollars.
He apparently got drunk following the loss to UW. Wonder if this was his drink of choice...
There is nothing new. Sark's issue have been known for years. That's plural in case you didn't notice.
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