Written by Matt Zemek at Bloguin
Whenever it comes to light in our modern mass-media age that the head football coach at a major program:
A) is drunk;
B) is not reporting to practice;
and
C) needs substantial therapeutic and rehabilitative care…
… it’s big news. It should be.
Moreover, one can’t avoid the tsunami of reports on the subject, even if the larger theater of events might represent a little bit of overkill. The story is there and can’t be wished away.
Yes, the primary concern in such a situation — a hypothetical which has burst into a very sad reality at the University of Southern California — is for the head coach in question to receive the care he so urgently needs. Yes, the rest can be sorted out in due time.
However, as much as that focus on Steve Sarkisian’s health should take precedence, no one can deny that a large chunk of the reaction to Sunday’s news in Los Angeles flowed to the kinds of questions which simply can’t — and won’t — be withheld in any such circumstance.
The main question: “Who will be the next coach at USC?”
Other football questions surely entered the minds of many: “How will USC prepare for Notre Dame this Saturday? How will this affect the larger recruiting process and the status of specific recruits? How will the coaching staff be re-organized to deal with this situation?” You get the point.
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