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Originally Posted by ChosenChildren

Why don't you morons give this guy a break. He is a good man and a great coach. This was a regularly scheduled Sugar Bowl conference - he didn't have much choice but to answer the questions.

If he had such a big ego, he wouldn't go on a leave of absence. He would just keep coaching and forget about his family. Anyone with half a brain can figure out that he is unsure what to do. He wants to take care of his family and his players. The leave of absence is a compromise to address that conflict.

He may never come back. He wants some time to figure out his health problems. If he feels better about his health problems, he'll return to coaching, which he obviously loves.

The comments Lou Holtz made were telling - Holtz stated that a leave of absence would have helped him when he was coaching.

These guys just burn out. They don't work 9 to 5 jobs like most people.

thank you