Some things are better left unsaid. As a kid growing up, my mouth got me into a lot of trouble. When my mother said she didn't want to hear another word, I didn't have enough sense to keep my mouth shut. I wanted to ensure that she got my side of the story. That probably surprises no one.
Okay, I get it! At the age of 12, I participated in a science experiment at school that didn't end well. Three of us unknowingly detonated a dynamite blasting cap in the classroom and spent at least a week or more in the hospital. One would think that going forward, I would have enough sense not to play with dynamite.
Maybe I'm a slow learner because the topic I want to write about is potentially explosive. I am not a sport's enthusiast, so maybe I don't have the cognition to wrap my head around the issue. Who is their right mind thinks parting ways with a college football coach by including a severance package of $76.8 million in the years to come makes sense?
I vocationally grew up in the nonprofit world where if you didn't meet job expectations, you lost your job. There was no severance package that went with your departure.
In the profit world, how often do we read of bank presidents that were canned for poor performance and they walked away with millions? It happens more often than one might think. I can't wrap my head around that concept.
News that Jimbo Fisher is no longer coaching for Texas A&M didn't come as a surprise. The Aggies want a winner. News that Coach Fisher walked away with a nest egg severance package of $76.8 million is beyond my comprehension.
My mother didn't always get it right. She told us often in childhood: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." She also often reminded us: "It not whether you win or lose, it is how you play the game."
Grantland Rice is credited with the origin of the "it's how you play the game" phrase. Reportedly, Gene Autry, owner of the Angels franchise heard the quote and commented: "Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I'm concerned."
I'm fairly certain that most Aggies will concur that Jimbo Fisher's departure was worth every penny. The concept is beyond my grasp.
All My Best!
Don
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