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@Canedawg2140
You're only 24!? Wow... when I read your posts I get the feeling of someone that looks like Gandalf on the other side 🧙 (and I mean that as a compliment to your prose and it's substance)
So after reading through everything I think we got a little too specific. Its not so much Kylin Hill in particular but the concept of leaving midseason. His story was just the catalyst for the disagreement. Also the original story did not mention anything Covid related. That came out after the story broke. If Kylin Hill felt that was his best move then that's good for him and its his choice to make. He will have to live with the consequences of his decision whether their good or bad. I just personally feel that if you decide at the beginning of the year to play for the team you should stick with it. Opting out should be preseason or once the regular season is concluded. I would hope that a coaching staff would be more concerned about their players as individuals and less about wins and losses. Mike Leach seems like a good guy and would work out someway for him to take time off and see to personal matters without having to completely leave the team. However I could be way off as I don't have all the information but if a coaching staff is that callous that type of behavior usually catches up with you.
My son's HS coach was ruthless. You absolutely could not miss any football events. None. We had to plan vacations and family events around football (even in the off season). One kid on the team his grandmother died during the season and the coach would not let him go to the funeral because he would miss a couple of days practice. Of course he could have gone, but the coach made it clear there would be severe penalties. He was a true tyrant and was despised by the parents. Several starting seniors quit the team mid season because he was so abusive. He got fired the year after my son graduated. I can only imagine what it's like at the SEC level.
Don't think there's a wrong or right to this. Its just a poll to see where people are at these days. The guy i was disagreeing with is from Rhode Island and never played team sports or was in the military. While I grew up with sports in SE GA and was active duty for awhile. We are similar age ranges as well. I just wanted to see if my views were outdated.