Andy Staples has an excellent piece in SI (linked below), and this paragraph particularly resonated with me.

It was eight years ago that Donovan seemed at peace with remaining a college coach until retirement. A season such as this past one could change anyone’s outlook, but Donovan’s departure goes deeper than that. Think about how much can change in eight years. When Donovan told those stories at his kitchen table, he had one high-schooler, a middle-schooler an elementary-schooler and a pre-schooler. Now two of those children have gone to college and two are in high school. When I listened to those stories at Donovan’s kitchen table, my wife and I hadn’t decided when we’d have children. Now we have tiny human beings running around who continuously invent ways to beg for new toys. For a lot of people, life in 2015 in no way resembles life in 2007, so how could a person be blamed for deciding he wants something different?

Why did it resonate?  It brought back a memory.  I was fortunate enough to have the honor of picking up Billy and Christine from the airport for a Gator Gathering VERY early in his career.  Christine sat in the back, and spent a good portion of the ride admiring my two daughters' Beanie Babies.

The eldest of those two daughters now has three degrees from UF.  And the youngest is graduating from college in just over a week.

Nineteen years.  It's a long time.  I wish Billy, Christine, and their family nothing but the best.  And, partly for selfish reasons, I hope Billy wins multiple championships in the NBA, because the only college bench I'd ever want to see him sitting on again is ours.

Thanks for everything Coach.

http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/04/29/billy-donovan-oklahoma-city-thunder-hired-coach-florida-gators