Billy Don't Go

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Ugh, I had been sleeping so peacefully at night knowing my beloved Gators had locked up the two best college coaches in the country: Urban Meyer in football and Billy Donovan in basketball. After his second national championship, Billy spurned even Kentucky to stay with the Gators, talking about how important family and lifestyle are. He'll be a Gator forever! Or so I thought, willfully putting aside thousands of examples of athletes and coaches moving on, despite the wishes of their fans.

Now, in what seems like a wink of an eye, he's off to coach the Orlando Magic. I can't help feel that, like Spurrier before him, he's making a mistake by leaving a dream job for the brutal, anything-but-family-friendly world of professional sports. Billy's a wonderful college coach, but those talents don't necessarily translate to the NBA.

Sure, he'll still be close to his family in Gainesville, but his career will be worlds away from where it was.