There was a time when Steve Kragthorpe was going to do a wonderful job as the new head coach of the Louisville football program. A time when Kragthorpe’s laid-back persona was going to serve as the perfect contrast to the jarringly inimical Bobby Petrino. A time when the Tulsa transplant was winning every press conference and reassuring all of us that he was poised to keep college football’s newest bourgeoning powerhouse rolling toward glory without so much as a stop to use the restroom.
We forget because it’s convenient. Repression is always the most agreeable route to take in the years following something that didn’t go as planned.