Tuesday was a shocking and even fairly emotional day. The news of Jerry Kill retiring came early in the morning and lead to a little confusion and wonder for Gopher fans. The press conference began a little after 8:30 in the morning and at least for me the confusion gave way to emotions of sadness and empathy. Its been one of those weeks where I've been processing all week and unable to put my fingers to keyboard to express my thoughts.
On the outside college football has the appearance of being a big money machine. Just a smaller version of professional sports where young kids are exploited for huge financial gain and given a chance a free education (a truly valuable thing that is often minimized, but that is for a different day).