Bigger than one person

It’s been an interesting 12 hours for me.

Last night, I found out that my school’s star quarterback, Demond Williams, is entering the transfer portal 4 days after signing a new contract with us. I could write pages on why college football is broken, but I’ll just leave it with that this is an unprecedented situation that’s going to get ugly and could very well be the straw that breaks the camels back.

This morning, I found out that my wife’s new manager just resigned on the second day of her new job. Fortunately, this wasn’t a situation of being misled or greed like it was with our quarterback so it’s a much different situation albeit unexpected as well.

Schools, athletic teams, and companies are always bigger than one person.

A key player leaving your team for more money and stabbing everyone in the back is always going to hurt, but it’s important to remember that the University of Washington will always be beyond one player or person. We’ll be fine and get through it, and perhaps even be better on the other side if we allow ourselves to get there.

Similarly, I do not envy the position my wife is in as she was incredibly excited to work for her manager. But her job goes well beyond who she reports to and I reminded her this morning that she joined the company for reasons beyond her manager. This could be a great opportunity for her and she needs to keep an open mind in order to take advantage.