Memo To CBS, ESPN and Kansas Fans...

Let me go ahead and get this out of the way:



There it is. I'm sure this video will be shown a time or two this week. I am also sure that I am going to be sick of it all by...about noon today.

It only matters to Kansas fans. They are the bitter people who can't believe that anyone would leave Kansas. Mostly because it's Kansas.

Everyone knows the story by now. Bill Guthridge retires, UNC tries to get Roy from Kansas, and he turns them down. In the process, he states rather plainly that he will never leave Kansas. That comment actually shows his belief in Matt Doherty more than anything else, because Roy thinks that he has turned down the only opportunity he would have to be UNC's head coach.

Who knew Doherty was only a three year guy? No one, especially not Roy Williams. The second time around, 'ol Roy couldn't say no.

No one was surprised. Well, no one who isn't a Jayhawk. Every person associated with UNC basketball remains associated with UNC basketball. It truly is a family. Doherty's reign of terror splintered the family, and Dean Smith wanted Roy to come back to "fix things."

That Roy turned down the Tar Heels once was a miracle, a true testament to his love for Kansas. Despite that, there was no way he was saying no a second time. Zero chance.

Now, we've got to hear about it all week. Kansas fans will curse Roy for leaving, and then in the same breath tell you all the reasons they are better off with Bill Self. Sort of an odd combination, if you ask me.

Most people agree that Roy's decision the second time around was made easier because of a rocky relationship with athletic director Al Bohl. Bohl was hired in 2001 to replace Bob Frederick, a longtime friend of Williams, and the didn't see eye to eye with Williams. After Williams criticized Bohl for firing KU football coach Terry Allen with 3 games left in the season, Bohl said this about Williams to the Kansas City Star:

"I'm running this program. I'm not asking Roy for permission to do things. It's a new era here. I'm going to run this program like a CEO would run a company. There's going to be no confusion over who's in charge."

Between the time that the above video was recorded, and Roy's acceptance of the UNC job, Bohl was fired. It was an attempt to make Roy happy enough to stay, but it was too late. As he cleaned out his office, I bet he realized who actually was in charge.

So, Kansas fans, just be happy for your team, and your coach. If you spend all week talking about Roy Williams, it won't be fair to Bill Self and his players. Roy Williams is coaching the team he should be coaching, and Kansas is doing just fine without him.

Let it go.