The big story these days in football, both college and the pros, is the resignation of Pete Carroll from USC and his hiring by the Seattle Seahawks. Personally, it’s really no big deal. We see this kind of thing all the time. Another head man jumping to the NFL to make more money, have a mediocre career, and then return to college if he wants to continue coaching. For USC, they’ll simply find another big name coach somewhere and plug him into their system. Maybe he’ll be good, or maybe they’ll have to replace him with another winner somewhere down the road. All in all, no real story.

However, everyone loves to talk about this kind of transaction, and that’s what it is: a transaction between big businesses. Some love to preach about how happy the other Pac-10 coaches are because it will help level out the recruiting field. Or maybe some think the big story is Carroll bailing on his team right before the hammer comes down from all the NCAA accusations thrown at his team and the entire USC athletic department. Of course, there is also the argument about the players and how they will handle the “expensive” change in coaches. Well, it’s nothing we haven’t seen before. What people need to understand is that when a coach like Brian Kelly leaves Central Michigan to go to a large school like Cincinnati, that’s a story, at least for CMU and Brian Kelly. On the other hand, Kelly leaving to go to Notre Dame is nothing because big programs can always find the next great coach, while the little guys are lucky to have them for a couple years at most. So what’s the moral of this whole fiasco? Nothing, except that business will be conducted in the same way as before, just a bit of money changing hands and some old faces in new places.

The best part about these situations is that the fans get some more drama in their sports lives. We can debate and wonder how the coming season will go, and whether this coach will help the team succeed or run them into the ground. It keeps our interest peaked and our butts in the seats. While coaches change and players leave, the game of football will still be around. This may not be “Days of our Lives,” but it’ll do.