[Reaper16]

This is a bummer. I wonder if we'll ever get some reporting on what behind-the-scenes discussions have been going on. I mean, people are going to speculate all over the place: did wealthy boosters want Pinkel gone for supporting the players during the boycott? Did the school get pressure to encourage Pinkel to retire because of how he played politics, backtracking on knowledge of campus issues, during the 810 WHB interview?

I hope it IS because of health reasons, and I hope Pinkel is able to recuperate from them and enjoy retirement. But this is a strange, sudden, sad end to a fantastic coaching era.