Not to go all over-dramatic here, but I'm sad that Roy Williams is leaving Kansas.
Roy Williams was always part of the package when I thought about KU. He was by far the most famous man on campus, and his silver-haired presence was ubiquitous. He was always on television, in the newspaper, etc.
As someone that thinks sports receive far too much attention, I would have been the first one to grumble about this -- if Roy had ever been anything but gracious. Indeed, he just seemed like a classy guy. Year in and year out, he would assemble winning teams.
Of course, year in and year out he would fumble at tournament time and tears would be shed. But that was part of the charm. He seemed like a real guy. That's a quality midwesterners appreciate.
Imagining Lawrence without him is difficult. He will be missed.
This is the archived edition of a blog kept from Nov. 24, 2002, to
Feb. 29, 2004, by Clay Wirestone.
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-- well -- stuff. And things."