Gary Andersen Told Son, Badgers Team Of Plans At Same Time

The Former Wisconsin Badgers head coach broke his moving to Oregon State news to his son and team at same time

Every time a head coach leaves one school and goes to another we are always interested in finding out how certain people find out or received the news of the move. Gary Andersen, who left Wisconsin for Oregon State last week, told his son and his team about his plans for the move at the same time.

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Things happen fast in the NCAA sometimes when it comes to coaches leaving one school for another. That was part of what happened here in this case according to thebiglead.com. Andersen said he had his reasons for not telling his son Chasen, a walk-on at Wisconsin who is now transferring, and the rest of the Badgers football team at the same time.

He explained his thought process on the Jim Rome Radio Show.

"He was on that team and part of that team, and I wanted Chasen to be educated in that process the way the rest of the team was. He is a young man now. He is not a 13- or 14-year-old kid. He is not going to be living with us here and is out on his own."

True. He isn’t a young teenager anymore. However he is still dad. Chasen is still a kid in school. I think he owed his son the courtesy of finding out on his own before the team.

He didn’t want his son getting any special treatment. Well, I get that but at the same time it is his son. Sometimes as a son you should be afforded certain benefits of being the coaches son. Andersen further explained.

"He was given an opportunity to hear it just like the rest of the team was. I think that took him a little bit by surprise, and I get that, but that is just what I thought was best as a dad and I thought that was best as a coach"

Of course it took him by surprise. He’s playing football for Wisconsin because of his dad. Yes he should be treated as an adult and not a kid but the adult thing and the right thing in my opinion here would have been to sit Chasen down and explain what was happening and not be blind sided at the same time as the rest of the team. Family first. If I were in the same position, I would have told my son my plans before the rest of the world. That’s just me though.

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