Look at it this way, Gators fans. Now, you have another team to root for. While it hurts the Florida program to lose a coach of this caliber, it also is a good thing. You never want to see a lot of change in the coaching staff, but when coaches leave, it is encouraging for other rising coaches to want to come to Florida knowing they will be eyeballed from the day they walk on campus. This is just the way it is in coaching.
Assistants excel and become head coaches.
Good coaches become head coaches. Just ask the Dallas Cowboys. Like so many of us, they loved it here. They will always have a bit of orange and blue in their hearts. Stoops leaves with quite a legacy.