Can we just let the "sick dog" thing go? We don't know the personal situation Coach Albin was going through at the time.
Sick Dog for Football, TOS for basketball. This is the way.
Jeff - In fairness, you don't know the personal situation coach O'Shea was going thru at the time either. Maybe he had a sick parent to care for or just genuine crippling home sickness. This is not an argument to stop doing "TOS to"...it's an argument to not overthink things and embrace humor.