Tonight I am going to my first BC basketball game of the year. I'm excited about this year's team. It's going to be weird watching BC without Coach Cannon on the bench. I've mentioned this to some of yall before, but I think it would be appropriate to name the court after CTC sometime in the near future. Here are some of my ideas about how it should be done:
1: Give it time.
Wait till next year to do it. Right now, the Cannon family and others are still upset about how he was let go from Benedictine. Time heals all. Regardless of how you feel about how/why them let him go, I think we all agree that it's good for BC to be in good graces with the Cannon family. He means a lot to a lot of people in the BC community.
2: Date.
Set a date around Christmas time next year so as many people as possible can attend the game. Brady is somewhere on the other side of the earth so he needs to have the opportunity to attend. Hinchey is in Costa Rica, and it would be a shame if he couldn't make it.
3: Opponent.
Get a Bryan County or other weak opponent because the night is meant to be about Cannon, and the team will obviously be distracted. We need to win on the night we name our court after someone. Let's play someone we beat regardless of all the hoopla before the game and during halftime.
4: Pre-game.
Before the game, have Father Frank introduce the guest of honor. A brief prayer and a few words of gratitude will be appropriate.
5: Halftime.
At halftime, let Pierce, Brady, Bobby or someone else say a few words about what BC meant to Cannon. Then invite everyone who played for Cannon to come to center court along with the current players. I think it would be pretty astonishing to see how many guys have played for Cannon in the last 30 years. If Coach Cannon wanted to say something, then of course he'd be able to.
6: Post game.
Social at the Cafetorium. Beer/Barnes catering. You know the drill. The Cannon stories that night would be spectacular.
Other suggestions:
No video tribute. No speeches by anyone except people in his family. No "roasts". In other words, stay away from anything that Coach Cannon would make fun of.
Thoughts?
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9 comments:
I like the halftime idea of everybody coming up who played for Cannon. That would be a very memorable moment for him. Quick question though, would you limit it to basketball? TC's influence was far reaching. As I'm sure you know, he also coached the golf team and DB's on the football team. Pmac tells me TC golfing stories all the time and they're quite amusing. I understand if you did limit it seeing as how you're naming the basketball court after him but just something to ponder.
Also I think an event like this needs to be heavily promoted and not just by the typical word of mouth advertising which is common in Savannah. I think this is something some people, maybe not a lot but some would come back to Savannah to attend.
Rick, you're right definitely right about taking it beyond basketball. I didn't even think about all those who played golf or football for him. They should be/will be included.
You're also spot on about promoting it. It should be something that is decided on during the Summer and promoted throughout football season.
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I really like the idea of getting all the former players on the court as well.
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