One of the first thoughts to hit me when I read yesterday’s Lowell Sun article about Scott Boyle accepting and assistant coaching position with Central Catholic football was what Brian Martin would think of it.

After all, one of the reasons for forcing Boyle to choose either football or basketball (he used to coach both) at Lowell High was because Martin and the rest of the school administration believed the modern day demands of coaching two major sports made it impossible to devote the necessary time to both. The Lowell High Athletic Director stated as much during an appearance on SportsTalk Live last spring. So does Martin have a problem with his head basketball coach taking a position as an assistant football coach at another school?

BM: “Not at all. It’s not a head coaching job. It doesn’t require as much time. I wish him well.”

So there you have it. The old boss is OK with his employee’s new job. The controversy, or potential conflict, I thought might arise appears to be a non-issue.

Or is it? What do you folks think? Doesn’t Boyle still have to spend multiple hours a week and game days at his new gig? What if Central qualifies for the Super Bowl? Won’t that cut into hoops season? Am I alone in thinking this issue will come up again?