[he is so patient. she will just keep waddling after the ball and trying to do a better job of sending it back to him. she will gradually improve, little by little, but sometimes still send it a little wonky]

I presume he applied similarly to most educational administration positions. You can maybe ask Luke how long he's been here? Luke has been enrolled in the school the longest of all of us.

But if you're talking about the situation over the weekend in particular, I think it took all of us by surprise.