The attention kept growing.
League observers. Media breakdowns. Opposing managers dropping comments that sounded like jokes but weren’t. Coach B’s team wasn’t cheating—but they were bending expectations in ways that made people uncomfortable.
One afternoon, the front office called him in.
They liked the wins. Loved them, actually.
They just wanted to know how far he was willing to go.
They slid a proposal across the table—analytics staff embedded directly with league consultants. Totally legal. Totally quiet.
Coach B stared at it.