While being a coach does not carry tenure, like being a teacher, surely the Steubenville schools are thinking they would open themselves up to a lawsuit by firing a coach who has amassed a 311-59 record over 30 years ( the winningest active high school football coach in the state of Ohio) with no known, previous blemishes on his reputation.
Specifically, it requires certain ways of thinking and behaving that open people up to considering possibilities and prevent them from getting stuck in the past.
He said that thinking about this "silent groundswell" should openup minds to the "deepest secret of all - the trust that the entire universe is held together by the quiet, unfailing generosity of God".