a Hawaiian vacation. Or maybe it was supposed to be Europe.

"We were going to be in Spain," Holly said, not surprised that her husband, who can recall plays from games played decades ago, was sketchy on details. "Cruise from Barcelona to France to Croatia to Venice. We were supposed to leave next week.

"Hawaii was October."

The joy of retirement was disrupted by a desperate call from Waco.

The Grobes were in a supermarket parking lot in Georgia, when the call came in loud and clear through the speakers of the family car.

Caller ID reported the call was from the 254 area code. The coach's wife heard the familiar voice, but the devastation in Grant Teaff's voice was alien.

As Grobe listened to Teaff, Holly felt herself assuming the fetal position.

Jim Grobe,acting Baylor head football coach is photographed in his office at the Baylor University Athletics Complex in Waco, Texas, Wednesday, August 24, 2016. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)

"Grobie," as wife refers to husband, "couldn't say 'no.'''

True to his self, Grobe, who will earn a reported $1.25 million for bringing a season's worth of credibility back to a scarred program, has tried not to tamper much with what he has inherited.

Like the décor in his office, he hasn't tinkered with personnel. He has not made a single hire. He has kept Briles' coaching staff intact, which has come under some criticism. He hasn't brought in so much as a confidant to serve as a special assistant or in some other capacity. His son Ben