Actually, Bose might be a good brand for her for all the reasons that most audiophiles don’t like them. Bose tends to really emphasize the mids in music. With your mother’s hearing being bad, she might appreciate that emphasis on the mids. With other equipment, the bass or highs might drown out the mids.

The “best interests” is the fact that playing in the tournament would cost the athletic department money, but the real reason is just that she wanted to fire the coach sooner. Not playing in the tournament doesn’t really hurt the team at all, other than the fact that it pisses off your players and fans, because…