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MikeDeTiger

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Re: Coaching changes
« Reply #224 on: November 10, 2021, 06:29:24 PM »
I mean, yes, Jimbo is the apple of Woody's eye.  

As for me....pffft.....my feelings about Jimbo are pretty well documented.  We could do a lot worse because there's a definite floor with him, but I can't say I care much for what I perceive as the ceiling, and I'd rather take a shot on something else.  

But it doesn't matter for your point.  LSU won't beat A&M, they can't move the ball on a competent front, of which A&M certainly has.  

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« Reply #225 on: November 10, 2021, 06:30:48 PM »
I mean, yes, Jimbo is the apple of Woody's eye. 

As for me....pffft.....my feelings about Jimbo are pretty well documented.  We could do a lot worse because there's a definite floor with him, but I can't say I care much for what I perceive as the ceiling, and I'd rather take a shot on something else. 

But it doesn't matter for your point.  LSU won't beat A&M, they can't move the ball on a competent front, of which A&M certainly has. 
Eh.  All the SEC West teams look about the same to me.  Maybe even including  Alabama, this season.  Y'all have as decent a shot at winning, as losing.
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« Reply #226 on: November 10, 2021, 07:10:22 PM »
I agree about losing to LSU. I think there is still a good chance of that. Our offense has played inconsistent all year, and the defense has allowed a lot of points at times. Plus, we’re playing in Baton Rouge in Coach O’s last game. 

Can LSU really pay Jimbo $11 MM per season?  We’ve got him at $9 MM, 2nd to Saban only. So are they willing to pay him more than Saban?  

I trust Jimbo completely. He’s the right coach for us, and he’s winning at a place that hasn’t been easy to win at. He’s recruiting lights out, with top tier facilities, in a state and region that is known for producing top talent. 

To top it off, there’s much less pressure to win here. If he even makes it to the playoff at least once every 3-4 years he’ll keep his job. If he finishes in the top ten, he’ll keep his job. And if he finishes top 5, he gets a raise. 

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« Reply #227 on: November 10, 2021, 08:20:17 PM »
Jimbo was at one of the top jobs in the country in Florida State and he left them for A&M. I doubt he's going to leave A&M for LSU. 

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« Reply #228 on: November 10, 2021, 09:34:21 PM »
I don’t disagree with you about FSU except that Jimbo loudly complained that he was not getting the support from the university with regards to facilities and other things. Add to that a certain amount of marital issues and maybe he just needed a fresh start. His friend Woodward lured him here, but now he’s settled in and very comfortable. 

Would he really leave?  I’d like to think not, and I’d hate to lose him. I just don’t see it happening. 

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« Reply #229 on: November 10, 2021, 10:52:07 PM »
Jimbo was at one of the top jobs in the country in Florida State and he left them for A&M. I doubt he's going to leave A&M for LSU.
wouldn't this beg to be the same deal
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« Reply #230 on: November 10, 2021, 11:20:22 PM »
One more thing. He’s got a chance to make something here that he can’t do anywhere else. Alabama will always be thought of as the Bear, and then Saban. FSU will always be Bobby Bowden. 3 coaches have won championships at LSU in 20 years. Texas has Darrel Royal. Oklahoma has Switzer and Stoops. 

Fisher can be The Guy here. It’s basically his book to write. The last guy to win a championship here was Homer Norton in 1939, and nobody even knows who that guy was, not even Aggies. 

We’re not some third rate school in some second class conference. There’s no reason you can’t win here. Yes, he can go to LSU and win a bunch and probably win easier but he’ll just be one of many coaches whose succeeded there. 

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« Reply #231 on: November 10, 2021, 11:41:20 PM »
One more thing. He’s got a chance to make something here that he can’t do anywhere else. Alabama will always be thought of as the Bear, and then Saban. FSU will always be Bobby Bowden. 3 coaches have won championships at LSU in 20 years. Texas has Darrel Royal. Oklahoma has Switzer and Stoops.

Fisher can be The Guy here. It’s basically his book to write. The last guy to win a championship here was Homer Norton in 1939, and nobody even knows who that guy was, not even Aggies.

We’re not some third rate school in some second class conference. There’s no reason you can’t win here. Yes, he can go to LSU and win a bunch and probably win easier but he’ll just be one of many coaches whose succeeded there.
This is a lovely sentiment bestowed upon a man who I highly doubt aligns closely to it. But as a cynical person, I appreciate someone deciding not to be cynical.

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« Reply #232 on: November 11, 2021, 09:47:22 AM »
This is a lovely sentiment bestowed upon a man who I highly doubt aligns closely to it. But as a cynical person, I appreciate someone deciding not to be cynical.
you said that much better than I could have
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« Reply #233 on: November 11, 2021, 10:58:27 AM »
UConn has hired former UCLA and NFL coach Jim Mora to be its next football coach, athletic director David Benedict announced Thursday.

Mora and UConn have agreed to a five-year contract in which he will make $1.5 million in the first season and could earn another $200,000 in annual performance incentives. He will begin his head-coaching duties Nov. 28 after serving as an assistant coach for the rest of the 2021 season, which will allow him to recruit.

"This program is loaded with potential, and I look forward to getting to know the student-athletes on the team and am eager to get to work!" Mora said in a statement.

Mora, who is 59, last coached in 2017, his final season at UCLA. He went 46-30 with the Bruins before being fired in November 2017. ESPN hired Mora as a college football analyst in 2018.

UConn announced in September that Randy Edsall would step down as coach. Edsall went 6-32 in his second stint as Huskies coach after guiding the program to two Big East titles and a Fiesta Bowl appearance during his first run from 1999 to 2010. This season, the Huskies are 1-8, with their only win coming against Yale, an FCS team from the Ivy League.
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« Reply #234 on: November 11, 2021, 12:44:16 PM »
This is a lovely sentiment bestowed upon a man who I highly doubt aligns closely to it. But as a cynical person, I appreciate someone deciding not to be cynical.
Then it’s about money. Can LSU outbid us ?

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« Reply #235 on: November 11, 2021, 12:48:33 PM »
Sounds like MSU and Tucker may announce an extension soon, if not this week

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« Reply #236 on: November 11, 2021, 01:17:16 PM »
Sounds like MSU and Tucker may announce an extension soon, if not this week
that's huge news for MSU. I had him pegged for NFL/LSU.

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« Reply #237 on: November 11, 2021, 01:20:00 PM »
Then it’s about money. Can LSU outbid us ?
Maybe. 

Top revenue producing college football teams fiscal year 2018-2019 were; 

1) Texas - $156 million
2) Georgia - $123 million
3) Michigan - $122 million
4) Notre Dame - $116 million
5) Ohio State- $115 million
6. Penn State - $100 million
7. Auburn - $95 million
8. Oklahoma - $94.8 million
9. Alabama - $94.6 million
10. Nebraska - $94.3 million
11. LSU - $92 million
12. Tennessee - $91 million
13. Wisconsin - $90 million
14. Florida - $85 million
15. Washington - $84 million



 

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