BS. FSU wouldn't hire the most renowned athletic search firm in the country if they were already negotiating with Stoops. Keep throwing crap against the wall. One of your guesses will certainly be right.
so predictable...
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BS. FSU wouldn't hire the most renowned athletic search firm in the country if they were already negotiating with Stoops. Keep throwing crap against the wall. One of your guesses will certainly be right.
Partially it’s being done to possibly entice Bob Stoops back as he was within a 72 hour grace period of officially being our coach anyways. But allegedly we’re done with Fleck. We allegedly told him thanks but no thanks when Bob was “in the fold” and my source says he hasn’t responded fantastically to renewed interest from us so that will be a whiff most likely. So double screw you Bob (if he doesn’t end up coming).
The only candidate that wasn’t on the original list (Rhuul, Campbell, Franklin, Mark Stoops, Mike Leach, Norvelle, everyone and their mother from Clemson etc...) that’s popped up is Brian Kelly specifically let us know he was interested. And apparently, we’re interested as well. I don’t know if anything will come of it as I don’t think he’s really interested, instead I think he’s just trying to up his contract at ND. BUT...that’s what Jimmy James Jim Joe Bob did to us at least twice and then actually DID move once his wife started humping the tennis instructor and a Gator, so you never know. Time to send up some hot coeds in Midwestern disguise up to Indiana to throw themselves at Brian Kelly.
That's true. Although if that's all it was I would have probably walked from Alabama State tix. But then I would have missed out on the Honey Beez!
WTF?
I will say, not in Tribe's defense, but just in general, there is a pretty prominent booster that was throwing this stuff out. I saw the texts. I'm also quite sure this booster is a source for one of the top FSU podcasts, although they didn't report it because nobody else would verify it. At one point it was Bob Stoops was a done deal with an SEC HC agreeing to be his DC and Briles staying on as OC.
At this point I'm just waiting on an official announcement and not paying attention to sources and podcasts. It is a feeding frenzy to drum up subscriptions and they are going to throw everything at the wall.
This. Everyone wants to be an internet insider or a twitter source. E-cred.At this point I'm just waiting on an official announcement and not paying attention to sources and podcasts. It is a feeding frenzy to drum up subscriptions and they are going to throw everything at the wall.
Someone needs to rinse the sand out of their lower skin fold.
Not sure who her source is/was, but a lot of people seem to be getting info from the same source based on the bits they've passed on. Then more and more people catch on and you get the hysteria we had the other Friday. @Nole Lou mentioned this elsewhere and I agree with him 100%.
When I first saw the text I thought, "wow, FSU would be back in the playoffs in two years". Then reality sunk in....why would a mildly successful HEAD COACH of an SEC school leave to be a DC at FSU? Forget about the fact that FSU would have to pay him $3-4M on top of the $40M over 5 years (according to the source) that Bob was getting.
No, it wasn't just rumor mongering. I heard the identical thing from 1) someone who is a decision maker, 2) a couple high level boosters who aren't decision-makers but who likely are consulted or at least informed for their $$$$, 3) a pretty popular podcaster/personality/writer whose wife is close friends with my wife, and 4) a couple of my old friends who are in admin positions in the athletic department both from a million years ago we when I wrote for the Flambeau and more recently when I was president of the government bar association. So hearing the same thing from that many places tells me everyone on FSU's side thought it was a done deal. And then some money issues/really just a heartburn from Bob Stoops scuttled it.
I haven't been commital to anything since because I'm hearing different things from different people now, which tells me nothing has been decided since Stoops flew the coop. The boosters still think Stoops is still in play hence the begging letter but everyone else (and my gut) says Stoops isn't happening now. He had all the opportunities to say yes...did in fact say yes verbally and then backed out before it was completely finalized.
Damn man. Did Tribe piss in your Wheaties or something?Unless you heard it from Thrasher, Coburn, or Burr, then you didn't hear it from a decision maker. I seriously doubt any of them would be talking to someone who's willing to post it on the internet.
The usual condescending platitudes about how it works. Well, it hasn't worked the way you've predicted it so far...
Damn man. Did Tribe piss in your Wheaties or something?
I don't understand the need to continually justify your "prediction".
I don't understand the mindset to try piece together a bunch of second hand info and share it on the Internet either.
I don't think it's a conversation, when you lead with your thoughts on a subject, then get pissy when people cite the credibility of your conclusion. You're talking at people, not with. Its self serving. And, ultimately turned out wrong.It’s called conversation. Jebus, everyone with their frigging conspiracy hats. “What’s his angle?” My angle is, I know things and it’s interesting to talk about. End of story. I get no subscribers to my nonexistent podcast, ahats like Finance would just say I “guessed” even if everything ended following exactly what I said and I’d still have to put up with grief.
ThisI don’t know why Tribe is getting blasted on this issue. He’s casually relating info as he gets it. Maybe he’s right, maybe he’s wrong. We’re all just speculating at the end of the day. I appreciate the conversation.
Not sure who her source is/was, but a lot of people seem to be getting info from the same source based on the bits they've passed on. Then more and more people catch on and you get the hysteria we had the other Friday. @Nole Lou mentioned this elsewhere and I agree with him 100%.
When I first saw the text I thought, "wow, FSU would be back in the playoffs in two years". Then reality sunk in....why would a mildly successful HEAD COACH of an SEC school leave to be a DC at FSU? Forget about the fact that FSU would have to pay him $3-4M on top of the $40M over 5 years (according to the source) that Bob was getting.
I don’t know why Tribe is getting blasted on this issue. He’s casually relating info as he gets it. Maybe he’s right, maybe he’s wrong. We’re all just speculating at the end of the day. I appreciate the conversation.
I don’t know why Tribe is getting blasted on this issue. He’s casually relating info as he gets it. Maybe he’s right, maybe he’s wrong. We’re all just speculating at the end of the day. I appreciate the conversation.
Well, it's been more than a week and no official confirmation.... thread title is #FakeNews....
I hadn't heard about the SEC Coach coming as DC, Mark I'm assuming - and no it makes no sense as a DC, but I did think the Bob hysteria was legit. I mean, it made sense. It still makes sense in a way too. I mean, they did say by the end of November which is not here yet and you have the 'search firm' kicking up a lot of dust. All told though, I want Odell, Briles, Leavitt, Edwards, Brooks maybe, etc. Who knows. That doesn't wash with Thrasher begging for cash though so that the Odell senario can't be. But why would Briles be so active if it wasn't Bob Stoops or Odell. I mean, it has to be one of those two doesn't it? I really don't have any faith in Thrasher or the AD at this point though. I mean, look who their big search turned up for the baseball coach...
Make stupid claims, get stupid responses.I don’t know why Tribe is getting blasted on this issue. He’s casually relating info as he gets it. Maybe he’s right, maybe he’s wrong. We’re all just speculating at the end of the day. I appreciate the conversation.
Make stupid claims, get stupid responses.
Make stupid claims, get stupid responses.
I don’t know why Tribe is getting blasted on this issue. He’s casually relating info as he gets it. Maybe he’s right, maybe he’s wrong. We’re all just speculating at the end of the day. I appreciate the conversation.
A stupid claim is Finance insisting a lame duck president, a lame duck interim athletic director, and a CYA search firm hired because boosters are %*^*ed at the Taggart deal are the only people making decisions, while the people cutting six and seven figure checks have no say. I have very expressly said I hold no power, I just know one who does and a couple who might.
He provided information that was given to him much of which was very similar to what I was hearing. You might not have anyone outside of those who live in your house who might have insights but I assure you that I do.He's not being casual. He's acting like he's got inside information he doesn't really have. OK by me because he's been wrong at every turn. Make up crap, then when it's wrong, make up crap to explain it.
FSU gave Bob Stoops a 72 hour deadline to sign? Really? Really?
I guess internet cred means something to some people.
I’m whining about people whining about other people making shit up, or something.Mature response/perspective from someone who whines on the internet about what gets posted. Consistent, I will give you that.
Well I would take it as official confirmation we’re not getting Bob. He would have been signed by now. All of the boosters I've talked to are holding out hope/working on making it happen, but I and everyone else think that ship has sailed. And the good news is that we did NOT fall into the Mark Stoops trap. I'm hearing that they are squashing that possibility (even though that's another bull%*% search firm candidate) firmly.
I mean sure, if Mark wants to come and be the coach in waiting and DC for 2-3 years with no guarantee with brother Bob then why not? But as HC? That's a cold hard pass from me. And fortunately it sounds the same for the boosters (which I don't necessarily see eye to eye with, I'm 100% in favor of Campbell if Bob isn't coming).
But yes it's not definitive it's not done as they're still talking to Bob but my SWAG says the odds dropped from 99% to maybe 10%........unless my disguised Seminole coed idea would work. He's obviously interested enough to talk and did say yes at least once....but when it came time to finalize he got cold feet. And I don't know how much warmer we can get those tootsies.
I’m whining about people whining about other people making shit up, or something.
to stay consistent, eat a dick.
I told everyone here this yesterday and it's just now being reported (with the angle he turned us down, when the reality is the BS search firm presented Mark as a candidate after meeting with him and the boosters shut it down).
https://kentuckysportsradio.com/foo...state-officials-but-is-no-longer-a-candidate/