nofuture Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 I guess the Notre Dame job will be the second best thing to fall into Urban's lap this year. 1
Craig H Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, nofuture said: I guess the Notre Dame job will be the second best thing to fall into Urban's lap this year. Beat me by seconds.
Craig H Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 I mean... who the fuck coaches in the bowl game? Fucking Tommy Rees?!
Cobra Commander Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 watching MNF and I just googled to see how long Pete Carroll is under contract (until 2025)
Brian Fowler Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) ESPN is reporting Luke Fickell is the top choice for ND. Edited November 30, 2021 by Brian Fowler
Cobra Commander Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 good timing for him with Daniel Bryan Danielson now a heel 2
EVA Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 Notre Dame is one of the two jobs Fickell would leave Cincinnati for. They should go ahead and make that happen, double quick.
Robert C Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 I’m interested to see how close to $250 million Kelly’s fairy godmother got him. Halfway maybe? I’m also really curious to to see which coordinators get insane raises this year.
Craig H Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 Let's see if Kelly can hold onto a coordinator for more than a year I guess, or who comes with him. Not football related, but I wonder what happens with the Paqui Kelly Breast Cancer Center here. And I would take Fickle in a heartbeat over Urb. It would be petty funny to have this pipeline of coaches from Cincinnati to ND.
Brian Fowler Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 1 hour ago, EVA said: Notre Dame is one of the two jobs Fickell would leave Cincinnati for. They should go ahead and make that happen, double quick. Here's the two questions: Assuming they win and get in, would Fickell leave Cincy when they have a playoff spot? And if the answer to that is no, can ND really afford to wait for him until January, possibly a week and a half into January? But that has been the word, that ND and Ohio State are the two schools he would have the hardest time saying no to. And I can't imagine Cincy can afford to win a bidding war.
Brian Fowler Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Robert C said: I’m interested to see how close to $250 million Kelly’s fairy godmother got him. Halfway maybe? Well, Dennis Dodd said he's hearing $15 million a year for at least 5 years, maybe longer. So probably not $250, but if that's accurate he's the highest paid coach by quite a bit.
Craig H Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 This is the first time in my lifetime that a coach has left ND when the team was really good. Lou Holtz's last couple years weren't good and the team was definitely trending down. Every other coach has left ND from various states of meh to total dumpster fire.
Mister TV Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 If Lincoln Riley gets USC back to being halfway decent, how insane is the NIL money going to be for the Trojan players?
Kevin Wilson Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 Coaches leaving before a big bowl game with a team they recruited and coached to get there blows my mind a bit. I can't imagine doing that. I understand the "why" (to get a head start on recruiting) but still. If the stars align and both ND and Cincy make the playoffs and both don't have their coaches its going to be wild. 3
Robert C Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 It’s not even a head start - it’s really an attempt to not put themselves completely behind the eight ball. Early signing day is two weeks away. You’re watching the new normal take shape.
Kevin Wilson Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 I really do understand it, just from a fan perspective it just feels weird that a coach would leave their own players they recruited and coached to get to a big game so they can fly around the country (or use zoom) to start anew. 1
Robert C Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 Kelly's contract - 10 years, $95 million. Incentives take it to $15M per year. WTF are those incentives?
Dolfan in NYC Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Robert C said: Kelly's contract - 10 years, $95 million. Incentives take it to $15M per year. WTF are those incentives? I'm assuming "tasting Tabasco" is $500k, and "listening to an jazz" is $14.5M. 4
Chaos Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 There's some Bill O'Brien to Virginia Tech rumblings I saw floating around amidst the chaos. Also, Mike Bobo is out as Auburn's OC. It's a move I have mixed feelings over, but some of the players and people close to the program were posting excited things.
Chaos Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 12 hours ago, Craig H said: I mean... who the fuck coaches in the bowl game? Fucking Tommy Rees?! It sounds like it'll be Marcus Freeman, and he is a name that gets mentioned as someone who could be the next good HC. Some of ND Twitter is demanding that be the guy that gets hired.
Robert C Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 I'm gonna be disappointed in OU and ND if they end up with Venables and Freeman. I was hoping to keep the coach poaching train rolling. If those two end up with boring, sensible hires where's the fun in that? I guess somebody else has to step up. Miami, you're up. I need some Lane Kiffin rumors, stat. 1
Robert C Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: I'm assuming "tasting Tabasco" is $500k, and "listening to an jazz" is $14.5M. So you're saying he's gonna break out in hives the first time somebody hands him a bucket of crawfish? 2
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