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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:10 am
by MuchoBulls
TheJON wrote:Don't get me wrong, I like to see USF do well. They're really building something there. But once the right job comes open offering up a lot of cash Leavitt is gone. Alabama is not a good job anymore mostly because of the fans. Why do you think Franchione bolted so quickly? No coach wants that job. Fans are much more reasonable at Iowa and we would pay Leavitt as much or more than Bama. Leavitt is a former Fry/Ferentz assistant. He knows the Iowa program well and the fans would rally behind him. If he got hired at Alabama, he'd be hated just because the only thing people in Alabama know how to do is to hate people. Forget the current contract he has, if Iowa offers, he's leaving. Guaranteed.
Leavitt is much closer to Bill Snyder, than he is to Hayden Frye. I know for an absolute FACT that Bill Snyder contacted him when he stepped down and did everything to persuade Coach Leavitt to come back to K-State. K-State offer more money and the same number of years he had left on his contract here. Bottom line is that money is not the most important thing to coach Leavitt and he has stated that repeatedly. If he wouldn't go to K State, then he sure as hell wouldn't go to Iowa. You can take that as my guarantee.
Franchione left because 'Bama was going on more probation for prior infractions that the administrators didn't tell him before he was hired.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:47 pm
by indyfrisco
Sounds like negotiations are in progress. It's a done deal. Good hire by Bama.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:51 pm
by DiT
Sudden Sam wrote:So you're saying that if Iowa and Oklahoma had each offerd Bob Stoops their HC position, he'd have chosen Iowa?
Come on, man!
much as I hate to say it,yeah,he would have.
Mace knows the story on it better than I but Stoops did make it known he wanted the Iowa job.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:56 pm
by TheJON
Yep, that wasn't me saying Iowa is a better program than OU, those were just facts. Our screwups was OU's fortune. I'd say everything ended up working out just fine for both Iowa and OU. That said, regardless of how much I like Ferentz, there is no way anyone could convince me Stoops wouldn't be doing a better job. He'd be getting better recruiting classes because of his name. And I think both are equally great coaches. But I'm not complaining, Ferentz has done a great job and it's good to see a former Hawkeye (Stoops) doing great as well.
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:45 pm
by Spinach Genie
If he goes to Alabama, he won't stay long. He's far too much the control freak, and Alabama is absolutely at the mercy of too much good ole boy money and politics to ever give him the control he wants, regardless of what they say.
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:22 pm
by Carson
Bammer control freaks will sell their soul to the Devil if it means(hopefully) beating Auburn.
They know they have crapped their bed and they are tired of sleeping in it.
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:23 am
by SunCoastSooner
TheJON wrote:Don't get me wrong, I like to see USF do well. They're really building something there. But once the right job comes open offering up a lot of cash Leavitt is gone. Alabama is not a good job anymore mostly because of the fans. Why do you think Franchione bolted so quickly? No coach wants that job. Fans are much more reasonable at Iowa and we would pay Leavitt as much or more than Bama. Leavitt is a former Fry/Ferentz assistant. He knows the Iowa program well and the fans would rally behind him. If he got hired at Alabama, he'd be hated just because the only thing people in Alabama know how to do is to hate people. Forget the current contract he has, if Iowa offers, he's leaving. Guaranteed.
As for who would Stoops have chosen.....Iowa or OU? I don't know. Iowa is his alma mater. He always talked about replacing Hayden Fry. What I do know is had Iowa just offered him the damn job BEFORE OU came calling, he'd be our coach. He wanted the job, we just never offered because Bob Bowlsby is a fucking idiot.
Jimminy freaking Christmas if this isn't damn near a carbon copy of what Kstate fan was saying on the powercats board last winter then you can slap me on the ass and call me sparky.
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:55 am
by Carson
UPDATE: Saban to meet with bama's AD tomorrow to discuss a 45 mil deal over 8-10 years; about what he is already making in Miami.
I can't wait until his first "Welcome to Bammer" visit from one of the trustees and he tells them to shove it.
WAR Hate & Dissent at the enemy's camp.
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:54 pm
by Killian
ESPN reporting that Saban will be the new Alabama HC. Good call, JON.
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:30 pm
by WolverineSteve
Carson wrote:UPDATE: Saban to meet with bama's AD tomorrow to discuss a 45 mil deal over 8-10 years; about what he is already making in Miami.
I can't wait until his first "Welcome to Bammer" visit from one of the trustees and he tells them to shove it.
WAR Hate & Dissent at the enemy's camp.
Nick doesn't stay anywhere for 8-10 years.
Enjoy the migrant whore bama fan.
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:27 am
by Adelpiero
Sudden Sam wrote:WolverineSteve wrote:
Nick doesn't stay anywhere for 8-10 years.
Enjoy the migrant whore bama fan.
That's my biggest concern.
I'm not fired up at all about his potentially being our coach. Not a Saban fan at all.
Ending this search is great (sick of the whole mess), but I'd much prefer Gruden or Petrino or even Stallings' offer to come back for a few years.
Sam,
look at it this way, Saban brings in top10 recruiting classes for the 5 years(example), brings bama back to top of programs, then bolts, leaving 5 star talent and a team fighting for bcs bowl and titles. thus, the job becomes wanted by many, replacing him is easy as pie then.
its a way to look at it
saban is one hell of a coach, he gets a lot out of his kids.
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:53 am
by Carson
Adelpiero wrote:Sam,
look at it this way, Saban brings in top10 recruiting classes for the 5 years(example), brings bama back to top of programs, then bolts, leaving 5 star talent and a team fighting for bcs bowl and titles. thus, the job becomes wanted by many, replacing him is easy as pie then.
Sure, just like LSU did.
They could have had anybody...and got Les(s) Miles.