Maybe, but the buyout is 6M if he takes an NBA job and, best I can tell from a google search, nonexistent if he retires or leaves for another college job.visualmagic wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:11 pmPossibly. They lost Roy Williams to UNC due to sanctions and a new AD
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“We will expect success in all endeavors and be prepared to assess and hold ourselves accountable when we aren't successful. Tulane is a top 40 academic institution and it should expect nothing less from its athletic department.” --Troy Dannen 11.5.16
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By anyone's standards, even Will Wade's, it's a strong @ss offer.
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Especially for a guy that did the same thing Wade did. Kansas has institutional issues with the NCAA and they give this guy a lifetime extension. Basically telling the NCAA F off, you can’t touch our basketball program. Or, Kansas is biggest jackazz athletic department since smu.
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smart money seems to be on Goff as new KU athletics director this a.m. not yet announced though.
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Is Vegas taking bets??
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I am; I'll take the field for $100
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Let’s bring Kevin White back - I believe he made both the Perry Clark and Tommy Bowden hires ? https://www.espn.com/college-sports/sto ... t-13-years
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He didn't make either. He did hire RJ.murphwave wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:28 pm Let’s bring Kevin White back - I believe he made both the Perry Clark and Tommy Bowden hires ? https://www.espn.com/college-sports/sto ... t-13-years
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With all the retirements going on these days, one has to wonder whether people see the NCAA hammer coming from all the recruiting scandals and are getting out ahead of the news.
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Kevin White is a great AD. He had the strongest staff of any Tulane exec I can recall. He knew how to hire outstanding aides. I take this at face value. He is retiring.
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I think the NCAA is a meaningless organization. The P5’s hold all the power and schools are doing whatever they want. Look no further that Wade & Self. The retirements are a result of the ever changing landscape of recruiting and the eventual payment of players. In the next 5-10 years, we won’t even recognize college athletics. I just hope Tulane is a part of it at the highest level of competition.PeteRasche wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:21 pm With all the retirements going on these days, one has to wonder whether people see the NCAA hammer coming from all the recruiting scandals and are getting out ahead of the news.
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https://t.co/JqcMtMxt1f
FootballScoop says TD has withdrawn from consideration but Fritz is still at the forefront of the Kansas football coaching search.
FootballScoop says TD has withdrawn from consideration but Fritz is still at the forefront of the Kansas football coaching search.
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Here's to praying that Monken gets the job. I would really hate to see Fritz leave, especially at this late date. As for Dannen, he better be prepared to pull a quick trigger. Hall coming back would be a real possibility and keeping the current staff in place. It will be interesting to watch.
This article basically gives Self saintly status. What BS. The people in Illinois hate the guy, and not because he left for KU. I have heard multiple people tell me he is "dirty," on a Pitino-like scale. So he gets a lifetime contract. Yuck.
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This article basically gives Self saintly status. What BS. The people in Illinois hate the guy, and not because he left for KU. I have heard multiple people tell me he is "dirty," on a Pitino-like scale. So he gets a lifetime contract. Yuck.
Be careful what you ask for, Willie.
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That would be an interesting situation, wouldn't it? Fritz leaves, we steal Hall back from USM, and everyone else on our staff stays in the same spot, with Hall's buddy Long as his OC. It would almost be too easy. It would then be interesting to see if any other defectors who went to USM wanted to come back.Rotorooter wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:16 amHall coming back would be a real possibility and keeping the current staff in place. It will be interesting to watch.
Whether or not Hall is ready to succeed as head coach at Tulane, I don't know though (who knows whether he will even do well at USM). Regardless, it's never that easy, and I suspect TD would still want to call his list of candidates before making a move like that.
Of course this is all just meaningless conjecture. I personally don't think Fritz is actively trying to get another job - I think his agent is just looking for the most money for his client and since this is a job near home for Fritz, Fritz is willing to at least listen. Doesn't mean he won't leave if the job is offered - he likely would - but I don't think there's anything "damning" of Fritz (like, we should be angry that he'd do it) for taking the interview.
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I totally agree with all of this, Pete, especially the conjecture part. I would still be surprised if he took the KU job, even with all of this talk. At 50, 55, yes. 61? Just don't see it. The money difference is not enough to justify the job security. At least at Miles' money. Pay him $5M, he'd be a fool not to go. But I don't think that will happen. We'll see.PeteRasche wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:34 amThat would be an interesting situation, wouldn't it? Fritz leaves, we steal Hall back from USM, and everyone else on our staff stays in the same spot, with Hall's buddy Long as his OC. It would almost be too easy. It would then be interesting to see if any other defectors who went to USM wanted to come back.Rotorooter wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:16 amHall coming back would be a real possibility and keeping the current staff in place. It will be interesting to watch.
Whether or not Hall is ready to succeed as head coach at Tulane, I don't know though (who knows whether he will even do well at USM). Regardless, it's never that easy, and I suspect TD would still want to call his list of candidates before making a move like that.
Of course this is all just meaningless conjecture. I personally don't think Fritz is actively trying to get another job - I think his agent is just looking for the most money for his client and since this is a job near home for Fritz, Fritz is willing to at least listen. Doesn't mean he won't leave if the job is offered - he likely would - but I don't think there's anything "damning" of Fritz (like, we should be angry that he'd do it) for taking the interview.
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It's pretty interesting that Kansas is still talking coaching names without an AD in place. You'd think they would try and get the AD lined up first before really pushing one set of candidates over the others. Then again, Kansas isn't known for their functional athletic department these days.
I don't think Hall would dump USM for Tulane just months after taking that job. I would expect TD to have a list and to go through it but I'd be really surprised if Hall ended up being the guy. IF Kansas does lure Fritz, we should pull at least one name from their list as a call. Lance Leipold is a really good coach and if there's an opening we could do far worse than managing to land him.
But I think we end up with Fritz as our coach still.
I don't think Hall would dump USM for Tulane just months after taking that job. I would expect TD to have a list and to go through it but I'd be really surprised if Hall ended up being the guy. IF Kansas does lure Fritz, we should pull at least one name from their list as a call. Lance Leipold is a really good coach and if there's an opening we could do far worse than managing to land him.
But I think we end up with Fritz as our coach still.
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I don't want to lose Fritz but the exploding heads in Hattiesburg if we took Hall back would almost be worth it!
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Hall, Hall, Hall
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Nothing against Hall but I don’t remember y’all liking him this much when he was here.
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I rather enjoyed his leaving. Except for the part where he took the QB who was afraid to compete with Pratt. I would just enjoy the reaction of the USM fansvisualmagic wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:33 pm Nothing against Hall but I don’t remember y’all liking him this much when he was here.
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Didn't Diaz do it to Temple to take the Miami job?tulaneoutlaw wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:05 pm It's pretty interesting that Kansas is still talking coaching names without an AD in place. You'd think they would try and get the AD lined up first before really pushing one set of candidates over the others. Then again, Kansas isn't known for their functional athletic department these days.
I don't think Hall would dump USM for Tulane just months after taking that job. I would expect TD to have a list and to go through it but I'd be really surprised if Hall ended up being the guy. IF Kansas does lure Fritz, we should pull at least one name from their list as a call. Lance Leipold is a really good coach and if there's an opening we could do far worse than managing to land him.
But I think we end up with Fritz as our coach still.
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Yup. And Texas's new basketball coach, Chris Beard, did it to UNLV; took the job at UNLV in March and about a month later jumped to Texas Tech without having barely set anything up on Vegas. There are other examples too.
Again, all silly springtime thoughts. It's unlikely Fritz ends up at Kansas and if he does, it's unlikely Hall even gets a call from Dannen.
But I agree with the folks above, the reaction from Hattiesburgers would be a-maz-ing.
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I saw online somewhere that the reason for Self's "lifetime contract" was it allowed Kansas to spread out a $7+MM bonus payment that was about to be due. So, in exchange for allowing them to manage cash flow a little easier, he gets out from the NCAA troubles.
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Yeah, it's been done. But it's very much the exception and not the rule. You also have to consider fit and resources. Temple to Miami for football purposes when your family have deep roots in Miami is one thing. UNLV to Texas Tech, where you can tap into P5 football money to increase your salary drastically is another. In Will Hall's case, he is MS born and bred and if Ole Miss or LSU came calling, sure he might jump. Being realistic I don't think Tulane can offer him enough in this hypothetical to outweigh ticking off a lot of people in his home state.