No offense to the new guy, but Kerwin Roach was a pretty good in game dunker...
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (A moment of great opportunity...)
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yeah, we'll see. Meyer has an ego and being paid below others when he believes warrants more than them won't sit right.
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Question about this - “100 million X 10 years. That's the number I've heard mentioned to me this weekend with regards to a contract Meyer would desire.”
Are you suggesting that negotiations are taking place or where did you come up with this number?
Question about this - “100 million X 10 years. That's the number I've heard mentioned to me this weekend with regards to a contract Meyer would desire.”
Are you suggesting that negotiations are taking place or where did you come up with this number?
His family.
His health.
Those were the obvious ones why he stepped away from Florida and OSU. At least the official reasons other than controversies regarding the former Gator felons and Zach Smith.
Is the hurdle how to ensure both sides are protected should Meyer need to step away for health reasons, allowing him to exit if need be while not leaving everybody with their pants down?
Optics always had most people believing the health concerns, while real, were also 'convenient' and that Meyer wouldn't have left Florida or OSU had there never been scandals. I kind of hope that is true, because if he comes here, I want him to stay here for a long time and not have to leave in a few years because the stress triggers symptoms and health problems.
CDC knows UM is the first and only option for him. Any other coach may turn out to be great, time will tell, but he would not get fired for hiring UM. Any other coach who does not pan out would be out the door with CDC right behind him. CDC will use his very strong fund raising skills to make sure the armored truck is ready to backup to UM’s house.
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Great write up @Ketchum. I’m sure these next two weeks are going to be crazier then when I joined OBs before Herman was hired.
Agreed. If UM failed here, unless it was due to some unforeseen circumstances that CDC caused (which is unlikely), nobody would blame CDC. Now if he hires Matt Cambell...
It’s truly sad when the most exciting aspect of Texas football the past 10 years is firing and hiring of coaches. I want it to stop. I want to believe this is going to happen.
So how did things break down between Del Conte and Herman again? I think I read it had something to do with Herman telling a reporter that Del Conte had not instructed him to have the team stay for the Eyes when that was not the truth, but I am not certain that is correct.
The last thing I’m going to do, is have any faith this program will do anything other than be mediocre - they’re going to have to show me again and again before I ever drink any kook-aid again.
FYI, there was a formatting issue that I fixed.
Recruiting is such that the only way to save 2022 and potentially 2023 without Urban is to still make change. IOt has to happen, even if it's more hope than anything else.
If Urban coaches here for 10 years, that’s at least 2 national championships in the books.
I think an Urban hire shakes stuff up.
next week. Just like they did previously.
Fixed it. The Buy or sell section messed it up for some reason.
I just feel like they are both going to look at it and say there is no point in playing this game.
It removes the threat of his not being around for the long haul as a tactic against him in recruiting.
I hope UM has realized that Saban will likely retire during Meyer's tenure here. Dabo will either keep Clemson humming or move over to Alabama, and Ryan Day seems like the real deal but nobody is replacing Saban on Mt Rushmore for a long time. But, Meyer could have a shot at unseating him, and wouldn't have to compete against him.
Just so many timing advantages with this thing. If we cannot pull it off, it will be the biggest missed opportunity in coaching ever.
Just so many timing advantages with this thing. If we cannot pull it off, it will be the biggest missed opportunity in coaching ever.
This feels like the perfect storm. There are so many things that line up for Texas to make this happen. At all cost we desperately need Urban Meyer. Imagine a world where a coach that successful has the full backing of the Titan that is the Texas Longhorns. It would be perfect to open recruiting and next season in a brand new state of the art football facility. It’s the only thing that puts Texas right in the mix with the regional powers and the national powers alike. Let’s hope one bounces our way for once.
