Woke up from my drug induced coma to find that Randy Shannon has been fired. Awesome.
I could try and dig up all those comments about Shannon saving the U and turning things around, as it gives me unnatural pleasure to hang people with their own words, but I'm afraid of someone doing it to me (hence I usually guard my wording). Besides, I think Shannon's done enough to you guys
![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
As for who would replace him....I dunno. I still like Peterson best, though I don't know if he could stomach the "I love this team" followed by "Ill see you guys later, I'm moving on" that so many other coaches do so easily these days (Saban, Rich Rod, Petrino, etc). It'd be insane to see the Boise offense with the speed and talent of SoFla, but I don't know (honestly) if his trickery would be too intelligent for their players? Serious question, but I still think he's best choice. Gruden? He'd probably like to be asked, but he's got too easy a gig raking in cash for commentary to exchange it for the headaches of being a Div1 coach at a high profile (with bad history) school. He could do it, I'm not sure he'd want to.
Richt? NO. He'll get bumped down to a B- to C+ level Div1 team when he gets fired from UGA. That said, beating GT (even a bad GT) helps keep him at UGA awhile longer (unless I missed a different headline somewhere). Leach? Entertaining for us to consider, but MIA never would. And MIA will be after a head coach, not an assistant, and not an unproven. They'll go for a proven, winning, clean (or at least not known to be dirty) NFL or Div1 coach. They have to.
tOSU stomped on Michigan again
that never gets old
As much as I enjoy seeing tOSU stomped, I have to agree with this statement as well.
The U will be back again soon baby. Optimism is the shit.
Where were those quotes? Oh yeah, I was going to leave them buried
Miami is a private school, though, right? I think I just learned this, as I assume big name-and-State Universities are automatically state funded. my point is, I don't think that their pockets are deep enough for a John Gruden type guy. I mean what's next, hoping to get Bill Cowher?
USC is in the same private school boat. Both teams could still afford a lot of money, and have plenty of donors and boosters willing to pitch in. There would be no getting a Nick Saban or a Bill Cowher, but the names I had are all possibilities.
There are no NFL teams knocking on Gruden's door, he lives in the state of Florida, and he would love the glory of coaching a national championship team to go along with his Superbowl ring. For 3-4 million a year, it is possible.
I thought USCw was a public school? But if they are private, they mirror MIA closer than I thought in that they are sitting in a LOT of money, and even having only a few boosters willing to support the program financially, a few of their boosters is worth a dozen elsewhere when it comes to deep pockets - especially if there is a feasible promise of improving the program.
Holy crap that Ok State pickoff was insane......
We got home from our travels in time for the last 6 minutes of the game. Now THAT was NCAAF worth watching. "Insane" is very appropriate.
Now, back to licking my wounds from yet another loss. To FSU no less
Garsh, we've already got the worst record in Meyer's history with FLA. If (when?) we lose our bowl game, we'll be setting the bar waaaayyyy to low to ever get rid of him....but by God he's got to do something about the coaching staff. Our offense is putrid, and I'll grant some leniency given changes at QB and WR coaching spots. But the O'Line and Offensive Coordinator? That guy needs to be relieved of duties. I'll also cut the Def Coord some slack in his first year - getting time to adjust players to coaches to players to schemes. But man, we suck.
Hey, we play basketball tonight!
/tries once more to stay out of this thread....
