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Skip Bertman radio interview, some good tidbits for SEC fans, #8 will SHOCK you
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:33 pm
Skip was the LSU baseball coach who won 5 NCs in the 90s. He was LSU AD for majority of Saban's tenure, and hired Miles.
Interview
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An LSU poster summed it up here and I'm adding some:
Some of the highlights:
- Confirmed interviews with Nutt and Petrino in 2004.
- George HW Bush personally called Skip to pitch RC Slocum as HC.
- Reached out to Frank Beamer
- Skip wanted Spurrier but felt like it would be a tough sell to the board and fanbase. Skip thought he still could have gotten him away from SCar.
- Skip wanted a coach that would be at LSU for a long time. Miles having young kids made him an attractive candidate.
- Saban didn't want to leave but told Skip if he turned down the best offer ever from an NFL franchise then he would never get another one.
- Saban dragged his feet for over a month which hurt the search
- Miles turned down Michigan when Hoke got the job and Michigan was offering more money
- Adding one here: Huizenga apparently gave Terry Saban a $500k check for her interior decorations while they were trying to lure Nick
- He does not like Petrino at all... apparently he made a poor joke during interview process as well
- Thinks Lane Kiffin is a good coach but "not a good fit"
Interview
Thread on real rant
An LSU poster summed it up here and I'm adding some:
Some of the highlights:
- Confirmed interviews with Nutt and Petrino in 2004.
- George HW Bush personally called Skip to pitch RC Slocum as HC.
- Reached out to Frank Beamer
- Skip wanted Spurrier but felt like it would be a tough sell to the board and fanbase. Skip thought he still could have gotten him away from SCar.
- Skip wanted a coach that would be at LSU for a long time. Miles having young kids made him an attractive candidate.
- Saban didn't want to leave but told Skip if he turned down the best offer ever from an NFL franchise then he would never get another one.
- Saban dragged his feet for over a month which hurt the search
- Miles turned down Michigan when Hoke got the job and Michigan was offering more money
- Adding one here: Huizenga apparently gave Terry Saban a $500k check for her interior decorations while they were trying to lure Nick
- He does not like Petrino at all... apparently he made a poor joke during interview process as well
- Thinks Lane Kiffin is a good coach but "not a good fit"
This post was edited on 9/28/16 at 1:37 pm
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Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:36 pm to Lou Pai
Thats an awful lot of talk about the distant past
How does he feel about LSU being a 3rd tier program moving forward? Thats what I want to know
How does he feel about LSU being a 3rd tier program moving forward? Thats what I want to know
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:44 pm to Lou Pai
Asked Saban about Jimbo when he was leaving and Saban said he wasn't ready. So Bertman didn't want to interview him knowing he wasn't gonna give him the job because he likes him too much.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:44 pm to Camel Menthol
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How does he feel about LSU being a 3rd tier program moving forward? Thats what I want to know
go home gump you are drunk
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:45 pm to Lou Pai
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George W Bush personally called Skip to pitch RC Slocum as HC.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:46 pm to Lou Pai
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Skip wanted Spurrier but felt like it would be a tough sell to the board and fanbase. Skip thought he still could have gotten him away from SCar.
I question legitimacy of interview or Bertman's memory considering Spurrier and Les Miles were both hired for the 2005 season.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:47 pm to AggieDub14
So you are implying that it didn't happen?
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:51 pm to PharmacistReb
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I question legitimacy of interview or Bertman's memory considering Spurrier and Les Miles were both hired for the 2005 season.
Spurrier was hired a month before Saban left because Saban dragged his feet, but Skip felt like he could still get Spurrier even though he had agreed to coach at South Carolina
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:52 pm to Lou Pai
Skip strongly suggested Les keep Jimbo and Muschamp but Muschamp went with Saban to Miami because he felt that going to NFL was quickest way to get a coaching job
This post was edited on 9/28/16 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:55 pm to Lou Pai
Always liked Skip .... but he's wrong about Spurrier. Spurrier has said so many times.
Either way, we'll never know because neither of them acted on it ... but Spurrier was hired in December of 2004. Correct me if I'm wrong but is there not something askew with Skip's timeline if that's the case?
Either way, we'll never know because neither of them acted on it ... but Spurrier was hired in December of 2004. Correct me if I'm wrong but is there not something askew with Skip's timeline if that's the case?
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:57 pm to AggieDub14
Yeah that's actually my personal favorite. I'm not sure I believe it but it's Skip.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:58 pm to scrooster
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but Spurrier was hired in December of 2004. Correct me if I'm wrong but is there not something askew with Skip's timeline if that's the case?
Saban didn't leave until Christmas Day 2004
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Always liked Skip .... but he's wrong about Spurrier. Spurrier has said so many times.
Skip never said he TRIED to get Spurrier, just that he wanted him and felt he could have got him if he could get everyone on board. People didnt like Spurrier after he spanked our arse every year in the 90's
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:59 pm to Lou Pai
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Yeah that's actually my personal favorite. I'm not sure I believe it but it's Skip.
Why in the world would Skip make that up if it didn't happen?
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:59 pm to scrooster
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Always liked Skip .... but he's wrong about Spurrier. Spurrier has said so many times.
Either way, we'll never know because neither of them acted on it ... but Spurrier was hired in December of 2004. Correct me if I'm wrong but is there not something askew with Skip's timeline if that's the case?
What is he wrong about? And Saban left LSU around Christmastime 2004. Skip was basically saying he thought he might be able to divert Spurrier from SC after Spurrier decided to go there, but didn't think it would be a good sell with LSU fans and the Board, who absolutely loathed him for the unrelenting asswhoopings he levied on us in the 90s.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:04 pm to Lou Pai
Skip also said that Saban is a good guy, he is just very demanding and its very tiring for everyone working with him.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:04 pm to scrooster
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Either way, we'll never know because neither of them acted on it ... but Spurrier was hired in December of 2004. Correct me if I'm wrong but is there not something askew with Skip's timeline if that's the case?
Exactly my point. I don't believe he was in talks with Spurrier who had just signed his contract with South Carolina.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:06 pm to PharmacistReb
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I don't believe he was in talks with Spurrier
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Skip thought he still could have gotten him away from SCar.
Do you see anywhere in that statement that Ship was in talks with Spurrier?
Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:08 pm to PharmacistReb
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Exactly my point. I don't believe he was in talks with Spurrier who had just signed his contract with South Carolina.
He never was and he never said he was in talks with him after Spurrier signed with USC.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:10 pm to scrooster
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Either way, we'll never know because neither of them acted on it ... but Spurrier was hired in December of 2004. Correct me if I'm wrong but is there not something askew with Skip's timeline if that's the case?
Your timeline if messed up bro.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:13 pm to Lou Pai
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George W Bush personally called Skip to pitch RC Slocum as HC
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