re: Per Passwaters at AggieYell, BOR and AD are on the same page

I don't see guys like Durkin as shooting for the moon. I like him as a realistic candidate for our job but I took "shooting for the moon" as huge names. Who knows though

My top 5 with some possibility of happening would be Peterson, Durkin, Fitzgerald, Franklin and Fuente.

I'd call up Peterson and ask him to name his price, and offer full coverage for all his son's medical care at the Houston Med Center. Give him 100% control of the program and coaching hires and tell him he has an open checkbook to hire his pick.

If we somehow landed Chris Petersen, it would be open season on A&M graduates up here.

A&M already stole their President and Athletic Director, why not their head coach too?

That being said, I want no part of Lorenzo Romar.

Do people in our AD actually think Petersen is a possibility?

His son is fully recovered. It was a talking point on why it was the right time for him to leave Boise.

Btw he interviewed for USC first and didn't get it, then back filled sarkisian. I know he's a western guy but his loyalty to regional roots are over sold.

I will say though that UW does not sell out their stadium, even with a playoff contender:

Their stadium capacity is officially listed as 70,083.

Rutgers - 58,640 (83.7% and it was not even that full, I was there)
Idaho - 60,678 (86.6%)
Portland State - 57,151 (81.5%)
Stanford - 72,027 (102.8%)
Oregon State - 65,796 (93.9%)
USC - 72,362 (103.3%)
Arizona State - 65,467 (93.4%)

They averaged 63,732 per game, which is 91% of capacity.

The impression I get is that there are 2 levels of unattainable coaches:

1. Guys who are unattainable for $6-8 mil (which is about as high as any school has been willing go to this point)

2. Guys who are unattainable at any $ value because the school they are already coaching for can and will match basically whatever number.

I think the only 3 guys in category 2 are Saban, Meyer, and Harbaugh.

Then it just becomes a matter of raising the money to pay someone $10 mil/yr. and deciding which of the remaining coaches are a sure enough thing to warrant that kinda money.

This entire thread is basically a Pardon My Take segment

I've never felt that Passwaters was that connected.

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It isn't just him. Coming from 247, and from Liucci (reluctantly) on Texags.com as well

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Well it's good to hear he's not the only one saying it.