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Posted on 12/3/14 at 6:15 pm to NeathOrangeandBlue
Posted on 12/3/14 at 6:15 pm to NeathOrangeandBlue
Looks as though our coaching search may continue if this buyout doesnt get sorted out. From reports Florida will not pay 7.5 million dollar buyout and CSU is not budging on it. Imagine being the guy we go to next if this doesnt work out.
What I dont understand is why Foley would rule out Mullen and Rodriguez right off the bat. Rodriguez almost went to the title game at WVU and has proven himself yet again at Arizona. Mullen has UF ties and has turned around Miss St. Not to mentions Foleys repeated denial that our facilities are up to par with the rest of the SEC or top programs makes me question his thought process. I just hope he doesn't screw this one up.
What I dont understand is why Foley would rule out Mullen and Rodriguez right off the bat. Rodriguez almost went to the title game at WVU and has proven himself yet again at Arizona. Mullen has UF ties and has turned around Miss St. Not to mentions Foleys repeated denial that our facilities are up to par with the rest of the SEC or top programs makes me question his thought process. I just hope he doesn't screw this one up.
This post was edited on 12/3/14 at 6:44 pm
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Posted on 12/3/14 at 6:55 pm to gatorbait_007
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This post was edited on 12/3/14 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 12/3/14 at 7:05 pm to gatorbait_007
When McElwain was at Bama he had Ingram & Trent Richardson, you'd have to be a dumb azz to not run the ball a lot.
We are NOT going to be a pass happy offense and shouldn't be one. Look at the best teams in the SEC over the past ten years and you will see a run ratio higher than pass. Your defense has to stop the run or you are in trouble. The only team in that ten yr span that wasn't really stout on defense was AU 2010...but if you had a qb that was 6'6" and ran like a deer...defense isn't quite as important. The most important thing was to have a bag of cash handy
What I don't understand is why Colorado St isn't bending...and it may not be just their buyout clause that's sticking things up. The language in the contract with McElwain did have bail out clause for a major job offer. Well....we are that major job offer!! The attorney for McElwain is probably trying to get max $$ for his client and that's understandable...but he is making 1.5 million now and we can double that and a little more. Foley cant give away the farm though and there has to be middle ground.
McElwain may have to compromise a little if the buyout clause is holding everything up...divorces can be messy you know
Maybe give him 2.75 mil for 3 yrs then get a big bump for 2 yrs to help offset some of the buyout and we meet CSU halfway? The last thing anyone wants is a coach who doesn't want to be there and we don't want to be pulling him away either.
This may all be tied to assistant coaches and salaries and also CSU may be upset that he will take key staff members with him?
We are NOT going to be a pass happy offense and shouldn't be one. Look at the best teams in the SEC over the past ten years and you will see a run ratio higher than pass. Your defense has to stop the run or you are in trouble. The only team in that ten yr span that wasn't really stout on defense was AU 2010...but if you had a qb that was 6'6" and ran like a deer...defense isn't quite as important. The most important thing was to have a bag of cash handy
What I don't understand is why Colorado St isn't bending...and it may not be just their buyout clause that's sticking things up. The language in the contract with McElwain did have bail out clause for a major job offer. Well....we are that major job offer!! The attorney for McElwain is probably trying to get max $$ for his client and that's understandable...but he is making 1.5 million now and we can double that and a little more. Foley cant give away the farm though and there has to be middle ground.
McElwain may have to compromise a little if the buyout clause is holding everything up...divorces can be messy you know
Maybe give him 2.75 mil for 3 yrs then get a big bump for 2 yrs to help offset some of the buyout and we meet CSU halfway? The last thing anyone wants is a coach who doesn't want to be there and we don't want to be pulling him away either.
This may all be tied to assistant coaches and salaries and also CSU may be upset that he will take key staff members with him?
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