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re: Puppets - can you update us on the secret candidate list?

Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:11 pm to
Posted by bamapoet
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:11 pm to
Haha---
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:32 pm to
Here is the list that was interviewed prior to a Committee being announced.

Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina HC-
Steve Sarkisian, Alabama OC-
Bill Clarke, UAB HC-
Matt Campbell ISU HC
Hugh Freeze Liberty HC
Dan Quinn-Former ATL Falcons Head Coach
Scott Satterfield- Louisville Head Coach
Brent Venables-DC @ Clemson
Tony Elliot- RB coach @ Clemson
Bill O’Brien- Former Texans Coach
Mike Gundy-OKSU HC

I know you have been waiting to post your little comments, but time will tell.


This post was edited on 12/22/20 at 3:36 pm
Posted by BLG
Georgia
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:35 pm to
then so far Auburn has struck out on 11 candidates

that may be a record of futility

plus the targeted candidate, Cristobal, that never even interviewed
This post was edited on 12/22/20 at 3:38 pm
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:35 pm to
Interview? Or contacted to gauge interest?

Because coordinating and scheduling 11 interviews in a 24 hour period seems quite impossible.

Frankly, that makes Auburn look even worse than we thought.
This post was edited on 12/22/20 at 3:36 pm
Posted by PlateJohnsonIII
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:36 pm to
If what you are saying is true (it’s not), then, Auburn is less desirable than Tenn.
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:36 pm to
Interview thru Zoom. I left off the times, but they were 2 hours apart.
This post was edited on 12/22/20 at 3:39 pm
Posted by mwlewis
JeffCo
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:39 pm to
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Tony Elliot- RB coach @ Clemson

It was confirmed that he declined to interview.

LINK
Posted by BLG
Georgia
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:39 pm to
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Interview thru Zoom


fk'rs zoomed right on by that train wreck
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
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25901 posts
Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:41 pm to
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If what you are saying is true (it’s not), then, Auburn is less desirable than Tenn.



That was two days after Gus was fired. They desired it, but once the Committee was formed, the Steele people torpedoed the process. Now they have egg on their face and we are back to square one.
Posted by mulletproof
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:44 pm to
horseshite!! Agents being "interviewed" to gauge client interest in an interview does not equal candidate interview. Done with you sport.
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2009
25901 posts
Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:46 pm to
quote:

then so far Auburn has struck out on 11 candidates

that may be a record of futility

plus the targeted candidate, Cristobal, that never even interviewed


Those were the first few to be contacted. I was told Freeze actually interviewed twice. You notice there are no money people on the "Committee".
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2009
25901 posts
Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:48 pm to
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horseshite!! Agents being "interviewed" to gauge client interest in an interview does not equal candidate interview. Done with you sport.



No Zoom with Agents. Most have the same agent anyway. These were actually interviews with these individuals. I am sure most did not want it out.
Posted by BLG
Georgia
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:56 pm to
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These were actually interviews with these individuals.


your insinuations were that candidates were lining up for interviews for the job, so why did so many turn it down?
Posted by coachcrisp
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Member since Jun 2012
30600 posts
Posted on 12/22/20 at 3:57 pm to
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Interview? Or contacted to gauge interest?
It was reported in Tuscaloosa that Sark turned down an Auburn interview. I wasn't there so I don't know.
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2009
25901 posts
Posted on 12/22/20 at 4:04 pm to
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Interview? Or contacted to gauge interest?
It was reported in Tuscaloosa that Sark turned down an Auburn interview. I wasn't there so I don't know.



I am sure many will say they turned down an interview. That is the magic of Zoom, and why it will be the new standard for coaching searches. I thought it was strange he interviewed the week of the SECCG, but I am sure he was at home looking at film when the interview was being conducted
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2009
25901 posts
Posted on 12/22/20 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

your insinuations were that candidates were lining up for interviews for the job, so why did so many turn it down?



People were lined up to listen. I am sure a Committee interview would follow, but again this was before the Committee was a President requirement.
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30600 posts
Posted on 12/22/20 at 4:13 pm to
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I am sure many will say they turned down an interview.
Again, I wasn't there (nor do I suppose that you were either), so I'm just passing along what apparently the man said.....but what would he benefit from saying he turned down the interview?
Posted by Irons Puppet
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2009
25901 posts
Posted on 12/22/20 at 4:42 pm to
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Again, I wasn't there (nor do I suppose that you were either), so I'm just passing along what apparently the man said.....but what would he benefit from saying he turned down the interview?


How do you think Saban would feel if he knew his OC was doing an interview the week of the Championship Game. I think we have seen this before.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 5:11 pm to
Bryan Harsin, just like we all thought.
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 12/22/20 at 5:36 pm to
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Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina HC-
Steve Sarkisian, Alabama OC-
Bill Clarke, UAB HC-
Matt Campbell ISU HC
Hugh Freeze Liberty HC
Dan Quinn-Former ATL Falcons Head Coach
Scott Satterfield- Louisville Head Coach
Brent Venables-DC @ Clemson
Tony Elliot- RB coach @ Clemson
Bill O’Brien- Former Texans Coach
Mike Gundy-OKSU HC


There seems to be a name missing here.
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