I just donāt know why he wouldnāt make SC pay him the $28m first. He just signed that extension this offseason and surely knew Pry was close to the end. Iād much rather have the $28m than a reset clock with my fatherās legacy tied around my neck and his statue outside casting a shadow on every move I make.
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Said it on Saturday and Iāll stick to it. Beamer isnāt going back to VT just to be at VT. He has VT at home in Columbia and can secure a better bag for longer.
Plus as far a fan experiences Sandstorm = Enter Sandman.
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Plus god can you imagine them having to fire Frank Beamerās son?? I donāt think theyāll do it for that reason. A lot of the smoke is supposedly just the former Frank players on the committee pushing him, I think saner heads will prevail by December.
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A coachless 3-8 VT team at home that may be playing with 18 guys half of whom are playing both ways by then.
So of course Iād set the line at about UVa -1.
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What a nightmare scenario. Youāre right if they go with Shane you have to start finding ways to get him to quit if youāre VT. No way they can fire a Beamer if it comes to that. The former players thing makes sense they would want to bring him on.
Mullen to VT will depend on how he finishes the season out west and after Saturday cause AC looked it full AC fashion and if that continues it could be a rough second half against a not so rough schedule.
For what itās worth Iāve heard from serval places Petrino has the Ark job locked up and a strong showing against A&M probably backs that.
If the LSU job comes open, and thatās feeling more possible as time goes on, that suddenly becomes the most interesting job available.
Can you imagine going into the VT game at 10-1 on a 9 game winning streak ranked in the top 10 with all the related implications for that game. And then losing?
10-2 would probably be the best season in our history (Scott Stadium era at least) and it would somehow be a huge disappointment and not fondly remembered.
I guess weād still make the ACCCG and could still make the playoff if we won that and thatād take some of the edge off losing to this yearās VT team, but itād still feel crappy.
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And not for nothing on Shane, and you are worth what someone is willing to pay you etc. etc. but if he wants to go to Blacksburg for legacy and restarting the clock, heās not just leaving buyout money on the table.. Tech canāt afford to pay him that $8.15m AND support the program in a way youād need to to lure him and he hasnāt really shown that heās worth it imo. You can probably pass the hat and get some people to throw some money at it for old timeās sake, but that will come with lofty expectations.
Interesting. Andy Staples has been beating the drum that Petrino was given this stretch of games in charge specifically so that he racks up a bunch of losses and they donāt have to hire him. Every Arkansas fan in my life wants him back though. If he wins 2 of these last 5 he probably does get the job.
I just think they absolutely have to call Rhett Lashlee and make him say no regardless of how Petrino finishes the season though, so Iād be shocked if its fully locked up (unless Rhett already told them no which is totally possible). I think he will tell them no, but you need it to be psuedo-publicly I think, and his public comments have not risen to that level yet.
Yeah thatās a top 3 job in the sport. I think Lane absolutely leaves for that one if offered which may be enough reason for LSU to fire Kelly now if they are worried about him going to Florida. Lane is obviously a huge wildcard. I think he will stick at Ole Miss over Florida (I think the gap is honestly a lot smaller than people may think on its face), but LSU is a different level.
Jimmy Sexton may have his busiest season yet, but I am absolutely positive he will keep his undefeated record against university ADs in tact.
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No. I do not think they will possibly let us get ranked that highly by then lol.
All the teams above us basically play each other the rest of the season. Theyāll just swap around with each other. Theyāre not going to let us get close to that at-large conversation barring absolute meltdowns from half of the SEC.
The only teams that can lose to a team bad enough to drop them below us at this point are GT, Oregon, and ND. And I donāt see any losses left on those schedules. Theyād all probably have to lose 2 (2 in addition to Georgia in GTās case).
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Yeah, his current salary would rank him 4th in the ACC - behind Dabo, Belichick, and Cristobal (barely). VT would have to pay him more than what heās making now.
Itās a disappointing season at South Carolina but they were ranked #7 coming in and have a pretty good class next year (I think 4 top 100 kids). One year off barely missing the playoffs. The SEC is a gauntlet and Gamecocks need to have proper expectations (my wife and brother-in-law are both alums so surrounded by that circle - they at least are reasonable and understand the pecking order).
What happens when the ACC dissolves and youāre now at a program that is either under resourced to their peers or on the outside looking in.
Just donāt see Beamer happening for a lot of reasons.
Seems like all the smoke around Penn State is Matt Rhule is their most likely outcome if/when they strike out on the big names (e.g. Urban Meyer, struck out on Cig already, etc.)
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Agree I think Shane has priced himself out of the VT world.
I think thatās what Petrino has going for him. The bar appears to be low. But apparently thereās a lot of love for him in house.
I think Lane holds pat at Ole Miss unless itās LSU. Iām sure heād leverage flirting with Fl to get him a Cig esq deal, heās been known to do that in the past. As far as LSU goes, I donāt know where they go if they do open up the job. They have a long track record of snagging the big name and I donāt know whoās big enough to land that gig.
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The worse team has won each year in this rivalry since like 2018. Time to change that up
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I know the smoke, but I think that was before the Minnesota loss this weekend.. I donāt know how you fire Franklin to hire Rhule at this point. Feels like the same damn thing except now youāre paying them both.
Urban would be funny, but I donāt think heās ever going back. Bill OāBrien is an interesting one to me. Maybe Lance Leipold now that it seems like Wisconsin is sticking with Fickell?
If they go open I think Lane will be the guy. If not him theyāll hire Sumrall. They just need to make the decision fast enough for both to still be options for them. If they dilly dally theyāre looking at.. Silverleaf? Lashlee? Golesh? It gets fairly uninspiring for their aspirations kinda quick, even though I think theyāre good candidates.
Freeman is the guy out there that may consider PSU, Florida, LSU, etc. that isnāt getting enough attention. LSU probably wouldnāt go back to the ND well, but I think Freeman is open to listening to the others. Iām not sure PSU is an upgrade over ND in todayās game, but I think Florida clearly is.
WHY. He stinks.
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Yeah this season probably takes him out of the running, but BC is a crappy job and there is a lot of affinity for him in State College still.
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One of the worst ideas Iāve ever seen. Feels like Wisconsin and Fickle are set up for failure especially coming off back to back shut-outs.
I do think itās possible to get Franklin out of ND, but I think the list of landing spots is very small, and PSU is not on that radar. Of all the coaching opening I donāt see him making a move. If LSU strikes out on Lane they are screwed, no way Sumrall satisfies that base and the list gets real bleak from there.
I do think Urban could be brought back in to a program if he wants it, which Iām not sure if he does at this point.
Toss Auburn onto the list of potential openings as well, no way Hugh survives another losing season.
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Georgia Tech is ranked 7th with their best win being against Duke, the AP is very much # of losses focused so if we keep winning we will be top ten by then. Playoff committee might be different yea
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The coaching carousel will be way more active this offseason than last. It may be the most active one ever with all the pent up demand after last cycleās unexpected retentions due to budget uncertainties.
thereās 68 P4 level jobs - 17 ACC + 16 Big 12 + 16 SEC + 18 Big Ten + ND. So far thereās 8 openings plus probably Wisconsin, FSU, maybe South Carolina, LSU, UNC, Northwestern, Kansas State, Auburn plus downstream effects at possibly Ole Miss, Oregon, Syracuse, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Washington, Vanderbilt, Iowa State, Kansas, SMU. And you canāt rule out discontent at USC, Maryland, NC State, Texas, Michigan, Michigan State or personal reasons/health/age at Clemson, Colorado, Iowa, Utah.
I just named half the P4. It wonāt be half, but could easily be 25, more than 1/3. At least 1/4, which is 17.
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Oh man like a 3rd wedding..the triumph of optimism over experience.
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Iām really surprised weāre not seeing others follow our mold. Keep the staff in place, throw resources at the roster. Wonāt work everywhere but gotta think others could find similar success.
I need to start a wealth management firm specifically targeting a client base of fired head coaches with massive buyouts to manage.
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