NCAA 2009

[Ed Anger]

Mangino cleared the campus snack machines out.

[grumbler]

If Kansas snaps up Harbaugh I am gonna be pissed!  That man is Michigan's coach after next year, damnit!  He should have replaced Carr, but the UM Athletic Director has been a moron since he arrived (but leaves at the end of September, huzzah!), so all that means is a three-year delay... unless Kansas makes that a moot point.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Can't see that he did that here.  Obviously, I don't know what he told the team privately, but I thought that he had made it pretty clear to the media that he was interested in the ND job.

It wasn't as bad as the Central Michigan situation, which was a total scumbag move, but he certainly did tell the Cincinnati players (or at least some of them) he was staying after the media stuff re: him and the ND job started popping up, then took off.

Fake edit: Hell maybe it was as bad:  http://www.examiner.com/x-30967-Cincinnati-Bearcats-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Insult-to-injury-Kelly-lied-about-job-until-the-very-end

Article is dated the 10th.

700wlw reports tonight that "sources with ND say [Kelly] took the job two weeks ago." 

He recently told his players "I'm not Mark Dantonio" when they expressed concern that he might lie to them and leave.  No, he isn't Mark Dantonio; Kelly left for a lot more money.

The deception apparently wasn't limited to the players.  700wlw reports that "sources at UC speaking on background say Kelly denied to athletic department personnel as late as Wed. to accepting the ND job."

Oddly, even hours after Kelly's departure was reported, Kelly was still denying that he had taken the ND job.  At around 10:00 p.m., 700wlw reported on Twitter: "Brian Kelly still denying his accepting the job at Notre Dame."  It's as if Kelly is stuck in denial mode.

It's kind of the way things are, but usually the departing coaches aren't as douchy (is that a word?) or scummy about it.  Unless they're named Saban.  Someone is always going to be pissed, and someone is always going to feel betrayed and all that, but Kelly seems to be...well...Saban-ish?

Real Edit: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091210/SPT0101/312100073/Bearcat+players+among+last+to+know

"He told us from the get-go that we'd be the first people to know whatever he decides," senior quarterback Tony Pike said Thursday evening before the team banquet. "We're going to keep him at his word. We've trusted him this far and we're going to believe what he says."

Same exact thing.     "Oh..so...uh..yeah...I'm leaving.  See you guys!"

Well...I guess doing it at the banquet like that is better than a sudden emergency team meeting where the whole team isn't even there, then catching a flight 20 minutes later.

What's "funny" about this whole thing is now Cincy is going to snatch up some poor mid major's head coach (hey Central Michigan did well again), that mid major is going to steal some 1AA coach (Grand Valley State -> Central Michigan), etc.  Maybe not exactly like that, maybe someone steals a good coordinator or assistant or something, but close enough.

[derspiess]

Mangino cleared the campus snack machines out.

And then he insulted the ethnic background of the dude who refills the machines.

[MadBurgerMaker]

You know...out of all this coaching shit that's been going on (as usual), I'm still absolutely astonished that guy Dan Hawkins still has a job in Boulder.  Maybe next year I'll send them an application and see if they hire me.  I could probably run a program into the ground just as well as that guy, and as a bonus I don't have any kids who are shitty QBs that I would feel the need to throw into the starting job.

[Admiral Yi]

Those Army uniforms were some kind of hideous.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Berkut, your DC has gone to Florida State, according to "a source":

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4735537

[katmai]

FootballCoachScoop has BREAKING NEWS and the FIRST TO REPORT that Stanford Head Coach Jim Harbaugh is negotiating a contract with Athletic Director Lew Perkins to be the new Head Coach of the Kansas Jayhawks.  Our sources tell us that Harabugh will be named the new Head Coach at KU when the contract details are worked out and finalized this weekend.  According to our source he will be paid between $2.5 Million and 2.75 Million if they can finalize all the details.

What?  What?  Why?  Why Harbaugh are you fucking crazy?  You turned down Notre Dame and are leaving Stanford to go to exile into the football purgatory that is Kansas?  WTF?

Does he think they are signing him to coach their Basketball team or something?

Surely this is not true.  Hopefully he is just trying to get more money from garbon U.

Valmy where did you hear he turned down ND?

anyways some more reports and some reasons why he might go there..

Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh linked to Kansas job
Staff and wire reports
Posted: 12/11/2009 09:09:03 PM PST
Updated: 12/11/2009 10:24:59 PM PST

Less than a week after Jim Harbaugh was linked to the Notre Dame job, reports surfaced Friday that the Stanford coach could be heading to Kansas.

Two sources told 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City that, barring unforeseen circumstances, Harbaugh would fly to Lawrence, Kan., after tonight's Heisman Trophy presentation to accept the Kansas job.

The station reported that Harbaugh would make $2.7 million per year.

The Kansas City Star reported that Harbaugh has talked with Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins about the opening and that Harbaugh probably would be Kansas' top choice.

Another radio station and a TV station from Kansas City reported Friday night that Harbaugh had been offered the job.

Harbaugh's wife, Sarah, is from the Kansas City area.

Earlier in the day, Perkins issued a statement in an effort to put to rest the rampant rumors about Perkins offering the job to Harbaugh.

"As we have said in the past, we will not comment on rumors about any potential candidates for the position of head football coach at the University of Kansas," Perkins said.

"Having said that, I will reiterate at this time that the process is ongoing. We have not offered the head coaching position to anyone."

Neither Harbaugh nor Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby responded to interview requests from the Mercury News.

It is believed that Harbaugh still has not signed the three-year contract extension Stanford offered more than a year ago, which reportedly was worth about $1.25 million annually. The poor economic climate was cited for the delay last winter, but Bowlsby said last month that the deal could be announced soon. Bowlsby hasn't replied to questions this week about the status of the extension.

Harbaugh probably would double his salary at Kansas. Former Jayhawks coach Mark Mangino made $2.3 million per season.

[grumbler]

700wlw reports tonight that "sources with ND say [Kelly] took the job two weeks ago." 

700wlw reports that "sources at UC speaking on background say Kelly denied to athletic department personnel as late as Wed. to accepting the ND job."

Oddly, even hours after Kelly's departure was reported, Kelly was still denying that he had taken the ND job.  At around 10:00 p.m., 700wlw reported on Twitter: "Brian Kelly still denying his accepting the job at Notre Dame."  It's as if Kelly is stuck in denial mode.

Sources say that that is some real rock-solid reporting.  JoeBlow on Twitter confirmed that the reporting is even more made-up than it seems.

[katmai]

Uh That is WLW radio station out of Cincy grumbles.

[Berkut]

Berkut, your DC has gone to Florida State, according to "a source":

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4735537

Not surprising - Marks name has been coming up in connection with other jobs for the last month or more. It is probably the right time for him to move on, in fact - his stock is very high right now.

[katmai]

Bought 2 tickets for my Step Brother for Alamo Bowl. He gets to see his School (Texas Tech vs Spartoons!)

[CountDeMoney]

Can't see that he did that here.  Obviously, I don't know what he told the team privately, but I thought that he had made it pretty clear to the media that he was interested in the ND job.

:huh:He told ESPN at halftime of the Sunday night game that he wasn't contacted and not interested in leaving Cincy.

[grumbler]

Uh That is WLW radio station out of Cincy grumbles.

Still, not a very credible hard-news story.  Some of it, of course, is gonna be true, but a lot of this kind of "anonymous sources" stuff (like that Harbaugh already accepted the job at Kansas, or that Les Miles had been hired to replace Carr at Michigan) is just wanking off, and should not be reported as though it were actual news.

[lustindarkness]

Go Navy! Beat Army!