NCAA 2009

[Valmy]

But Ohio University has a sucky football program.

Hey how many Eastern Division MAC Championships does Wyoming have eh?

[Valmy]

Yeah I am not sure how blatant Kelly could have been.  When he was asked about it before the Pitt game he said he would meet with Notre Dame and listen to what they had to say.  In coachspeak he couldn't have said: I AM GOING TO NOTRE DAME any louder than that.  I do not really see how you could compare this to a coach who says 'I love State U and I will be here until the end of my career' and then bails for Bigger State U.

[Ed Anger]

I left a negative vibe towards Texas and its chances against 'bama somewhere on the forum. Will val find it? Will it piss him off?

[Valmy]

He has been very successful everywhere he has been; if he turned Cinci-fucking-nnati into a national championship contender he should be able to make ND good.  Probably won't be good enough for the most ridiculous fan base in the country though.

At this point I think shitty coaches like Bob Davie, Ty Willingham, and Charlie Weiss have surely reduced those expectations alot.

I mean is it really ridiculous to expect a team with Golden Tate and Jimmy Clausen should be able to do better than 6-6 with that schedule?  I think not.  Notre Dame has been shitty by any standard for 15 years.  I doubt any fans of a traditional power would tolerate it.

[Valmy]

I left a negative vibe towards Texas and its chances against 'bama somewhere on the forum. Will val find it? Will it piss him off?

Hey if you want to start cheering for the Crimson Tims go right ahead.

[Ed Anger]

I left a negative vibe towards Texas and its chances against 'bama somewhere on the forum. Will val find it? Will it piss him off?

Hey if you want to start cheering for the Crimson Tims go right ahead.

On if Gene Stallings beats Tim with a sack of oranges.

[Barrister]

He has been very successful everywhere he has been; if he turned Cinci-fucking-nnati into a national championship contender he should be able to make ND good.  Probably won't be good enough for the most ridiculous fan base in the country though.

At this point I think shitty coaches like Bob Davie, Ty Willingham, and Charlie Weiss have surely reduced those expectations alot.

I mean is it really ridiculous to expect a team with Golden Tate and Jimmy Clausen should be able to do better than 6-6 with that schedule?  I think not.  Notre Dame has been shitty by any standard for 15 years.  I doubt any fans of a traditional power would tolerate it.

Agreed.  I understand that ND may not be a national title contender year in, year or - or may not ever be a national title contender at the end of the season.  But against what is now a fairly easy schedule (aside from USC and Michigan) they shouldn't be going 6-6 when they're the most famous college football program in the country with their own private tv network.

[Ed Anger]

We all know Tim is the reason for the decline. 2006 Fiesta bowl. That was it.

[Valmy]

Speaking of Golden Tate he deserved to win the Biletnikov but man it makes me sad Jordan Shipely didn't win it 

[derspiess]

Yeah I am not sure how blatant Kelly could have been.  When he was asked about it before the Pitt game he said he would meet with Notre Dame and listen to what they had to say.  In coachspeak he couldn't have said: I AM GOING TO NOTRE DAME any louder than that.  I do not really see how you could compare this to a coach who says 'I love State U and I will be here until the end of my career' and then bails for Bigger State U.

All true.  But the timing almost couldn't have been any shittier.  Your players fight hard, all the way to the last second of the last game, to go 12-0 and the team is going to the Sugar Bowl.  For a player or anyone connected to the team, you're probably going to feel a little bitter about the guy leaving before the bowl game.

As a UC fan myself, I don't take it personally-- it's to be expected in this day & age.  But I can't tell any other fans or players that they shouldn't be pissed off about it.

[Admiral Yi]

Speaking of Golden Tate he deserved to win the Biletnikov but man it makes me sad Jordan Shipely didn't win it 

Fred Biletnikov has a trophy?  Dude needed a pound of stickum on each hand to catch passes.

[Valmy]

All true.  But the timing almost couldn't have been any shittier.  Your players fight hard, all the way to the last second of the last game, to go 12-0 and the team is going to the Sugar Bowl.  For a player or anyone connected to the team, you're probably going to feel a little bitter about the guy leaving before the bowl game.

As a UC fan myself, I don't take it personally-- it's to be expected in this day & age.  But I can't tell any other fans or players that they shouldn't be pissed off about it.

Yeah it does suck on that level.  I was just saying this is different from Nick Saban is all.

[Valmy]

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.

[katmai]

It's tough to recruit at Fighting Tree U

[katmai]

But....

Kansas denies offering coaching job

1 hour, 53 minutes ago



KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Athletic director Lew Perkins says he has not offered the vacant Kansas coaching job amid reports that the school is negotiating with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh.

Perkins has been interviewing candidates to replace Mark Mangino, who resigned under pressure after an investigation into his treatment of players. Perkins is known to have talked to Buffalo coach Turner Gill and Mississippi coach Houston Nutt.

Perkins issued a statement Friday insisting he would not comment on unsubstantiated reports. He added, "Having said that, I will reiterate at this time that the process is ongoing. We have not offered the head coaching position to anyone."

A school spokesman declined to say whether Perkins was negotiating with any candidates.