You're guessing just as much as you imply that I'm guessing.
“Zipp” - my guess is that the university has guidelines regarding its coaching agreements and, attorneys to look over any contracts. Not to mention Tyra has the ability to look over past and present agreements to guide him. Lastly, I would also bet that he’s cultivated at least one or two AD contacts that he could ask advice if necessary. It’s not like he’s starting from scratch.
This is a complete straw man argument and from a “who were we competing with?” is actually more analogous to the one the “Petrino haters” try to make about Petrino’s salary and buyout.
This is a debate about credentials, not competition. Petrino's credentials as football coach were vastly superior to Tyra's as AD. Because Petrino didn't have a list of P5 schools beating down his door had nothing to do with credentials.
And the point to your debate about credentials is what again exactly? And it’s relevant at this point in time - how again?
I get bored debating less relevant issues like can he manage a big time coaching contract. That's ignoring the forest for the trees. The guy's fundamentally unfit for an AD job--contracts are just part of the story...
And exactly how did that qualify him? Too many people have defended his hire since it was made.
That's mostly garbage. Tyra's had one legit accomplishment IMO, keeping McDonnell. The rest are simply an employee doing his job AKA fake accomplishments. He "lowered his salary" to a level that's still higher than anyone else would be paying him as AD.
If so inclined (which given that you have spite for days you are) one could credibly make the point that Tyra was less qualified to be the AD - perhaps even dramatically so - than other potential candidates. What you can’t credibly say at this point, is that he’s “unfit” for the job. The fact is that he’s been in the job for a while and to date his performance has been fine.
If Venables wanted to be a head coach, he would have already been one.
I think the truth is that they went to Tyra in a pinch just before making a move on Jurich. My guess is that they knew him, he was available, and his name might resonate with the fan base, making fans more willing to accept the change with little resistance. It was, in my view, a miscalculation, as many in this board have stated. He was hired because he was handy and willing. There was no permanent president to muck things up, just a yes -man warming a chair.
I’d bet he was “ordered” at at least told/heavily asked by Grissom to take it, and was a lock to get it because he’s been a “good soldier” who follows orders in the past.
Don't blame me for the subject. Someone else brought up buyouts and money, and Tyra's the guy responsible in that area. I'm fine talking about relative coaching records if you wanna keep it on that plane...
Sure - let’s talk about relative coaching records. I trust that we won’t take the lazy way out and will be discussing all facets of what truly makes up a coach’s record and not just wins and losses.
I'm not sure what those sideboards mean, but knock yourself out.
Petrino - 27-14 last 3 1/2 years.
Umm - but they hired him and gave him 4M - right? Besides, who says the BOT didn’t want to pay Mack? Up to - and including now - the BOT = grissom. If grissom didn’t want to pay Mack - he wouldn’t have been paid.
Brohm is 9-8 against Power Five teams that are NOT ranked. That's not changing tonite regardless of the Ohio State outcome. And people are seriously considering paying $18 million for that...
Lol - what a perfect example of the way you approach things. Should Brohm beat osu tonight - your focus will be on what his record is vs non-ranked teams. However should osu come back and win - you’ll say that he can’t get the job done against ranked teams.
Oh, I've got other stats like RPI showing how unimpressive Brohm's record is. If you're looking to hire a coach, no question he's worth taking a chance on. But U of L would be paying $18 million just to find out.
Man - you’re really flinging all the shit against the wall to see what sticks - lol.
Too much reading between the lines. One game for me is one data point, i.e., nothing much changes. But the better he does in the eyes of Purdue and U of L fans, the more he's worth. I like that if I'm Jeff's agent.
Petrino's buyout was set in 2016 coming off the MCB win with Lamar returning. Tell me that no one in America was interested in Petrino as a coach, and I'll tell you that you don't have a clue what you're talking about.
LoL.
Just gibberish.
I know. Youll be here all week.
