68buffs
Well-Known Member
and you would be broke
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Mel Tucker leaves CU for Michigan State
- Thread starter ElCunado
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Don’t care.
It was a hard cut.
Some donors deciding to donate more now. Go figure.
Not really. Any time I have ever been approached about a new job, I immediately think about whether I can leverage the offer at my current situation
The only downside is when your current situation encourages you to accept the new offer.
I think we need to thank him. He broke it and Mel had to make a decision before he interviewed. If it had been hush hush, who knows how far along that relationship would have gone.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Interesting he didn’t dispute the story that he was set to interview. I wonder how it all went down. I guess it doesn’t matter now.
Master Blaster
Ramblin Wreck from Golden Tech
Have a feeling CU people reached out to MSU people to evaluate how serious they were. If they were just going to balk at Mel’s buyout in the end, then it really makes no sense to interview.
Michigan beat izzo in basketball today.
somebody
Well-Known Member
#nointerview?
fifyBest part of this is that all the people that said regardless of if he takes the job or not, he's lost their respect, they will forget they were ever upset 6 hours from now
In the end, it doesn’t really matter. It’s entirely likely that a lot of negotiations have taken place outside of the public view. I really don’t care. As somebody said - big boy football. We need to get used to this kind of drama. At the same time, I have a great deal of confidence in RG.
hawg1
Well-Known Member
Those posts won’t age well.Best part of this is that all the people that said regardless of if he takes the job or not, he's lost their respect, they will forget they were ever upset 6 months from now
Now that we are able to relax, we should not lose the dialog about issues on which we as fans need to apply pressure as we can.
1. Regent support and the makeup of the BOR needs to be influenced through messaging and voting. We want to compete for championships. To do so, we need to invest in our program at the level of peers that are achieving what we aspire to. That includes assistant coach salaries in addition to the HC salary.
2. CU needs to be willing to give Coach Tucker full discretion to sign any recruit or transfer who meets the minimum admission standards. Unless there is a behavior issue like a sexual assault or sometihing, back off and let him do this thing.
1. Regent support and the makeup of the BOR needs to be influenced through messaging and voting. We want to compete for championships. To do so, we need to invest in our program at the level of peers that are achieving what we aspire to. That includes assistant coach salaries in addition to the HC salary.
2. CU needs to be willing to give Coach Tucker full discretion to sign any recruit or transfer who meets the minimum admission standards. Unless there is a behavior issue like a sexual assault or sometihing, back off and let him do this thing.
Big Jim
WTF?
Best part of this is that all the people that said regardless of if he takes the job or not, he's lost their respect, they will forget they were ever upset 6 months from now
I can see their point about how disrespectful it is to be a good coach in high demand.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Alright here’s a theory: MSU zeroed in on Fickell immediately but believed they needed to present the appearance of an actual search process. DAntonio (or someone friendly with MT in the MSU AD) reaches out to Tucker to ask if they could float his name as a candidate with the idea that it helps both parties. MSU gets the guy they really want and can sell to boosters and fans they looked at several options but landed their #1 guy. Tucker gets a nice little profile boost while not coincidentally out meeting with boosters and ultimately reaffirms his commitment to CU which makes everyone happy.
Yeah, that was the issue
You, Darth, and bread can all go rub your ego's together and talk about how perfect you are.
Big Jim
WTF?
Yeah, that was the issue
You, Darth, and bread can all go rub your ego's together and talk about how perfect you are.
I’ll rub Mel’s head and make sure tell him to not fart around you, no sense in making you melt down again.
Some of the reactions were over the top. No biggie. Buff fans like Mel. It’s understandable. Next time, understand how the game is played. Tweets are mostly rumors, some are intentional leaks for the coach to leverage for a raise, some are trial balloons by the school to test reaction, sometimes it’s just total BS.
We have a good administrative staff with Rick and LC. As long as they’re around, CU will be competing.
We have a good administrative staff with Rick and LC. As long as they’re around, CU will be competing.
Slurpeee
It's only a gambling problem if you don't win.
I'll take that challenge, double down on my financial support of the athletic dept by drinking twice as many beers at today's Stanford game
Slurpeee
It's only a gambling problem if you don't win.
Six months!?! Hell, its been 30 minutes and I've already forgotten all the threats I made.Best part of this is that all the people that said regardless of if he takes the job or not, he's lost their respect, they will forget they were ever upset 6 months from now
And working until he turns 90.
I think this is a reasonable take on how this played out. But it speaks to the arrogance of some programs (or maybe just fans of programs) that if they offer to interview another P5’s head coach that that person is automatically “scheduled” to interview. Who the **** does Michigan State think they are?