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Jax Husky said:
They have completely screwed this whole thing up. They should have begged Mack to stay one more year and take another run at Saban if they didn't have Mora, Gruden, or someone of that ilk lined up.
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Exactly. They shouldn't be on the market hoping for the right guy. If they didn't have their guy should have waited. This was poorly planned and poorly handled. Mack could have skewered the chumps driving that bus on his way out but chose not too because he has too much class.
 
Not sure he scoops Orange Blood but we'll see soon enough...

“@BobbyBurton247: BREAKING: Horns247 first to report that Texas will hire Louisville coach Charlie Strong.”
 
UCLA's Jim Mora was offered Texas job but turned it down @AdamSchefter reports[/quote]

Mora turned down Texas like Narduzzi turned down UConn. Semantics.
 
huskymedic said:
Not sure he scoops Orange Blood but we'll see soon enough...

“@BobbyBurton247: BREAKING: Horns247 first to report that Texas will hire Louisville coach Charlie Strong.”
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Ruh-roh Jurich must have called Forde:

“@YahooForde: Y source: As of now Charlie Strong has not accepted Texas job, has not talked to Louisville AD Tom Jurich or President James Ramsey.”

And now Orange Blood weighs in:

“@ChipBrownOB: Louisville coach Charlie Strong will replace Mack Brown as the head coach at Texas, according to a high-ranking UT source.”

“@ChipBrownOB: The UT source said Louisville's Charlie Strong will be offered the job, and Strong has indicated he will accept.”
 
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huskymedic said:
Ruh-roh Jurich must have called Forde:

“@YahooForde: Y source: As of now Charlie Strong has not accepted Texas job, has not talked to Louisville AD Tom Jurich or President James Ramsey.”
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So Strong has gone quiet on his admin and they know his situation how?
 
@SIPeteThamel: Two NFL teams have inquired about hiring inquired about hiring Louisville OC Shawn Watson as an OC or QB coach.


The wolves aren't circling, they're feasting.
 
Jurich busy trying to save this:

“@McMurphyESPN: Charlie Strong hasn't accepted Texas job; wants to talk w/UL AD & Prez source told @ESPN. Another source: no formal offer but he will accept”
 
UL fans are already rioting...

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huskymedic said:
“@SIPeteThamel: High ranking Texas official said Texas and Charlie Strong have agreed to terms. Five years, $5 mill per. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/co...ie-strong-agrees-texas-longhorns-head-coach/”

And...

“@BlueDevilLair: I can report that #Duke head coach David Cutcliffe has been contacted by Louisville to replace Charlie Strong http://duke. /Article/Duke-head-coach-David-Cutcliffe-was-contacted-by-Louisville-169427”

LMAO!
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This is unbelievable. Diaco has been contacted by Duke. Stay tuned.....
 
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I'm probably in the minority here, but Charlie Strong??? Guy got outcoached by P last year. Smart move by him to grab that Texas money. Teddy Bridgewaters don't show up at UL often
 
What a clusterfluck today's media reporting has become. It's not just twitter as mainstream websites are percolating too:

“@McMurphyESPN: Louisville AD Tom Jurich told @ESPN Charlie Strong told him tonight Strong has not accepted Texas job”

Jurich must be trying to raise money!
 
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huskymedic said:
What a clusterfluck today's media reporting has become. It's not just twitter as mainstream websites are percolating too:

“@McMurphyESPN: Louisville AD Tom Jurich told @ESPN Charlie Strong told him tonight Strong has not accepted Texas job”

Jurich must be trying to raise money!
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“@ericcrawford: Charlie Strong is meeting with #UofL president Jim Ramsey and AD Tom Jurich right now.”
 
Two things:

1) I hate that journalism has gone to minute-by-minute throwing at a wall. As Medic said, the media has truly become a "clusterfluck".

2) I'm SURE that I'm in the minority on this, but if I'm Charlie Strong, I'm not sure I take the Texas job. Yes, you go from 3.5 mil to 5 mil. Yes, you get a built-in recruiting base in Texas. But you are fast becoming a legend where you currently are now, and you could easily become the goat at Texas with a few 8-5 or 9-4 seasons.

I can see why someone would want to take the Texas job over Ville, don't get me wrong. Plus, Teddy Bridgewater is gone and his life will become much tougher. But I've always loved the idea of someone getting the chance to become a school legend. You get to have restaurants and bars in the area long after you retire, and people will always love you. That would be worth a lot more to me...
 
UConnDan97 said:
Two things:

1) I hate that journalism has gone to minute-by-minute throwing at a wall. As Medic said, the media has truly become a "clusterfluck".

2) I'm SURE that I'm in the minority on this, but if I'm Charlie Strong, I'm not sure I take the Texas job. Yes, you go from 3.5 mil to 5 mil. Yes, you get a built-in recruiting base in Texas. But you are fast becoming a legend where you currently are now, and you could easily become the goat at Texas with a few 8-5 or 9-4 seasons.

I can see why someone would want to take the Texas job over Ville, don't get me wrong. Plus, Teddy Bridgewater is gone and his life will become much tougher. But I've always loved the idea of someone getting the chance to become a school legend. You get to have restaurants and bars in the area well after you retire, and people will always love you. That would be worth a lot more to me...
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Well do you know what Rick Pitino does on Tables at restaurants in Louisville? Yeah, you'd move to. I'd be afraid to eat anywhere in Louisville with Pitino on the lose.
 
On a serious note, is he really making 3.5 mill at Louisville? Even still those extra millions are real money. I'm just not sold on him as a coach. Outcoached by P last year. Can't shake that image. P and Don Brown put together a real solid game plan against him.
 
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He is taking the money and running which is smart considering his quarterback is going to the NFL.

Louisville can now go back to be a middle of the pack team. I hope the ACC enjoys their pick in the next couple of years.
 
noeynox said:
On a serious note, is he really making 3.5 mill at Louisville? Even still those extra millions are real money. I'm just not sold on him as a coach. Outcoached by P last year. Can't shake that image. P and Don Brown put together a real solid game plan against him.
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Actually, it's higher. It's 3.7 million (base pay only):

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/01/04/texas-coach-charlie-strong-louisville/4315315/

And I know, I know...what's 1.3 million between friends? But still, to be a legend in an area; priceless. Geno Auriemma already has two area restaurants (Mohegan, Storrs), and Calhoun used to have the bar "Coach's" in Hartford. Buildings and fields get named after you. Your name becomes synonymous with the university (like Wooden and UCLA, or like Bowden and FSU). How much is something like that worth? To me, it's not worth the 33% raise...
 
UConnDan97 said:
Actually, it's higher. It's 3.7 million (base pay only):

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/01/04/texas-coach-charlie-strong-louisville/4315315/

And I know, I know...what's 1.3 million between friends? But still, to be a legend in an area; priceless. Geno Auriemma already has two area restaurants (Mohegan, Storrs), and Calhoun used to have the bar "Coach's" in Hartford. Buildings and fields get named after you. Your name becomes synonymous with the university (like Wooden and UCLA, or like Bowden and FSU). How much is something like that worth? To me, it's not worth the 33% raise...
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I'm going to apply for copyright on TexasStrong.
 
Strong is absolutely out of his fun-hating mind if he doesn't accept it. A coach needs to get all he can, while he can. Two bad years at Louisville and they will run him out of town just like any other coach. You've got to take 1.5mil raise whenever you can get it.
 
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CAHUSKY said:
Strong is absolutely out of his mind if he doesn't accept it. A coach needs to get all he can, while he can. Two bad years at Louisville and they will run him out of town just like any other coach. You've got to take 1.5mil raise whenever you can get it.
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I'll go out on a limb and say that if he takes the job (and I'm sure he's already taken it), he's not taking it for the money. He's taking it for the prestige and for the bright lights. There's no doubt in my mind about that...
 
UConnDan97 said:
I'll go out on a limb and say that if he takes the job (and I'm sure he's already taken it), he's not taking it for the money. He's taking it for the prestige and for the bright lights. There's no doubt in my mind about that...
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Huh? If that was the case Texas would offer him half his current salary for the honor of being their coach. Yes it's prestigious but it's also 1.5 mil per year.
 
huskymedic said:
“@SIPeteThamel: High ranking Texas official said Texas and Charlie Strong have agreed to terms. Five years, $5 mill per. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/co...ie-strong-agrees-texas-longhorns-head-coach/”

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“@BlueDevilLair: I can report that #Duke head coach David Cutcliffe has been contacted by Louisville to replace Charlie Strong http://duke. /Article/Duke-head-coach-David-Cutcliffe-was-contacted-by-Louisville-169427”

LMAO!
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Cutcliffe should stay at Duke. He's got something going on there. They'll erect a statue very shorty if he keeps winning. If Stanford can do it, Duke can do it.
 
CAHUSKY said:
Huh? If that was the case Texas would offer him half his current salary for the honor of being their coach. Yes it's prestigious but it's also 1.5 mil per year.
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No they can't. Because if they do the old "discount strategy", they are taking away from their own prestige. They know that. Most high-end product producers know that. You can price a Lamborghini for less to move more units and get more on the road, but it takes away from the mystery of it all. The price tag is just an affirmation of the prestige...
 
UConnDan97 said:
No they can't. Because if they do the old "discount strategy", they are taking away from their own prestige. They know that. Most high-end product producers know that. You can price a Lamborghini for less to move more units and get more on the road, but it takes away from the mystery of it all. The price tag is just an affirmation of the prestige...
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Whatever. He's going for prestige and a big raise.
 
sportsart said:
Cutcliffe should stay at Duke. He's got something going on there. They'll erect a statue very shorty if he keeps winning. If Stanford can do it, Duke can do it.
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EXACTLY! That's what I'm talking about. Cutcliffe is essentially on his way to becoming legend at that school. That has to be worth more than a 33% or even a 50% raise....at least it is to me. Once you are in the 1.5 to 2 million range per year, what the hell is the difference anyways...

(smart answer: 50%)
 
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