BRANDON INTERVIEWS IN VEGAS!

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 6:46 pm

I see what you are daying about taking a shot at Jacobs, but I am sure the refs would be watching and it would probably draw a flag for unspotsmanlike conduct. As far a throwing the ball, if that is what you want to do, then I want Jacobs throwing it to a WR, not a RB throwing to a QB, especially on the goalline. That is why we never do that.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 6:54 pm

TG1996 wrote: Which is why I say we take this potential $500,000 check from UNLV, stop off at the Bellagio and throw it down on 20 black and get ourselves a top flight coach AND the SAC, all in one weekend!!!

We'd be better off taking it to a blackjack table... and if we could recruit a few emerging card counters, all the better.

OptionQB · Post by **OptionQB** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 6:58 pm

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stori ... 25079.html

Here's the article . . . Trust me . . . You need not exhale when Urban officially signs that deal in Gainsville . . . His DC is the front-runner at BYU and his OC is one of the two or three guys at UNLV if they don't bite on Brandon's out clause . . .

Where or where would Urban turn to for assistants at Florida ???

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:04 pm

OptionQB wrote:http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stori ... 25079.html

Here's the article . . .

I think that link just set the world message board record for most times linked in one thread.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:06 pm

OptionQB wrote:The payout from the Independence Bowl alone is $1.1 million dollars.

On the MAC board, the same Arkansas State fan who first tipped us off that the MAC had worked out a deal with the Independence Bowl has also said that the MAC will only get $750,000 from the bowl. Given his track record, he's probably right.

Assuming that's true, let me express this a little more clearly in trying to figure out our "windfall."

1. Set aside the Motor City and GMAC bowls. Those don't represent new revenue.
2. Set aside the potential of Akron in the Hawaii Bowl. We won't make a nickel on that thing. In fact, it may drain revenue from our other bowls.
3. I think we can set aside the Fort Worth Bowl. That appears to be a deal strictly between Marshall and the bowl, and I'm not sure we are going to share in that revenue. Even if we do, I get the impression that they face a huge ticket guarantee, something like 12,000, which could make it tough to break even.

That leaves two bowls at about $750,000 each, or $1.5 million total.

Between travel expenses, lodging, unsold tickets and other expenses, we can knock off at least half for expenses. Now we are down to $750,000.

Divide it 12 ways. That's $62,500.

That's the windfall. And it strikes me as high, frankly. I doubt expenses will be that low.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:31 pm

Re Studrawa's qualifications as a HC, I wouldn't be so quick to sell him short. He was a successful line coach (good enough to be offered over $100,000 to do a similar job under O'Leary at UCF).,He's been a successful OC. Bitch all you want about some of the play calling, but the offense has rolled up the numbers against good oppostiion. Marshall is touted as having a great defense with great athletes. They held Georgia and OSU in check and our offense went through them like they were a high school team. Studrawa is also a very good recruiter. Anthony Turner and Diyral Briggs both turned down offers from very good football schools to come here, bith were recruited by Studrawa. When the decision was made to start recruiting down south in Texas, Studrawa was the guy they sent.

I'm not saying we should hand him the job if Brandon leaves, (this isn't the royal family--there are no heirs) but I wouldn't be shocked or dissapointed if he were to be the guy that emerges as the best candidate to take over.

OptionQB · Post by **OptionQB** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:13 pm

I'm not trying to get into a pissing match with anyone . . .

All I'm saying is that I would rather have someone other than Studwara and most definitely Beckman running the show. I'll take Studwara before Beckman any day of the week though.

As for Turner and Briggs. Both were highly recruited, but let's start talking about Diyral Briggs when he weighs more than Anthony and has more than 2 years of organized football under his belt. No doubt the kid supposedly has all the tools, but there's a lot of developing to be done.

As for Studwara as the offensive coordinator and the comments about Marshall. We actually did something against Marshall that Georgia and OSU didn't do . . . Throw the ball downfield . . .

We win games b/c we have a "scheme" that works and superior athletes most weeks . . . We don't exactly win games by outclassing people from a play-calling perspective and that's on both sides of the ball.

dstubb · Post by **dstubb** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:17 pm

I heard Ty Willingham is looking for a job

OptionQB · Post by **OptionQB** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:25 pm

Would he coach for $500,000? I think Washington could offer more and a larger "name" program

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:34 pm

Option--I really don't know what you're talking about when you say we didn't "outclass anyone because of playcalling"..Plays were called and those plays worked with an alarmingly high frequency on offense. To attribute that to a scheme or personnel and not the person calling the plays is silly. It stikes me as nothing more than any attempt to deprive someone of credit they deserve. The OC has input on play calling, the offensive scheme and the personnel on the field executing it. You can't pick and choose aspects of the overall performance becaue it suits your need to criticize an individual..that isn't fair.

What Diyral Briggs weighs or his level of experience isn't really germane to my point. The point is that a lot of schools were on Diyral, including West Virginia, but he signed an LOI to come here. That speaks well for the people involved in his recruiting

BGGrad01 · Post by **BGGrad01** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:38 pm

Perhaps Notre Dame would like to give George O'Leary another shot given his wild success at UCF this year.

As far as Brandon interviewing at UNLV, I think its a lateral move at best, but that's the same thing I thought two years ago with Urban. I think we'll be just fine if Gregg Brandon leaves, though. We may struggle with some recruits that will wonder if there will ever be continuity in the program, but I think that's where Studrawa comes in. Much like Amstutz at UT, I can't imagine Stud ever leaving if he is hired as the head coach and I think he would do a good job.

dstubb · Post by **dstubb** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:23 pm

OptionQB wrote:Would he coach for $500,000? I think Washington could offer more and a larger "name" program

I was joking. But since ND fired him, I assume that means he gets the remainder of his contract, right? Hmmm...maybe he'd like to "Urban Meyer" himself at a mid-major to pay off dividends later? Go undefeated at BG for a couple seasons and have everyone falling over themselves to hire him?

One can dream

dstubb · Post by **dstubb** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:28 pm

BGGrad01 wrote: As far as Brandon interviewing at UNLV, I think its a lateral move at best, but that's the same thing I thought two years ago with Urban.

Utah had a quality football program when Urban went there. He just took them to the next level. UNLV is 2-9, 6-6 last season. Unless he wants to be accustomed to losing, I think he should stay put or at least look for better offers. If he wants $$ and location, then that's a different story. It all depends on what is driving him.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 11:29 pm

BGGrad01 wrote:As far as Brandon interviewing at UNLV, I think its a lateral move at best,

In terms of wins, losses, potential to win, past attendance, how often we would have beaten them on a neutral field versus them beating use over the past 30, 40 years ... it's a lateral move at best.

In terms of what they would pay, it's a step up.

One can also look at Nevada-Las Vegas and try to imagine what the program would be like if that boomtown would get behind the program en masse.

That's the Potential question.

I tend to think Las Vegas is so full of rootless newcomers that putting butts in seats there is much more of a challenge than it appears at first glance. Others may interpret the situation differently.

factman · Post by **factman** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 11:45 pm

For some reason, I do NOT think Option is the "know all" of offensive football. He is STILL trying to become a high school coach!!!!!
I am not sure he would be very good at that either!!!!!