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1. TaylorTRoom said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm

   He has to say that, right? If ND has a real shot at him, you’ll know it because the job search will be very quiet, or full of red herrings, until Florida’s season’s fate is settled. This guy isn’t Les Miles, and ND has to come to him on his terms, not theirs. Right?

2. srr50 said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 pm

   The rumor is that ND is ready to offer a 10-year $50 million dollar deal to Urban (and maybe to Stoops). After that, they drop down the offer to the likes of Kelly at Cincy.

3. stuckinmn said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 4:20 pm

   I’ve often wondered, what the heck is the difference between 3.5MM a year and 5MM (Before Huck responds, I know it is literally $1.5MM a year). These guys work 16 hours a day- when do they have time to spend that extra money, which is really only 900,000 after taxes.

   At some point on the scale of marginal utility, don’t they have to consider control over the program, job security, fan expectations, competitive advantages of the program, etc? Why would a guy leave a place where he has won 2 national championships, has plenty of job security and fan support, and is within a stone’s throw of dozens of blue chip recruits?

4. srr50 said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 4:26 pm

   Ego

   It’s gotten to where football coaches are like pro athletes. Money is how you keep score.

5. fightingterrorismsince1492 said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 4:35 pm

   ….why would Meyer want to go somewhere that actually has academic standards?…..if you want to coach at a hotbed of mensa majors, go coach at Stanford…..hell Duke is more picturesque and you get to watch some pretty good hoops too…..and those hippie hotties down in the Village that go to Rice are almost worth getting an office there…..damn, I gotta quit drinkin’ so much….

6. HenryJames said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 5:11 pm

   Meyer knows that he can field a defense at Florida.

7. Gene Claude said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 5:13 pm

   I would like to pose a query:

   At what age does Tim Tebow realize that he has made a grave, grave error by not banging as many nubile young Florida coeds as possible these four years?

   I say 29, followed by a dinner of the business end of a .38, probably.

8. parlin said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm

   “when do they have time to spend that extra money, which is really only 900,000 after taxes?”

   I take it you’re not married.

9. llogg said:

   November 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm

   That extra million a year could be more years of retirement. Also, I think Patterson would be a better choice than Kelly.

10. stuckinmn said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    “That extra million a year could be more years of retirement. ”

    I always assumed championship winning coaches don’t pay for anything in the town where they won a championship. I once, as a 20 year old UT undergrad without a pot to piss in, had the pleasure of being seated at a table with DKR and 2 other people. I dutifully paid for every third round with a smile on my face.

11. Sugarpants said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 pm

    Can Notre Dame really afford to outspend Florida? I know they still have the NBC contract, but last time I checked Texas and OSU were at the top of the revenue pyramid, and I can’t think FL is that far behind.

12. TX Domer 09 said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    The rumbling from most Irish faithful is that they don’t want Meyer; the offer was once made and he rejected it. Also, aside from the academic standards, there is also the reoccurring theme Meyer’s kids at FLA have of questionable character – something ND priests, admin, and alum will not stand for – in addition to his questionable handing of said situations (arrests, disputes, and the like) when players’ character came under scrutiny.

    To boot, I don’t think he’d take it.

    There are too many people out there on Irish message boards, and people who run with crowds that spend a lot of time under the building with the Golden Dome that speculate or have heard about Brian Kelly being the next man pegged for the job. In him, I think they see someone that is just fresh enough for them to still control (a lot of campus politics goes into the athletic department – a HUGE disability preventing the university from returning to football greatness… a status they will not reach again until they change this); you can’t believe that if Meyer were brought to ND that he’d play by the Holy Cross priests’ rules? So, they won’t bring him, and he won’t come until he is guaranteed to have things his way (or at least some concessions from university admissions and academic staff).

    Personally, I don’t know what I think. Part of me thinks Kelly could be the answer. That’s also the same part of me that thought Weis would be the right answer – he looks and seems like he’d be good at ND and a good fit. One thing different with Kelly is that he has a proven track record at the NCAA level with his D-2 experience and also his remarkable accomplishments and a sketchy D-1 commuter school. Makes me wonder if some of the admins at ND see some similarities between Kelly and Holtz and are hoping that bringing Kelly in will recreate some of the magic that Holtz brough to the university – as well as national relevance and competing for national titles.

    Hell… all I know are three things have to happen:
    1) I’ve supported Weis all the way to the bitter end… but this 3 game losing streak is his pink slip. He’s gotta go.
    2) Holtz has to stop picking ND to win a national title – how laughable was that preseason prediction now. I hated it when he did it then, and now it just seems like a sick joke.
    3) There can be NO discussion and NO possibility of Gruden coming to ND. I don’t care if he is from South Bend and I certainly don’t give a shit about ANYTHING he did in the NFL. Keep his ass in the booth.

13. uthookem said:

    November 23rd, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    First, keep Gruden out of the booth – he stinks.

    I would love to see Stoops or Meyer go to ND, just to see them fail. Kelly actually scares me…if he can win at Cincy, he can win at ND.

14. TaylorTRoom said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 5:39 am

    I think misgivings about Meyer’s athletes at Florida are misplaced. It seems that ADs affect scholastic/character standards more than coaches do. At the end of the day, coaches remember who they work for. Cheating happens at the same schools because they have continuity in the AD,

15. blackscholes said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 9:55 am

    TTR – I take your point, and I agree that the issues run deeper. But how Meyer has chosen to respond is on him. It apparently works for now, but the lax hand will eventually bite him in the ass (that sounds kind of weird now that I see it typed out).

16. j.r.69 said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    Those lax hands sometimes have nasty teeth.

17. SeeingRed said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    “Also, aside from the academic standards, there is also the reoccurring theme Meyer’s kids at FLA have of questionable character – something ND priests, admin, and alum will not stand for – in addition to his questionable handing of said situations (arrests, disputes, and the like) when players’ character came under scrutiny.”

    Yes, but the same things also were said before Gerry Faust brought his 97% graduation rates & mediocre brand of championship high school football to South Bend.

    Same season losses to Navy & UConn and yet another .500 season could very well bring the same sideways glances and fake hernia coughing that accompanied admissions standards and transcripts review of the gangsta pride of Lou Holtz’s recruiting efforts.

    There’s an NBC contract to be defended & the millions brought by that will far outweigh any sepia-toned memories leading to a strict adhering-to of said academic standards.

    And let’s face it, when you’re biggest recruiting grab of the Charlie Tuna era shows up on signing day in South Bend pouring out of a stretch Humvee limo with all manner of northern Indian young slut & prostitute on his arms, it’s probably time to admit that maybe they’ve already started looking the other way, but just made the mistake of picking a coach whose genius eludes him when he doesn’t know what the other team is running anymore.

18. SeeingRed said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    Goddammit I put you’re instead of your. Football’s the only way I’m getting admitted Notre Dame unless I want to fart around with Rudy & Jon Favreau (greasy version)

19. Stacy Conaway said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    “there is also the reoccurring theme Meyer’s kids at FLA have of questionable character – something ND priests, admin, and alum will not stand for”

    Yes, we know about those Catholics and their high standards of behavior.

20. TX Domer 09 said:

    November 24th, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    Classy comment Stacy. I only presume you are talking about the sexual misconduct scandal that has been hurting the Church and its members for far too many years. Yes, those people screwed up. But far be it for me to point out that there is just as high of a rate of pedophilia cases in protestant churches. How come no one talks about the molestation cases that have been brought up at Kanakuk camp?

    The Catholic Church in its presence does have high standard of behavior, actually… single-sex dorms, visiting hours, and *gasp* the worst four letter word of them all… RULES! I know things like that probably melt your mind if you tried to think about them too hard… so just forego original thought and chirp out some degrading comment.

    And here’s the thing… the behavior of a few sick and twisted men does not equate acceptance. The fact that most of them were a part of leadership helps to create the facade of acceptance and the vitrol that already runs through the media’s veins for the Church was only like dumping gasoline of the fire.

    Comments like that only reveal the chip that you carry on your shoulder and do nothing to further and discussion. Your pathetic attempt at humor is nothing more than a classless act, trying to reduce this discussion to the lowest common denominator – your maturity.

    My guess is you’ve probably never been to Notre Dame. You know nothing about the university other than you hate Rudy and you don’t like the Catholic Church. If I started talking about Holy Cross and the priests that sacrifice their lives to serve at this university and have created such a fine institution, you would have no retort without getting online and googling your information.

21. florida gators team said:

    January 9th, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    I look forward to reading your posts. Thanks for all the work!

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