They are quickly becoming the Saudi Arabia of college football. I wonder why they just don't pay each player $1 million so that they can sign only 5 stars.
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How do you pay a $76 million buyout to Jimbo Fisher, then go out and hire Mark f'n Stoops? That makes zero sense.
Mark Passwaters reputation is in serious trouble. He seems to be saying the deal fell apart in a matter of hours with Stoops and has backtracked on X. Maybe an apology and a new source would help out.
This is like Peak reporting that Pitt is hiring Mike Haywood, everyone get really mad about it, and Peak retract the report. Except, Pitt really did hire Haywood, and Peaks reporting was accurate.
13 years later, I’m not sure people fully grasp the staggering level of unspeakable dreadfulness it took to hire that boob. Set aside the terrible human being aspect for a second, Pitt hired him because he went 9-4 for ONE season, and he was 10-15 overall at Miami OH. There needs to be a documentary on how the administration came to the conclusion he was the guy.
This is like Peak reporting that Pitt is hiring Mike Haywood, everyone get really mad about it, and Peak retract the report. Except, Pitt really did hire Haywood, and Peaks reporting was accurate.
13 years later, I’m not sure people fully grasp the staggering level of unspeakable dreadfulness it took to hire that boob. Set aside the terrible human being aspect for a second, Pitt hired him because he went 9-4 for ONE season, and he was 10-15 overall at Miami OH. There needs to be a documentary on how the administration came to the conclusion he was the guy.
IIRC, Pitt was targeting Al Golden, but he signed with Miami. 2nd choice was Todd Graham, but he wanted $2M a year. So they settled on the cheap...Haywood. After two? weeks and Haywood arrested, they tried to save face and hired Graham at $2M. Someone correct me if I'm wrong with this scenerio.
I had forgotten about that Al Golden thing altogether. Although, bringing in a Paterno lover and former Nitter would have gone over as well as Haywood.
What do you eat before going to bed? You sure dream up some weird stuff. You should change your diet, try not posting every single thing you dream up. 🤷♂️
Al Golden was a flop at Miami anyway.
For that reason, no way Golden would have come here, no matter what happened with Miami. If he spoke with our administration at all, it was for leverage.
Golden and Miami (FL) actually developed the following season, but he was the perceived frontrunner for the Pitt job based on the miracle worker job he was doing at Temple. But in a showdown for a MAC division title with the other Miami, Haywood coached the pants off the Golden boy, and thus overtook him in Pitt's eyes. The rest is history.
Mark Stoops is a good coach and given Texas A&M’ resources builds them into a consistent contender.
also Haywood one of the only coaches to ever go from 1-11 to 10 wins the next season. I think that's what sold Pederson. Plus his reputation as a "disciplinarian" he could sell as coming in to clean up the Wannstedt lawlessness (not my words, never thought there was a big problem with Wannstedt on that).
Never mind that he was actually demoted at ND a few years prior, plus other red flags if they would have done some true due diligence on the search.
Little noticed is that when Haywood got his second chance he went 8-25 at Texas Southern, which puts his career record at a sterling 18-40.
You are 100% correct.
The national media stated (correctly) that Pederson was forced to pay the "stupid tax" and circle back to Graham.
