January 11th, 2011 at 12:08 PM ^
Can someone post the link to Brandon's plane?
January 11th, 2011 at 12:10 PM ^
KAHN!!!
January 11th, 2011 at 12:10 PM ^
HA HA HA HA HA
/greener grass has shit all over it
January 11th, 2011 at 12:10 PM ^
Malzahn!!! Book it!
January 11th, 2011 at 12:14 PM ^
Malzahn would make sense. And I thought I'd never say that. Why? Well, one because... why the F would a guy leave a natty title winning team?
The answer: impending NCAA doom per Cam Newton investigation.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:15 PM ^
Indeed.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:31 PM ^
"My timetable is go fast, but do it the right way."
January 11th, 2011 at 12:23 PM ^
DB made comments that he wanted a defensive minded coach and one with head coaching experience and ties to the midwest. As much as I personally would like the Malzahn hire, I don't think he is on Brandon's radar.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:11 PM ^
everyone on the twitternets is sourcing him as the one reporting Miles is staying
January 11th, 2011 at 12:14 PM ^
He's a sideline reporter for ESPN. Bryan Fischer a sportswriter for CBSSports.com says he is a very trusted source.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:18 PM ^
Now does sideline and radio. Has a show with Les Miles in BR.
(Seriously people, google is easy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Hultberg )
January 11th, 2011 at 12:22 PM ^
If you want a victory well that makes you a wisher - 'cause one thing that is for sure you ain't no Bryan Fischer.
Bryan Fischer! Who is he? I don't know, I don't know.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:11 PM ^
This is just Les being Les. It was actually him that called into the radio station, but just to screw with everyone before he leaves for Ann Arbor. His next victim is Thad Matta, who he will tackle after swinging down from the rafters tomorrow at Crisler.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:11 PM ^
I'm going to go watch an episode of Winter Wipeout to take my mind off this.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:11 PM ^
So if Miles comes, what recruits does he bring with him?
January 11th, 2011 at 12:12 PM ^
I am eating some cottage cheese...large curd bithces!
January 11th, 2011 at 12:13 PM ^
combos and some warm flat pepsi because my wifes out of town and thats all I have left in the house
January 11th, 2011 at 12:12 PM ^
I never thought it would come to this, but it's time for a little concoction I call the Good Fat Fucking Night:
A large shot of NyQuil chased with a bomber of Fat Tire. By the time I come out of this coma, surely someone will have taken the job. Right?
January 11th, 2011 at 12:16 PM ^
That's actually the best possible idea.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:14 PM ^
WHAT THE FUCK I seriously have work to do can we pleae get a coach today?! I've already lost my mind many times this year due to Michigan football, I do not want to lose my job as well.
THANK YOU.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:14 PM ^
even if the students aren't. Too many of MSC's damned conditions to deal with in A2.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:14 PM ^
Gruden was in Scottsdale calling the game for ESPN radio.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:18 PM ^
Those who consort with "spread" will be pulverized with a million tiny robotic ball peen hammers and the remains tossed into a black hole disposal unit.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:28 PM ^
January 11th, 2011 at 12:15 PM ^
Assuming that Miles stays at LSU, I see a major problem with Brandon's approach. He is treating this as a corporate hire, with plenty of analysis, a slow and deliberate process and an unreasonable amount deliberation.
In college football coaching searches, you need to act decisively and move quickly, before the media and the coach's current AD has time to screw it up. With this whole Miles fiasco (and with the JH debacle), DB needed to get out in front of the situation, schedule a meeting ASAP, get an offer on the table and have a decision in a short time table.
Acting with such deliberation allows too much time for the media to pick up the scent and ruin it (Herbie 2007) or for the coach's current AD to go back to his board of trustees, get a new offer approved and work on the coach to stay.
DB is showing that he is not well suited for this job. From step 1, he has messed up this CC. If RR were to be fired, he should have been fired in November, but again, DB wanted to stick to his deliberate CEO process. Then, when RR was fired, he waited until 3 days after the bowl - three more lost recruiting days so that he could follow his process.
EPIC FAIL.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:17 PM ^
OSU's approach after firing Cooper. Slow, methodical, many many days (16 or so?), and the result was Tressel.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:25 PM ^
So you're saying we're getting TRESSEL!
Holy crap i'll wait 16 days for sweatervest........
Jesus this is bad.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:46 PM ^
letting the facts getting in the way of our PANIC!!
Remind me to -1 you later.
/s
January 11th, 2011 at 12:54 PM ^
letting the facts getting in the way of our PANIC!!
Remind me to -1 you later.
/s
January 11th, 2011 at 12:18 PM ^
there hasn't really been much media sniff here - lots of speculation, but no real leaks from DB's team at all - so we have no idea what process he's followed. as a corporate exec, he would have had succession planning outlined, with a list of potential candidates that goes beyond the Grazer and Hokemania.
so the deliberation likely has taken place well before this - its the back room dealing that is going on now
January 11th, 2011 at 12:19 PM ^
I don't think DB ever thought he would have to fire RichRod. Why else would he have a 4 hour meating to fire him and then hold it over to the next day. I think he gave RR a list of ultimatums about his staff and RR refused to go with it. Thus the cluster fuck ensues.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:23 PM ^
I don't know why but I can't stop giggling at the phrase "4 hour meating"
Resume F5ing
January 11th, 2011 at 12:26 PM ^
Lol your right that is one of my better spelling errors ever.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:16 PM ^
Maybe the grass isnt greener on the other side
January 11th, 2011 at 12:17 PM ^
IMHO - and that Jordy Hultberg dude is a very reliable source for LSU fans. They're satisfied.
You do the Hoke Pokey and you bend yourself over and around. That's what it's all about!
January 11th, 2011 at 12:17 PM ^
2 and a half more hours of school how am I suppose to make it through the rest of the day? I want a coach. This is fucking ridiculous.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:26 PM ^
Lucky...I still have 3 more to go...Over/Under Ling 210 at 1pm?
January 11th, 2011 at 12:17 PM ^
Miles just released this statement!!!!!!
"This this, competition is too great of a change to pass by. My team is my team. They are a hard faught bunch. But your heart goes, it goes to the point where I can't take it. But the opportunity is strong, damn strong. And Bo can not tell you the love I have had. We are passionate, work hard, work faught. But let me tell you this, this one thing. I am sad I had to trade this great win to a greater chance to leave, but the change and love is to far great to let it slip to your grip. Go blue."
January 11th, 2011 at 12:22 PM ^
is full of win
"we are passionate, work hard, work faught."
hilarious!
January 11th, 2011 at 12:18 PM ^
of Brandons plane and set new course for the side of the nearest mountain. Then MSC can call Gruden and hire him to be the HC and AD. This guy is single handedly destroying my intestines and he made me scream Fuck off to a small child that happened to look in my window walking down the sidewalk.
Sorry kid.
Please hire a coach soon, please.
wheres the tylenol?
January 11th, 2011 at 12:18 PM ^
I wonder if it is possible to cancel my entry in the press conference lotto...
January 11th, 2011 at 12:22 PM ^
Unless you are busy in February!
January 11th, 2011 at 12:19 PM ^
based on brian's latest frontpage post, does that mean that:
a. he doesn't believe the lsu side of things reports;
b. he hasn't heard them; or
c. we can draw no conclusions and we are in for more head asplode.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:20 PM ^
you got it
January 11th, 2011 at 12:22 PM ^
in the last 20 minutes. Wouldn't be shocked if Brian simply hadn't heard it yet.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:20 PM ^
Here is an issue sure to draw opinions on both sides and to tangentially distract from the CC debacle for oh, about 15 seconds.
I am not a fan of the spread, at least not in the way that it is run at the college level. I know that it can be highly effective, but in watching the NC game, and contrasting the offenses on display with say, Stanford's offense, I found the Stanford offense to be more potent. Sure, the spread can move the ball well and, as we have seen, rack up tons of yards in a hurry. But, I continue to notice pure spread teams stuggle with putting the ball in the endzone from the redzone. We had issues with this and on a number of possessions, so did the teams on display last night. This difficulty, from what I have seen, becomes pronounced when facing good defenses (I know, obvious and intuitive statement).
So, I hope that whomever we hire runs something that is not a 3-yards and a count of dust offense, but also not a pure spread. Ideally, I would like to see our next hire run a pro-style spread that allows Denard to stretch the field with his arm strength (and hopefully improved reads and touch), while at the same time opening up running lanes.
Just some F5-induced musings.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:29 PM ^
It's a little short sighted to draw all those conclusions from just the National
<br>Championship game. I think there is something to be said about the zone read near the goal line because you can press the LOS without the threat of being burned deep. But the reason it was low scoring was because of the month to prepare by defenses. Oregon, specifically got owned at the line, and no matter you're style, that is where a game is always won and lost. Don't forget that Oregon, also laid it pretty hard on that Stanford team. I for one would like to be able to whip out some power runs as well, FWIW.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:21 PM ^
FIRE DAVE BRANDON!!!!!!!
He fucked this up from the beginning. Welcome back to the early 2000's when 9-3 is a norm and we are still PWN'ed by tO$U. Hoke is a failure of epic proportions.