November 28th, 2017 at 4:29 PM ^
At this point, do you see this ending in a different fashion? Working well has nothing to do with working down the list of people who might actually take the job.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:35 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 5:09 PM ^
He's only a Candidate because he is their "Harbaugh", meaning: He's a coach who is a former player/QB with ties to the school during their Golden Age.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:42 PM ^
coordinators... that can be a winning strategy. Just ask James Franklin.
November 28th, 2017 at 5:04 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:08 PM ^
Yesterday, he was saying Jason Witten (LOL) was going to be the next Tennessee coach. I think that tells you enough about Clay Travis.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:09 PM ^
While reporting Mike Gundy & Tennessee story, I have confirmed Florida officials had discussions w/Gundy. Former OSU coach Pat Jones said Monday UF had offered Gundy the job before hiring Dan Mullen
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 28, 2017
November 28th, 2017 at 4:59 PM ^
Tennessee's backup plan for Schiano? Pardon me for being skeptical. It sounds like the only source is someone Gundy talked to. More likely leaked to get him another raise.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:10 PM ^
Miles back to Oklahoma State?
Always strikes me the wrong way when a former player leaves his school (as a coach) to greener pastures. Coach for 25 years instead of 12 and have multiple buidlings named after you. It's one thing if you're at a MAC school, but OSU could pay Gundy. (Of course you couldn't pay me enough to live in Oklahoma.)
November 28th, 2017 at 4:11 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:12 PM ^
would approve.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:13 PM ^
Would be a great hire. Would be really curious to see how he does in the SEC, where nobody really runs the same offense (or even close to it). Or defense for that matter (/lack thereof).
November 28th, 2017 at 4:18 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:43 PM ^
he said Witten would do it if they wanted. Thats not even reasonable so it is easy for him to say that and clay to report and get clicks.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
What will be interesting is to see how well Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma keeps that program going. If OU fades it might just give OSU the opportunity to fill the void.
I agree Tennessee is a big-name program. But holy cow, what a dumpster fire that's been for a long while. Do the Tennessee fans have the patience for a complete rebuild?
November 29th, 2017 at 12:03 AM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:21 PM ^
Wow, never saw that one coming, thought he was happy with the Pistons.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:25 PM ^
My old ex-partner just called this afternoon and tried to hire me back as his VP of Sales (my old job with him). I mean I'm not a college coach or anything but I felt pretty good telling him thanks but no thanks.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:30 PM ^
Did we ever come to a solid conclusion that FranklinHatchett is most likely WD?
November 28th, 2017 at 4:49 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:55 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 5:11 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:53 PM ^
What kind of cash was he talking about? Did you telll him you would only accept to be paid in Bitcoin, want every Friday off and you want a retainer?
November 28th, 2017 at 6:40 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:29 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:39 PM ^
it's probably because he's a little bored and wants a challenge. He may make more $ in one year at Tennessee, but his expected tenure is far shorter there than at Okie State. Knoxville is turning into a coaches' graveyard.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:39 PM ^
But I can change
If I have to
I guess.
November 28th, 2017 at 4:47 PM ^
November 28th, 2017 at 4:58 PM ^
With Currie still the AD. They need to just fire him, and have part of their pitch to the next coach be he gets to help choose the next AD. It's certainly not the ideal way to do this, but Currie has completely beclowned himself in all this and put them in the position where they have to do things in a less than ideal way.
November 28th, 2017 at 6:40 PM ^
Clay Travis is a piece of human shit. Cannot stand his shit show and always have to turn it off. Which is a shame because I would never need to change the station otherwise.
Ben Miller show in the morning.
DP show at 9am. I have to fill in from 6-9 now sadly.
November 28th, 2017 at 9:39 PM ^
Update: Gundy has turned them down.
He actually would've been a good hire for Tennessee, and I could see it being a good move for him, but it's not unreasonable for him to stay at Okie State, either.
And now Tennessee is in real trouble.
There's still a chance they can fix this, but it's fading fast.
November 28th, 2017 at 11:44 PM ^
Jeff Brohm and Kevin Steele, Auburn's DC.
November 28th, 2017 at 11:57 PM ^
If I were Brohm I'd avoid Tennessee like the plague. He'll improve Purdue even more in the next year or two and a less toxic situation will come along.
I think Tennessee should make a run at Brent Venables, but what do I know?
November 29th, 2017 at 12:38 AM ^
Man, I think I would take Tennessee over Purdue in a heartbeat. Tennessee is a program with tradition in the weak division of the SEC. Also, Butch Jones pulled in solid-to-great recruiting classes while he was there.
November 29th, 2017 at 8:03 AM ^
It's a tough place to recruit and the Big Ten has a lot of very good coaches. They'll adjust. It's very possible he never gets offered that level job again.
Not only would he make around double his current salary, so would the assistants and support staff he brings with him. That's always something to keep in mind.
November 28th, 2017 at 11:16 PM ^
I could envision some schools being curious about RR, but he still doesn't appear to know anything about putting together a defense.