For Real ....Herman “IS” Done!!!

[Joe Fan]

And he’s worth every penny of it...

I am still laughing at the new avatar. It cant be helped, out of my control

 

[Joe Fan]

FWIW, I posted the South Carolina rumor in here back on Nov 19

The South Carolina 247 mod posted that a source told him Herman might look at them as an option instead of waiting to be fired here. They liked him back on 2015. The other school name that has come up as a landing place for Tom is Vandy
I think we would have ~$15mill buyout for the firing (w/ offsets) (I think its prorated and supposed to be $15.4M if on Dec 1 - but this is from some website and might not be 100% accurate)
Hugh Freeze is now getting over $3M/yr at Liberty in his new contract.
So maybe we could get the Tom buyout down to $10M
Why would he agree? Let's say he was willing to go to SC but had to make a move now. And let's assume he could get something like $4M per from them. A $10 buyout + 3 years at $4M = $22M. Which is better than $15M and is also more than Hugh Freeze will get at his new contract value over the same period of time.
If Tom were to stay, the pay scale is supposed to be

$6M 2020
$6.25M 2021
$6.5M 2022
$6.75M 2023​

 

[Chop]

All those 4-5 hr flights for teams that play a lot more games than FB aren't going to happen. Especially in the current environment.

Right. And USC has an ultra-woke generally-hostile-to-male-sports president now.

 

[Chop]

I am still laughing at the new avatar. It cant be helped, out of my control

That's my lecturer-of-lard pose.

 

[Chop]

FWIW, I posted the South Carolina rumor in here back on Nov 19

I'm seeing a bit of a culture clash with Tom to Vandy. Perhaps if one can mature 10+ years over a Summer, it might work.

Note: I don't want the guy to fall flat on his face, and I hope he has a soft landing somewhere. He's really not a bad coach, but coaching at UT is just not the same as coaching at UH.

 

[Joe Fan]

....USC has an ultra-woke generally-hostile-to-male-sports president now.

Misery loves company

 

[Joe Fan]

I'm seeing a bit of a culture clash with Tom to Vandy. Perhaps if one can mature 10+ years over a Summer, it might work..

Vandy loves them some MENSAs

 

[Chop]

Vandy loves them some MENSAs

Wait a minute...

MENSA
Genius level intelligence
Goofball immaturity on the sideline
Weird and quirky
Experience in Houston

I've got it: Tom has Rice written all over him.

And Rice is a place where they'll throw a big party, with everybody wearing Vulcan ears and drinking Romulan Ale, if he goes 6-5 or 7-4.

 

[Joe Fan]

...I've got it: Tom has Rice written all over him.

Would be cost effective for them with us still paying his salary
Hoot!

 

[Vol Horn 4 Life]

I've got it: Tom has Rice written all over him.

Perfect! He'd be an underdog for virtually every game which fit's him like a glove.

 

[BornOrange0855]

I think all D-1 recruits dream of the NFL. Hell, when I was a senior in high school I dreamt of the NBA even though I had zero D-1 offers. Delusional? Yes I was. So imagine a kid who actually is being courted by the big dawgs, and yes, I include Texas in that category. Those kids are going to go where they think it will help get them get to the NFL. And that's the SEC. It ain't playing for a conference championship by winning one game in October. When the Brockermeyers blew us off, that was telling. Being born orange didn't make a bit of difference to those two boys.

 

[PecosBill]

TH has an agent who has many other clients and can talk to any AD in the country about HC openings. Why would SC be different?

 

[MajorRules00]

All those 4-5 hr flights for teams that play a lot more games than FB aren't going to happen. Especially in the current environment.

This too shall pass. Pandemics eventually burn out.

 

[RainH2burntO]

This too shall pass. Pandemics eventually burn out.

Covid will be gone long before our football program's problems are

 

[SabreHorn]

Run,

Aggies move didn’t open anything to the SEC. go back and check the numbers before their move. 350+ Texas kids signing to play football,, and half of those going out of state.

Recruiting violations on every corner. A well known parochial school with its own brothel.

The Aggies’ move may have moved a few South, as Nebraska, Colorado, and Mizzou ceased to be a factor.

 

[MajorRules00]

I think all D-1 recruits dream of the NFL. Hell, when I was a senior in high school I dreamt of the NBA even though I had zero D-1 offers. Delusional? Yes I was. So imagine a kid who actually is being courted by the big dawgs, and yes, I include Texas in that category. Those kids are going to go where they think it will help get them get to the NFL. And that's the SEC. It ain't playing for a conference championship by winning one game in October. When the Brockermeyers blew us off, that was telling. Being born orange didn't make a bit of difference to those two boys.

Yep. And I get the logic from the "just win one game and you're in" crowd. On paper, it makes great sense. But the situation in the 3D is a bit different: We've won 3 conference championships in 24 years. So we're averaging a conference title once every 8 years.

To me, that isn't much of a competitive advantage at all. In fact, I think we could maintain that average in any league in the country.

What happens in 2025 is still a mystery. But if the B12 is going to survive, it's going to have to get aggressive and make a big splash.

 

[MajorRules00]

If this has already been posted on this thread, apologies.
https://www.burntorangenation.com/2...lzahn-texas-longhorns-dream-job-auburn-tigers
SI source: Texas is Gus Malzahn's "dream job"

But that's exactly what Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel believes could happen after a source told him that "Malzahn has told friends privately that coaching the Longhorns is his dream job."

 

[SabreHorn]

NFW!

Gus would last in Austin about 10 days

 

[Sydhank]

If this has already been posted on this thread, apologies.
SI source: Texas is Gus Malzahn's "dream job"

His teams seemed over-coached if anything, overly complex pre-snap motion and formations etc. But when his offense is clicking they are fun to watch. And Auburn D stayed reasonably stout during his tenure.

 

[SabreHorn]

You will never meet a more focused coach.

 

[Clean]

I like Malzahn's offense. Sam would have been perfect for it. I like him better than any other non-UM candidate we've talked about. He beat 'Bama more than anybody else and he had a whole lot less talent.

 

[Chop]

We could do a lot worse than Malzahn, but I think we should pass.

 

[SabreHorn]

Clean,

Gus has beaten Saban more times than all the other SEC coaches combined.

 

[LonghornCatholic]

 

[dukesteer]

When the Brockermeyers blew us off, that was telling. Being born orange didn't make a bit of difference to those two boys.

They didn’t blow Texas off, they blew Herman off. The same thing happened with Ewers...

 

[BornOrange0855]

They didn’t blow Texas off, they blew Herman off. The same thing happened with Ewers...

Bottom line is they didn't come here. You are probably right. It was because of Herman. Doesn't change the outcome. But I think the SEC's legitimate reputation for getting guys to the NFL might have had something to do with it.

 

[dukesteer]

Bottom line is they didn't come here. You are probably right. It was because of Herman. Doesn't change the outcome. But I think the SEC's legitimate reputation for getting guys to the NFL might have had something to do with it.

Fair enough. But bring the program back to prominence and the future Brockermeyers of the state will be wearing burnt orange.

 

[BornOrange0855]

Fair enough. But bring the program back to prominence and the future Brockermeyers of the state will be wearing burnt orange.

No argument from me there. Let's hope it happens sooner rather than later.

 

[horninchicago]

No argument from me there. Let's hope it happens sooner rather than later.

Stop trolling. J/k

 

[wadster]

No argument from me there. Let's hope it happens sooner rather than later.

In my 60's, I already lost the last decade. I just can't lose another decade or by the time we're good again I won't be able to remember one week from the next. We need to win soon for us older farts.