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(01-15-2014 08:04 AM)cb4029 Wrote:  If we wanted him, was there really a need to interview him again. He probably came to the conclusion we were not serious.

My guess would be that interview was a mutual thing. If he was going to leave a place like Oregon, he'd want to know what the status was here. Just because he's been at UAB and knows the minefield a bit does not mean he knew where everything stands internally with the BoT.

Moot point now anyhow. Best of luck to Coach Neal in the future.

(01-15-2014 08:23 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 07:59 AM)Smaug Wrote:  Well, that's that.

This would seem indicate that announcement is imminent.

Or he realized how he much he would be making.

That and how much he could pay his assistants. I no way we'll see the salaries McGee and staff received this time around.

If things look like the way they are going, the salaries received previously will not be needed at this time.

(01-15-2014 09:19 AM)UABslant Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 08:23 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 07:59 AM)Smaug Wrote:  Well, that's that.

This would seem indicate that announcement is imminent.

Or he realized how he much he would be making.

That and how much he could pay his assistants. I no way we'll see the salaries McGee and staff received this time around.

Yeah, we didn't get a helluva lot of bang for our buck.

(01-15-2014 09:26 AM)Smaug Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 09:19 AM)UABslant Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 08:23 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 07:59 AM)Smaug Wrote:  Well, that's that.

This would seem indicate that announcement is imminent.

Or he realized how he much he would be making.

That and how much he could pay his assistants. I no way we'll see the salaries McGee and staff received this time around.

Yeah, we didn't get a helluva lot of bang for our buck.

So true........that $250,000 to Reggie Johnson still stands out. At least he was a nice guy though.

I know lots of nice guys I wouldn't pay $250K to coach my defense.

(01-15-2014 09:21 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  If things look like the way they are going, the salaries received previously will not be needed at this time.

Of course, that/those are the target salaries in their minds of the coaches being interviewed for HC and, subsequently, assts...

I could see 1 or 2 of our choices possibly bringing a lot of their staffs with them and I really wouldn't have a problem with it.

(01-15-2014 08:12 AM)Bham Blazer Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 08:08 AM)uab blazer 01 Wrote:  Hopefully this means we are close to hiring bill clark. Or else we will probably be regretting it when troy is winning with him in the near future.

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+1

Neal was a red herring, along with Gran. Mackin wanted to play it close to the vest with Clark but a "source" blew the whole thing up. Just my speculation.

Bill Clark.

Just remember that no matter how much we love UAB, it's still a minefield job. Anybody we talk to might decide not to stick his hand in a meatgrinder, or may talk to us and explore the options and then choose to stay where he is, or use the offer as leverage to sweeten his contract and stay where he is. Clark might do just that. Everything we say here is speculation - it's not like many of us really have anything solid from the inside, and the ones who do tend to be pretty closemouthed about it.

We're trying to read the tea leaves here.

(01-15-2014 07:57 AM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/...out_sports

The Interview:

Mackin: Hi John
John: Hi Brian
Mackin: This is just a courtesy interview
John: Oh ok
Mackin: We already have decided on a new coach.
John: Oh Ok
Mackin: Well that about covers it. Any questions?
John: Ummmm no
Mackin: Thanks for your time and good luck at Oregon.
John: No thank you for the courtesy interview!

Riiiiight.

I'll be glad when we make a hire and some of the crazy subsides.

Did any one read the article and see that Neal decided not yo be interviewed. He pulled his name before the interview so that doesn't mean we are closer.

(01-15-2014 12:51 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Did any one read the article and see that Neal decided not yo be interviewed. He pulled his name before the interview so that doesn't mean we are closer.

Said he plans on retiring at Oregon

(01-15-2014 10:28 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Just remember that no matter how much we love UAB, it's still a minefield job. Anybody we talk to might decide not to stick his hand in a meatgrinder, or may talk to us and explore the options and then choose to stay where he is, or use the offer as leverage to sweeten his contract and stay where he is. Clark might do just that. Everything we say here is speculation - it's not like many of us really have anything solid from the inside, and the ones who do tend to be pretty closemouthed about it.

We're trying to read the tea leaves here.

That and Blazertalk has a pretty sorry record at correctly reading the tea leaves.

(01-15-2014 12:52 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 12:51 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Did any one read the article and see that Neal decided not yo be interviewed. He pulled his name before the interview so that doesn't mean we are closer.

Said he plans on retiring at Oregon

It says he was set to fly down for an interview but decided against it.

(01-15-2014 12:53 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
That and Blazertalk has a pretty sorry record at correctly reading the tea leaves.

Truth. Speculation's fun, but Lord knows we should be expecting a name out of left field.

But the minute we do, it'll come out of the home dugout.

(01-15-2014 12:55 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 12:52 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  

(01-15-2014 12:51 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Did any one read the article and see that Neal decided not yo be interviewed. He pulled his name before the interview so that doesn't mean we are closer.

Said he plans on retiring at Oregon

It says he was set to fly down for an interview but decided against it.

yep

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John Neal turns down UAB, saying, ‘I want to retire at Oregon’ http://dlvr.it/4jNdSt

It was a generic phone interview that went sorta like a general conversation:

The (Generic Phone) Interview:

Mackin: Hi John
John: Hi Brian
Mackin: This is just a courtesy call (interview)
John: Oh ok
Mackin: We already have decided on a new coach. Do you still want to interview?
John: Oh Ok. Knaw that's fine.
Mackin: Well that about covers it. Any questions?
John: Ummmm no
Mackin: Thanks for your time and good luck at Oregon.
John: No thank you for the courtesy call (interview)!