If he and Sexton are so smart, why didn't they accept Memphis' offer and then contritely back out if Missouri offered. It's not as if he and Sexton are making a lot of friends in Memphis at this point anyway. As it stands now, he might miss out on both jobs.

Sounds like spin. If Odom really was the first to turn the job down, Sexton would have gotten it to the press to make it seem Odom was worth more. If he didn't turn it down, he wouldn't burn the bridge in case that's the job he needs to take.

So much good info on this.....lol.

Barry to Memphis.
Memphis is done with Barry.
Memphis may not be done with Barry.
Barry turned Memphis down.

So, the thing with Odom was that if he came we would be in good hands defensively. Now, whoever comes in is going to have to build most of the staff from scratch. We don't even know if Dickey stays.

It's been past time to move on. He's not worth the trouble

It's all semantics at this point. To me, it's pretty clear this was a bad courtship and it's best for everyone that things turned out they way they did. Odom may or may not get the Mizzou position. If he does, good for him. If he doesn't, I'm sure he'll land on his feet somewhere.

Memphis will be fine.

Sounds like it's time to fire up all the engines at the search firm. It would set the program back to wait too long. No coaches = no recruits.

(12-02-2015 10:26 AM)cscottl1981 Wrote:  So much good info on this.....lol.

Barry to Memphis.
Memphis is done with Barry.
Memphis may not be done with Barry.
Barry turned Memphis down.

Yep, and all from reliable sources.

(12-02-2015 10:28 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  It's been past time to move on. He's not worth the trouble

Hear, Hear! Or is it Here, Here?!

(12-02-2015 10:11 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 10:00 AM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  Also, hearing the Dickey thing may be a bit premature....Search may take longer...

I hate it when the Dickey thing in premature.

I hear ya...they have stuff for that

(12-02-2015 10:45 AM)danny1 Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 10:28 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  It's been past time to move on. He's not worth the trouble

Hear, Hear! Or is it Here, Here?!

Could be Har, Har

What seems to be conflicting outcomes are not. They're both right.
Were I Memphis, I would not negotiate with a Sexton guy ever again. Or at least the next decade.

(12-02-2015 11:01 AM)Pastnerized Wrote:  What seems to be conflicting outcomes are not. They're both right.
Were I Memphis, I would not negotiate with a Sexton guy ever again. Or at least the next decade.

Sexton is good for his clients. If one were in need of his services, he's the right call to make. He played Memphis against Mizzou.

(12-02-2015 11:18 AM)tigerjamesc Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 11:01 AM)Pastnerized Wrote:  What seems to be conflicting outcomes are not. They're both right.
Were I Memphis, I would not negotiate with a Sexton guy ever again. Or at least the next decade.

Sexton is good for his clients. If one were in need of his services, he's the right call to make. He played Memphis against Mizzou.

I agree that Jimmy is good at what he does. In this case, however, he may have cost his client a chance at either position.

(12-02-2015 11:18 AM)tigerjamesc Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 11:01 AM)Pastnerized Wrote:  What seems to be conflicting outcomes are not. They're both right.
Were I Memphis, I would not negotiate with a Sexton guy ever again. Or at least the next decade.

Sexton is good for his clients. If one were in need of his services, he's the right call to make. He played Memphis against Mizzou.

So if he overplayed his hand, and Odom doesn't get either gig, how does that help his client?

(12-02-2015 10:02 AM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 09:58 AM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  I don't claim to have sources but I've been told from my one very reliable source thay Barry Odom has officially turned Memphis down. He will not be the head coach at Memphis no matter what is coming out saying he is still in contention.

Just sharing. This may not be new news to some but I believe my source.

Tell Jimmy you passed this on ....

Exactly. Just another Sexton negotiation tactic. What's good for both parties in negotiations isn't in Sextons play book, what's good for Sexton is what he's all about. If Odum is out at Memphis and Mizzou doesn't want him, then because of Sextons my way or the highway dealings, could mean that Odum is left holding his d**k with nothing to show for it. Then Odum could say thanks Jimmy, now what do we do.

Odum will be the defensive coordinator at Alabama next year.

Always a gamble, but for him it has worked more than not

(12-02-2015 11:38 AM)idroot4russia Wrote:  Odum will be the defensive coordinator at Alabama next year.

Nice shot. Could be. Makes sense.

(12-02-2015 11:40 AM)tigerjamesc Wrote:  Always a gamble, but for him it has worked more than not

So he's good for some of his clients but not others? For the ones he fails, does he pay their salary?