(12-29-2018 09:26 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote: (12-29-2018 09:14 PM)marcuscan Wrote: (12-29-2018 09:02 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote: Houston Becomes Laughingstock of NCAA in Lusting after Big 12
Pete Thamel not too kind about Houston's coaching moves...
Saw this, and gotta say that Pete comes across as kinda a clown here. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
He's trying to act as though there is honor among theives. These veiled swipes at aspiring programs who dare to make the exact.same. moves. other bigger programs make all the time. How dare a billionaire booster throw around his might!!! Guess Pete isn't too familiar with a lil conference called the SEC, where boosters call shots frequently.
I'm sooooo sure this move harms their already slim chance to get in the B12. O_o
If Houston suddenly blew up and rallied the City of Houston behind them in a significantly large way that more viewership was coming in and more dollars to be had the B12 wouldn't hesitate to co-op them and cash in. Cuz, capitalism. No one cares about these faux gentleman rules.
mc
Not sure how pointing out that Houston saying they fire coaches who only go 8-4 and at the same time courting a coach( who's a pal of a billionaire benefactor) who seems to specialize in going 8-4 more often than not makes the reporter a clown.
Let's not kid ourselves. That wasn't his only point in this article.
Yes, it's true that Dana hasn't exceeded that record much at WVU. It's about the only cogent point in this article. And even still....not the best argument. Les Miles had won 114 games against 34 L's at LSU for a .77 winning pct
AND WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, and he was replaced by Coach O. A guy with a losing winning pct. Where was Pete then? Railing against a school who was souring on a coach they felt wasn't prepared to ascend any further.
The rest smacks of, 'stay in your lane lil guy, don't you dare attempt to do what the big boys do.'
You guys are tryna ball on a budget...how cute you're trying to wait out Dana's buyout clause discount. You guys look dumb for trying to get a coach who's more seasoned, and an upgrade. It's ridiculous to try to have ambition for something greater and act accordingly. People are laughing at you. Your lady prez made a 10-2 silly statement.
Definitely running cover for the big boys. Everything is, 'stay in your lane and be happy with the guys you have.' We applaud the LSUs, Florida's, and the like who take bold actions and can guys who've had similar success as CMA at Houston. We accept that, 'at those schools more is expected of you.' But we're going to rail on a G5 school how dares act the same? Meh.
It's a clown article. Sorry.
mc