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Can we afford Bill Armstrong - UAB Schnauzer - 03-20-2020 11:56 AM
Armstrong left Ole Miss after the new chancellor failed to renew AK’s contract after going 22-14 and reaching the NIT quarterfinals. Just two years removed from reaching the round of 64. It was obvious the new boss wanted his own guy. This indicates it was not personal between Kennedy and Armstrong. The question is can we afford to steal an assistant from a successful SEC program?
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - UAB Schnauzer - 03-20-2020 12:01 PM
(03-20-2020 12:00 PM)BlazinBham Wrote: Making $450k at lsu
The the answer is no unless he hates Baton Rouge with a passion
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - BlazinBham - 03-20-2020 12:03 PM
Making at least $400k at LSU.
https://www.nola.com/sports/article_1f0338de-91aa-5751-87da-39f28b5247a4.html
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - the_blazerman - 03-20-2020 12:05 PM
$600,000 more for the head coach.
add in a couple of hundred thousand more for assistants.
Our coaches will be paid better and attendance may jump slightly but we will probably not make as much money as we had this year. Without doing the figures I'm guessing we would need 4000 average attendance (not the fake attendance type that has been reported since Watts killed football)
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - the_blazerman - 03-20-2020 12:06 PM
I do find it interesting that Ward left Kennedy to pursue other coaching opportunities.
Not sure if it was the same type pursuing that Kennedy went after when he left Murry or not.
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - BlazinBham - 03-20-2020 12:07 PM
(03-20-2020 12:06 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: I do find it interesting that Ward left Kennedy to pursue other coaching opportunities.
Not sure if it was the same type pursuing that Kennedy went after when he left Murry or not.
And wasn’t Torrey only an assistant at Illinois state?
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - MAN4UAB - 03-20-2020 03:52 PM
(03-20-2020 12:07 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:(03-20-2020 12:06 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: I do find it interesting that Ward left Kennedy to pursue other coaching opportunities.
Not sure if it was the same type pursuing that Kennedy went after when he left Murry or not.
And wasn’t Torrey only an assistant at Illinois state?
He was promoted to associate head coach prior to his tragic death.
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - BlazinBham - 03-20-2020 04:02 PM
(03-20-2020 03:52 PM)MAN4UAB Wrote:(03-20-2020 12:07 PM)BlazinBham Wrote:(03-20-2020 12:06 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: I do find it interesting that Ward left Kennedy to pursue other coaching opportunities.
Not sure if it was the same type pursuing that Kennedy went after when he left Murry or not.
And wasn’t Torrey only an assistant at Illinois state?
He was promoted to associate head coach prior to his tragic death.
I remember that, now.
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - blazerjay - 03-20-2020 10:22 PM
The economic "discussion" has been moved here:
https://csnbbs.com/thread-896709.html
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - mixduptransistor - 03-20-2020 10:36 PM
(03-20-2020 10:22 PM)blazerjay Wrote: The economic "discussion" has been moved here:
https://csnbbs.com/thread-896709.html
This whole thread is an economic discussion
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - BandGrad - 03-21-2020 12:17 AM
I have knowledge that Bill’s next move will be for a head coaching job. He and his family are pretty happy in Baton Rouge.
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - mobileblazer - 03-21-2020 06:34 AM
(03-21-2020 12:17 AM)BandGrad Wrote: I have knowledge that Bill’s next move will be for a head coaching job. He and his family are pretty happy in Baton Rouge.
Once the HBO special on cheating at LSU & Arizona airs at the end of the month Bill might be available. Just saying....
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - UAB Schnauzer - 03-21-2020 07:48 AM
(03-21-2020 06:34 AM)mobileblazer Wrote:(03-21-2020 12:17 AM)BandGrad Wrote: I have knowledge that Bill’s next move will be for a head coaching job. He and his family are pretty happy in Baton Rouge.
Once the HBO special on cheating at LSU & Arizona airs at the end of the month Bill might be available. Just saying....
LSU already doubled down backing their head coach knowing full well what happened. He is even on tape. They are not getting rid of that coaching staff
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - the_blazerman - 03-21-2020 07:53 AM
There are several teams around that believe in winning at all costs.
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - BlazerGreen - 03-21-2020 08:27 AM
(03-21-2020 07:53 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: There are several teams around that believe in winning at all costs.
I'm just glad this program cares about winning again, and its long suffering fans.
Thanks UAB.
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - the_blazerman - 03-21-2020 08:35 AM
I never mentioned who those teams were but putting words in others mouth seems to be another virus going around.
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - Blazer88 - 03-21-2020 09:31 AM
(03-21-2020 08:27 AM)BlazerGreen Wrote:(03-21-2020 07:53 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: There are several teams around that believe in winning at all costs.
I'm just glad this program cares about winning again, and its long suffering fans.
Thanks UAB.
Yep. Glad finishing 7th in this conference isn’t good enough for some
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - BlazinBham - 03-21-2020 09:43 AM
We did technically just make a hire that finished pretty close to that on average at his previous job. Not sure I like that Pearson is being linked as an assistant because he hasnt won recruiting battles anywhere, as of late. Haase smoked him on Haha and Tosin. Kennedy will really have his work cut out for him without a guy like Pierre.
Pearson was somewhat responsible for some quality guys at UA during the Gottfried years. That’s been over a decade ago. Will see if he has those in-State ties still if we go that route. The state was locked down once Grant showed up at UAT, nothing they could do to pull from here to UGA
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - UAB Schnauzer - 03-21-2020 10:26 AM
(03-21-2020 09:43 AM)BlazinBham Wrote: We did technically just make a hire that finished pretty close to that on average at his previous job. Not sure I like that Pearson is being linked as an assistant because he hasnt won recruiting battles anywhere, as of late. Haase smoked him on Haha and Tosin. Kennedy will really have his work cut out for him without a guy like Pierre.
Pearson was somewhat responsible for some quality guys at UA during the Gottfried years. That’s been over a decade ago. Will see if he has those in-State ties still if we go that route. The state was locked down once Grant showed up at UAT, nothing they could do to pull from here to UGA
I was not a fan of AK and I considered him a safe choice not a great choice. Not who I wanted. After the hire I started researching a bit and its a much better hire than I realized. He is the most successful coach in Old Miss history. He had one bad year after the new chancellor made it clear he wanted to hire his own guy.
RE: Can we afford Bill Armstrong - BlazinBham - 03-21-2020 10:33 AM
(03-21-2020 10:26 AM)UAB Schnauzer Wrote:(03-21-2020 09:43 AM)BlazinBham Wrote: We did technically just make a hire that finished pretty close to that on average at his previous job. Not sure I like that Pearson is being linked as an assistant because he hasnt won recruiting battles anywhere, as of late. Haase smoked him on Haha and Tosin. Kennedy will really have his work cut out for him without a guy like Pierre.
Pearson was somewhat responsible for some quality guys at UA during the Gottfried years. That’s been over a decade ago. Will see if he has those in-State ties still if we go that route. The state was locked down once Grant showed up at UAT, nothing they could do to pull from here to UGA
I was not a fan of AK and I considered him a safe choice not a great choice. Not who I wanted. After the hire I started researching a bit and its a much better hire than I realized. He is the most successful coach in Old Miss history. He had one bad year after the new chancellor made it clear he wanted to hire his own guy.
I’m on board. Decided not to endorse anybody. This was the only hire that could be made where somebody would know the history and understand what a bottomless pit it should not currently be. Spark is back for me as far as pure interest in the program.