(11-09-2020 12:06 PM)WesternSkillet Wrote:  

(11-09-2020 10:15 AM)Ewglenn Wrote:  Saturday Down South listed possible landing spots: (can’t find article again)

Vandy
Tennessee
South Carolina
VT
Michigan

LU needs to think about paying him P5 level money. The results are here and the recruiting continues to improve. The program is rising fast.

He will need a landing spot where he can win a NC. VT maybe. He does not fit the um culture at all. The others do not worry me if LU pays HF good money.

I'm think he fits the SEC, ACC (most schools), and Big 12. He seems like a good match for southern schools.

I think there are a few things at play here beyond just money, though we definitely need to pay this man & McKay the money they deserve:

1) Freeze seems to be happy being in a place with his family all together. Until his youngest daughter is in her senior year or graduates from Liberty, it sounds like he may not be looking except for a few specific opportunities.

2) It sounds like only specific opportunities would draw him away, rather than any old job at a higher level.

3) The way he's talking about that win against VTech, he sounds all in for now.

4) If he were to want to go back to the SEC, he & the school that wants him will have to jump through a number of hoops so long as Sankey is around. That may not be worth it to him or the school(s) he wants to go to for now.

By no means do I expect him to stay put forever, but I think we'll have him longer than the first P5 to call him up. It sounds like his priorities have changed, & he feels at home here for now. We shouldn't hold our breath hoping he doesn't leave in the near future, but we also shouldn't fear every time his name is highly tied to a P5 school that's interested.