(05-18-2021 07:07 AM)TexasTerror Wrote:  

(05-18-2021 12:31 AM)Middle Ages Wrote:  I mean, let's be real here- how does Sam have a better deal that Rice could (potentially) offer? If we did offer him it would likely be 3X what he is making now and an (admittedly relative) step up in the CFB hierarchy. We may not have a lake, but seriously... Sam can't offer more than Rice. If that is really the case than we should shut the program down. I assume you are being facetious, but you've repeated it now. I am as down on our program as anyone and think JK should go, but come on....

FCS National Championships > Beef O’Brady Bowl

KC Keeler is on the record saying as much in the last few weeks. Is it really exciting to be in a conference that does not have a seat at the table for a CFP championship? In his opinion, it is not.

At Sam, he’s got an opportunity to be in the national conversation annually for a championship, he’s about to have a seven-figure field house and there’s so many intangibles that make it a better job.

He’s fortunate that Willie Fritz (who successfully transitioned Ga Southern before turning Tulane around) cleaned up the mess, raised the bar and established the program as one of the best in FCS and then provided a platform that allowed Keeler to take it to a whole new level.

Rice is still looking for a stabilizing force to get the program out of a rut. There has not been sustained success on the national landscape, let alone CUSA. Can there be? What’s missing to allow that? Who will be the one like Willie Fritz at Sam to do it? Up I-45, SHSU posted the second most wins in FCS in 2010s (only behind the biggest juggernaut in D1 football history) and is off to a solid start in the 2020s. Repeatedly, Keeler credited the university administration and athletic department for giving him the tools to win a national title. He stayed at Delaware a long time because of his roots there and because he could compete knowing what cards he had. Likely to retire at Sam as long as he feels the same way.

I was not trying to disparage SHSU. It's just the difference in FCS and FBS. Sam is making the most of their situation, Rice is not. The upside is far greater at any FBS school though, in terms of money, exposure, etc.

I can understand a coach not wanting to leave because it's not all about the money for him, he has great relationships, etc. Heck, there are probably a bunch of HS coaches that could be college coaches but it's not the right "fit" for them personally. But that's different that saying "Keeler has a better deal at Sam than Rice can offer".

No offense intended Terror. My comment was addressed to Owl Numbers