(11-30-2017 11:03 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:53 AM)TonyDaTiger Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:26 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  If we win Saturday, I'm not sure how sold I am that he was in any kind of significant talks with Arkansas, or anyone else. Arkansas was in such a clusterf*ck earlier this week that no coach knows who to actually be talking to at Arkansas.

As inconceivable as it sounds, it could be that he is doing exactly he said he would, and has asked his players to do. Focus on the next game and not get involved with any of the noise going on.

As for signing the extension (or not signing) thats a formality that actually takes a good bit of time for agents and lawyers to work through, and for the coaches to read through. He's got bigger things on his plate right now. The last thing we need for the staff to be dealing with as we approach the two biggest games in program history is working on an extension. He knows how serious the school is.

Now, if the score was Memphis 21, ECU 13, I would have thought differently.

Also, unless Arkansas is his dream job, I'm still not that worried about it. LSU and Texas may re-open in a year or two, and the last place you want to be when that happens is in the middle of a rebuild at bofunk Arkansas.

This is literally the case. The question is not if Norvell would take the job (sorry to say), but will it be offered to him. Simple. As. That.

Arkansas isn't his dream job. I know his dream job, it ain't Arkansas.

True. People would be shocked at his dream job, I think.

He's at his dream job??

Well, what is his dream job or is that inside info only.

(11-30-2017 12:16 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  The boosters want Venable or Morris. This has been widely reported in the press. (Not forums, but the press with actual sources.) The Arkansas Gazette today talked about Norvell being a top prospect, but they also said Norvell will not come cheap. He will likely require a Beilema level of pay, as the Gazette mentioned Memphis has pumped up his value. So they know he will be an expensive hire.

Venable currently makes $1.7million, and Morris makes about $2million. Both of those guys could probably be had for a million per year less than Norvell, and those are the guys the boosters like.

I also wouldnt rule out Leach to Arkansas.

Just remember that SMU paid $3 million for June Jones....and Morris is a keeper from SMU compared to what happened with Jones. He is another one who will not be cheap. SMU has deep pockets.

(11-30-2017 01:25 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 12:16 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  The boosters want Venable or Morris. This has been widely reported in the press. (Not forums, but the press with actual sources.) The Arkansas Gazette today talked about Norvell being a top prospect, but they also said Norvell will not come cheap. He will likely require a Beilema level of pay, as the Gazette mentioned Memphis has pumped up his value. So they know he will be an expensive hire.

Venable currently makes $1.7million, and Morris makes about $2million. Both of those guys could probably be had for a million per year less than Norvell, and those are the guys the boosters like.

I also wouldnt rule out Leach to Arkansas.

Just remember that SMU paid $3 million for June Jones....and Morris is a keeper from SMU compared to what happened with Jones. He is another one who will not be cheap. SMU has deep pockets.

That is understatement. I have a client who does not well but is not uber rich. His son went to SMU and the parents went down to SMU for some sort of parent day and he came and was in awe of the line of expensive cars in the lots... Said he was almost embarrassed to pull up in his Lexus...

(11-30-2017 11:58 AM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  Well, what is his dream job or is that inside info only.

That there is super, double-naught, highly-classified, top-secret, for-approved-eyes-only information.

(11-30-2017 03:14 PM)RCM1029 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 11:58 AM)UOFMGLENN Wrote:  Well, what is his dream job or is that inside info only.

That there is super, double-naught, highly-classified, top-secret, for-approved-eyes-only information.

LSU

(11-30-2017 10:13 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  Clearly at this point Norvell wants the Ark job. He's waiting on them. For something. To either come up with more money or the inclination to pay more money - to match what we have on the table. The other possibility is Norvell is happy to play second-choice to Malzahn ... Ark has told him he's their #2 and they're waiting on Malzahn's people to definitively tell them "No". And Norvell is OK with waiting. I suppose he can also be waiting for another good job to open as some of these other dominoes are still falling, but not sure how realistic he is to these other emerging openings. There is really no downside to him waiting though, is there ?

Or, he's waiting (on us or on Arky) because Sexton is advising him to do so. Sexton knows exactly which cards everyone at the table is holding. And you can bet he will maximize that leverage for all of his clients.

(11-30-2017 10:53 AM)TonyDaTiger Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:26 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  If we win Saturday, I'm not sure how sold I am that he was in any kind of significant talks with Arkansas, or anyone else. Arkansas was in such a clusterf*ck earlier this week that no coach knows who to actually be talking to at Arkansas.

As inconceivable as it sounds, it could be that he is doing exactly he said he would, and has asked his players to do. Focus on the next game and not get involved with any of the noise going on.

As for signing the extension (or not signing) thats a formality that actually takes a good bit of time for agents and lawyers to work through, and for the coaches to read through. He's got bigger things on his plate right now. The last thing we need for the staff to be dealing with as we approach the two biggest games in program history is working on an extension. He knows how serious the school is.

Now, if the score was Memphis 21, ECU 13, I would have thought differently.

Also, unless Arkansas is his dream job, I'm still not that worried about it. LSU and Texas may re-open in a year or two, and the last place you want to be when that happens is in the middle of a rebuild at bofunk Arkansas.

This is literally the case. The question is not if Norvell would take the job (sorry to say), but will it be offered to him. Simple. As. That.

it is not

UofA looking at Chad Morris and UT is considering Zach Morris.

(12-01-2017 10:10 AM)cscottl1981 Wrote:  UofA looking at Chad Morris and UT is considering Zach Morris.

I thought it was Screech.

(11-30-2017 11:53 AM)Strat57 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 11:03 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:53 AM)TonyDaTiger Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:26 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  If we win Saturday, I'm not sure how sold I am that he was in any kind of significant talks with Arkansas, or anyone else. Arkansas was in such a clusterf*ck earlier this week that no coach knows who to actually be talking to at Arkansas.

As inconceivable as it sounds, it could be that he is doing exactly he said he would, and has asked his players to do. Focus on the next game and not get involved with any of the noise going on.

As for signing the extension (or not signing) thats a formality that actually takes a good bit of time for agents and lawyers to work through, and for the coaches to read through. He's got bigger things on his plate right now. The last thing we need for the staff to be dealing with as we approach the two biggest games in program history is working on an extension. He knows how serious the school is.

Now, if the score was Memphis 21, ECU 13, I would have thought differently.

Also, unless Arkansas is his dream job, I'm still not that worried about it. LSU and Texas may re-open in a year or two, and the last place you want to be when that happens is in the middle of a rebuild at bofunk Arkansas.

This is literally the case. The question is not if Norvell would take the job (sorry to say), but will it be offered to him. Simple. As. That.

Arkansas isn't his dream job. I know his dream job, it ain't Arkansas.

True. People would be shocked at his dream job, I think.

If you had this info (which you don't because let's be honest, it's not like you're sitting at the bar was Coach Norvell and he's spilling his guts to you about hopes and dreams) then you would not be so vague and self-indulgent about it. Why would an anonymous message board poster's idea of what school Norvell wants to be at one day be a secret?

Unless of course Arkansas (as many in-the-know people have stated publicly already) is a/the school CMN would take if offered, no questions asked. You say it's not his dream school, fair enough. But, that only means there is one or multiple other jobs that CMN would take and Arkansas is certainly one of them.

(12-01-2017 10:14 AM)TonyDaTiger Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 11:53 AM)Strat57 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 11:03 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:53 AM)TonyDaTiger Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:26 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  If we win Saturday, I'm not sure how sold I am that he was in any kind of significant talks with Arkansas, or anyone else. Arkansas was in such a clusterf*ck earlier this week that no coach knows who to actually be talking to at Arkansas.

As inconceivable as it sounds, it could be that he is doing exactly he said he would, and has asked his players to do. Focus on the next game and not get involved with any of the noise going on.

As for signing the extension (or not signing) thats a formality that actually takes a good bit of time for agents and lawyers to work through, and for the coaches to read through. He's got bigger things on his plate right now. The last thing we need for the staff to be dealing with as we approach the two biggest games in program history is working on an extension. He knows how serious the school is.

Now, if the score was Memphis 21, ECU 13, I would have thought differently.

Also, unless Arkansas is his dream job, I'm still not that worried about it. LSU and Texas may re-open in a year or two, and the last place you want to be when that happens is in the middle of a rebuild at bofunk Arkansas.

This is literally the case. The question is not if Norvell would take the job (sorry to say), but will it be offered to him. Simple. As. That.

Arkansas isn't his dream job. I know his dream job, it ain't Arkansas.

True. People would be shocked at his dream job, I think.

If you had this info (which you don't because let's be honest, it's not like you're sitting at the bar was Coach Norvell and he's spilling his guts to you about hopes and dreams) then you would not be so vague and self-indulgent about it. Why would an anonymous message board poster's idea of what school Norvell wants to be at one day be a secret?

Unless of course Arkansas (as many in-the-know people have stated publicly already) is a/the school CMN would take if offered, no questions asked. You say it's not his dream school, fair enough. But, that only means there is one or multiple other jobs that CMN would take and Arkansas is certainly one of them.

LSU...

(12-01-2017 10:41 AM)Tygrys Wrote:  

(12-01-2017 10:14 AM)TonyDaTiger Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 11:53 AM)Strat57 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 11:03 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:53 AM)TonyDaTiger Wrote:  This is literally the case. The question is not if Norvell would take the job (sorry to say), but will it be offered to him. Simple. As. That.

Arkansas isn't his dream job. I know his dream job, it ain't Arkansas.

True. People would be shocked at his dream job, I think.

If you had this info (which you don't because let's be honest, it's not like you're sitting at the bar was Coach Norvell and he's spilling his guts to you about hopes and dreams) then you would not be so vague and self-indulgent about it. Why would an anonymous message board poster's idea of what school Norvell wants to be at one day be a secret?

Unless of course Arkansas (as many in-the-know people have stated publicly already) is a/the school CMN would take if offered, no questions asked. You say it's not his dream school, fair enough. But, that only means there is one or multiple other jobs that CMN would take and Arkansas is certainly one of them.

LSU...

depending on how things shake out morris could end up here

(12-01-2017 10:41 AM)btiger Wrote:  

(12-01-2017 10:41 AM)Tygrys Wrote:  

(12-01-2017 10:14 AM)TonyDaTiger Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 11:53 AM)Strat57 Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 11:03 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  Arkansas isn't his dream job. I know his dream job, it ain't Arkansas.

True. People would be shocked at his dream job, I think.

If you had this info (which you don't because let's be honest, it's not like you're sitting at the bar was Coach Norvell and he's spilling his guts to you about hopes and dreams) then you would not be so vague and self-indulgent about it. Why would an anonymous message board poster's idea of what school Norvell wants to be at one day be a secret?

Unless of course Arkansas (as many in-the-know people have stated publicly already) is a/the school CMN would take if offered, no questions asked. You say it's not his dream school, fair enough. But, that only means there is one or multiple other jobs that CMN would take and Arkansas is certainly one of them.

LSU...

depending on how things shake out morris could end up here

Here we go again.

It is not weird to be okay if our football coach leaves to coach Auburn or TX AM but disappointed if he leaves to coach arky or utk? Is it? Having little to do with their proximity and more to do with their stature?

If this was 2001 leaving for utk would seem to make more sense right? Maybe even 2007?

Fun fact - Chad Morris turned 49 . . . today. Could get get the Arky job on his bday?

Sounds like Thamel and Wolken both DMing with Jimmy Sexton. Morris coached at several high school in East and Central Texas. I think Norvell is a better coach than Morris. Again surprised Jerry Jones and others are able to push this hire on Arkansas - 14-22 overall and 8-16 in conference in 3 season in the AAC.

Pete Thamel‏Verified account @PeteThamel 2m2 minutes ago

Source: SMU coach Chad Morris has emerged as Arkansas top target. Expect a decision in next 24 hours.

Dan Wolken‏Verified account @DanWolken 18m18 minutes ago

The name that has been buzzing along with the Arkansas search today is Chad Morris. Things have been moving quickly today. Should hear soon.

Original Morris to Arkansas thread. Some things have changed - btiger and bluto banned. Some things haven't - Morris still can't coach. 8-16 at SMU and got the Arky job.

(11-30-2017 10:22 AM)Tigx Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 10:20 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(11-30-2017 09:50 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  How about Fuente? Favorite at FSU with Taggart.

Fuente is too smart to take the UT or Arkansas gig. He's got a great job and can position himself for one of a handful of elite jobs if the timing is right; and that just might be FSU.

Fuente will stay at Virginia Tech for 20 years. Just like Beamer did. Fuente can accomplish all he wants to accomplish there, with a decent lifestyle and without the insanity.

for Christmas I'm going to give you a membership to VaTech's message board .... then you can see how reasonable their fans are..