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Post by fatmenace on Sept 20, 2013 10:01:58 GMT -6
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that a University of Texas regent and a former regent spoke with Alabama coach Nick Saban's agent about Saban coaching the Longhorns if Mack Brown retired.
The meeting took place a few days after Alabama won the national championship in January. Two days later, Brown was approached by the former regent to consider retiring. Brown, who had just finished his 15th season, said he did not want to quit and the matter was dropped.
Regent Wallace Hall says he spoke by telephone with Saban's agent, Jimmy Sexton, a few days after the Jan. 7 BCS championship game. Tom Hicks, a former regent, also was on the call with Sexton.
It was not clear who initiated the meeting. Sexton did not return a call seeking comment.
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 21, 2013 14:53:33 GMT -6
This is how clueless Mack has been. This quote is simply mind boggling that a head coach of a football program would not know this. After he hired Bennie Wylie in January 2011 to assist Jeff Madden in the weight room, Brown said this to The New York Times: "When I started doing my evaluation here, I was in my own little world and I didn't realize that just about everyone in the upper part of Division I-A football had their own football strength coach. We had a departmental wide strength coach, and we were wearing him out and he was doing too much. Read More: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/col...#ixzz2fYhSC31v
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 24, 2013 9:02:16 GMT -6
Question: What do I need to do to get on the Baylor bandwagon? Wear a shirt and tie? Sell all my devil music?
I'll hang up and listen.
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Post by mayor on Sept 24, 2013 9:22:45 GMT -6
Question: What do I need to do to get on the Baylor bandwagon? Wear a shirt and tie? Sell all my devil music? I'll hang up and listen. Pledge your allegiance to Ken Starr, and you're in. I've hesitated to post anything about Baylor here recently, because I'm still afraid of having too much optimism...BUT...this team looks really good.
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 24, 2013 9:51:49 GMT -6
Their schedule has sucked so far, but other BCS teams have played the same teams Baylor has and not done nearly as well.
I think the O is legit.
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Post by mayor on Sept 24, 2013 12:03:20 GMT -6
Having watched every game the past few years, this team is much better. Last year the teams we played pre-conference scored on us nearly at will. I am actually most impressed with our defensive improvement. The D won't continue to be as good as it has been, but I think it can be more than good enough, alongside our unstoppable offense.
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 24, 2013 15:13:02 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Sept 29, 2013 7:28:06 GMT -6
Kiffin out at USC.
So 28-15 gets you fired at USC. During the same timeframe, Mack is 24-18. Interesting.
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 1, 2013 10:42:12 GMT -6
InsideUSC @insideusc #USC A.D. Pat Haden met with advisers in tiny room during third quarter of ASU loss. This where decision was made to fire Lane Kiffin
InsideUSC @insideusc Lane Kiffin got pulled off the team bus at Los Angeles International Airport by Pat Haden when he was fired
InsideUSC @insideusc Pat Haden, J.K. McKay, Steve Lopes, Mark Jackson (#USC administrators) met with Lane Kiffin at LAX parking lot to dismiss him InsideUSC @insideusc I'm told Lane Kiffin told the bus to wait but then #USC administrators told it to go back to campus without him
InsideUSC @insideusc I heard Lane Kiffin left his bag on team bus because he thought his meeting with Pat Haden would be brief and routine matter
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 6, 2013 5:31:08 GMT -6
Baylor's starting to excite me.
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Post by mayor on Oct 6, 2013 12:16:46 GMT -6
THE REAL DEAL.
I'm not sure how anyone can beat Baylor this year. I'm not sure how anyone would still call Oklahoma the Big 12 favorite at this point.
I think Baylor will go undefeated. Of course that might not happen, but I think there's a strong possibility. Unfortunately, I also think their chances are very slim to play in the national championship game.
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Post by fatmenace on Oct 6, 2013 14:31:08 GMT -6
Baylor's best win is over a bad WVU team. Oklahoma's best is a ranked Notre Dame.
Here's the interesting thing: I think if Baylor goes undefeated they'll be in the national championship. But suppose they win out but don't get in...does that not incentivize* him to jump to Texas? An undefeated Texas never gets left out.
Of course, next year the playoffs start, so it may be moot.
*this may not be a word
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Post by mayor on Oct 7, 2013 9:44:35 GMT -6
Baylor's best win is over a bad WVU team. Oklahoma's best is a ranked Notre Dame. True. We'll see what happens. I just know I've watched every Baylor game the past few years and this is by far the best Baylor team. We may not have played great teams, but we played mediocre-to-bad teams much better than in years past. I'm interested to see how they do on the road this week. They definitely haven't been as good on the road the past few years. Fortunately, our three toughest road games (Kansas State, TCU, Oklahoma State) are against teams that don't look too great so far.
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Post by mayor on Oct 7, 2013 9:55:19 GMT -6
I think if Baylor goes undefeated they'll be in the national championship. I hope you're right. Here are the relevant non-Big 12 undefeated teams right now: SEC - Alabama - definitely could lose (LSU and SEC championship games remaining), but I think they'll go undefeated and be ahead of an undefeated Baylor. Pac 12 - Oregon - Stanford - UCLA - seems like these teams could beat each other. I'm not sure one makes it out undefeated. If one goes undefeated, they will be ahead of Baylor. I don't think any will be undefeated. ACC - Clemson - Florida State - Miami - hopefully these teams will beat each other. However, I'm very concerned that either Clemson or Florida State will go undefeated and be ahead of Baylor. Big 10 - Ohio State - Michigan - It seems highly likely that Ohio State will go undefeated. However, I think Baylor could jump ahead of them by the end of the year. AAC - Louisville - not really relevant. They play no one. So in my mind the key is that no one makes it out of the Pac 12 or ACC undefeated. If Alabama loses, then an undefeated ACC team would be ok. We'll see... And if Ohio State remains ahead of Baylor, I think we're screwed.
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Post by mayor on Oct 7, 2013 10:01:00 GMT -6
And of course, that post all but guarantees that Baylor will lose this Saturday at Kansas State.
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