VACATION: WANDERING IN THE DESERT
With the gap week here, we see a perfect opportunity to look after our interests in the southwestern wing of our “Chinese friends network.” We’re off to the ranch for vacation, and we’re not kidding: we’re going to a ranch for vacation, where the website for the place mentions that they can teach you how to pen and rope cattle. This should be an especially useful skill at tailgates, but we’re already offering up our collarbone as the bone of choice for gravity to break this trip.
Our all-star roster of guest bloggers will include:
Peter Bean of Burnt Orange Nation, who will provide The Curious Index each morning.
Jebus from Black Heart, Gold Pants, who will be manning the current events and well-captioned photo division.
Holly from Ladies… and Snarkastic, who will be posting whatever she likes.
…and a few more, depending on the weather, rotation of the earth, and the whimsy of the internet gods.
Enjoy the guests, attempt to be pleasant to them, and have a stellar week. We’re off to work on our Javier Bardem haircut and wander through the desert looking for stray suitcases of cash. What could go wrong?
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Rowdy- Just an eddycated guess on my part. I have uncles & cousins who played SEC ball at Bama & MSU, so have been around it since I was a very young child. BTW, it could be worse - Looooouuu could return for his 2nd stint in Fayetteville now that Broyles is gone.
This season is about as scrooed up and insane as possible. I just listened to an App State guy ranting on the radio, claiming that they would beat Clempson in Boone on Friday night if they’d play em.
Pure insanity.
Comment by yoyofutbawl — December 4, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
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Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
Comment by NewAZTiger — December 4, 2007 @ 1:05 pm
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ESPN radio just said Bowden is staying with Clemson…whatever that means
Comment by Rowdie Gaines — December 4, 2007 @ 12:24 pm
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Coop - I don’t think you should worry about too many Arky fans wanting Bowden. The mumblings seem to be pretty upset with him as a choice. Not that he’s not a good choice, but his career, outside of the one ridiculous undefeated season with Tulane, seems to mirror that of Houston’s. However, should I hear anybody say they want Tommy, I’ll pass the message along.
Comment by Rowdie Gaines — December 4, 2007 @ 12:10 pm
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All I know is that Tommy rejected the initial pay bump to $1.6 and substantial buyout, $2.5MM.
What Tommy wanted was to get up to $1.8MM from Clemson, from $1.2MM, with a buyout to equal his salary multiplied by the number of years left on his contract, were he to be fired.
Any AD that would agree to the above, i.e. paying the full amount of the contract, instead of having a legit escape clause, would be a moron.
I am guessing that the buyout will be back up to $2.5, maybe $3MM, and will remain until the end of the contract, which will now be for 5 years, and Tommy will earn around $1.8 or $1.9MM per season, with bonuses awarded for bowl victories, conference championships, etc.
Just speculating on my part, though.
Comment by Coop — December 4, 2007 @ 11:57 am
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Coop–so the only question is how much did TDP move off his initial offer which had not moved for a week? Part of me would have liked to see him call Tommy’s bluff.
Comment by cutiger89 — December 4, 2007 @ 10:57 am
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If you can’t win the ACC with superior talent, how are you going to win the win the West, not to mention the entire SEC, with inferior talent?
Butch Davis would have unified that fanbase, Tubbs would have unified that fanbase, but they are both to smart to jump into that snakepit.
Tommy is a smart guy, and all he is doing is ratcheting up our extension pay raise, and making that buyout as nasty as it has been the last 3 seasons.
Personally, I scream COLLUSION, as Jeff Long, Arky’s hiring party, coached with Tommy at Duke and is his buddy.
Long, knowing Tommy isn’t leaving, and also knowing who he really wants to hire, throws out a massive number so Clemson’s AD jacks up the loot.
You know, the Clemson AD who is the former Arky employee and alum?
Yeah, the word for the day is, COLLUSION.
Incidentally, every media outlet in SC is now reporting that Tommy is staying.
For all the Arky fans who wanted Tommy, a hearty go fuck yourself to you, and for those that didn’t want Tommy, you are welcome.
Comment by Coop — December 4, 2007 @ 10:23 am
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Oh, and in case anyone cares, the other two that have interviewed were Gus Malzahn (please god no) and Ron English from Michigan
Comment by Rowdie Gaines — December 4, 2007 @ 10:20 am