Comments on: CURIOUS INDEX, 12/4/08

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:07:44 +0000

Orson mentions that “Is Muschamp and other coaches in waiting regretting those decisions, now that there are vacanies of choice?”

I would say emphatically, no. Heres why, the guy is living in a sweet town, and is at a solid school with the decided recruiting advantage for the region. I would call it Florida and USC-esque…Making what, 900k…right now…it will go up every few years. And he’s the prince…no one ever targets the prince. The prince has it easier than the king, and Muschamp knows this.

BOOM Mutherfucker!

By: Papa Lou BSU

Papa Lou BSU — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:32:25 +0000

On behalf of Ball State fans everywhere, thanks for the support, dudis41 and Crabapple Buck… our sentiments exactly.

I would have loved to see the battle of the unbeaten BSUs, but not on Boise’s terms (travel 1,900 miles to play a road game on another non-BCS team’s home field, make $200K less in payout, receive only 1,000 tickets, get hammered with ridiculous travel costs, and screw over your fans who’d like to see your team play in a bowl after an undefeated season, and to top it off, play on a weekday afternoon so working fans can’t even watch on TV… all while Boise doesn’t give an inch. Screw that.)

We offered to play them in Detroit, Mobile, Shreveport, basically anywhere except their home field. Boise, in turn, refused to even discuss a neutral site, even though the Independence Bowl was very interested.

Of course, that didn’t stop some clown from Yahoo Sports from barfing out a column today that read like it was ripped right off of a Boise State message board, essentially calling *Ball State* chicken for not accepting Boise’s insulting offer. Right.

So, thanks, guys. Your taking up for my Cards in this matter is most appreciated.

By: Harrison

Harrison — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:42:24 +0000

Ensminger wasn’t even in warm, sunny Miami. He was in shitty-ass Maryland recruiting Kodi Burns part 2. I think he just stayed up there

By: bobafet7

bobafet7 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:55:16 +0000

A$$H*LE of the year award goes to the kid that interrupted the coach’s sons speech.

“I know your speech is on French Neo-Fascism, but ah, your dad just got fired”

By: rtr

rtr — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:40:55 +0000

Sleeping with players? Wow, I’d heard his wife left him 2 months ago, but I thought it was for some local guy; players would me a complete mindf–k.

By: MSR

MSR — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:33:24 +0000

Seriously, T-Bird–you think Walt Harris was even asked about the Bama job? Have mercy.

By: PeterPumpkinhead

PeterPumpkinhead — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:26:07 +0000

@T-bird

That’s what I figured, esp since I’ve heard 6 different versions of the rumor.

Leach at Auburn would rock. Just the media interaction possibilities are great. Then there’s him and Saban playing golf together in charity tournaments. The mind boggles.

Oh, and then there’s the fact that even Shula could beat that offense

By: T-bird

T-bird — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:29:18 +0000

@40 on the wife rumors. That is a bunch of crap, and a really low blow for whomever made that up.

I work at the University and we are at the moment talking to construction companies about making Jordan Hare look like a pirate ship in an effort to attract Leach.

Didn’t want Tubs (one b fellas) to leave, but since he’s gone I am firmly entrenched on the ARRRRRR-wagon.

And bammers, Harris and Leavitt both turned you down when asked about the job, it happened, move on from that old crapfest.

By: DC Trojan

DC Trojan — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:21 +0000

NRBQ @ 39 – who wouldn’t move to rural Sicily to tap that ass?

The Godfather is for people who harbor dreams of the boardroom, and having other people do the dirty work. GoodFellas is for making real one’s dreams of overturning suburban, middle management anomie with an unleashed id and the destruction of management.

I like both – GoodFellas for now, and with any luck the Godfather for later.

By: PeterPumpkinhead

PeterPumpkinhead — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:36:54 +0000

BBS, what has Tubby done to make you think he’d do anything for his assistants? Have you seen the trail of coordinators he’s left in his wake.

I’m sad to see him go. I really wanted the opportunity of beat up on him for a few more years. And I’d never ever defend the Barn, but it seems TIGERinATL may be right. There are several news agencies reporting this morning that Auburn tried to talk Tubby into staying and he decided to leave.

Anyone know if any of these crazy rumors about his wife sleeping with players is true?

By: NRBQ

NRBQ — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:29:13 +0000

Harris:

I present to you Michael’s young Sicilian country bride who was blown up in his car.

By: TIGERinATL

TIGERinATL — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:21:21 +0000

36- I think we all saw that the 2006 and 2007 records were not in-line with the stat sheet. Those of us who declined the koolaid (not me) saw 2008 coming (AU not bama, which is truly an amazing turn around) and the rest of us were too afraid it was actually true to admit it.

By: TIGERinATL

TIGERinATL — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:16:38 +0000

hobeg8r,
How do you know that isn’t what happened. I haven’t seen anything that led me to believe the media was told before the assistants. The way I understand it, they were out recruiting b/c the plan was for Tubs to stay as HC. He changed his mind, told the AD, then they called the assistants on the road, then notified the media.

By: Vandy J

Vandy J — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:16:13 +0000

I don’t think it’s the “one bad season” thing – I think the most charitable explanation is that the Auburn Powers That Be saw the beginnings of the wheels coming off (the spread meltdown, the Vandy loss, the Franklin firing, and the sudden rise from the dead of the Tide) and decided to move now before the bleeding gets any worse.

The less charitable and more accurate explanation is that Auburn’s Board of Trustees makes Wisteria Lane look like Sesame Street.

(fines self for recycling own snark before noon PST)

By: hobeg8r

hobeg8r — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:26:14 +0000

If, in fact, Tubs quit – who is the bigger ass? AU for how it was handled? Or Tubs for not calling his assistants to let them know? He could have said – “Look, I’ve talked to my wife and she wants me to get out of coaching. Let me call my assistant coaches and let them know before all of this gets out. ” That did not happen. At the end of the day, the assistant coaches were hung out to dry. He walks away with $6M while they are left twisting in the wind.