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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 13, 2023 12:18:12 GMT -6
Bruce Feldman just tweeted out two names he’s hearing are Joe Craddock and SMU OC Casey Wells cornhole just in a dark hole here, Who's Bruce? One of top college football reporters. Works for The Athletic, and Fox
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 13, 2023 12:06:04 GMT -6
Bruce Feldman just tweeted out two names he’s hearing are Joe Craddock and SMU OC Casey WellsDarn spell check got you! SMU OC Casey Woods (experience: Arkansas State, UAB, Missouri, SMU) Yea him too!
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 13, 2023 11:37:43 GMT -6
Not sure that what that means. Those coaches were already leaving. He just said you aren’t coaching our team during bowl. There have also been lots of rumors of them tampering
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 13, 2023 11:36:29 GMT -6
Bruce Feldman just tweeted out two names he’s hearing are Joe Craddock and SMU OC Casey Wells
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 11, 2023 17:28:15 GMT -6
Let's go get dj uiagalelei out of the portal to throw the ball to him. No!!!
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 11, 2023 15:43:02 GMT -6
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 11, 2023 9:08:57 GMT -6
Please elaborate on issues that would have been influential in making XHCJS want to leave! NIL at Tulane, The perception of AAC vs. Sun Belt, easier to recruit to New Orleans vs. Troy, Tulane's facilities, etc...
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 11, 2023 9:07:01 GMT -6
He wanted out. He got out of Troy what he needed. He wasn't staying for $2,000,000 or $2,500,000. He was in it for the money and he jumped first chance he got Man, I’ll repeat myself yet again. It wasn’t all about the money. Troy people need to look inwards, up the hill so to speak. We are not crapping gold bricks, Troy has some warts. Leadership. Yea, he wanted out for various reasons, issues on both sides. I’ll be blunt, Troy will be a true stepping stone for coaches. Until Hawkins leaves, It has ZERO chance to change. I will be surprised if Troy isn’t looking for one of the cheapest options to hire. Hope I’m wrong. But…. Saintflorian is speaking truths.
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 11, 2023 9:05:31 GMT -6
But we have $10mill for the IPF that y'all need so badly?? cornhole is a broken record on this issue. Without the right staff to manage the program, IPF is just another Temple to Whom? Dear Leader announced $10mill for the Temple when? Last week. How many Transfers will that influence?? If i understand correctly, that IPF was part of a certain coach's contract.
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 10, 2023 16:48:25 GMT -6
Bill clark id be good with… we would be contenders every year under him… he was good for about 8-9 wins at UAB on average. Which is pretty impressive for UAB. Won 3 championships there too. He would likely stick around 5-10 years as well. Brian harsin? I could get on board with that too, proven winner Craddock and Gasparato? Idk they would worry me just because of all the unknowns, I’d lean towards Gaspaeato if I had to pick. The others really don’t excite me at all tbh. The AU fanbase says Harsin quit before he was fired. They say he did no recruiting. I know AU is a messed up place and the boosters practically call plays on game day, but I worry that he will what the youngsters call ghost-quit if he doesn't get his way. He didn’t recruit at the level he needed for the SEC. He did okay when he was at Boise.
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 10, 2023 13:54:58 GMT -6
Where’s the flight trackers Uber or Trailways this time. Or zoom
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 9, 2023 13:57:14 GMT -6
No to Mike Turk. No to Jordan Lesley. No to Tommie Robinson. All three of those guys are great guys, but they aren't going to bring the same energy that the players have been used to. We'll have a transfer portal explosion. Turk has been very good at Huntingdon, but he hasn't set the world on fire there. Jordan Lesley hasn't had good defenses at WVU. Tommie Robinson has never been a coordinator, but we're going to move him to HC of a top-tier G5? At least Sumrall was a co-DC at Kentucky. Lesley has been good at WVU. Twice been a Broyles finalist and he is for sure high energy
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 9, 2023 13:53:22 GMT -6
These are the names from The Athletic:
Bill Clark, Tommie Robinson, Tee Martin, Jordan Lesley, Matt Moore, Alex Atkins, Dell McGee, Al Pogue, Reggie Barlow, Gasparato, Zac Etheridge
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 8, 2023 17:06:42 GMT -6
I'd love to have Al Pogue back, but does the resume equal head coach? I think he's capable. Some of you older Trojans, don't stone me... but do we steal Whup Jax State's coach? Didn’t people say resume didn’t add up for Sumrall?
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 8, 2023 15:29:56 GMT -6
Possible replacements let’s debate: Matt Moore Cole Papaolvich Jordan Lesley Carnell Williams AL Pogue Cadillac will not leave Auburn. He’s probably getting paid more than we can offer and he’s a legend there
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 8, 2023 14:27:09 GMT -6
Well. This won't be popular but being popular is not even low on my goal sheet so I don't care. It's my thoughts and mine alone and I don't care who likes or dislikes them. And I know that it is what it is and it isn't never ever going to change. Again, I don't care. I still have my opinion and a right to it. And I'm pissed. Not personally at Sumrall. But, I don't know. It feels like a betrayal and I can't help that that is how it feels to me. I'll have a much harder time giving a coach my support and loyalty. I'm sick of being rallied and excited over what's being built only to have them jump ship like it all didn't matter. So the next time I hear "rebuild the wall" or whatever, I'll be thinking "stay here and be successful and prove why I should be devoted but honestly, I don't trust you until then." I know it's a bit Don Quixote and I might as well fight a windmill but I'm just sick of it and all the hype just feels fake when you're out the door at your first chance. IDK, maybe because it's Tulane. This just feels like such a trash move. If it were KY or some serious P5 SEC power I thought was worthy of Sumrall it might be different but...Tulane? Similar to what someone said earlier, it does feel like you had a good thing of substance with a real relationship but on a whim decided to marry the ugly girl who you don't love but her family is loaded and so you'll be set for life...so you sold out. Maybe I'll feel different in the AM but for now, I'm just pissed. What we should all be chanting come the Birmingham Bowl: No no. Jon gave us two great years. We got spoiled by Larry Blakeney and even Neal Brown for staying for four years. We will now be in this cycle from now on. Coaches won't stay longer than 2-3 years. If they do, it's because they are staying at 7-5
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 8, 2023 13:58:55 GMT -6
That source is all the same one (Ross Dellenger). Pat Forde's reporting about our counter offer was after his initial report.
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 8, 2023 10:37:50 GMT -6
While people are attempting to give us ulcers and raise our blood pressure with another "WATCH Thread" I thought I would attempt to get us re-focused on #TrojanTakeOverBham!! Based on the sections where Troy was given tickets originally and the sections that followed those, it appears that the WEST side of the stadium has been deemed Trojan Territory!! I know that with all bowls, companies have already bought blocks of tickets that may or may not be used (thus resulting in empty seats). I have looked at both Trojan Ticket Office and TicketMaster to get an idea of how much cardinal (hard to determine) will be in the stadium on December 23rd. IF you divide the stadium in half ... it appears that tickets are being sold in 23 total sections on the west side from section 137 (north endzone) to section 113 (south endzone). Of those 23 sections, FIVE has more than 100+ tickets still available per section and TWELVE has less than 50 tickets still available per section. HOPING for a lot of Trojan Nation to turn out and be loud!! Are many individuals on this website planning on attending the bowl game? Anyone planning on staying in the Team Hotel (Sheraton Birmingham)? I'm going with 5 others. Staying at a hampton Inn thats not far away.
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 8, 2023 8:12:46 GMT -6
I think in the world of college football if you get asked to interview with an athletic Director you take that interview. You want to build those relationships because you never know where an athletic Director might end up. Jon’s got that relationship with Chris Lewis and we all see what happened with that. Jon’s a great relationship builder the athletic Director at Tulane may end up at an SEC school and he’s already built that relationship. I’m thinking this is just an interview and nothing more. Interesting concept. Never heard of sitting head coaches going on interviews to “relationship build” for their future. And their bosses be ok with the practice. College football still has an employer-employee relationship. It’s the same in the non college football world. Go with the most logical explanation: he wants the job, he went and interviewed for it. Why do you want him gone so bad?
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 8, 2023 7:05:23 GMT -6
I think in the world of college football if you get asked to interview with an athletic Director you take that interview. You want to build those relationships because you never know where an athletic Director might end up. Jon’s got that relationship with Chris Lewis and we all see what happened with that. Jon’s a great relationship builder the athletic Director at Tulane may end up at an SEC school and he’s already built that relationship. I’m thinking this is just an interview and nothing more. I sure hope you’re right
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 7, 2023 20:05:22 GMT -6
I'd be okay with him going anywhere else besides another SBC school, Tulane, or UAB. I hope he doesn't pick Tulane. I can't stand them, and won't pull for them if he's there. Just curious, why Tulane hate?
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 6, 2023 13:00:03 GMT -6
Ahhh stuck a nerve, with rather quick responses. And no need to insinuate proposed threats by posting on a message boards. It’s easy to to stand by what I posted, it’s true. Offers made. We wait. As y’all say, it’s a message board, no need to get upset, nothing is affected by this place. This is a message board about Troy football, this is Troy football. Stay calm. Your original post didn’t make it sound like only offers were made, but that offers were accepted. That’s the issue without anything to back it up.
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 6, 2023 10:35:01 GMT -6
They now have corner and EZ sections for $30.... not bad Where were those when I ordered?
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 6, 2023 9:18:19 GMT -6
Thank you Coach Sumrall ! Your efforts are appreciated. You left Troy a whole lot better than you found it. God Speed sir. What are you talking about?
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Post by foulpolephenom on Dec 5, 2023 13:48:39 GMT -6
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