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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 19, 2023 9:58:58 GMT -6
Ho can you bring back rip tab Budweiser cans so me and the family can make some necklaces for next season. I went to the Coca Cola 600 in B2B years, early ‘00s. I ended up on a shuttle with a dude that had made a cowboy hat out of Budweiser cans and yarn. When I say cowboy hat, I mean it had all the curves and shape of a $500 Stetson. It was a work of art.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 18, 2023 14:29:10 GMT -6
It's now 5 days until game day. We have a chance to post B2B 12 win seasons. We are the first Sun Belt team to play a P5 team in a bowl game, so we have a chance to make history by winning. We match up well with Duke and should do well. We have our new Head Coach. Let's turn Protective Stadium into a sea of cardinal and show Coach Gerad Parker what makes TROJAN Nation great and why he made a great choice to become one of us.
There are some good events Friday afternoon for us to experience...TROJAN Talk, the pep rally, the fan social. B'ham is going to be a blast.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 18, 2023 14:14:09 GMT -6
CJH, yes. You just posted that the AD gets all his marching orders from CJH. ADBJ fought like h#ll to keep JS. I'd have to hear that part directly from Jon. I never said ADBJ did not fight to keep him, I know what they tried to do and ended up not being far from what he got at Tulane. But it is obvious JS wanted to go. The statement was get away from AD and Prez, and as you admit, ADBJ takes all his orders from CJH (the real problem). I know for a fact he was not happy with how his own hiring was handled, but knew he could win here and wanted this job bad if money was right, and he loved living in Troy. The Tulane job is a lateral move from a conference and competitive standpoint. One or two more years at Troy and he could have gotten a job that would at least be a 40% increase over what Tulane is paying. He interviewed at Miss St., and though I don't think he would have been MSU's choice, he told them he was not interested either, at $5M per year (I was in Starkville with some of the athletic department people a few days before their hiring) And it may not be ADBJ, but the administration as a whole, up to CJH, which I think is the more likely scenario. He gets promised a new indoor facility and is gone 48 hours later for a few dollars more.Don't be fooled. He wasn't promised a new indoor facility; Troy fans and future players were promised a facility. The announcement was that the university was making a COMMITTMENT of $10M but, unless the process to get the facility built is different from any I've ever seen, no $$$ has yet been spent...no architectural plans, no site engineering, no bids let...nothing. Everyone on this board would have been ECSTATIC if we could have gotten 4-5 years out of JS. There is NO Way that the IPF will be completed in the next 2 years. JS was never going to hold a practice in that facility, and if he did, none of us would have been happy with the state of the program.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 18, 2023 13:07:52 GMT -6
He was teammates with Sumrall at UK. Not really sure what kind of HC he will be but he is a tremendous recruiter. People keep talking about his connection to ex HCNB, maybe this is the connection we should focus on. What if this conversation, or one similar, occurred: "Hey Brent, I know it doesn't feel like it right now, but I really do love Troy and want to see the football program grow and succeed. unless Troy is competing directly against the team I am coaching, either on the field, or for a recruit, or for a NY6 Bowl slot, I'll always be pulling for Troy to win. To that end, you should consider hiring Gerard Parker. I played with him at UK. He was a leader in the locker room, on the sidelines, and on the field. He has a fire, a drive, and a determination that rivals mine. He may not be a name on your list, but I'd encourage you to give him a look. He will continue what we built and will lead Troy well." If the above is true, I bet we will be happy with the results of this hire. Something tells me we ADBJ, nor CJH, nor anyone else involved with, or influencing, this decision pulled his hame out of a hat.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 18, 2023 11:16:18 GMT -6
There's no way I will be able to read through all of the comments about the coaching hire that have been posted the past month to find the specific post, but someone along the way said the hire would be someone that nobody was talking about. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 18, 2023 10:25:58 GMT -6
I know this will likely not be of benefit to anyone still looking for a room, but the "sold out" "no rooms available" Sheraton sent me an e mail last night asking me to upgrade my room. They have rooms, but much like game tickets, they aren't being released yet. If you're willing to take a chance on having to drive around a bit, you may be able to just walk up Friday afternoon and get a room there.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 17, 2023 19:18:18 GMT -6
This time of year in MLB can be as suspenseful as a tight pennant race as we watch the trade rumors and free agent signings. If you are into such things and are, as I am, a huge Braves fan, you know that the President of Baseball Operations (GM) for the Braves is Alex Anthopolous and he is known for, among other things, running a tight ship when it comes to leaks regarding team transactions. I'm not sure that leaking info regarding a trade or FA signing wouldn't get you fired.
AA could take lessons on secrecy from ADBJ. There has been nothing, absolutely NOTHING, leaked about our coaching search. As much as the suspense is killing us all, that secrecy is probably a good thing. That said, I'm ready for it to go away and for us to know who the next leader of our TROJANS will be.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 17, 2023 18:57:37 GMT -6
Kiffin picking up lures at Troy Bait and Tackle I’m sure ex HCJS isn’t the only one interested in members of our coaching staff.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 17, 2023 18:27:50 GMT -6
Lesley's personality just doesn't wow me. I've heard from people that have known him he's not the nicest guy either. I don't know him, so I don't know if that's true... but I do know we can't have a guy that recruits, parents, or fans are going to dislike, if that's the case with Lesley. Don't keep young kids in ear shot of his vocab on the field. He fit right in when he was at EMCC I don't care who the football coach is, that is good advice. Personally, I think one should be able to express oneself without the use of profanity. With the exception of a couple of vulgarities and profaning the name of God, I don't get too hung up on it, though. I had seats behind the defensive bench during the Bolt years, and I promise you 1) He put some good defenses on the field and 2) He wasn't preaching a sermon to his defensive players. I don't think coarse language will impact the quality of Lesley's work, wherever that work may occur. HCJS wasn't averse to letting one fly. If you need proof, go to Twitter, find JomBoy, and watch his breakdown of HCJS losing his mind over the no call on the Gunnar face mask in the title game this year. It didn't seem to hurt his performance, we won two titles. The use/absense of profanity will not be a deciding factor in our coaching search.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 17, 2023 18:00:55 GMT -6
Ho notice these things...like smoke from Vatican chimney. Announcement tomorrow. Real rumors as early as tonight. Ho not have answer just know that ADJasonJones has been working hard on several fronts - more than just Head Coach. Good pickup, Ho.we’ll know soon.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 15, 2023 18:43:42 GMT -6
I know it feels like an eternity and I know early signing day is an important time mark, but it’s only been a week. An announcement will be made soon, and itwill have been better for having waited.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 15, 2023 15:29:36 GMT -6
This is embarrassing. First of all, we couldn't make a decent offer to keep CJS. Let's hire Coach Gas, because the names out there other than CBC are a joke. Finally, we have to look at what we paying. A decision on this should have been done on this midweek. Obviously, TU looked at what we could afford CJS and your "decent" offer was beyond our means. Troy U is NOT Washington DC, where they print money and spend YOUR future $$ with reckless abandon. Time to realize, Dear Ole Troy U just ain't a P-5 money machine. Time to get used to it. Thus my post in another thread...
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 15, 2023 15:27:23 GMT -6
My "inside contact" on Bill Clark doesn't speak too highly of him. They told me during our last coaching search that we would not be happy with him. Their relationship with him was an off the field, administrative one.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 15, 2023 14:55:59 GMT -6
What do you guys think of North Carolina's OC? He was a head coach before but I think he could a strong option because Troy is in a strong spot. Some call him an offensive guru and he has ties to Alabama. Also coached at Auburn so he knows the area. You are kidding right? IF that question is not the #1 most sarcastic post of all time, then he needs to spend some time in remediation.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 15, 2023 14:49:01 GMT -6
I don't agree with everything you say, and I'm sure the reciprocal s true. That's OK, we can have varying opinions and still be on the same page. That said, your meme production skills are top shelf. If we play football as well as you make memes, we'll enjoy many, may championships. 💯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ChatGPT is capable of pretty incredible things Put me in an electronic medial record and I'll hold my own against anybody. Beyond that, my IT skills are pretty much limited to the degree of difficulty involved in pushing the power switch and clicking the link to troyfans.com 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 15, 2023 14:41:40 GMT -6
Trojan Force One in the sky out searching for a coach. I don't agree with everything you say, and I'm sure the reciprocal s true. That's OK, we can have varying opinions and still be on the same page. That said, your meme production skills are top shelf. If we play football as well as you make memes, we'll enjoy many, may championships. 💯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 14, 2023 21:13:57 GMT -6
What about any more Trojan one sightings outbound or inbound? I hate that we are going through this but that is the best part of the search is having someone at the airport I hate to ruin the fun but you know these interviews never happen in Troy right. Can’t sneak around this city for interviews Nowhere to hide. So, you’re saying our flight watchers should be more focused on planes flying OUT of Troy, as opposed to those flying in. That’s quality insider info. Once again, it’s Jonesy for the win👍😂
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 12, 2023 21:53:11 GMT -6
I'm not speaking of the AD and the coach. I'm speaking of the coach and the fans.. and what's spoken to them and the public. Do you honestly expect Sumrall to announce to the fans, before it happens: “hey if I get an offer for 3.5x higher than my current salary, in a city I like, at a school I enjoyed coaching at, with better facilities, with a recent record of winning at a high level, I’m going to take it”. This wouldn’t happen at any job in America, don’t expect it in college coaching l. Sumrall can care for the Troy program and players and want to advance his career at the same time. Both can be true. Again, don’t get attached to these coaches. They are hired to do a job. This is a hard lesson, but it's one I think we all learned here. I don't know JS, but I became, I don't know, mesmerized, maybe enthralled by what he accomplished at TROY. I will enjoy our success when it comes, but I will think of future coaches like I think of MLB players who have attained free agent status. They are likely to be gone when the occasion arises and there will be someone to replace them, perhaps someone who does an even better job. Mercenary is such a harsh word especially when used to describe a football coach, but, as we've seen, It's an appropriate one.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 11, 2023 19:45:14 GMT -6
The TROJAN men are back on the hardwood tomorrow night vs Southern University - New Orleans. I, for one, can't wait to get to The Arena and enjoy the basketball game and the diversion from the prevailing topic of discussion around TROY these days.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 11, 2023 19:39:59 GMT -6
Having seen ADBJ work for the past 4-5 years, I am reasonably sure that he was not caught off guard by JS's exit. I am reasonably sure he not only had a list of potential candidates, but that feelers had been extended and initial candidate vetting performed. We currently have a HC in the person of Gasparato and he will have us ready to beat Duke, I have no doubt. I won't get anxious about not having a permanent HC hired until this weekend. Let's just trust ADBJ to get this hire right.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 11, 2023 13:17:58 GMT -6
I’m with you. I’m not going anywhere.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 10, 2023 20:56:02 GMT -6
I was headed to the hunting land to spend the weekend with my sons and a couple of my grandkids when the news about ex HCJS became official. Because I was in the woods and was spending time with my family, I was unable to respond immediately to the news. I think that was a good thing as it gave me some time to ponder the events and reflect on what it means and kept me from losing my mind and saying something I might have regretted on Saturday morning. One of the things I pondered involved the financial details of all that went down.
Ex HCJS, in his new position, will earn $ 19.5M more than TROY offered him in the counter ($4.5M x 6 years vs $1.5M X 5 years). Upon reflection, I realize, that though God has richly blessed me, if I were to liquidate ALL of my assets and give them to TROY Athletics for use by the football program, that sum would not make a significant impact in the salary difference for one (1) year of the contract and would not even move the needle as it relates to the total contract. As a result, my impact on TROY athletics is limited to essentially whatever impact one loud, screaming fan can have on a game day in establishing home field advantage. All of the opinions, all of the thoughts, and all of the suggestions I make here or anywhere else TROY athletics is being discussed have little to no impact on the success of the programs. As they say "Money talks" and if I gave all of mine, it wouldn't speak loudly enough to even be recognized as a raised hand in the middle of the chatter.
I'll continue to support TROY, I'll continue to donate, continue to buy tickets, and continue to be a physical presence at events, but I am more aware today than ever, that my best efforts to make a financial impact will not even ripple the waters. College sports are big business, relying on big money and that fact means I will forever remain a spectator, not a player.
I'll see you all in B'ham. GO TROJANS.
HAVOC!
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 10, 2023 10:56:46 GMT -6
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 9, 2023 13:32:24 GMT -6
Brent is not the problem. No doubt. I hope the Hawkins on the hill stay out of it because (The HC we don’t speak of) was a disaster. You’re mistaken if you don’t think the Hawkins on the hill weren’t involved with the hire of ex HCJS
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Dec 8, 2023 12:16:26 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)?Yes and yes. FWIW, the Sheraton, which is the team hotel, uses age 62 as the marker for their old folks discount, instead of the usual age 65. That saved me about $50 on a one night stay.
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