Chan has spoken

What exactly does this statement mean?

Did the Dolphins just want to get suggestions from Chan on how to improve their organization or did they interview him for the HC job?

I am not sure this statement does a lot to clear the waters.
 
It is a perfectly worded message that says he is flattered that Mia is interested, and it says that he loves where he is now. It pumps up both sides.
I don't mean to suggest that CG is going anywhere. He is just telling the truth.
 
If he was just meeting with the Dolphins in an adisory role or if he has no interest, I wish he would just come out and say it in "plain english" so that it won't hurt our recruiting. Otherwise, it gives the impression that he would take the job if offered which is fine if true, but CG's past dealings with the media do not inspire confidence that this is the case.
 
JTS said:
If he was just meeting with the Dolphins in an adisory role or if he has no interest, I wish he would just come out and say it in "plain english" so that it won't hurt our recruiting. Otherwise, it gives the impression that he would take the job if offered which is fine if true, but CG's past dealings with the media do not inspire confidence that this is the case.
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In my opinon it probably politics
A - Miami owner doing Chan a favor to get more money out of Tech because they are friends.
B - Miami owners way of saying thanks Chan for what you did for us. T o make Tech appreciate Chan more and help get more money out of Tech

Or maybe Miami owner really wants Chan:dunno:
 
GT65_UGA89 said:
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by the way, this is the longest freakin' link address I have ever seen.
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JTS said:
What exactly does this statement mean?

Did the Dolphins just want to get suggestions from Chan on how to improve their organization or did they interview him for the HC job?

I am not sure this statement does a lot to clear the waters.
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Sounds like he's getting his ducks in a row whether he gets the Miami job or not. Pretty much saying the grass is green on both sides. That's just my take on it.
 
One thing all posters here have in common - we love college football. Sadly, our sport is not well. The impact of television's expansion and its dictating times and rule changes and the ridiculous salary escalation for coaches is ruinous. Didn't Stoops hit the first 2 mil a year payday after Oklahoma won the title just a few years ago? Now, that is doubled for Saban, his reward for two less than stellar seasons with the Dolphins after leaving LSU.

There is indeed no loyalty. There is also no sanity, as the well heeled alumni groups and pro football owners covet winning to the point of paying obscene salaries for a coach. Why shouldn't Chan play the game with the rest of them?

As a result I simply feel no sympathy for coaches who are fired. The premium they are paid to win is ridiculous, but not as ridiculous as their whole profession's whining when of their profession is fired.

At Tech we should keep Gailey or fire Gailey or any other coach based on one simple criteria - which option gives us the best chance of winning. I have thought he and his staff give us the best chance of winning compared to the reasonable alternatives. But, if Tech should fire him for not beating UGA or winning ten games or making the top 25, he deserves no sympathy.

If the NCAA wanted to clean things up, we'd pay head coaches no more than Deans, coordinators no more than department chairs, and the rest of the staff no more than professors pay. Only then would I feel any remorse for a coach fired for not winning enough.
 
The bottom line is that it is a business. These men make decisions based on the same criteria that you and I would consider if we were considering a job change. Money, family, location, perks, challenge, etc ... You are correct about the lack of loyalty 77GTfan, if there is any, it is rare anymore. With all other things being equal, a certain coach may come back to his alma mater, but not if the $s are not right. IMHO
 
First of all, I'd recommend tinyurl for those types of links.

http://tinyurl.com/yg9pej

As for the statement itself, it's definitely political speak. Chan doesn't say anything definite either way. Oh well, I guess it's better than Saban lying through his teeth about the Bama job.

If Chan leaves, I have no idea what will happen. Tenuta unfortunately looks like another Friedgen. He did well with another coaches recruits at Maryland but has had significant trouble with his own recruits.

I have no clue who else we could go after. Ken Whisenhunt should be at the top of Tech's list, but that looks like a pipe dream. Paul Johnson is certainly a possibility, but he didn't seem too interested when his name came up for other head coaching vacancies. Past those two, I have no idea.
 
No way to tell if Tenuta is another fridge. I do think we dodged a bullet w/ fridge. If can't recruit at MD we would be doomed if he was here in ATL.

Tenuta may be an excellent HC. I would like to see him get the job if CG leaves. If he brought in the right staff we could keep the program going in the right direction.

I don't think KW in a viable option. He will test the pro waters b/f he is ready to settle down in the college ranks.

The problem is Rad will probably want to bring in his guy so Tenuta may be off that list as well. But maybe that puts Jimbo Fisher in the box.

I do think it is unlikely that CG will leave.
 
77GTFan said:
One thing all posters here have in common - we love college football. Sadly, our sport is not well. The impact of television's expansion and its dictating times and rule changes and the ridiculous salary escalation for coaches is ruinous. Didn't Stoops hit the first 2 mil a year payday after Oklahoma won the title just a few years ago? Now, that is doubled for Saban, his reward for two less than stellar seasons with the Dolphins after leaving LSU.

There is indeed no loyalty. There is also no sanity, as the well heeled alumni groups and pro football owners covet winning to the point of paying obscene salaries for a coach. Why shouldn't Chan play the game with the rest of them?

As a result I simply feel no sympathy for coaches who are fired. The premium they are paid to win is ridiculous, but not as ridiculous as their whole profession's whining when of their profession is fired.

At Tech we should keep Gailey or fire Gailey or any other coach based on one simple criteria - which option gives us the best chance of winning. I have thought he and his staff give us the best chance of winning compared to the reasonable alternatives. But, if Tech should fire him for not beating UGA or winning ten games or making the top 25, he deserves no sympathy.

If the NCAA wanted to clean things up, we'd pay head coaches no more than Deans, coordinators no more than department chairs, and the rest of the staff no more than professors pay. Only then would I feel any remorse for a coach fired for not winning enough.
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77GTFan,

Other than the head coach and some coordinators, college football coaches are not all that well paid. It is a nomadic existence that puts a stress on families. They are expected to put in 80-100 hour work weeks. Position coaches top out at about $75k for an insane amount of work and graduate assistants make a weak stipend. They also work on year to year contracts with no buyouts. I just read an article about Glen Mason's assistants who have very little chance to land a comparable job next year because they were released so late.

Most (depends upon the discipline) professors at GT make more than $100k for about a 20 hour work week. They also augment that with GTRI projects and teaching summer sessions. Other than Chan and Tenuta, college professors make more money than coaches. It is good to see some of the head coaches now negotiating for more money for their assistants when signing a new contract. I know Rich Rodriguez and Glen Mason both did it.
 
Sounds like he said a lot of nothing, which most coaches do when they are mentioned or contacted about another job. But at least he didn't do a Saban and say that he would definitely not accept another job.
 
It is a perfectly worded message
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I agree 100%. Everyone knows that anything he said with any substance would be taken out of context and blown way out of proportion by people in places like Stingtalk and the AJC, so he crafted an extremely careful statement that leaves everyone without that soundbite to criticize. The end result being merely threads like this, instead of the Saban Circus.
 
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