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stuclone

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Honestly, I get the ND potential, but OU boggles my mind and would be incredibly disappointing if something happens with that. Frankly, I'm annoyed that there was an interview (if there actually was).

The interview could also have been Matt answering the phone, Oklahoma saying hey we want you to come coach for a butt load of money, Matt saying no thanks and then Oklahoma leaking it was an "interview" to save face
 

farm85

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For the bowl game, a la Alvarez.




"Stoops will be given a $325,000 bonus for the game on top of his current salary as the special assistant to the vice president for intercollegiate athletics programs and director of athletics."
 

davegilbertson

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The 70s? Anything from the leather helmet days you feel is tangible to the situation as well?

That’s still a very small sample of coaches and replacement of coaches. Bruce left a roster in good shape, but Iowa St football was far less important, poor administration support, and parity in the sport much less. You recall NU stacking their rosters with how many players then?

Matt is good, but also overvalued here due **** that happened, or didn’t happen, before most were born. I remember some thinking the same way when Johnny was encouraged to retire.
by your thinking Chizik should've worked out. Rhoads should've worked out. Everyone between Bruce and McCarney should've worked out.

Seeing as it's easy to win in this conference in Ames Ia. Getting to 7 wins is historic for this program. Now that 7 wins is considered a let down year, I have very little confidence that we can just say "peace" to the coach/staff that made that a reality and things will continue on it's own no matter who takes over.
 

jctisu

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The Football Braniacs is a decent source. But like poster above said, literally could have just been them calling him and him saying "no interest"
Exactly. People need to realize these schools like OU, USC, Texas, etc. have massive egos. They are not going to report that they wanted a coach from Iowa State, Cincinnati, etc. and that coach didn't even want to talk to them. They are going to spin the hell out of it that they "interviewed" and are just going a different direction or what have you.

Too much pride to be hurt if a lowly school like Iowa State is "viewed" as a better job to said wanted coach than OU.
 
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Prone2Clone

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"Stoops will be given a $325,000 bonus for the game on top of his current salary as the special assistant to the vice president for intercollegiate athletics programs and director of athletics."
"First and foremost, I'm a program guy and whatever I can do to help OU and support the players, of course I'm glad to do it.

"...but that'll cost you a little something, for, you know, the effort."