Any buy-out money?
Sounds like you may be happier in the long run with better coach.Suggestion: Mike Summers -new offensive line coach at Florida.

(01-09-2014 01:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 12:53 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  WOW... any ideas on potential targets? Guessing that it is either a FCS or SunBelt guy at this point.

UAB couldn't afford a Sun Belt Head coach right now...salaries don't match.

Alabama at Birmingham CUSA Garrick McGee $550,000

Troy Sun Belt Larry Blakeney $480,000

Idaho Ind. Paul Petrino $400,011

New Mexico State Ind. Doug Martin $375,000

Texas State Sun Belt Dennis Franchione $366,075

South Alabama Sun Belt Joey Jones $358,450

Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Todd Berry $288,268

You were saying what again? Not sure any of these guys would walk, but the USA today salary database severely refutes your answer

(01-09-2014 01:17 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:15 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 12:53 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  WOW... any ideas on potential targets? Guessing that it is either a FCS or SunBelt guy at this point.

UAB couldn't afford a Sun Belt Head coach right now...salaries don't match.

???

Every SBC Head coach except Todd Berry is making around the same or more than McGee was reported to make at UAB.

I highly doubt that Alabama Board would give UAB more funds to hire a head coach.

UAB pays more than every Sunbelt school except 2 (ASU and La-La). Not counting WKU since they will be CUSA this year.

(01-09-2014 01:22 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 12:53 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  WOW... any ideas on potential targets? Guessing that it is either a FCS or SunBelt guy at this point.

UAB couldn't afford a Sun Belt Head coach right now...salaries don't match.

Alabama at Birmingham CUSA Garrick McGee $550,000

Troy Sun Belt Larry Blakeney $480,000

Idaho Ind. Paul Petrino $400,011

New Mexico State Ind. Doug Martin $375,000

Texas State Sun Belt Dennis Franchione $366,075

South Alabama Sun Belt Joey Jones $358,450

Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Todd Berry $288,268

You were saying what again? Not sure any of these guys would walk, but the USA today salary database severely refutes your answer

I believe Jones and Berry are both getting raises...and I mistakenly believed that UAB paid 450.

None of them would leave for UAB though. I'm not even sure John Thompson would take that job right now and he's unemployed.

(01-09-2014 01:22 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 12:53 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  WOW... any ideas on potential targets? Guessing that it is either a FCS or SunBelt guy at this point.

UAB couldn't afford a Sun Belt Head coach right now...salaries don't match.

Alabama at Birmingham CUSA Garrick McGee $550,000

Troy Sun Belt Larry Blakeney $480,000

Idaho Ind. Paul Petrino $400,011

New Mexico State Ind. Doug Martin $375,000

Texas State Sun Belt Dennis Franchione $366,075

South Alabama Sun Belt Joey Jones $358,450

Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Todd Berry $288,268

You were saying what again? Not sure any of these guys would walk, but the USA today salary database severely refutes your answer

Blakeney and Fran aren't going anywhere, USA and NMSU could both likely affordto match that $550k, not really sure about Idaho.

If I were UAB, I'd call Cristobal...though he may be already making nearly as much or more as a position coach at Bama.

(01-09-2014 01:27 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:22 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 12:53 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  WOW... any ideas on potential targets? Guessing that it is either a FCS or SunBelt guy at this point.

UAB couldn't afford a Sun Belt Head coach right now...salaries don't match.

Alabama at Birmingham CUSA Garrick McGee $550,000

Troy Sun Belt Larry Blakeney $480,000

Idaho Ind. Paul Petrino $400,011

New Mexico State Ind. Doug Martin $375,000

Texas State Sun Belt Dennis Franchione $366,075

South Alabama Sun Belt Joey Jones $358,450

Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Todd Berry $288,268

You were saying what again? Not sure any of these guys would walk, but the USA today salary database severely refutes your answer

Blakeney and Fran aren't going anywhere, USA and NMSU could both likely affordto match that $550k, not really sure about Idaho.

Idaho could match, or come close. They seem happy with him.

Regardless of the job McGee was doing this will not look good from a national perspective for UAB.

(01-09-2014 01:28 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  If I were UAB, I'd call Cristobal...though he may be already making nearly as much or more as a position coach at Bama.

This was my first thought. Fans will be calling for Houston Nutt and Oregeron though, I'm sure...

The guy that runs the Coaching Search twitter account said to keep an eye on the Jacksonville State coach. He usually has a pretty good idea on candidates.

We all know why UAB struggles like they do. My question is could you football team be more competitive on the FCS level. I have always been surprised Bear Jr. Has never tried to force you guys down. Lord knows he isn't going to allow success at the FBS level.

(01-09-2014 01:25 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:22 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:11 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 12:53 PM)laxtonto Wrote:  WOW... any ideas on potential targets? Guessing that it is either a FCS or SunBelt guy at this point.

UAB couldn't afford a Sun Belt Head coach right now...salaries don't match.

Alabama at Birmingham CUSA Garrick McGee $550,000

Troy Sun Belt Larry Blakeney $480,000

Idaho Ind. Paul Petrino $400,011

New Mexico State Ind. Doug Martin $375,000

Texas State Sun Belt Dennis Franchione $366,075

South Alabama Sun Belt Joey Jones $358,450

Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Todd Berry $288,268

You were saying what again? Not sure any of these guys would walk, but the USA today salary database severely refutes your answer

I believe Jones and Berry are both getting raises...and I mistakenly believed that UAB paid 450.

None of them would leave for UAB though. I'm not even sure John Thompson would take that job right now and he's unemployed.

Trying too hard, we can pay a coach 550,000 + the only coach in the belt I would want is Hudspeth tho and he likes ULL

That sucks for UAB. Choosing to go with BP rather than stay as HC? Writing on the wall or not, that is a major sign of disrespect. Sorry.

UAB can not hire a current FBS coach. Next guy will be a current assistant or FCS guy.

(01-09-2014 01:28 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  If I were UAB, I'd call Cristobal...though he may be already making nearly as much or more as a position coach at Bama.

Would you now? And you think they would just let him come to UAB?

(01-09-2014 01:39 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  UAB can not hire a current FBS coach. Next guy will be a current assistant or FCS guy.

Or high school coach.

(01-09-2014 01:28 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  If I were UAB, I'd call Cristobal...though he may be already making nearly as much or more as a position coach at Bama.

I'd call him as well. But there's a specific problem with that call related to UAB.

If Alabama is happy with him, its real easy to have the UAB board reject the hire. If they want to let him go, then you know that UA really wasn't impressed anyway.

Its pretty obvious by this point that UA's board is trying to stifle UAB's football program.

(01-09-2014 01:44 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:39 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  UAB can not hire a current FBS coach. Next guy will be a current assistant or FCS guy.

Or high school coach.

No. UAB will not hire a high school coach to be head coach.

(01-09-2014 12:55 PM)82blazer Wrote:  Not sure if he was encouraged to leave, but i don't think anyone in the athletics dept is going to lose sleep over the decision

Good riddance. I would've run him off after the infamous "Roll Tide" tweet.

(01-09-2014 01:32 PM)Alumniner2012 Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:28 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  If I were UAB, I'd call Cristobal...though he may be already making nearly as much or more as a position coach at Bama.

This was my first thought. Fans will be calling for Houston Nutt and Oregeron though, I'm sure...

The guy that runs the Coaching Search twitter account said to keep an eye on the Jacksonville State coach. He usually has a pretty good idea on candidates.

He's a good coach. In 2012-3 he was the DC at South Alabama. South's defense was the only good thing about the program that year.

(01-09-2014 01:50 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:44 PM)BamaScorpio69 Wrote:  

(01-09-2014 01:39 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  UAB can not hire a current FBS coach. Next guy will be a current assistant or FCS guy.

Or high school coach.

No. UAB will not hire a high school coach to be head coach.

We'll see.