(01-24-2016 04:42 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  Monken just hosted recruits at his home last night. If karma matters, he is in for a rough life from here on out. Just like Fedora, couldn't wait to get the hell out of Hattiesburg.

That's a violation of NCAA rules isn't it? Is that not what got Bruce Pearl (and then he lied about it)?

Let it go man

Dantzler already reaffirmed his commitment and said we'd still be okay on Twitter.

It's not that I blame him. We all knew this was a stepping stone for him. I just didn't think he'd do it this year. And especially not this close to signing day. Brutal.

And to usmbacker, HECK NO ON BOWER. I actually want real offense. He's a great man and I won't say anything bad about him as a person, but even recruits said he quit trying for any that were considered "high profile". And when told to switch coordinators or be let go, he chose to be fired.

dude, stop it. we feel bad enough already without beating that dead horse some more.

Dang that sucks. I loved the direction he was taking y'all in. Hope you can keep that momentum going.

offensive coordinator in the NFL is an awfully good gig.

WOW! That is totally classless.

Glad we did not hire him.

dude....you fellers and your karma bs....

good luck Todd and Thank YOU!

I don't blame you regardless if I almost never saw this coming...

we can't compete on a cost basis....and Tampa beats the living shite out of the 'burg....

this is what southern miss is and will always be.....

Dude. Bower was three coaches ago. USM's mistake was not Bower. It was Johnson. They sure as hell didn't deserve any more karma than that.

Get Ok State on the phone....

Congratulations to Jeff Bower on his appointment to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee
Posted: Jan 21, 2016 6:42 PM EST
Updated: Jan 21, 2016 6:42 PM EST
By AJ Giardina



BILOXI, MS (WLOX) -No one is more one is more deserving to receive the honor of becoming a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee than Jeff Bower.

For 29 years he helped guide the Southern Miss football program to a winning reputation. Bower, a Roswell, Georgia native who starred at Roswell High School, originally played at the University of Georgia in 1971, then signed a football scholarship with Southern Miss and played quarterback. He later became an assistant coach under Bobby Collins at Southern Miss.

When Collins left Southern Miss to become head coach at Southern Methodist University, Collins brought Bower to Fort Worth and Jeff was named SMU assistant coach. He coached the quarterbacks at SMU from 1982-86.

Bower spent one season at Wake Forest in 1987 and was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State in 1989 before accepting the head coaching job at Southern Miss in 1990.

Bower had the Golden Eagles flying high with 14 consecutive winning seasons, four Conference USA championships, and six bowl victories. Bower accomplished his success with many of his players who were overlooked by big-time programs in the SEC. He noticed their potential and Bower got results.

He was selected C-USA Coach Coach of the Year three times. In 2004, Bower was named conference "Coach of the Decade."

Bower became the first of three former Oklahoma State offensive coordinators to be named Southern Miss head coach. Larry Fedora and Golden Eagles head coach Todd Monken all served in that capacity for the Cowboys.

Bower was inducted into the Southern Miss Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. In 2003, he was named Johnny Vaught All-American Head Coach by the All-American Football Foundation.

Bower along with three other new members, Lloyd Carr, Herb Deromedi and Rob Mullens willl begin a three-year term in the spring. As a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, Bower and all the committee members wil be responsible for selecting the top four teams in the playoff and assigning them to semifinal games as well as placing the next group of teams in the remaining New Year's bowl games.

The Committee meets in-person beginning midway through the football season and name the weekly top 25 teams leading up to the final selections.

Bower, Carr, Deromedi and Mullens replace Mike Gould, Pat Haden, Tom Osborne and Mike Tranghese, charter members of the committee whose terms expired after the 2015-16 season.

(01-24-2016 04:56 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  Dantzler already reaffirmed his commitment and said we'd still be okay on Twitter.

It's not that I blame him. We all knew this was a stepping stone for him. I just didn't think he'd do it this year. And especially not this close to signing day. Brutal.

And to usmbacker, HECK NO ON BOWER. I actually want real offense. He's a great man and I won't say anything bad about him as a person, but even recruits said he quit trying for any that were considered "high profile". And when told to switch coordinators or be let go, he chose to be fired.

and

well phrased.....

this is business.....this ain't some stupid little hs cush cush push I inherited land and car dealer stupid shite making decision times.....never should have been in the first place....

this town is learning another lesson based on past decisions....

(01-24-2016 05:06 PM)SouthGAEagle Wrote:  Get Ok State on the phone....

No ****. Don't even think about it. Just make the call.

(01-24-2016 05:06 PM)SouthGAEagle Wrote:  Get Ok State on the phone....

we've already been scooped....he's taken....

maybe it won't go straight to hell again. martha isn't around to hire the second coming of pappy buttermilk. this will be a big test for mcgillis.

(01-24-2016 05:00 PM)Smaug Wrote:  Dude. Bower was three coaches ago. USM's mistake was not Bower. It was Johnson. They sure as hell didn't deserve any more karma than that.

no doubt....it's like biatching about losing bobby collins...

anyone is replaceable....it's finding the right feller that becomes the task at hand.....

(01-24-2016 05:06 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  When Collins left Southern Miss to become head coach at Southern Methodist University, Collins brought Bower to Fort Worth and Jeff was named SMU assistant coach. He coached the quarterbacks at SMU from 1982-86.

Holy cow. Bower was on that staff that killed SMU? I did not know that.

I'm shocked. it's amazing what 13-25 and a signature win over la tech gets you.

(01-24-2016 05:10 PM)EagleX Wrote:  maybe it won't go straight to hell again. martha isn't around to hire the second coming of pappy buttermilk. this will be a big test for mcgillis.

that is correct....that is their job....

the school hasn't changed....the players are still players....

their job is not an easy one....now we find out how good they are...

I understand that there are a lot of upset people right now, but you can't blame the guy for taking a possibly once in a lifetime foot in the door type opening into the NFL, where he most assuredly will make much more money while giving a nice little boost to his resume in case he doesn't like it and decides to come back to D1 college ball...it's really a no brainer...just happened at an inconvenient time for USM. I'm sure if he could, he'd make it where he could accept the job a month or two ago to not leave USM screwed like they may/may not be.