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Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:45 pm to obdobd918
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If he gets LSU job, he would leave for either one of these jobs.
I'm perfectly fine with hiring a coach that is so successful, that OSU and ND would try to lure the away. That's called a good hire.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:46 pm to Jwho77
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Hiring away Notre Dame's coach.
Never thought about it, but Brian Kelly is a really good coach who has nearly won NC's with good, not great, defensive talent.
I don't know if he'd take the LSU job, but I know for sure he'd win a NC within 5 years if he did.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:47 pm to mjthe
As I recall Fickell turned down MSU, which would have been a large pay bump, due to not wanting to move.
If he won't go to Michigan I'd be surprised if he would be interested in LA.
Of course coaches say one thing then do another all the time...
If he won't go to Michigan I'd be surprised if he would be interested in LA.
Of course coaches say one thing then do another all the time...
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:52 pm to BuckyCheese
I would prefer Fickell at LSU than at Penn State or Notre Dame.
Don't want OSU having to recruit against Fickell in the midwest.
He can't pull any Buckeye prospects to UC, but might be able to at Notre Dame or Penn State.
Don't want OSU having to recruit against Fickell in the midwest.
He can't pull any Buckeye prospects to UC, but might be able to at Notre Dame or Penn State.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:52 pm to jrodLSUke
quote:looks like he has a boy that is a freshman at Cincinnati...also has two sets of twin boys:
I thought Fickell had one in HS and one at Cincy. I'll google and report back.
quote:
Fickell’s two sets of twin boys, ages 13 and 7
He also has a girl in high school.
This post was edited on 10/18/21 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:54 pm to BuckyCheese
The only question with Fickell is if he would leave Ohio to compete for national championships. That's really all it boils down to. If Fickell is more motivated to keep his family in Ohio, than winning Championships, then LSU doesn't have a shot. I think he would consider the move, and the wife is going to be open to Fickell following his dreams.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 10:55 pm to Chicken
If Kelly leaves ND for LSU (Which I doubt), Fickell would be named Notre Dame coach 2 minutes later.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 11:01 pm to Chicken
It would be tough to relocate your family at those ages. For any job. Especially if you liked living in Ohio.
Let's face it. Baton Rouge is a hard sell. I think you live in Houston, and so do I, and the quality of life is just better.
Let's face it. Baton Rouge is a hard sell. I think you live in Houston, and so do I, and the quality of life is just better.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 11:02 pm to Chicken
Pretty sure any coach who makes a trip to BR realizes BR is not a good fit for him or their family but money talks.
This post was edited on 10/18/21 at 11:03 pm
Posted on 10/18/21 at 11:35 pm to Chicken
Fickell is in my top two.
I think there’s a connection with him and the Burrow family that many people are missing.
Franklin would be disappointing to me.
If it’s not Fickell or Peterson
I hope it’s not somebody on the list and Woodward hits a surprise homerun
I think there’s a connection with him and the Burrow family that many people are missing.
Franklin would be disappointing to me.
If it’s not Fickell or Peterson
I hope it’s not somebody on the list and Woodward hits a surprise homerun
This post was edited on 10/18/21 at 11:38 pm
Posted on 10/18/21 at 11:47 pm to jrodLSUke
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I think you live in Houston, and so do I, and the quality of life is just better.
So you like highways and generic strip malls
Posted on 10/18/21 at 11:50 pm to Rohan Gravy
I like good public schools, job opportunities, no income tax, and investment in infrastructure.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 11:58 pm to jrodLSUke
Are there any top tier Catholic schools in Baton Rouge?
Fickell is devout Catholic with 5 kids in school and Cincinnati has some excellent Catholic schools (Moeller, Elder, St. X, Lasalle).
Fickell is devout Catholic with 5 kids in school and Cincinnati has some excellent Catholic schools (Moeller, Elder, St. X, Lasalle).
Posted on 10/19/21 at 12:00 am to Chicken
quote:I say yes. Pre-pandemic UCATS (their booster org) brought in about $66 million (TAF is usually around 95 mmUSD). Most schools can... it is a matter of will power and want. They have had big aspirations since 2017. They are now realizing them. They aren't going to want to let it end here. We would have to outbid them and will have to make it too painful for them so that they give up and say for X million we can find equal or better.
Can they afford $6 million per year? He is currently paid $3.4 million.
UCATS 2018 IRS Return
quote:Wives and kids rarely see ANY change of scenery as a good thing. There's no place like home. This is different, he's never coached or lived anywhere but the state of Ohio. Cincinnati is a better town than Columbus (now a days anyway); it has always been nice and is quite beautiful. At least it isn't in the uber-depressed eastern side of the state (where Burrow is from). Geography does not work in our favor, in the general sense and in the context of uprooting a family.
Do you think he or his wife see Baton Rouge or Los Angeles as bad fits for them and their six children?
Being a Midwest couple (his wife also went to Ohio State), do you think he might just sit tight at Cincinnati and wait for either the Ohio State or Notre Dame jobs to open?
This post was edited on 10/19/21 at 12:02 am
Posted on 10/19/21 at 12:01 am to oracle of joemaha
Absolutely: St. Joseph’s Academy (girl’s high school) & Catholic High (boys high school).
South Louisiana has lots of Catholics.
South Louisiana has lots of Catholics.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 12:03 am to Chicken
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Do you think he or his wife see Baton Rouge… as bad fits for them and their six children?
Don’t most people? I don’t think the hamsters (or gerbils) power TD in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 12:23 am to jrodLSUke
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I like good public schools, job opportunities, no income tax, and investment in infrastructure.
I like private schools
Would never send my children to a public school no matter how good you think they are.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 12:25 am to Tigress95
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Absolutely: St. Joseph’s Academy (girl’s high school) & Catholic High (boys high school).
South Louisiana has lots of Catholics.
Yes
Posted on 10/19/21 at 4:16 am to Chicken
If a company offered you double pay and better benefits, plus bonuses and side deals to move half way across the country, would you do it? My wife and kids don't want to move from here but they would get used to it for that kind of future.
Fickell would be stupid to wait around for a top job to come open just because it's local. If you want to be a legend you go to a top 5 program if they offer no matter where they are located. He's losing $3 to 4 million every year he stays at Cincinnati and he could be waiting 5 yrs or longer.
One scenario I see though is Franklin going to USC and Fickell going to Penn St.
Fickell would be stupid to wait around for a top job to come open just because it's local. If you want to be a legend you go to a top 5 program if they offer no matter where they are located. He's losing $3 to 4 million every year he stays at Cincinnati and he could be waiting 5 yrs or longer.
One scenario I see though is Franklin going to USC and Fickell going to Penn St.
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