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re: Kirby Smart to the Mississippi Bears?
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:47 pm to CoonassBulldog
Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:47 pm to CoonassBulldog
quote:Their staff on the 247 page for Ole Miss is saying that Fedora has an offer and Smart hasnt even been contacted for an interview.
Kirby Smart to the Mississippi Bears?
Also said there was no pressure for him to accept before his team's conference championship game.
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Posted on 11/29/11 at 8:53 pm to chilld28
The players were told today by Archie that they were down to two candidates. Probably Smart and Fedora.
Posted on 11/30/11 at 7:43 am to Henry Jones Jr
Conflicting reports on the Kirby Smart deal. . . . The "news" today that Alabama Defensive Coordinator Kirby Smart's candidacy as the new head football coach at Ole Miss has gone viral in the last four hours or so.
We have several sources at Alabama and otherwise who are close to the Smart situation. To be honest, the reports from those sources we are getting have been conflicting and we don't know which ones to believe, but one has to believe this is a lot of noise for something not to be up.
Smart has been said to be a candidate from the start of this search, but in recent days - until today - it seemed as if his name had cooled somewhat. Now, we have one source saying there's something to the latest talk, that things have heated up with Smart, and he is currently scrambling to put together a staff. "Head To Head" with Richard Cross and Matt Wyatt have reported that Archie Manning and Mike Glenn are in Tuscaloosa tonight to interview Smart and they felt he would be offered the job. Meanwhile, today, Alabama Coach Nick Saban, while saying he would support Kirby in his quest for a head coaching job, indicated nobody has asked him to talk to Kirby. (Perhaps contact was made after Saban's comments.)
Another source we have who is close to Kirby said as late as 5 p.m. central that Kirby "has not indicated he was looking in Ole Miss' direction." Smart has been linked to other head coaching opportunities as well.
We sent a text to Archie Manning asking if he was in Tuscaloosa tonight knowing what the answer would be. "I can't comment on that," he responded. Not a confirmation, but not a denial either.
Bottom line? We believe, as we have all along, that Kirby Smart is a legitimate candidate. Where there is this much smoke, there is usually fire. We'll stay on it and see if we can get anything we fully trust, but right now, too many conflicts from sources for us to make a bold statement on Smart.
P.S. - A lot of people have been asking for us to guess on a timeline. We've tried to avoid that as much as possible, but we are getting enough trusted feedback now that our "best guess" is within a week to 10 days from today, and maybe sooner.
Once a coach is in place, we do not anticipate any dragging of the feet, so to speak, to name an athletic director, even though our list of names for that position has grown a bit stagnant, i.e., not much movement from our original list.
P.S.S. - I also text Manning this morning and said: "If I ever want a secret kept, I will tell it to you and Mike Glenn." His response: "Good choice."
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We have several sources at Alabama and otherwise who are close to the Smart situation. To be honest, the reports from those sources we are getting have been conflicting and we don't know which ones to believe, but one has to believe this is a lot of noise for something not to be up.
Smart has been said to be a candidate from the start of this search, but in recent days - until today - it seemed as if his name had cooled somewhat. Now, we have one source saying there's something to the latest talk, that things have heated up with Smart, and he is currently scrambling to put together a staff. "Head To Head" with Richard Cross and Matt Wyatt have reported that Archie Manning and Mike Glenn are in Tuscaloosa tonight to interview Smart and they felt he would be offered the job. Meanwhile, today, Alabama Coach Nick Saban, while saying he would support Kirby in his quest for a head coaching job, indicated nobody has asked him to talk to Kirby. (Perhaps contact was made after Saban's comments.)
Another source we have who is close to Kirby said as late as 5 p.m. central that Kirby "has not indicated he was looking in Ole Miss' direction." Smart has been linked to other head coaching opportunities as well.
We sent a text to Archie Manning asking if he was in Tuscaloosa tonight knowing what the answer would be. "I can't comment on that," he responded. Not a confirmation, but not a denial either.
Bottom line? We believe, as we have all along, that Kirby Smart is a legitimate candidate. Where there is this much smoke, there is usually fire. We'll stay on it and see if we can get anything we fully trust, but right now, too many conflicts from sources for us to make a bold statement on Smart.
P.S. - A lot of people have been asking for us to guess on a timeline. We've tried to avoid that as much as possible, but we are getting enough trusted feedback now that our "best guess" is within a week to 10 days from today, and maybe sooner.
Once a coach is in place, we do not anticipate any dragging of the feet, so to speak, to name an athletic director, even though our list of names for that position has grown a bit stagnant, i.e., not much movement from our original list.
P.S.S. - I also text Manning this morning and said: "If I ever want a secret kept, I will tell it to you and Mike Glenn." His response: "Good choice."
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Posted on 11/30/11 at 7:54 am to No Colors
That's odd. Rick Cleveland talked to Archie last night and he was at his home in New Orleans.
Posted on 11/30/11 at 8:03 am to Diamondawg
Or so he says...
Posted on 11/30/11 at 8:07 am to hehatedrew
quote:"He" Rick or "he" Archie? Rick would not screw up as valuable a source as Archie and if Archie was actually in Tuscaloosa, he would not have answered his phone.
Or so he says..
Posted on 11/30/11 at 8:10 am to Diamondawg
I honestly have no clue nor do I care 
I fully expect us to screw this up. WAOM...
I fully expect us to screw this up. WAOM...
Posted on 11/30/11 at 8:22 am to Diamondawg
quote:
"He" Rick or "he" Archie? Rick would not screw up as valuable a source as Archie and if Archie was actually in Tuscaloosa, he would not have answered his phone.
Airplanes, dawg.
They make it possible for a human being to be in several places hundreds of miles away from eachother in the same day.
I fully believe Archie was in Oxford yesterday afternoon and in New Orleans that evening. shite, he could have been in Tuscaloosa that morning as well.
Posted on 11/30/11 at 8:36 am to DCRebel
quote:I guess this is the part you missed:
I fully believe Archie was in Oxford yesterday afternoon and in New Orleans that evening. shite, he could have been in Tuscaloosa that morning as well.
quote:
Head To Head" with Richard Cross and Matt Wyatt have reported that Archie Manning and Mike Glenn are in Tuscaloosa tonight to interview Smart and they felt he would be offered the job.
And yes - I have heard of planes
Posted on 11/30/11 at 8:57 am to Diamondawg
Them thar flyin whirligig thangs? shoooooot.
But seriously, take Fedora.
But seriously, take Fedora.
Posted on 11/30/11 at 9:49 am to LegacyAggie
They probably didn't have a meeting with Smart yesterday but there is way too much smoke for there to be no contact with Smart. It may be as little as putting out feelers to Smarts' "people" but there has had to be some contact.
I think after the CUSA championship game. Fedora's time table to accept/decline the offer will be up and the window to actually interview Smart with Saban's permission will open up as well. This week is just going to have rampant rumors because it is all waiting until this weekend.
I think after the CUSA championship game. Fedora's time table to accept/decline the offer will be up and the window to actually interview Smart with Saban's permission will open up as well. This week is just going to have rampant rumors because it is all waiting until this weekend.
Posted on 11/30/11 at 9:53 am to HottyToddy7
quote:
rampant rumors
Why doesn't any of our administration blame in on "rivals"?
Posted on 11/30/11 at 11:39 am to hehatedrew
Smart is not intertested in Ole Miss job.(shocker) If the Tx am job was offered he would prolly take it.
Posted on 11/30/11 at 11:43 am to hidolladawgs
quote:
Smart is not intertested in Ole Miss job.
Does this come from the same source that Dan turned down Miami and Florida to stay in Starkville? Because you are way out of the loop.
This post was edited on 11/30/11 at 11:46 am
Posted on 11/30/11 at 11:44 am to hidolladawgs
Reports are influential people are seeking him out, none the least of which Gene Stallings.
Posted on 11/30/11 at 11:48 am to HottyToddy7
I couldnt be more in the loop.With any news from ex UGA players from 1992-1997
Posted on 11/30/11 at 11:50 am to hidolladawgs
quote:
I couldnt be more in the loop.With any news from ex UGA players from 1992-1997
Well I know a guy who fishes with Mal Moore and who's son is Eli's assistant. So I think I'm more in the loop than you.
Posted on 11/30/11 at 11:59 am to HottyToddy7
Do either one of those guys talk to Kirby?
Posted on 11/30/11 at 12:01 pm to hidolladawgs
Every day...
Posted on 11/30/11 at 12:01 pm to hidolladawgs
oh yea, my niece leads Mary Beth Smart's yoga class.
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