PantherCity

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Does the board think he's played his way into being a late round selection?

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Yes.

He doesn't have a the typical prototype build, and that will undoubtedly hurt is selection -- despite his intangibles.

He'll go. Sure. Someone will take a chance on him.

I still don't like Dykes and am a Patterson fan. I don't care how many games he wins.

D. Kiffin averages 7-8 wins and eventually leaves for a bigger job in 4-6 years.

Or... 7-8 wins, caps with a big bowl, then jets before a scandal hits. So, all of the above.

Chicago firm bought it and it sucks now.

Keep flexing.

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The irony of this statement when you solely have Texas to thank for no longer being in the Mountain West Conference

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Actually, we all know the legal ramifications that were involved. If by "Texas" you mean the state legislature, and in response to Ann Richards using her political clout to include one team over its rival. AKA the "Not without my Baylor" declaration that ensured one team gained admittance over another -- then yeah.

As TCU wandered in the wilderness, that was beginning to take shape, due to the monies involved. And you know how the state legislature loves to insert themselves in any arena dealing with potential money, as they believe it gathers them easy votes.

Right.

See, A&M left the Big XII to get away from UT, and because they legitimately believed they could compete. Hence the upgrades and coaching salary.

They're there to win. As foolish as a lot of other SEC programs thought/think that is, at least that takes stones. Instead of showing up for an L and a paycheck, which we all know the other SEC teams will be more than happy to oblige you.

Here's the reality...

TCU is a little scrappy school. An overachiever. Odds stacked against them. We know this.

Meanwhile, UT is about to get spit roasted as they take it from both ends, while another takes your lunch money and another bangs your sister.

That's your reality.

Which is why despite all odds, TCU will probably find itself in the Top 4 again long before you ever whiff it. Because at least we are cognizant of just how good the SEC is. I bet TCU is in the Top 4 selection before you even win a division title.

Your perceived Blue Blood status doesn't mean diddly shite to the actual SEC Blue Bloods. You're just another punching bag with a fat wallet.

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We SEC now.

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Better to learn this now...


You will never be SEC. Never.

You will always be some also ran that the conference added later. You will never be SEC and the blue bloods will never accept you.

Ever.

Because Texas isn't the South and you're just some SWC leftover. All you ever will be.

So...

Boredom?

TCU has had just as many undefeated regular seasons as UT since 2000. And they don't wreck conferences or expect preferential treatment.

Fort Worth is also not a bastion for liberal lunacy and a tent city shithole.

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The irony of Kiffin making racists claims while coaching at Ole Miss.

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Eh... that logic can be applied to any Southern institution. National Guard went to Arkansas, as well.

Bill Snyder did that. He was a transfer guy. He coupled that with a cakewalk out of conference schedule.

It worked to a degree. Although, all those padded records would bite him in the arse usually, come the end of the season as far as bowl selections.

Tend to think he uses the portal because he can't front load the necessary talent. So, it's about sifting through the player base and finding what he can. That can work if the team can gel quickly. If not, it can be disastrous. But the portal has changed college football for the foreseeable future.

And it really helps teams that can use it effectively, and hurts those that think signing a great class is the end of it. Look at all the A&M guys in the portal.

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He literally invented a whole style of offense. Modern football is nothing like it is today without him. Absolute legend.

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This.

A few things that are important about Leach to me.

1. The invention of the Air Raid. It pretty much changed football in ways that are still apparent today.

2. He consistently did more with less than almost any other coach in recent memory.

3. Who he was. The only coach that I can think of that was sort of like was Hank Stram. Leach was a voracious reader and delved into all kinds of things that interested him. He had formulated opinions on just about everything, and they were almost always fascinating.

4. He was a true original. There will never be another coach like him.

One of my best buddies is an MSU grad. Hilarious dude.

We have a number of MSU and Ole Miss folks in the Metroplex. What's different about Leach is that he sort of transcended the SEC complex.

Always felt he was an outsider. And in a good way, because Leach was an outsider wherever he went. The fact he didn't drop that and was still his own man, despite all the SEC pressures, only reflects on his character.

I like people with an individualistic mentality. I don't like the herd mentality and mob rule, and Leach represented everything counter to that.

He was a special coach. A special guy.

"You know, a pine cone war breaks out, you don't really have any choice but to engage in it. There's no neutral countries in pine cone wars."

"Sasquatch says if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will."

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Assuming Kiffin was first choice and that Auburn saw him as a better candidate than Freeze, we should have given it.

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I like your take on the whole thing.

The undercurrent of all this is that Auburn tried to hire away a fellow conference member's coach and the coach turned them down.

The optics of that aren't exactly great. If it had been UGA or Bama, you have to admit that the coach would likely take the position due to prestige.

It sends a message that Auburn isn't on par with those other schools (right now, anyway). Now, that might be a tough thing to admit to some Auburn folks, but some do understand that's the current situation. If Auburn had ponied up the money, it would've said -- we can get the coaches we want -- because we're Auburn and this is a destination job.

I think Auburn sold themselves short here. It wasn't a splash hire and they didn't go "big game" hunting. They hired a coach from Liberty with baggage. Hiring Lane would've been a bigger deal.

Of course, people will have their opinions about who is the better fit. But the optics of the whole thing aren't exactly great, irrespective of who's the best coach for Auburn.

Personally wanted to see y'all go after Dabo and really send a message that Auburn can get big time coaches. And what actually happened is that Ole Miss raised more money than they thought possible, which isn't good for anyone else but Ole Miss.

In a weird way, it actually strengthened Ole Miss and made Auburn appear weaker (than I believe it is). The handling of the hire was a complete misfire. It didn't live up to the hype, and it didn't send a message that Auburn is on par with the schools it believes it's on par with.

If money was "no object," as everyone said, it should've been no object.