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Butch Jones Decision Day Thread
- Thread starter ReedMarks
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peace out, Butch?
CVilleBuff
Well-Known Member
:lol: Bohn has got it ****ing made with this fan base in terms of expectation/forgiveness. Holy ****
Gold
Well-Known Member
A UC fan just posted this on twitter:
Brandon Jason Sosna @bjsosna
Colorado fans embracing the horror, conceding Jones to UC:http://www.allbuffs.com/showthread.php/83507-Butch-Jones-Decision-Day-Thread/page25
Careful Brandon, the mush gods are awake now, and are turning their attention to you and UC.
Brandon Jason Sosna @bjsosna
Colorado fans embracing the horror, conceding Jones to UC:http://www.allbuffs.com/showthread.php/83507-Butch-Jones-Decision-Day-Thread/page25
Careful Brandon, the mush gods are awake now, and are turning their attention to you and UC.
I'm somewhat hopeful that Plan B will go down like it did with Purdue today (Not sure it is really plan B, or more like Plan D, but whatever).
What would you have done differently? As I said, I think he could have done his homework a little better and made damn sure that any offer he extended would be accepted. Other than that, I can't really fault him. He made every effort, so far as I can tell.
SCB
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So if you were the AD you would put a gun in BJ's mouth and tell him either his brains or signature will be on the contract. He made a strong offer, charmed the guy from what I hear, had his wife charm BJ's wife, but the guy just didn't sign. How would you have handled it differently?
SCB
Well-Known Member
Yup.
SCB
Well-Known Member
That is our major problem.
Sitting here in a class. That comment almost got in trouble for breaking out laughing.
fatbuff
Member
This is all due to a self-imposed management **** up of epic proportions. I've never seen anything like it. Instead of biting the bullet with Hawkins, and firing him in year three, they allowed him to stay. The decision was a purely financial one and they misjudged the damage that would occur. To further compound the mistake, they decided to double down and hire the cheapest coach that they thought they could get away with. Now the bill has come due, and its going to take all we have in the bank and more to make up for the last three years of ineptitude. Benson and DiSteffano should have to pay for this hire out of their own pockets. I'm not sure we can overcome the incompetence of their leadership with this historically strong program. We are now depending on luck more than anything to find the next successful head coach at the University of Colorado. We are going to be throwing money at the unknown.
somebody
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Do we really want a guy we know without a doubt will accept? Doesn't that mean he's less attractive to other schools? I still think the best thing that has come out of this is the promise of facilities. No matter BJ's decision, we'll find a decent coach for the money we're floating, and we all know what a crapshoot the selection process is anyway. BJ may have turned out not be a good fit here for one reason or another.
Kind of a silly comment, actually. How many former Penn State head coaches are employed in that profession? How many former Texas head football coaches are employed in that profession? Cal? Washington? Florida State? Alabama? Seriously, that's a nutty comment.
No way they settle for less, hell, might even try to up the offer.
Gold
Well-Known Member
Quick look at the scorecard:
Pac 12 vs Big East
Boulder vs. Cincy
Facilities upgrade vs. facilities fading
Ton of money vs. let me check the couch cushion
CU vs. UC
Ability to be a hero with even a mediocre record vs. complaining that 9 wins isn't that great
That's 6-0 Colorado. Only thing holding him back would be assistants who don't want to leave, family that doesn't want to leave, or other drama that no one knows about.
Pac 12 vs Big East
Boulder vs. Cincy
Facilities upgrade vs. facilities fading
Ton of money vs. let me check the couch cushion
CU vs. UC
Ability to be a hero with even a mediocre record vs. complaining that 9 wins isn't that great
That's 6-0 Colorado. Only thing holding him back would be assistants who don't want to leave, family that doesn't want to leave, or other drama that no one knows about.
It was meant to be silly. That's why I added the 'LOL' and began the second portion of the post with, "On a serious note..." I'm just trying to 'laugh' off the tension and anxiety.
Cinci is a better team than CU. That is an indisputable fact. He may not want to deal with the rebuilding project.
Cinci is *apparently* making a serious effort at upping his salary, so money isn't an issue.
Moving is a pain in the ass.
Changing jobs is a pain in the ass.
It's easier to win 9 games at Cinci than it is to win 6 games at CU.
The media attention won't be nearly as glaring there as it would be here.
I am sure I could come up with more, but there are just as many reasons to stay as there are to go. I don't necessarily blame the guy for staying, I just wish we would have had a better idea of what his plans were prior to flying him out here, showing him around, making the offer, etc. He's wasted our time.
