Holtz Still in the Running for KU job?????

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Originally Posted by PawDawg

Skip never really in the running. The good news is our former A.D. is gone and would have given him a 10 year extension by now.

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I agree. Why would ANYONE hire a coach who finished last year 5-5?

That said, Skip has been around a long time. He knows a lot of other coaches and administrators. Don't think for one minute that he doesn't know somebody at Kansas, and he probably asked them to mention his name as a contender for the KU job, even though he really wasn't one. Skip knows it helps his marketability and sends a positive message to LA Tech fans to see his name mentioned for a P5 job.

For all of you that still had fears that Skip would be hired away from Ruston, I think you can go ahead and put those fears to rest. He got turned down by the worst P5 school in the nation. I think it’s safe to say that he’s ours for better or worse.

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

I agree. Why would ANYONE hire a coach who finished last year 5-5?

That said, Skip has been around a long time. He knows a lot of other coaches and administrators. Don't think for one minute that he doesn't know somebody at Kansas, and he probably asked them to mention his name as a contender for the KU job, even though he really wasn't one. Skip knows it helps his marketability and sends a positive message to LA Tech fans to see his name mentioned for a P5 job.

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Tennessee not withstanding

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Originally Posted by johnnylightnin

Tennessee not withstanding

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.....and we saw how well THAT worked out.....:laugh:

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

.....and we saw how well THAT worked out.....:laugh:

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You would think “big” schools would learn. Moderate success at Tech doesn’t translate to great success at a “big” school just because they have more money to throw at a program. Moderate success here should be an indicator to others that they don’t want our coaches because a 5th grader could coach to a winning record against our competition.

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

.....and we saw how well THAT worked out.....:laugh:

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Yep...of course, UT was a big mess before Dooley. Dooley did have something Holtz doesn’t....a short record.

If Skip is ever going to get hired, he needs to win some championships and have a regular (every other year or so) spot in the top 25.

Even though we hear our local talking heads state time and time again that at schools like Tech conference championships don't matter, it's just qualifying for bowls and winning bowls that matter -

I don't buy into that -

I firmly believe that HCSH's failure to win conference championships with rosters that have produced the most NFL draft picks in CUSA during his tenure here has kept him from getting a "real offer" to move on

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Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden

Even though we hear our local talking heads state time and time again that at schools like Tech conference championships don't matter, it's just qualifying for bowls and winning bowls that matter -

I don't buy into that -

I firmly believe that HCSH's failure to win conference championships with rosters that have produced the most NFL draft picks in CUSA during his tenure here has kept him from getting a "real offer" to move on

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I think Tech and Ohio are the two G5 programs currently stuck in "always a bridesmaid" mode. Consistently "good-ish" probably isn't getting you a plum P5 job. I think it could get you there if the P5 school was coming through some turmoil and was just craving any sort of steady hand (to level things out and take the lumps and probably set the stage for the next "big name" hire). Like, the geography didn't match up but a year ago you could have seen Holtz or Solich as a good fit for the Arizona job. Or Louisville. So that kind of opening is where we could lose him even without the break-through, conference title (at least) type year.

You might have thought Kansas would fall in that category. They weren't going to win for years no matter who they hired. Thus the interest.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

I think Tech and Ohio are the two G5 programs currently stuck in "always a bridesmaid" mode. Consistently "good-ish" probably isn't getting you a plum P5 job. I think it could get you there if the P5 school was coming through some turmoil and was just craving any sort of steady hand (to level things out and take the lumps and probably set the stage for the next "big name" hire). Like, the geography didn't match up but a year ago you could have seen Holtz or Solich as a good fit for the Arizona job. Or Louisville. So that kind of opening is where we could lose him even without the break-through, conference title (at least) type year.

You might have thought Kansas would fall in that category. They weren't going to win for years no matter who they hired. Thus the interest.

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At least Solich beat​ Kansas (2016 and 2017)

IMHO time to put this one to bed :argue:.

Meanwhile, Southwestern is #16 in one preseason poll. Where is Tech?

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Originally Posted by glm47

Meanwhile, Southwestern is #16 in one preseason poll. Where is Tech?

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RUSTON, LINCOLN PARISH, LOUISIANA:laugh:

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Originally Posted by glm47

Meanwhile, Southwestern is #16 in one preseason poll. Where is Tech?

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Originally Posted by BullPupN'46

RUSTON, LINCOLN PARISH, LOUISIANA:laugh:

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Now, now...some will find your sarcasm inappropriate.

Not me! I love it :laugh:

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Originally Posted by glm47

Meanwhile, Southwestern is #16 in one preseason poll. Where is Tech?

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We are competing!!

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Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden

Even though we hear our local talking heads state time and time again that at schools like Tech conference championships don't matter, it's just qualifying for bowls and winning bowls that matter -

I don't buy into that -

I firmly believe that HCSH's failure to win conference championships with rosters that have produced the most NFL draft picks in CUSA during his tenure here has kept him from getting a "real offer" to move on

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They're detrimental to our program. And unfortunately, are also the ones with the money and power.