Dykes Staying!

[champion110]

Champ UofH can pay him well over $1mil per year. Even if they stayed in CUSA it is a step up! TECH is one of the BEST schools in the Country to spring board a coach to a better job! We are what we are and I like it!

Yes, but he can get a much BIGGER step up if he waits a year.

[champion110]

Luckily thanks to building multiple new on campus housing facilities there has been a drastic increase in student attendance for football games. The fans are there now, every game sold out past 2+ years. These new dedicated students are turning into season ticket holders after graduating. The main thing that U of H needs is to get the new stadium started. Hard to be a big time player in college football when your stadium only holds 32,000.

I have always thought Houston had potential, but you have to fight the big monster in Austin to overcome being thought of a second class. I have a feeling, Houston will continue to build up. Also, I think they stay in the Big East for 2 years and get invited to the B12. That is when you might see massive growth in support.

[El Oso]

I think Sumlin was going to get $2.5 mil to stay at UH, right?

That is what A&M is paying him.

[T_Won]

Dykes recently interviewed with U of H and is among Chad Morris and Tony Levine as one of the top 3 candidates for the job. What are people around the La Tech program hearing about this? Is Dykes a guy that wants to be at La Tech long term or one that wants to climb the coaching ladder?

12 JUCO recruits last year and 2 out of 7 commits this year are JUCO. Looks like he wants out ASAP, because that's no way to build a program.

[hookdown]

That is what A&M is paying him.

OK. Just heard that UH was willing to pay more than A&M was and that it was in excess of $2 million.

[kdaniel72]

One in the Hand is better than two in the bush!

[DogtorEvil]

one in the hand is better than two in the bush!

tnwss

[Hermandawg]

If Dykes is in Houston interviewing for jobs today instead of preparing the team and gameplan for Wednesday..........maybe he is not the right person to lead our team anyway.

[LookingForResults]

I personally think that UH wants, and can afford, a higher-profile coach for their send-off to the BE. However, I don't know if they can attract one.

[kdaniel72]

tnwss???? Thats not what she said?

[DogtorEvil]

tnwss???? Thats not what she said?

yes

[SeekerHound]

I'm sorry but it is obvious he will leave after next year. My enthusiasm for our teams chances has completly left my mind. He will stay next year so he'll look like a good coach and then take a much bigger step up than Houston. Houston is a step up as far as his pay the conference prestige, but as far as team goes tech is better in my humble opinion. Either way I don't see it happening though it concerns me that he is taking interviews when he should be preparing for the game. Shows how good of a coach he is. I almost hope TCU slaughters us and we have a bad year just so he can't do anything next year. Just almost though.

[parisdog]

Dykes is gone.

[hookdown]

I almost hope TCU slaughters us and we have a bad year just so he can't do anything next year. Just almost though.

NEVER!!!!!!


Even if he leaves next year, we will be in a great situation for another good coach to come in and take over. Face it, this is our destiny for the time being. Hopefully, we can elevate Tech above this level some day in the future. But that day is not now. The goal is to get where Boise is so that even with great years, the Tech HC job is good enough that someone will stick around and not take the next train out of Ruston.

[techfan01]

Dykes is gone.

link?