Cant compare the USF and Clemson jobs anyway

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Re: I saw an article awhile back that said this year is make or

May 9, 2022, 7:11 PM

I think Jeff Scott was and is ready to become a head coach. He stepped into to that role just as Hurricane NIL / Transfer Portal started creating chaos in college football. College football has turned upside down. If Jeff is fired money to buy out his contract could be used to help improve the football program. I applaud Coach Scott for trying to improve the strength of USF’s schedule.

They can fire Jeff but IMO it would be a mistake. To overcome the obstacles at USF will take a few more years and more money funneled into football. When are schools going to learn sometimes you have to give coaches more tools to do their job. For Jeff I think $$$ is just one issue. Fan support, support from the school and energy within the football is needed. Coach Scott cannot do it alone.

For those who do not remember Danny was a pair of orange pants away from losing his job, Ken Hatfield never had a chance, Tommy West lacked experience to run a big time program like Clemson. Some will disagree but Tommy Bowden was not given the financial resources to hire top coordinators and assistant coaches, and projects promised to TB when he accepted the HCing job at Clemson. Finally, it took more financial resources, a HC with Big Dreams, much better Paid assistant coaches, and patience from the Administration and the AD plus 5 to 7 years of hard work by Dabo and his staff. Even Dabo was almost fired.

I am sorry if I step on some toes but I blame Big Money Booster’s as much as I blame ESPN, the NCAA and the player’s who continued to push the “ I am Entitled button “ as well as the spineless state legislators ( some who are also big money booster’s ) who let the player’s gain so much power. I blame HC’s , AD’s and BOT’s for those schools who escalated Coaching salaries above an level that put many schools in financial stress. We as fans also allowed this to happen by continuing to buy overpriced tickets and sports paraphernalia.

The average tuition for college is approximately $25,000 to $50,000 a year. Private schools are even higher. Some of this is due to the cost of running the athletic programs.

The need for Clemson to continually search for more financial resources basically killed a huge Clemson tradition that had been a part of Tiger football for as long as I can remember 50 plus years, was students camping out for tickets. To me at one time a student at Clemson and daughter who graduated for CU, it a tradition students will miss.

I feel Jeff is a very good HC and deserves at least 3 more years. Administration’s and fan’s need to realize it takes time, money and an energetic fan base to build a successful football program. But don’t forget about some of the old traditions. IMO most HC’s deserve I feel approximately 5 to 7 years especially in today’s college football environment.

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without blame either. They're the ones cashing in a couple million dollars a year and demanding huge buyouts and multi-year extensions. They're represented by bigtime agents now, like they're Jack Nicholson negotiating for his next movie. (LOL). Jeff Scott signed a 5-year deal worth $12.5 million in 2019 which has now been extended through 2026. That's 7 years the school is locked into him... win, lose or draw. Suck, do OK, or win big. Talk about being in the catbird seat... he's making about 5 times as much as the average neurosurgeon while going 1-8 and 2-10.

What were his qualifications? Being co-offensive coordinator at CU when we were loaded at every offensive position and winning nat'l titles. Kinda easy to call successful plays with all that talent. Hel1, I'd probably do OK being an Asst Coach at Duke on a team full of 5-star basketball players.

College coaches are making a killing. I think at one point Muschamp was being paid by Florida, SCAR, and Auburn at the same time... to NOT COACH. He could sit on his azzz and do nothing and collect three big fat checks a month. I can't think of another profession in which you are absolutely gawd-awful at every job, get fired at each one, and still collect millions, years after you're gone.

And going back to Danny and all that is irrelevant now. Because the money is so out of whack nowadays. I remember reading somewhere that Charlie Pell took the Clemson job for $40K a year, and him and his wife danced in the den when he got the call. Put that in an inflation calculator, and that's the equivalent of about $200K today. Good money for coaching football, yes... but not stupid crazy money.

And then the coaches blame their failures on the school not throwing more $millions at the program. I don't know, man.....

I saw an article awhile back that said this year is make or

This is a good point.

Well, he keeps saying, "The Best is Yet to Come!" Either he

Re: Well, he keeps saying, "The Best is Yet to Come!" Either he

Re: This is a good point.

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Re: I saw an article awhile back that said this year is make or

Re: I saw an article awhile back that said this year is make or

True, but even I would have thought Jeff would have won

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The fact that Danny was on the verge of losing his job is

I agree with most of that wueagle... but the coaches are not

Too many variables...

schools are pulling fire trigger too early. It took Dabo

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We are pretty close to the USF deal and Jeff Scott is

Re: We are pretty close to the USF deal and Jeff Scott is

You are right, FD - it was more than Strong. But CS

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