2020-21 CFB Coaching Carousel

[Neutral Corner]

I found the Auburn press release where they called Clark a liar to be extraordinary. Especially since Auburn is not denying that Napier and the school ahd serious discussions about the job.

That was a pretty common view. He really must have hacked off some of the big boys down there. There is no doubt that he had a second zoom interview. He was seen around the football offices wearing a far dressier suit than he ever wears there, and was still wearing it afterward for a while then ditched it for regular coach gear. I can understand their making a point of saying that there was never an offer, and I believe that to be absolutely true. Basically, they're trying to save face.

This came out shortly afterward. The Top Golf reference is because it is right next door to the new stadium.

Clark: "Talk is cheap," details items on his request list for UAB program

 

[DanOregon]

I can understand these coaches grabbing the first P5 deal that comes their way, regardless of the fit. By that time, they've probably been married a decade or more, have a kid or two and have dragged their family from town to town, seeking the brass ring and the big payday. Most likely, they've just come off a great season with a bunch of graduating seniors, junior leaving and wonder if they'll get another shot at the big money. But those that stay, get an extension with longer term security and program upgrades (whether they have offers or not) are probably making the best move. Petersen cashed in at UW.

 

[Alma]

Big, fat Bert at Arkansas was weird too, as was Walt Harris at Stanford

around here it's Wlat, not Walt.

 

[wicked]

I can understand these coaches grabbing the first P5 deal that comes their way, regardless of the fit. By that time, they've probably been married a decade or more, have a kid or two and have dragged their family from town to town, seeking the brass ring and the big payday. Most likely, they've just come off a great season with a bunch of graduating seniors, junior leaving and wonder if they'll get another shot at the big money. But those that stay, get an extension with longer term security and program upgrades (whether they have offers or not) are probably making the best move.

Different sport, but Mark Few has done pretty well for himself by taking that path.

 

[LanceyHoward]

I can understand these coaches grabbing the first P5 deal that comes their way, regardless of the fit. By that time, they've probably been married a decade or more, have a kid or two and have dragged their family from town to town, seeking the brass ring and the big payday. Most likely, they've just come off a great season with a bunch of graduating seniors, junior leaving and wonder if they'll get another shot at the big money. But those that stay, get an extension with longer term security and program upgrades (whether they have offers or not) are probably making the best move. Petersen cashed in at UW.

Colorado paid Karl Dorrell 18 million dollars over five years. Karl Dorrell, who last coached at the collegiate level at Vanderbilt as the OC for a year and then got fired.

Even if you are making 1.5 million dollars a year coaching in the Mountain West that much extra money is difficult to walk away from. That is an extra 10 million or so that will make the rest of your life comfortable.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Clark: "Talk is cheap," details items on his request list for UAB program

One of the items on Clark's wish list is a cafeteria for athletes. It has been a long time since I have been in college. I am genuinely curious. What do athletic cafeterias usually feature that regular dorms don't. Do they have executive chefs, nutritionists and dieticians? Food cooked to order? I could imagine this getting expensive very quickly.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

One of the items on Clark's wish list is a cafeteria for athletes. It has been a long time since I have been in college. I am genuinely curious. What do athletic cafeterias usually feature that regular dorms don't. Do they have executive chefs, nutritionists and dieticians? Food cooked to order? I could imagine this getting expensive very quickly.

On my way to the Military Bowl in 2015, I had the Sirius College Sports channel on and was listening to the show then hosted by Rick Neuheisel. He was asking for this at UCLA in the athletic dorms, adding that the cafeteria for athletes at the football facility was a mile and a half away. Then he compared that with schools like Alabama, which have smoothie stations throughout and a chef preparing shish kabobs to be consumed immediately after practice so players maintain weight and energy levels.

 

[Alma]

One of the items on Clark's wish list is a cafeteria for athletes. It has been a long time since I have been in college. I am genuinely curious. What do athletic cafeterias usually feature that regular dorms don't. Do they have executive chefs, nutritionists and dieticians? Food cooked to order? I could imagine this getting expensive very quickly.

Way higher quality (and more expensive) food, and, yes, some have those personnel components, too.

Typically, they tend to be a tailored buffet-style approach on a daily basis. (Though, with COVID, not currently). And they tend to be for all athletes, too. (In terms of access anyway; some athletes don't get free meals.)

I think it's a wise investment for a lot of reasons. Certainly more than waterfalls or overly ornate weight rooms.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Way higher quality (and more expensive) food, and, yes, some have those personnel components, too.

Typically, they tend to be a tailored buffet-style approach on a daily basis. (Though, with COVID, not currently). And they tend to be for all athletes, too. (In terms of access anyway; some athletes don't get free meals.)

I think it's a wise investment for a lot of reasons. Certainly more than waterfalls or overly ornate weight rooms.

When I was in college the football players ate better food than the regular students but the cooks and servers, etc. were work-study students. Are these facilities staffed by professional chefs? I am just wondering about the cost.

And I bet the additional operating costs are not absorbed by the athletic departments but run through the dormitory accounts and the other kids in the dorm subsidize this.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Way higher quality (and more expensive) food, and, yes, some have those personnel components, too.

Typically, they tend to be a tailored buffet-style approach on a daily basis. (Though, with COVID, not currently). And they tend to be for all athletes, too. (In terms of access anyway; some athletes don't get free meals.)

I think it's a wise investment for a lot of reasons. Certainly more than waterfalls or overly ornate weight rooms.

But what about mini golf courses? Or slides?

 

[Alma]

When I was in college the football players ate better food than the regular students but the cooks and servers, etc. were work-study students. Are these facilities staffed by professional chefs? I am just wondering about the cost.

And I bet the additional operating costs are not absorbed by the athletic departments but run through the dormitory accounts and the other kids in the dorm subsidize this.

They are absorbed by the departments.


And, yeah, chefs, dietitians, etc. The whole nine. Here's Michigan

Performance Nutrition

 

[Sam Mills 51]

One of the items on Clark's wish list is a cafeteria for athletes. It has been a long time since I have been in college. I am genuinely curious. What do athletic cafeterias usually feature that regular dorms don't. Do they have executive chefs, nutritionists and dieticians? Food cooked to order? I could imagine this getting expensive very quickly.

One of the new(er) wrinkles in the college athletics arms race (also known as "how to spend the millions and millions in booster contributions so you can gripe and moan about having no money during a pandemic").

We were subject to this once during my college days. We were back during a rehearsal before leaving for the bowl events and game and ended up at a cafeteria set up for athletes by athletics. It was a different world then. No doubt, it's even more of a different culinary world now.