Tanner was tired of coaching. Wanted to be in administration and had some experience at NCSU. My guess he would have been doing the same at a slightly smaller school.
I agree....but not sure who there was left.
Caslen had success in hiring Army's coach and I guess trusted his own gut more than anyone else's.
I agree.
No direct relationship, but the new indoor football facility and the football administration building should/should've helped up in getting a bit more interest in the HC position.
Oh, great. Good to know it's not about winning anymore. We're basically Vanderbilt (without the academic reputation) with great facilities (without successful athletic programs, save WBB).
Upstate orange is starting that out of jealousy... we will be fine in all sports... Gooo COCKS!!!
It all gets back to this. South Carolina's men's athletic programs, especially the most important one have been grossly mismanaged. When you ask, why there is a series of terrible decisions concerning this? it seems like the buck is being passed around, and nobody is to blame.
This is directly from Tanner in 2012:. He said he was leaving baseball after the 2013 season. He was burned out and had nothing left to prove. Then Hyman left in 2012.
With our facilities it's currently "all hat, no cattle."
There are about 129 FBS head football coaches across the country. There are about 108 FBS head football coaches making less money than we were paying Muschamp. There were plenty of other experienced coaches to interview and select from.
Ray made a special trip to Arkansas because he wanted to design our park after Baum. There were newspaper articles about it at the time
If we were turned down by 11 people for Muschamp. We must have been turned down by 60-70 before we got to Beamer.
When we hired Beamer, were we trying to go cheap due to the Muschamp buyout?
At least we are known for something in the sports world. Better than nothing. Men’s basketball, football and baseball ain’t cutting the cheese right now. Jus’ sayin’
Eleven coaches turned Ray down before he hired Muschamp. That has not been publicized. No one wanted the job, but believe what you want.
Eleven coaches turned Ray down before he hired Muschamp. That has not been publicized. No one wanted the job, but believe what you want.
And I was told the whole Rich Rod thing was a ruse by him and his agent. I don't know that for a fact but that's what he said. I guess there could've been contact but he said we never were interested. I would like to know who the 11 are. Herman, Smart, and Muschamp were the only names I heard that we seriously went after.
Eleven coaches turned Ray down before he hired Muschamp. That has not been publicized. No one wanted the job, but believe what you want.
Agree on Rich Rod. The only other one I can think of is Lincoln Riley, who I heard had a very good interview, but withdrew before any offer could be made.
No, someone on the BOT wanted to hire Beamer because "he wanted to be here".
He wanted to be here is a weak reason to hire anyone for a multimillion dollar job.
Whether or not you and I agree, the athletic department is about much more than just wins and losses.
Wins and losses is a pretty good score card for the other things too. If its about money (which is what it really is), wins produces more. If its about teaching the athletes to work together as a team, wins is a good scorecard. If its about teaching the athletes something else, all of the coaches are overpaid in relation to the professors at the school.
What? Not really....not anymore. We get the same as all other SEC schools whether we win or lose. We are definitely a donee school.....we ride the backs of a few other schools in our conference. If we actually recieved our "fair share" I think a lot of people on here would be very disappointed.
LOL. Can't answer the question can you? Not really surprised.
The only meaningful answer to anything about Tanners job performance is a summary of the won/loss records of USC football, baseball and mens basketball over the last 5 years. For a finer point, check out same sports, same time frame record vs Clempson.
Actually it is not. There is a lot more to do with the athletic department than that. If that were the case, all you would need is a search firm every 4-5 years.
