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Why I don’t think Walters 100% gets fired and why that’s a good thing

Allowing a clown show of a hiring process is how we ended up with Walters. There are probably dozens of G5 and FCS head coaches who would be a huge upgrade who won't sniff any power conference opportunities in the next five years.

First priority, head coaching experience. Don't believe me, take it straight from Walters who admitted a few weeks back that he is too involved in assistant coaching duties and not focused enough on running the program. You think him not having prior head coaching experience might be a reason for that? Hire someone who does.

Of course if you want to tackle the heavily talked about NIL limitations feel free to write a big ass check and put your money where your mouth is.
We supposedly got told thanks but no thanks by multiple head coaches 2 years ago.

The larger pool of candidates you can have access to, the better the odds of success are.

We won’t make it to the 2nd interview with the next Tiller or Brohm if we don’t have a better salary cap answer than we did 2 years ago… in my opinion.
 
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We won’t make it to the 2nd interview with the next Tiller or Brohm if we don’t have a better salary cap answer than we did 2 years ago… in my opinion.
Two years ago we didn't have the $80-100 million TV money coming in. We do now. We need to pour all of that money into boosting the football program. The Big 12, ACC and G5 cannot possibly keep up.

Ghost of Fat Jack mentioned that we have spent $115 million on stadium upgrades over the past few years. For what? Remember that goofy thingy in the south end zone that is now gone?

We need to spend big money on a coach and player incentives that will make us competitive again in the Big Ten.
 
We supposedly got told thanks but no thanks by multiple head coaches 2 years ago.

The larger pool of candidates you can have access to, the better the odds of success are.

We won’t make it to the 2nd interview with the next Tiller or Brohm if we don’t have a better salary cap answer than we did 2 years ago… in my opinion.
Just asking for better than Walters. That won't be hard.
 
Two years ago we didn't have the $80-100 million TV money coming in. We do now. We need to pour all of that money into boosting the football program. The Big 12, ACC and G5 cannot possibly keep up.

Ghost of Fat Jack mentioned that we have spent $115 million on stadium upgrades over the past few years. For what? Remember that goofy thingy in the south end zone that is now gone?

We need to spend big money on a coach and player incentives that will make us competitive again in the Big Ten.
We did. It was 55-60mil 2 years ago. It’s like $70mil now. Was still more than ACC and BIG12 teams had.

It’s time to press the advantage here.

Offer a guy $8mil, competitive assistant pool and outline what’s coming in revenue sharing and let them turn you down.

Then go to plan B and C guys.

You’re not at a point here you can continue with this coach at this point.
 
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Like I said, if you believe it is a matter of NIL, write the check. I'm sure they will take it.
It’s a matter of player payroll if we want a Cignetti or Brohm instead of a Danny Hope who has no other options.

If the player payroll isn’t where it needs to be yet, maybe it makes sense to punt on the 2025 season, let Bobo retire, bring in a new AD, let Walters be the punching bag of next years schedule, then have the new AD make the move next fall.

And let basketball have a bigger cut of the 2025-26 player payroll, to help retain what should be a very good team, and maybe add a key transfer.
 
It’s a matter of player payroll if we want a Cignetti or Brohm instead of a Danny Hope who has no other options.

If the player payroll isn’t where it needs to be yet, maybe it makes sense to punt on the 2025 season, let Bobo retire, bring in a new AD, let Walters be the punching bag of next years schedule, then have the new AD make the move next fall.

And let basketball have a bigger cut of the 2025-26 player payroll, to help retain what should be a very good team, and maybe add a key transfer.
Your terrible idea is gong to get purdue kicked out of the b1g/$ec and into the mac.
 
If we're at the bottom of NIL or payroll or whatever it is now, let's be the Tampa Bay Rays and figure out how to compete in spite of it.
 
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No coach is going to wait a year and hope a Big Ten job is coming open again. Especially for a coach that doesn't have the resume to be hired by Nebraska or Wisconsin.

The Purdue gig is going to be desirable because they already know what's coming. And Purdue has $20MM to $40MM more reasons why it's going to be better than an ACC or Big12 job.
Who said anything about telling a specific coach to wait? Next year when the job opens you have a different pool lol. Coaches who don’t have to take any job aren’t going to a place where they’ll have money in a year.
 
Allowing a clown show of a hiring process is how we ended up with Walters. There are probably dozens of G5 and FCS head coaches who would be a huge upgrade who won't sniff any power conference opportunities in the next five years.

First priority, head coaching experience. Don't believe me, take it straight from Walters who admitted a few weeks back that he is too involved in assistant coaching duties and not focused enough on running the program. You think him not having prior head coaching experience might be a reason for that? Hire someone who does.

Of course if you want to tackle the heavily talked about NIL limitations feel free to write a big ass check and put your money where your mouth is.
Oh no no no. I am not giving a dime. But I’m fine with 5-7. The giving is only required of those who complain. Anyone who has expectations and ISNT giving needs to be the one to put the money where their mouth is.
 
Oh no no no. I am not giving a dime. But I’m fine with 5-7. The giving is only required of those who complain. Anyone who has expectations and ISNT giving needs to be the one to put the money where their mouth is.
if we run it back with Walters, how much revenue share should an all time terrible 2025 roster get?
 
Sure there is. Brohm was. Cignetti was. Rhule was. Bielema was. Fleck was. A proven head coach.

Can we/will we pay up for that type of hire? I have no idea.
Just because a coach works in one place doesn't mean you can just cut and paste them into literally any place and have the same result.
 
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