Brett McMurphy reporting that Napier turned down Moo State

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Originally Posted by Localyokel

B, stop being a lawyer. 😜

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It's tiresome.

Not that I don’t think BN is great but why would the cowbells throw 3+ million at a coach who has won 10 games once and still doesn’t have that signature win yet? I wish we could pay him 3 million, don’t get me wrong he has done unprecedented things in his short time here.

Side note...Their fans are awful. I remember when they came for the baseball regional years ago and they were better than everyone else, then had to go home with their tail between their legs while chanting “SEC SEC” And who could forget that sports reporter who wrote that article after the series was over....I think we got the kid fired lol

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Originally Posted by CajunStros

Not that I don’t think BN is great but why would the cowbells throw 3+ million at a coach who has won 10 games once and still doesn’t have that signature win yet? I wish we could pay him 3 million, don’t get me wrong he has done unprecedented things in his short time here.

Side note...Their fans are awful. I remember when they came for the baseball regional years ago and they were better than everyone else, then had to go home with their tail between their legs while chanting “SEC SEC” And who could forget that sports reporter who wrote that article after the series was over....I think we got the kid fired lol

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Ah, the 2014 season. I remember the UL fans both taunting them back with SEC SEC chants, and then following up with SBC SBC cheers. Good time indeed. Hard to believe that was 6 years ago.

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Originally Posted by CajunStros

Not that I don't think BN is great but why would the cowbells throw 3+ million at a coach who has won 10 games once and still doesn't have that signature win yet? I wish we could pay him 3 million, don't get me wrong he has done unprecedented things in his short time here.

Side note...Their fans are awful. I remember when they came for the baseball regional years ago and they were better than everyone else, then had to go home with their tail between their legs while chanting "SEC SEC" And who could forget that sports reporter who wrote that article after the series was over....I think we got the kid fired lol

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Best was leaving after the first win some old dudes were yelling at us WE GOT OUR SECRET WEPON PITCHING TOMORROW HE ALL SEEEEC ... Guy proceeded to walk 4 runners in and pulled in the 1st lmao

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Originally Posted by CajunStros

Not that I don’t think BN is great but why would the cowbells throw 3+ million at a coach who has won 10 games once and still doesn’t have that signature win yet?

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Maybe because that isn't the criteria used to evaluate a coach??

Obviously you want a coach that shows he can win and Napier has done that. It isn't about the signature win its about what you do with what you've got and how you compare to your peers. In two short years Billy has done exceptionally well against his peers in the SBC.

Now none of that would matter if it weren't for his lineage. Direct links to Swinney and Saban (who wanted him back) are a huge factor.

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Originally Posted by Cajun90

Maybe because that isn't the criteria used to evaluate a coach??

Obviously you want a coach that shows he can win and Napier has done that. It isn't about the signature win its about what you do with what you've got and how you compare to your peers. In two short years Billy has done exceptionally well against his peers in the SBC.

Now none of that would matter if it weren't for his lineage. Direct links to Swinney and Saban (who wanted him back) are a huge factor.

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You’re telling me that had he beat App state this year that it wouldn’t matter? Furthermore, If he wins the first game of the year this season we are taking about our new coach at this point.

Agree about the coaching tree he came from.

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Originally Posted by cajun_lannister

Best was leaving after the first win some old dudes were yelling at us WE GOT OUR SECRET WEPON PITCHING TOMORROW HE ALL SEEEEC ... Guy proceeded to walk 4 runners in and pulled in the 1st lmao

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It was glorious.

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Originally Posted by Cajun90

Maybe because that isn't the criteria used to evaluate a coach??

Obviously you want a coach that shows he can win and Napier has done that. It isn't about the signature win its about what you do with what you've got and how you compare to your peers. In two short years Billy has done exceptionally well against his peers in the SBC.

Now none of that would matter if it weren't for his lineage. Direct links to Swinney and Saban (who wanted him back) are a huge factor.

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Actually that would be a pretty solid criteria for choosing a coach. A coach coming through the ranks who has shown he can beat superior competition and win championships? That is a common trait you see in many HC hires who are considered up and comers. Plus, he's only done it for 2 years. It took Scott Satterfield 6 years of consistent winning. He's just an example of course.

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Originally Posted by LouisianaB

Did Napier say he declined....didn’t think so.

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Keep grasping. It’s entertaining.

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Originally Posted by ULvictory

Keep grasping. It’s entertaining.

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How am I grasping? What am I grasping for?

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Originally Posted by LouisianaB

How am I grasping? What am I grasping for?

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I’m not sure you’re grasping for anything but it’s funny how people hear what they want to hear. The people that listened to his interview heard him say in so many words he was staying in Lafayette. Did he say the actual words “I declined the job.” ? No but he said they built the plane(program) and they wanna fly it a bit. The optimistic fans hear the latter and are confident in his genuine nature. Others that hear different just wanna be right to say I told you so. Which category do you fall under? 😉

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Originally Posted by LouisianaB

How am I grasping? What am I grasping for?

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Listen to RC8. Smart poster. 😉

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Originally Posted by LouisianaB

How am I grasping? What am I grasping for?

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He means stop questioning everything like you do as a attorney daily.

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Originally Posted by RC8

I’m not sure you’re grasping for anything but it’s funny how people hear what they want to hear. The people that listened to his interview heard him say in so many words he was staying in Lafayette. Did he say the actual words “I declined the job.” ? No but he said they built the plane(program) and they wanna fly it a bit. The optimistic fans hear the latter and are confident in his genuine nature. Others that hear different just wanna be right to say I told you so. Which category do you fall under? 😉

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the latter. Not that I’m happy about it.

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Originally Posted by CajunT

He means stop questioning everything like you do as a attorney daily.

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What you talking bout, I’m a garbage man.

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Originally Posted by CrappDaddy

If State is willing to throw 4 million at Napier, I'd expect they announce him as their next coach following our bowl game Monday. The stakes are simply too high and the opportunity too good for Nap to pass on this. Sure he could sit it out another year and hope for a better offer from a more respectable program, but who on here would pass on what will be life changing money? I think the chances of him staying are more in the 20-30% range.
And believe me when I say that I hope I'm wrong about this.

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people banking on coach leaving because if it were them, they could not pass up life changing money, is a completely short sighted view to the individual person and individual circumstances for coach Napier.

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Originally Posted by LouisianaB

What you talking bout, I’m a garbage man.

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I've never called you a garbage man, although some feel they are more honorable than attorneys. 😁

side note, the Lending tree bowl, has to love all the attention the coaching saga is getting. maybe viewership for the game on Monday will spike. Time for the boys to put on a world class show for the nation.

Either the Moo State people are gonna look really dumb next week... or we are.

That being said, the post by Dr Maggard has me feeling the odds are 80% or more towards him staying no matter what MissStake throws at him to change his mind.

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Originally Posted by Balanced_view

side note, the Lending tree bowl, has to love all the attention the coaching saga is getting. maybe viewership for the game on Monday will spike. Time for the boys to put on a world class show for the nation.

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We are playing a game? 😆

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Originally Posted by CajunStros

You’re telling me that had he beat App state this year that it wouldn’t matter? Furthermore, If he wins the first game of the year this season we are taking about our new coach at this point.

Agree about the coaching tree he came from.

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Not what I am saying at all. The premise I was answering was that because he had ONLY won ten games once and has "NEVER" had a signature win as head coach that it was crazy for Miss. St. to consider him for the job.

My point was and is that many other factors are significant in that decision making process. I'm just not buying that at the top of an A.D.'s checklist is "signature wins". They certainly don't hurt, but it is far from being some type of litmus test for head coaches.

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Originally Posted by Cajun90

Not what I am saying at all. The premise I was answering was that because he had ONLY won ten games once and has "NEVER" had a signature win as head coach that it was crazy for Miss. St. to consider him for the job.

My point was and is that many other factors are significant in that decision making process. I'm just not buying that at the top of an A.D.'s checklist is "signature wins". They certainly don't hurt, but it is far from being some type of litmus test for head coaches.

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Of course there are other factors, no argument there. I’m saying that more often than not, a signature win or two if at the top of the list and giving 3 or 4MM to a coach who has been a head coach for 2 years is bold AF when you considering facts mentioned.

Like I said, if had won game one and possibly even just beat App we’d be discussing a different coach at this time. Hell, If LL doesn’t throw a pick 6 on the first possession in the superdome we might be talking about other things.

Well, we will have some unexpected viewers for the game Monday night.

Saw this on elitedawgs and thought it was pretty interesting. Kind of confirms what we all know about Napier, and why he so sought after right now:

”So, I have good friend that is very similar to Dave Bartoo & uses his spread sheets make a good bit of money on betting games & even does some college football consulting on the side.

This afternoon I spoke with him on the phone asked him, analytically speaking, how good is Napier?

He told me he'd give a call back & let me know how Napier analytically compares to the best G5 coaches in recent college football history that went on to power 5 jobs:

Urban Meyer at Utah is the #1 G5 coach of all time, Norvell is #2, & Tommy Bowden at Tulane is 3rd.

Upon getting a power 5 job, analytically (don't ask me what all goes into this) Napier will be the 4th best G5 to power 5 coach in the past 20 years ahead of such names as Urban Meyer at Bowling Green, Tom Herman at Houston, Brady Hoke at SD State, Dino Babers at Bowling Green, significantly better than Neal Brown at Troy, Dave Doeren at Northern Illinois, & bunch of other guys.

Point is, this is a chance for MSU to hire what on paper looks like an elite coach & he fits our culture.”

Well, he is an elite coach, and fits our cULture just fine.

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Well, we will have some unexpected viewers for the game Monday night.

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I wonder if anybody from Mississippi State will be there?