Then I stand corrected CowBoy up. I would interview Viator and Conque, but my standard is more then one winning season and championship. Conque has done it a lower lever, but not in the SLC.
The Cajuns would have to pay more then $190,000 to lure Viator and Conque away from their current positions. They both know that they will have opportunities eventually in Div1A if they continue to win.
Rich Rodriguez actually contacted the Cajun Administration the year before Stokely's last about the position. Of course, the Administration told him we were going to allow Stokely another year. He was willing to negotiate with us then, but the next year he was interviewed along with Seclfo, Blakeney and Timlin. Timlin, Rodriguez and Seclfo all declined the position. Timlin stated publicly in the Pittsburgh paper that he declined the position because the administration was not committed to improving facilities. Blakeney actually accepted the position with Nelson Scexnider, but Doc refused to sign off on him because of his involvement at Auburn with the NCAA investigation. Of course he was never named in any official findings, but Doc refused Nelson's decision. So Blakeney never turned the job down, he was rejected by good ole Doc. So there you have it, a series of blunders under the current administration.
The next decision needs to be one that considers head coaches at winning programs. We can't afford head coaches from mid-majors and I certainly don't want to pay for another coordinator or position coach from a BCS program. We know the going rate is going to be at least $250,000 to take over this program, Tech paid $300,000 for a position coach. I think the better route for us is to interviews head coaches from Div1 playoff division. And even then, it will take some money to draw any of those coaches away from winning programs. We must also be willing to commit raising funds for the football program and stop holding our hand out to the state. It's not going to happen.