HUD and Vandy

[CajunDreDog]

Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerCBS) tweeted at 10:43 AM on Mon, Jan 13, 2014:
#Vanderbilt has requested an interview with #Stanford DC Derek Mason, according to a source. http://t.co/GrtGOb2JKx

[cajunhawk]

Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerCBS) tweeted at 10:43 AM on Mon, Jan 13, 2014:
#Vanderbilt has requested an interview with #Stanford DC Derek Mason, according to a source. http://t.co/GrtGOb2JKx

Hopefully he likes the job takes it...and we all back away from the ledge.

[CajunDreDog]

Joe Schad (@schadjoe) tweeted at 10:53 AM on Mon, Jan 13, 2014:
Stanford DC Derek Mason interviews with Vanderbilt middle of this week.

[Bigbuf]

Would Hud have signed an extension if presented to him before the bowl game, which keep in mind, was weeks before he was ever rumored for any head coaching jobs?

I understand he most likely wouldn't have from about the first of the year until now, because that's when a lot of movement began to occur. But who's to say he wouldn't have 2-3 weeks prior to 1/1/14? Keep in mind his name was thrown around when Louisville opened up at or around 1/5 and then Vandy over the past week or so.

I think that's why some blame the administration. Because they feel like an offer/extension should have been on Hud's desk more than a month ago. Like conference realignment, those in charge of "running" UL athletics should be as fully prepared for the trickle down effect as possible.

If ALL OF YOU think that HUD would have signed an extension before the bowl game you have just insulted the man's intelligence. His name was mention throughout the year by every reported and his brother saying how he was destined for a bigger job. Hell after his first year the sky is falling crowd was yelling out to the NCAA....PLEASE DONT TAKE HUD yet. From day one when people reacted to him he knew he was negotiating from a position of power. The Last second win by Baer sealed the deal. He knows his worth...he know his time here is short...he know a BCS conference is within his grasp...if not this year it will be in the very near future. You all a hell bent is nailing the AD and President for something that I think is way beyond their control. HUD will go when he wants to go...no extension will stop him and the sooner we come to realize this the sooner we can move onto supporting the new guy, if there will be one, or supporting HUD and the new class of recruits.

[Hammer58]

If ALL OF YOU think that HUD would have signed an extension before the bowl game you have just insulted the man's intelligence. His name was mention throughout the year by every reported and his brother saying how he was destined for a bigger job. Hell after his first year the sky is falling crowd was yelling out to the NCAA....PLEASE DONT TAKE HUD yet. From day one when people reacted to him he knew he was negotiating from a position of power. The Last second win by Baer sealed the deal. He knows his worth...he know his time here is short...he know a BCS conference is within his grasp...if not this year it will be in the very near future. You all a hell bent is nailing the AD and President for something that I think is way beyond their control. HUD will go when he wants to go...no extension will stop him and the sooner we come to realize this the sooner we can move onto supporting the new guy, if there will be one, or supporting HUD and the new class of recruits.

That's not the point. Hud is going to do what is best for him and his family. The point is our admin, once again just as in conference realignment, didn't even ____ing try.

And as Turbine pointed out, who knows what he would have signed had this been presented to him in December? There were people who said FAU didn't have a shot at CUSA, yet their admin made the effort and it paid off. I'm sure there were many who thought Gus Malzahn who was constantly mentioned for SEC jobs wouldn't take the ArkState job, but he did. Those ADs didn't think small or drag their feet.

[raginsaints]

Mason is a perfect choice for Vandy, speaking without bias. Stanford and Vandy are similar academic institutions and he's been being groomed for a while.

[CrazyCajun]

I'd rather hear that he has one in hand that he won't sign rather than he is still waiting to read it. For a man that get criticized so much, Scott farmer sure brings a lot of it on himself.

[CrazyCajun]

Mason is a perfect choice for Vandy, speaking without bias. Stanford and Vandy are similar academic institutions and he's been being groomed for a while.

I also think having a minority coach helps Vandy when it comes to recruiting. Helps combat some of the stereotypes associated with schools like Vandy. Especially a guy from a similar institution.

[California Cajun]

Hopefully he likes the job takes it...and we all back away from the ledge.

Well stated.

[CajunFan3406]

If ALL OF YOU think that HUD would have signed an extension before the bowl game you have just insulted the man's intelligence. His name was mention throughout the year by every reported and his brother saying how he was destined for a bigger job. Hell after his first year the sky is falling crowd was yelling out to the NCAA....PLEASE DONT TAKE HUD yet. From day one when people reacted to him he knew he was negotiating from a position of power. The Last second win by Baer sealed the deal. He knows his worth...he know his time here is short...he know a BCS conference is within his grasp...if not this year it will be in the very near future. You all a hell bent is nailing the AD and President for something that I think is way beyond their control. HUD will go when he wants to go...no extension will stop him and the sooner we come to realize this the sooner we can move onto supporting the new guy, if there will be one, or supporting HUD and the new class of recruits.

What part of my post implied that an extension would stop him from going anywhere?

I just asked the question if he would or wouldn't have signed one 4-5 weeks ago when his name wasn't being brought up for the Vandy and Louisville jobs.

To your next point about things being beyond the AD and President's control, you are correct in that they cannot control what Hud does. But they could have offered him an extension prior to the last couple of days. That is within their control. Sure, Hud may have just sat on it, but the AD's office could have saved face by making it look like they tried. Alabama did this a month ago with Saban when he was rumored for the Texas job. Bama even said that Saban had the extension on his desk, but he hadn't signed it yet. Made them look proactive.

While I have no hope that an extension would stop a more financially gifted school like Vandy from snatching Hud, I was hoping that someone with some power at this university would have put some thought into setting themselves up in a better position financially if Hud was going to leave this season. If the $250,000 buyout number is true, then that doesn't seem like a very significant number to me.