Steve Hale Interview

[ManAboutTown]

Oh boy! You are in trouble now! Lmfao! Keep up the good work buddy!

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Just call me John Connor

[GeauxCajuns]

You asked for examples, I gave you examples.

Coastal is in a conference, right? They have no current invitation to any other conference, yet they are publicly discussing the fact that another conference would be a better fit for them.

Please.. the Nebraska and aTm gripes with the Big XII were all over the airwaves and print media for years before either left the Big XII.

You are being deliberately obtuse.

you gave examples......give me a break.
west missouri tech @branson complained about the conference they're in - thats an example.
coastal is transitioning divisions - apples to oranges
if the BIG XII is all over the airwaves it shouldnt be hard to link one single quote from either admin about how they say the big XII is not a good conference and they want out, or any complaint for that matter. if you find one, i'll tip my hat. until then, i'll wait.

[CharlieK]

You obviously didn't listen to the interview

No I did not. Did I claim I did? Believe it or not the machinations of the RCAF mafia is not high on my agenda right now so I'm not exactly up to speed....I was just curious about what the draw for him was. Sounds like he would have his pick of jobs....

Again, it was a question, not a statement

[ManAboutTown]

you gave examples......give me a break.
west missouri tech @branson complained about the conference they're in - thats an example.
coastal is transitioning divisions - apples to oranges
if the BIG XII is all over the airwaves it shouldnt be hard to link one single quote from either admin about how they say the big XII is not a good conference and they want out, or any complaint for that matter. if you find one, i'll tip my hat. until then, i'll wait.

Why does it matter if they're switching divisions? They still currently are there. Who cares if Roast Beef Tech is leaving the Grabass Conference and moving up to the ToiletCleaner Conference? They would still be in the ToiletCleaner conference at that time.

So from your example, Coastal deal must already be done.
Nebraska is a national brand. If they said anything about their current conference, it would be a blow to said conference, regardless if they were leaving. Same for aTm. Oklahoma has been barking as well. Several schools last year complained about the lack of leadership and lack of championship game costing them the playoffs... idk see why this matters.

And after listening to Steve, you honestly don't think he would say that as sitting Exec Director? I definitely do.

[GeauxCajuns]

Why does it matter if they're switching divisions? They still currently are there. Who cares if Roast Beef Tech is leaving the Grabass Conference and moving up to the ToiletCleaner Conference? They would still be in the ToiletCleaner conference at that time.

So from your example, Coastal deal must already be done.
Nebraska is a national brand. If they said anything about their current conference, it would be a blow to said conference, regardless if they were leaving. Same for aTm. Oklahoma has been barking as well. Several schools last year complained about the lack of leadership and lack of championship game costing them the playoffs... idk see why this matters.

And after listening to Steve, you honestly don't think he would say that as sitting Exec Director? I definitely do.

Coastals AD:
"We've been contacted and we've had some discussion and that's really the extent at this point," Hogue said in a story published by The Sun News. "That's where we are. We can acknowledge that they have contacted us, and certainly our stance has always been we would explore any opportunities that are presented to us."

so that is the AD shtiting on the conference they are in.
im sure someone with no official capacity (i.e. their version of hale) would say, we need to move up to FBS now to remain on the growth pattern that we currently have. like i said, you wont hear it from someone in the admin at CC

[VObserver]

http://www.chron.com/sports/college/...rs-2078585.php

This one is from Aug of 2011, but there are references in it to a long-standing unhappiness with the Big XII, which clearly would not be there if there was no publicity of such unhappiness.

[Hammer58]

I see a simple answer.

He was not qualified for the position.

He IS qualified to be AD or associate AD, but that is not what we are looking for at the moment.

Hiring this applicant for the position posted would have caused chaos within the athletic department. Too many chefs in the kitchen.

If at some future date he applies to fill a vacant AD position, I will be right there with you guys demanding this man be hired, but this was not the time to have this confrontation.

Did you read the qualifications that were posted for the position? After reading ALL of the duties and responsibilities of the position as outlined in the job posting (not what the admin supporters state is in the mind of the AD and committee), I believe Mr.Hale fills them all nicely. We will know how well the admins choice stacks up to the job posting once he is revealed and we can see his resume.

But to say Hale was not qualified for this position is a joke.

[VObserver]

Coastals AD:
"We've been contacted and we've had some discussion and that's really the extent at this point," Hogue said in a story published by The Sun News. "That's where we are. We can acknowledge that they have contacted us, and certainly our stance has always been we would explore any opportunities that are presented to us."

Do you often make the other guy's point for him? Thanks.

[GeauxCajuns]

http://www.chron.com/sports/college/...rs-2078585.php

This one is from Aug of 2011, but there are references in it to a long-standing unhappiness with the Big XII, which clearly would not be there if there was no publicity of such unhappiness.

"And if having to deal with all the preseason hype wasn't enough, Internet rumors ran wild Tuesday that the Aggies, unhappy with the Big 12, soon would declare their intentions to join the SEC. They nearly split the Big 12 for the SEC last year in the wake of the departures of Nebraska to the Big Ten and Colorado to the Pac-12.
But a high-ranking A&M official said Tuesday there were no "precipitating events that led to (Tuesday's) rumors and speculations," adding that there would be "no imminent announcement or anything of that matter" concerning the SEC.
The official, however, did cite A&M's general unhappiness with the Big 12 - thanks primarily to the ESPN-backed Longhorn Network of rival Texas - but stayed mum on whether a shift to the SEC might occur at some point. Another A&M official recently described the Aggies and other Big 12 members as simply being "tired of Texas" - primarily the Longhorn Network's pushing to air key high school games."

that reads exactly like this thread for the last 2 weeks.

all internet rumors and "an official said" thats the same as MAT and C4L having sources.

[GeauxCajuns]

Do you often make the other guy's point for him? Thanks.

you said coastal carolina has come out and publicly stated they want out of the conf they are in and get into the sunbelt. this quote says they were contacted and would listen.

farmer has said the same thing. (again, i'll say farmer has not done enough in terms of re-alignment)

[Hammer58]

i know, what im saying is - if he were to be hired as ED of RCAF, i dont think you see him call out benson or the sunbelt like he did last night. that is all.

example - obviously, right now, the big 12 is in a mess, and you havent heard one member president or AD come out and say that publicly because it wouldnt be in their best interest.

while UL is in the sunbelt, it is not in the admin's best interest to publicly say it is a ____ hole conference.

Valid point. But then again, our AD won't e en say that in private. And beyond that he goes further and states how comfortable he is in the SunBelt and that we can accomplish everything we want in the SunBelt. Makes me think he doesn't want to accomplish very much at all.

[cajunhawk]

"And if having to deal with all the preseason hype wasn't enough, Internet rumors ran wild Tuesday that the Aggies, unhappy with the Big 12, soon would declare their intentions to join the SEC. They nearly split the Big 12 for the SEC last year in the wake of the departures of Nebraska to the Big Ten and Colorado to the Pac-12.
But a high-ranking A&M official said Tuesday there were no "precipitating events that led to (Tuesday's) rumors and speculations," adding that there would be "no imminent announcement or anything of that matter" concerning the SEC.
The official, however, did cite A&M's general unhappiness with the Big 12 - thanks primarily to the ESPN-backed Longhorn Network of rival Texas - but stayed mum on whether a shift to the SEC might occur at some point. Another A&M official recently described the Aggies and other Big 12 members as simply being "tired of Texas" - primarily the Longhorn Network's pushing to air key high school games."

that reads exactly like this thread for the last 2 weeks.

all internet rumors and "an official said" thats the same as MAT and C4L having sources.

But...wait...you just validated everything we have been doing. A&M went to the SEC...