Willie Taggart fired from Florida State/Coaching Search

[Jumper_Dad]

Any chance they entice Bob Stoops out of retirement?

[John Anthony]

Any chance they entice Bob Stoops out of retirement?

 

It’s starting to feel like a situation where Matt Campbell finally gets a better gig. Especially, with Syracuse struggling lately.

[GrantNKY]

Urban is going to USC anyway.

If he does get back in to coaching, yes it will be at USC.

[GrantNKY]

Any chance they entice Bob Stoops out of retirement?

Bob Stoops isn’t retired anymore. He’s the HC/GM of the Dallas Renegades XFL team.

[John Anthony]

Did anyone catch KSR, I couldn’t listen today. I’m guessing Matt did his best to get Stoops a raise?

[Jumper_Dad]

Did anyone catch KSR, I couldn’t listen today. I’m guessing Matt did his best to get Stoops a raise?

 

Stoops already is the 19th highest-paid coach already. Matt said that if he decided to go he'd shake his hand and wish him well. There was no talk about UK needing to pay him more to keep him, they just talked about all UK has done in the past for him and his staff to show them they are serious about the football program.

[Jumper_Dad]

Bob Stoops isn’t retired anymore. He’s the HC/GM of the Dallas Renegades XFL team.

That's a part-time job, at best...he even talked about it like that a few weeks ago on an interview that I saw.

[Hellcats]

Stoops already is the 19th highest-paid coach already. Matt said that if he decided to go he'd shake his hand and wish him well. There was no talk about UK needing to pay him more to keep him, they just talked about all UK has done in the past for him and his staff to show them they are serious about the football program.

 

Got to agree. In no way does Stoops deserve more money or an extension until we win the SEC east.

 

FSU is a dumpster fire program wide after reading up on them. They need a big time experienced coach like Meyers, Les Miles, Bob Stoops, etc. to bring that program back. Otherwise they can just look at UT as an example of what the next 10-15 years will be like.

[Jumper_Dad]

I wonder if Brent Venables or another Clemson Coordinator would be considered. It's amazing how Dabo has kept that staff intact...surley one will leave at some point.

[GrantNKY]

That's a part-time job, at best...he even talked about it like that a few weeks ago on an interview that I saw.

Which is probably why he’s doing it. I think if Stoops wanted to have a full time coaching job he would have one already. I could be wrong though.

[Jumper_Dad]

Which is probably he’s doing it. I think if Stoops wanted to have a full time coaching job he would have one already. I could be wrong though.

 

True, but there hasn't been a top-level job come open since he retired.

 

On another note, I read that Lane Kiffin has shown his interest in the job.

[GrantNKY]

True, but there hasn't been a top-level job come open since he retired.

 

On another note, I read that Lane Kiffin has shown his interest in the job.

I actually believe Lane could work in Tallahassee.

[GrantNKY]

The biggest issue facing this job is the head coach having the ability to bring in elite assistants. Head coaches want their dudes to get paid now and I’m not sure FSU would be able to do that. That could deter some candidates from the job.

[GrantNKY]

True, but there hasn't been a top-level job come open since he retired.

Reading around it appears Bob Stoops may have been in Tallahassee today. Going to dig around to see if there is more validity to that.

[Walter]

The biggest issue facing this job is the head coach having the ability to bring in elite assistants. Head coaches want their dudes to get paid now and I’m not sure FSU would be able to do that. That could deter some candidates from the job.

 

FSU raised 20 mil in private donations just for Taggert's buy out... The issue wouldn't be the new coach salary and assistant pool. It would be the buyout they would have to likely pay to get them away from their current program.