Chan Gailey offered?

[The XtC]

[quote="mrydel"]If the players' meeting report is correct, then it is not Gailey. He is not still coaching.[/quote]

Nothing but a smokescreen.

[ponyinNC]

Chan Gailey was offered? Are you kidding me??

Guess this means Steve-o never had his man all along??

horrible choice.

[BrianTinBigD]

I posted BS claims like this....I know the kind......"My source is legit..."

Your right you are full of BS. I have never posted anything false or misleading on the board, do the research. This info was passed to me and I passed it to you. There are several poeple on this board who no me, unlike you and they no I wouldn't post something if I didnt' believe the source. Take the info or leave it.
By the way I fired two Houston alums in the past 2 years, I have high school grads who worked circles around them. And you can take that to the bank!!

The source is legitimate. Ignore the fact that he is listed as a member since 2007. He was a member since day one, is a major site sponsor, and has excellent sources. He just doesn't post a whole lot and hadn't posted in so long he forgot his password and just set up a new account. In fact, I now know of 3 seperate but very reliable sources that have made the same claims. This is starting to scare me and my first thoughts were "Wow?"

[SMUMan02]

"At the end of the day the decision was mine, and it was based on whether the football program was moving forward and whether our fan base as a whole was sufficiently energized and excited about where we're going," Radakovich said.
He said the decision wasn't final until a Sunday meeting with Tech President Wayne Clough, one day after the regular season ended with a 31-17 loss to Georgia.
But Radakovich didn't cite that game as a reason for firing Gailey. Instead, he mentioned the need for "excitement," "attracting new fans," "fighting for our share of attention" and finding a way to "inspire the market on and off the field to buy tickets." The standard he set wasn't just a team that wins but one that "energizes and entertains" the fans.
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/sports/ ... _1126.html

Of course he didn't say it, but the only reason Chan was fired was because he couldn't be Georgia. The GT fans can't accept that they are less important in that state than UGA.

[QuikSStang]

Of course he didn't say it, but the only reason Chan was fired was because he couldn't be Georgia. The GT fans can't accept that they are less important in that state than UGA.

kind of like Mike Shula at Bama? he just couldn't beat Auburn

[SMUMan02]

Of course he didn't say it, but the only reason Chan was fired was because he couldn't be Georgia. The GT fans can't accept that they are less important in that state than UGA.

kind of like Mike Shula at Bama? he just couldn't beat Auburn

I think what did Shula in were the losses to Auburn and the home loss to Miss. St. Unlike Chan, under Shula the program was regressing pretty dramatically. But losing to AU was certainly a big part of it.

[mrydel]

Chan Gailey was offered? Are you kidding me??

Guess this means Steve-o never had his man all along??

horrible choice.

No it does not. He fits the profile of the "rumor" at the time the rumor was put out. The only difference is that he was fired prior to an announcement being made. I do not know anything about whether or not Gailey is the pick but it is very possible that he may have been in Orsini's pocket from day 1.

As far as the smoke screen at the team meeting, I do not mind Orsini looking me in the eye and lying to me about his coaching search. It certainly is not any of my business. But I would be very disappointed to learn that he went into a meeting with the players and told them the coach was still actively coaching when he is not. Of course I do not know what was said in the meeting, but if he was not going to shoot straight with the players, he should not have told them anything.

[SMUMan02]

Chan falls into the "fired because he lost too much" category. Coaches who were fired because of off-field issues who are better than him include Bowden and Barnett.

I guess we can rehash this if you want. He went to 6 straight bowl games at a school that was clearly second fiddle in his state. He was 7-1 in the ACC last year for crying out loud. I'd be shocked if he was willing to come here.

You and everybody else who has at the top of your list of coaching credentials "good christian ethical man" can kiss my @ss. I don't want to suck for another twenty years because SMU did not have the balls to hire the best COACH because he has a couple of skeletons in his closet.

That's not my top credential. But given our history, some ethics certainly won't hurt.

[couch 'em]

He may be a good college coach, but his name is a joke in Dallas. This will be a very unpopular choice until we (hopefully) go bowling.

[ponyinNC]

Chan Gailey was offered? Are you kidding me??

Guess this means Steve-o never had his man all along??

horrible choice.

No it does not. He fits the profile of the "rumor" at the time the rumor was put out. The only difference is that he was fired prior to an announcement being made. I do not know anything about whether or not Gailey is the pick but it is very possible that he may have been in Orsini's pocket from day 1.

As far as the smoke screen at the team meeting, I do not mind Orsini looking me in the eye and lying to me about his coaching search. It certainly is not any of my business. But I would be very disappointed to learn that he went into a meeting with the players and told them the coach was still actively coaching when he is not. Of course I do not know what was said in the meeting, but if he was not going to shoot straight with the players, he should not have told them anything.

good point mrydel, maybe Chan was the man and it just so happened that he was fired. maybe we were going after him regardless. but if so, color me very disappointed.

[ponyplayer]

I check in and the best this board has to offer now is CHAN GAILEY???

He looks like a little squirrel.

I bet wiki gets all the female squirrels

[JasonB]

All this complaining is just way over the top...

Sure, the guy was a puppet for the Cowboys, and there may be some who laugh in the Dallas community at large. The Dallas media doesn't hate the guy, they like him, they just didn't respect him because he was such a puppet of Jones.

But, amongst coaches, he is a well respected coach. And being respected by high school coaches is what counts.

1) The guy had a pretty decent run at GT. He just couldn't beat Georgia and never won the ACC. But he went to a ton of bowl games and had winning records. In fact, I would argue that the reason GT never got over the top was because they never had a decent QB. We have that QB he needs to put together a strong offensive team.

2) Two hires ago, we picked up a 1-AA coach. Last time we got a well-travelled coordinator with no HC experience. And now we are complaiing when we might get a head coach that not only had a winning record at a BCS school, but also has NFL HC experience?

Gailey might not be the best coach out there. And he might not be my personal first choice. But he is certainly an upgrade from what we have had, he is a winner, and I would suggest that he has enough authority to push SMU leadership to make the changes necessary to allow us to have a successful football program.

As for the pictures, I don't care if he looks like a squirell, just as long as he has the balls to tell the administration what he needs to be successful .

[EastStang]

Gailey would of course be an improvement over Bennett and Orsini does have GT connections (that is how he bagged O'Leary for UCF). Gailey is a former Cowboy coach and that would give him some credibility when he went to living rooms in the Metroplex. On the other hand the ACC is not the SEC, or Big XII or Big Ten in strength. He was always in the middle of the pack there. We could do worse, but I would rather have an SOB like Barnett or if you want ex-NFL Schottenheimer with a track record of turning things around than a nice guy who had moderate success. Might as well hire Norvel Turner if you want that.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Not to start yet another for/against The Ticket debate, but if Orsini is even considering Gailey he might want to go listen to a few clips of the Fake Chan Gailey so he can realize what a total joke that man is in this town.

We are already the laughingstock of college football in this area and Gailey would only make it worse.

Sad, but true.

[friarwolf]

Look on the bright side, we'll get lots of airtime on the ticket. Of course the down side is that it will be gordo doing his Gailey as a hick bit.................