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I wonder where ole Steve will end up. Maybe UT is working behind the scenes to get Steve in Austin.


North Carolina? Kentucky? South Carolina? Vanderbilt/Baylor (stretch)

I would be disappointed if Steve went to UT. I can't stand that school, but I do like Spurrier. He reminds me a lot of myself......brash, arrogant, intelligent, rich, good with the ladies, etc....

If I was a Vandy, I would throw the bank at him......this could be their one opportunity to get out of the cellar in football......Steve briefly revitalized Duke football.

I don't see UNC and Kentucky being viable options for the reasons you cited. Right now, UT is the best fit of all those schools mentioned.

I would love to see him at Notre Dame.....is it possible? Not too much warm weather.

As good as he is, he wouldn't want Notre Dame. Their admissions rules are not quite as tight as SMU, but almost. The main difference is that every kid going to a Catholic school or who is raised a Catholic knows about Notre Dame from the crib. Willingham is a great coach who did a good job at Stanford and will get ND on the right track. I'm guessing that Penn State will be looking for a replacement for Joe Pa soon. Would a legend want to follow a legend?

there is no vacancy at UT-Mack ain't going anywhere as long as "talent" overcomes "poor coaching" 95% of the time.

Posted by EastStang:

I'm guessing that Penn State will be looking for a replacement for Joe Pa soon. Would a legend want to follow a legend?

Internet rumors aside, Penn State would not consider Spurrier. PSU is very likely to go for someone with ties to the program (DC Tom Bradley?). If they do go outside, PSU will look for a coach that is/has potential to be more than just a winning coach.

After decades of Paterno (fund-raiser, community leader, etc.), PSU knowing they won't find another JoePa will look for a man who has some of the same qualities.

That is the mind-set in University Park.

Spurrier, although a winner is only a pay-me-well and I'll win games kind of coach - and on most campuses there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Stallion wrote:there is no vacancy at UT-Mack ain't going anywhere as long as "talent" overcomes "poor coaching" 95% of the time.

Does that formula work at SMU, too?

I agree with you on that. Spurrier did a great job at Duke though. If PSU wants someone to right the ship fast, Spurrier might be a short-term fix. Actually the guy who would be a natural for that job would be Willingham, but he might be damaged goods by then.

I think UT will use Mack-daddy to fill-in for DKR when he "checks-it-in". Horns need to look toward Utah and land'em a Stoops-type.

He wants Warm Weather.....has Spurrier even been to Dallas in the summer? It's plenty warm

Lamont_Cranston wrote:

Stallion wrote:there is no vacancy at UT-Mack ain't going anywhere as long as "talent" overcomes "poor coaching" 95% of the time.

Does that formula work at SMU, too?

Absolutely. And it does all the time. Here's a hint: we're not the team that usually has the most talent on the field.

Spurrier is probably going to South Carolina. Holtz is going to retire. Spurrier is from the area (eastern Tenn.). From what I hear Hootie Johnson (USC alum and pres. of Augusta) is going to offer a membership to Augusta along with the job. He will not go to Austin. Mack Brown needed to lose at least four games this year to be fired. Texas still could go to a BCS Bowl.

Spurrier bought property on Lake Murray near Columbia, S.C. fueling rumors that he will succeed Lou Holtz at USC...but rumors are a dime a dozen, aren't they? Isn't Daniel Snyder still paying him to do nothing? If the Dolphins can't entice him out of retirement, I'm not sure who can afford to.

It will probably take a 3 to 4 loss season (or maybe 2 seasons) at UT before Mack will be shown the door. True, they have not won the big one but they have been consistenly ranked in the top 25. While most schools would consider this a great year, this is obviously unacceptable for UT. The most important factor, though...at least from the administration's viewpoint, $$$ is flowing into the UT coffers and the admin attributes this primarily to Mack. I don't know how a Mack firing/Spurrier hiring would change that but I doubt the administration is willing to risk getting rid of a known quantity (top 25, $$$) for Spurrier unless they change their opinion of him or he does it for them.

Charleston Pony wrote: Isn't Daniel Snyder still paying him to do nothing? If the Dolphins can't entice him out of retirement, I'm not sure who can afford to.

From what I recall, they mutually agreed to end the contract. In other words, Snyder let him resign without a penalty in exchange for Spurrier walking away from the remainder of the contract and the money.

I don't think he'll do the NFL bit again. To be honest, I think it entailed more work than he thought plus I doubt he would be willing to put his ego through the process again after having been somewhat humbled.