Duke Opens With $2 Million Dollar Bankroll

Stallion · Post by **Stallion** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:32 pm

....and as I said yesterday they are planning a broad based appeal including reducing recruiting restrictions and renovations of their Stadium. Seems like we are officially in a bidding war-here's to hoping BCS money wins out

http://blog.dukechronicle.com/sports/20 ... s-johnson/

KnuckleStang · Post by **KnuckleStang** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:34 pm

Well, there ya go. Fran? Rick? Bum Phillips?...

PonyDoh · Post by **PonyDoh** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:35 pm

Dook, despite being in the ACC, is a far worse job than SMU.

ALEX LIFESON · Post by **ALEX LIFESON** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:39 pm

Well, I hope some of you doom and gloomers, don't get your wish.

BRStang · Post by **BRStang** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:41 pm

#%@&@#$!!!!!!!!

cs09viking · Post by **cs09viking** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:50 pm

Stallion wrote:....and as I said yesterday they are planning a broad based appeal including reducing recruiting restrictions and renovations of their Stadium. Seems like we are officially in a bidding war-here's to hoping BCS money wins out

http://blog.dukechronicle.com/sports/20 ... s-johnson/

I wouldn't place much cred in this writeup. They are just rehashing what Bill Wagner has said. In fact, the credibility of the Wagner's original piece in which he heard PJ was flying to Nebraska this weekend makes the second point, at a minimum suspect - "sources tell sources which told a source that..." :

A reliable source in Nebraska sent me a link to a Web site that quoted a "tipster" as stating unequivocally that Johnson would fly to Lincoln first thing Sunday morning for a face-to-face interview with interim athletic director Tom Osborne.

One of the most knowledgeable and informed members of the Atlantic Coast Conference media sent a message from North Carolina relating rumors that Duke is prepared to offer Johnson the moon in order to turn around its downtrodden program. According to numerous reporters who have spoken off-the-record with athletic director Joe Alleva, the Blue Devils are willing to pay $2 million while promising to relax recruiting standards and upgrade aged Wallace-Wade Stadium in order to lure Johnson.

KnuckleStang · Post by **KnuckleStang** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:01 am

It is true that Duke's administration has their head much farther up their @ss than SMU does in terms of football. I would be surprised if they just made a decision and started admitting partials and aggressively pursuing JUCOS overnight. If it comes down to just them and us, I still like our chances. Well, if it weren't for that $2 million part.

Pony Soup · Post by **Pony Soup** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:04 am

I think Duke takes a hit from potential hires for how they dealt with the lacrosse team & its coach

George S. Patton · Post by **George S. Patton** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:07 am

Did you kill all those people?

Ahhhh, yes, sorry!

Oh, let's don't bicker about who killed who. This is suppose to be a happy occasion.

Pony^ · Post by **Pony^** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:12 am

Duke coaches have to deal with the "Group of 88;" therefore, they must pay more.

Dwan · Post by **Dwan** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:47 am

So Duke is going to pay Gary Gibbs 2 million a year?

Charleston Pony · Post by **Charleston Pony** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:50 am

Spurrier visited Duke earlier this week to talk about their coaching search with their A.D. - not as a candidate himself, but as a resource for who some good candidates might be. I expect Mike Shula's name to come up in connection with Duje's search.

Pony Fan · Post by **Pony Fan** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:18 am

Stallion wrote:....and as I said yesterday they are planning a broad based appeal including reducing recruiting restrictions and renovations of their Stadium. Seems like we are officially in a bidding war-here's to hoping BCS money wins out

http://blog.dukechronicle.com/sports/20 ... s-johnson/

You know, stallion ol' buddy, I hope we hire Johnson for a lot of reasons, but mainly so you will officially go find another school to criticize. Get lost.

carolsmu · Post by **carolsmu** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:18 am

Duke could score with Paul Johnson

http://www.wral.com/sports/blogpost/2109939/

DFW HOYA · Post by **DFW HOYA** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:55 am

Duke has a very nice stadium--a 34K stadium in a natural bowl, srrounded by tall pine trees.

Two problems though: 1) no box seating, and 2) most of the fans aren';t from Duke. ACC fans (save the expatraiates from BC) travel. A game with Clemson literally fills the place with orange.

http://map.duke.edu/images/7718_1.jpg

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