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Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:11 pm
by leopold
Anybody notice that Gus Malzahn's off to Arky State?
Dude turned down $3M/year at Vandy to go to A-State. Interesting, even if he is from there.
Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:12 pm
by smupony94
Houston wanted Malzahn
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:13 pm
by mrydel
leopold wrote:Anybody notice that Gus Malzahn's off to Arky State?
Dude turned down $3M/year at Vandy to go to A-State. Interesting, even if he is from there.
Is that official. I heard the sports guys talking about it tonight. He is getting $800,000. I think he wants to get his feet wet as a head coach before stepping into the big time.
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:13 pm
by huskerpony
Chances of having a winning record are greater at Arky St. Maybe he didn't want to be out of coaching in 3 years.
Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:16 pm
by NY Pony
huskerpony wrote:Chances of having a winning record are greater at Arky St. Maybe he didn't want to be out of coaching in 3 years.
I agree. He should do great there then move to a big time program. Maybe somewhere like Tennessee, which could be open soon the way things are going.
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:16 pm
by SMUfiji43
NY Pony wrote:Per Bruce Feldman, Klemm to UCLA. Bring on Larry Porter.
Why Porter? Memphis sucks and hasn't been getting good recruits either.
The biggest thing we lose with Klemm's departure is recruiting, particularly the California pipeline. An O line coach isn't hard to find, but a top notch recruiter is.
Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:18 pm
by NY Pony
Porter is a two time recruiter of the year.
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:19 pm
by leopold
huskerpony wrote:Chances of having a winning record are greater at Arky St. Maybe he didn't want to be out of coaching in 3 years.
Don't question him turning down Vandy, or Memphis, either.
Wonder why he took ASU when Houston and USM, two programs built to create the 'next big coach' were about to start calling.
And yes, I believe it's a done deal.
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:21 pm
by sbsmith
Good for Klemm, he gets to go home, have influence in game-planning and coach at a school that is an easier sell.
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:21 pm
by smupony94
leopold wrote:huskerpony wrote:Chances of having a winning record are greater at Arky St. Maybe he didn't want to be out of coaching in 3 years.
Don't question him turning down Vandy, or Memphis, either.
Wonder why he took ASU when Houston and USM, two programs built to create the 'next big coach' were about to start calling.
And yes, I believe it's a done deal.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011 ... rn_to.html
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:21 pm
by leopold
Porter was beating SEC schools like Arkansas for kids in the Memphis area - he can flat out recruit. His biggest issue was he wasn't ready to be a HC, hadn't even been a Coordinator yet.
Plus, I think coming from LA he should have ties to East Texas - he could absolutely start making some inroads there.
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:24 pm
by skyscraper
Disappointing, but not surprising to hear.
Let's try to find someone just as good or better.
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:26 pm
by SMUfiji43
NY Pony wrote:Porter is a two time recruiter of the year.
Touche, I did not know that
. He got fired, so it would definitely be worth a call to him IMO.
Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:28 pm
by NY Pony
SMUfiji43 wrote:NY Pony wrote:Porter is a two time recruiter of the year.
Touche, I did not know that
. He got fired, so it would definitely be worth a call to him IMO.
Knowing how June works we'll probably be disappointed but in the long run it'll work out.
Re: Klemm Gone
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:28 pm
by 03Mustang
He changed his twitter image to include ucla logos.....