Man UgaB, you gotta leave the escorts alone.
Wait, what were we talkin about?
It was a figure of pimp-speech...
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Wait, what were we talkin about?
It was a figure of pimp-speech...
HurricaneJacket
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Amazing that on Friday we were trying to break the 200pg mark.
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While that is certainly possible, it remains strange. Ken would be smart enough to know that if a hire was imminent, the PR office would be engaged. I don't see Batt or Cabrera writing press releases and submitting them to lawyers on a Sunday night totally out of the normal procedures.
Personally, I think he was played.
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That's a pretty good "I will neither confirm nor deny" type statement
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I don't remember where I saw it posted, but there is a tweet from a NO beat reporter who basically said: He knows that the leak didn't come from Fritz nor his agent. He has a strong belief that it didn't come from Batt. He believes that it came from some insiders who are in favor of Key.
Don't know how accurate his assessment is, but it pretty well matches my assumptions.
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Remember when folks on here were saying the main reason to run your coaching search through a search firm is to avoid leaks? To avoid situations like what happened with Lane and Auburn? Lmao. Now we might be in an even worse position
Gooooooooooooo Parker Exec!!!!!! Spend our money!!!!! YES YES YES
Gooooooooooooo Parker Exec!!!!!! Spend our money!!!!! YES YES YES
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Kiffin said the same thing and ... got a nice raise and contract extension out of it. On the flip side, if Fritz says anything about Tech or his candidacy, he becomes the story.
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I mean, we're on page 271 here, so if we were to merge this 63 page thread
Your choice for Head Coach
Who is your choice for Tech's next head coach? This poll will allow you to change your vote as the season progresses, so vote early and vote often.
and this 5 page thread
AJC reporting Fritz is the guy
Why are people so scared of losing current players? It seems to me we only have a few difference makers, that can't be replaced. Almost everyone else is an average or lower, compared to what is out there.
We'd be almost to 350...
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Then we could pay Collin’s buyout based on the Fire Collins thread alone!
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Honestly, this answer to me reeks of either he's already agreed to leave after Saturday or he's very close to it.
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I agree he was played, I just think he was played for a purpose, not as a prank. Either by an insider looking to get fan reaction, or as @RonJohn has mentioned, possibly by people looking to boost Key.
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People inside the GTAA know exactly where leaks are coming from. Unfortunately, Batt and Cabrera were not counting on this kind of reaction from certain groups.
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I would say Key's risk is moderately higher than several candidates. Chadwell, BOB, Clark, Fritz, Deion and Key all have risk. Key just may have the most risk of any of them.
As to the reward, that is completely unknown. Maybe it is higher than several candidates, but it could also be much lower. He certainly does not have the same track record of success of building programs like several of the candidates. So, I am not sure how you can say he is either low risk or high reward. To me Bob and Chadwell are the highest probability of success (lowest risk) of those who have been named as possible targets. Mullen and Clark would also be pretty good, but it seems like neither is a candidate. Fritz is also a good established coach with lower risk and a potentially higher ceiling than Key. Deion is all risk and potentially extremely high reward. No thank you.
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Of course, none of these may be leaks, but people leveraging their influence to manipulate the situation.
Exactly. Thanks for nothing, search firm cronies.
Sure it's not all their fault but iiwii. This is the business they've chosen and now we got egg on our faces. Gotta blame somebody.
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Feel the same way.
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Now we have to queue the Hugh Freeze talk.
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You should get out your list...