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University of New Mexico has an opening for Head Coach - Leach mentioned...

owlfan1 said

By position I mean that Texas Tech was a better job then than what FAU is now (this of course all depends on perspective). However, head coach in the BIG12 with all the trimmings is generally more attractive than coaching in the SBC. I don't know of many coaches that have chosen the SBC after being a head coach in the BIG12.

You can go on and on about FAU blowing up. The same has been said about UCF since the mid to late 1990s.

UCF has a new stadium, huge enrollment, strong alumni base, and UCF still has not blown up as a football powerhouse.

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UCF has had thier stadium what?  About 3 or 4 years…they beat an SEC school in a bowl game last year.  I wouldn't say they are doing awful.

You ever been to Lubbock, Texas?  I have.  I dont care what conference they are in…FAU is a better job.

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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A better job in your opinion.

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I dont mean to say that at this moment FAU is a better job than Texas Tech.  But I do believe down the road (say 10 years) it will be.

The opportunities at FAU for a guy like Leach are undeniable right now.  In my humble opinion.

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Didn't UCF finish in the Top 25 to end the season last year? I think they have made tremendous strides as a program in recent years. If anything, the coaching is what's hurting em there, they've got the talent.

USF is a great example of what we could become. Young program, talent rich area, and have become a pretty special football team over the years.
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All good points. I just wonder how much it will take to get a guy who was really successful in the BIG12 to make the move to the SBC. If he has an offer from a solid BCS conference program, I don't see what FAU has to offer unless he has the desire to build a program. He might just have that desire. I don't know him personally so I cannot say.

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owlfan1 said

All good points. I just wonder how much it will take to get a guy who was really successful in the BIG12 to make the move to the SBC. If he has an offer from a solid BCS conference program, I don't see what FAU has to offer unless he has the desire to build a program. He might just have that desire. I don't know him personally so I cannot say.

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Under normal circumstances you're completely correct, there is no way a coach of his stature would come to FAU in the Belt.  However, he is in a funky situation where going to a school of FAU's stature makes sense.  He is a risky hire for a big program with the allegations regarding James's son and the law suits.  And FAU is on the rise (I've been here since 2001 and it looks nothing like it used to).  Might just be the perfect storm to land him and for him to land us.

You have to picture it like a bad 80's movie…the popular girl gets kicked out of the group for some reason or another (Mike Leach) and the dorky guy gets some new clothes and puts gel in his hair (FAU) and WHAMMO!  You've got the against all odds story of nerd dates hot poplular girl.  Both have to defend why they are dating eachother to people but in the end we all know why…

If that didn't make any sense to anybody I apologize…




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walty12 said



You have to picture it like a bad 80's movie…the popular girl gets kicked out of the group for some reason or another (Mike Leach) and the dorky guy gets some new clothes and puts gel in his hair (FAU) and WHAMMO!  You've got the against all odds story of nerd dates hot poplular girl.  Both have to defend why they are dating eachother to people but in the end we all know why…

If that didn't make any sense to anybody I apologize…


Wow…I have to have a couple beers with Walty someday just to see what is going on up there.

That's great.  :D

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It goes to some very weird places, let me tell you.

After the game Oct 15, come see it, quite a spectacle  ;D
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