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  • #16
    Originally posted by DrumNFeather View Post
    Would've been interesting to have him and Urban and Dan Mullen all coaching against each other in the SEC.

    I think Whitt will always listen, and there's nothing wrong with listening, but he'll be here as long as he wants to be and should be one of the highest paid coaches in the league year in and year out.

    I would be interested to know how attractive he'd find an NFL defensive coordinator job because I suspect that is what he'd go for before getting a HC gig.
    I agree on the DC job, but I wonder if a team would jump at him without any experience coaching at least a position in the NFL first. I could see some teams having interest in him as a LB or DL coach.
    "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

    "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

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    • #17
      Originally posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
      So SC>Utah>Tennessee.... I think as a fan I can live with that.

      I am surprised he didn't take the money and go. I would not have blamed him one bit if he had. 15 mil is a big number to decline.
      I think that is correct, at least in Whit's mind.

      It definitely should be a feather in Utah's cap that Whit wanted to stay at Utah instead of going to Tennessee...and for less money. Tenn is one of the most high profile gigs in the country.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
        I think that is correct, at least in Whit's mind.

        It definitely should be a feather in Utah's cap that Whit wanted to stay at Utah instead of going to Tennessee...and for less money. Tenn is one of the most high profile gigs in the country.
        Nice thing to happen a few weeks before signing day, that's for sure!
        "They're good. They've always been good" - David Shaw.

        Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
          I agree on the DC job, but I wonder if a team would jump at him without any experience coaching at least a position in the NFL first. I could see some teams having interest in him as a LB or DL coach.
          Maybe Marvin Lewis will use the ISU connection to get him to Cincy.
          "They're good. They've always been good" - David Shaw.

          Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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          • #20
            I don't think Utah would have suffered too much. They would have just hired Anderson away from USU. Anderson is a great coach and probably a better recruiter.
            "To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
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            • #21
              Originally posted by WashingtonCoug View Post
              I don't think Utah would have suffered too much. They would have just hired Anderson away from USU. Anderson is a great coach and probably a better recruiter.
              Unles he gets pulled away to bigger pastures, Anderson is very likely Utah's next coach whenever that may be. It is good that the coach in waiting is actually getting experience as a head coach in D-1.
              "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

              "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

              "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

              -Rick Majerus

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              • #22
                I am pretty shocked he turned it down. Even more revelatory is the state of Vols football. Kiffin bolts at the drop of a hat. Now their 3rd choice at best turns down big money to remain at a non-AQ school? That's pretty sad.
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                • #23
                  I guess Kyle doesn't have to hold firesides every week of the season to prove he has his priorities right.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by cougjunkie View Post
                    He turned down 3-4 million per year.

                    His wife tweeted about 3 hours ago "Vol Nation.......hmmmmmmmm."

                    Then tweeted about 30 minutes ago: "Money isnt everything"

                    Lya Wodraska is reporting he was officially offered the job and turned it down.
                    I never believed that Whittingham was a lifer at Utah or would turn down a legit BcS opportunity. I guess I was wrong.
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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                      Now their 3rd choice at best turns down big money to remain at a non-AQ school? That's pretty sad.
                      Ditto for their second choice.

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by mpfunk View Post
                        I never believed that Whittingham was a lifer at Utah or would turn down a legit BcS opportunity. I guess I was wrong.
                        He's still no lifer.
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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
                          Ditto for their second choice.
                          Exactly. Truthfully, the Vols job ain't that attractive IMO for many reasons pointed out in the other thread.
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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                            He's still no lifer.
                            What do you think will happen first? Whit takes another job (college or NFL)? Or Bronco hangs 'em up (per his statements about not wanting to coach long)?
                            "They're good. They've always been good" - David Shaw.

                            Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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                            • #29
                              How old's his youngest kid? I know that was a big deal for him earlier to not have to change schools for his kids.

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                              • #30
                                Was Whittingham swayed at all in his decision by Urban? I'm sure he called him, right?

                                I can see why Kyle was interested in SC, of course. But this news brings up the question, if he turned down Tenn, which college jobs would he leave Utah to take? One of the California PAC-10 schools? Is that it?

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