POLL True or False: Announcement Timing

[herbsinator]

If Rhule isn’t announced by Monday COB then that means we’re going in a different direction?

 

[Herbie]

If it’s Rhule, yeah.
If it’s no announcement I think we can move on from rhule

 

[Carm]

False - we've probably said if there is no deal by Monday we walk, and this would be consistent with threat. Still not sure we would walk unless it is clear by then there will never be a deal we'd accept. I have no idea what our ceiling is.

 

[Alcaus]

It feels like the announcement isn't coming until Monday after Cockeye.

 

[Carm]

Poor Turd - playing poker with the King of the Hedge funds.

Even if we get Rhule, we will literally be paying top dollar for him after this

 

[Baron Winnebago]

It feels like the announcement isn't coming until Monday after Cockeye.

Could be a Saturday "leak" and then Monday presser.

I don't know why anyone expects differently

 

[Huskersballz]

I think it’s been Rhule all along and Turd just wanted to wait until after senior day.

 

[herbsinator]

It feels like the announcement isn't coming until Monday after Cockeye.

Unless the deal actually isn’t final yet, what’s the point in waiting?

 

[Alcaus]

Unless the deal actually isn’t final yet, what’s the point in waiting?

Honestly, the only rationale I've heard has come from local media. The refrain has been that Turd doesn't want any distractions impacting the team until the season is over. Considering we haven't heard anything regarding Turd's mentality on the timing of an announcement from tPB sources, it's all I really have to go off of.

I think the sooner the better. Not sure what Turd thinks.

 

[tman87]

I think the idea that Turd doesn't want to override Senior day/last game of the year in Memorial stadium is the likely answer. Sunday or Monday make sense for an announcement if it is Rhule.

 

[gtlacey]

Poor Turd - playing poker with the King of the Hedge funds.

Even if we get Rhule, we will literally be paying top dollar for him after this

Sorry to be nitpicky, but I think you could rank Jim Simons, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, Ken Griffin and Carl Icahn ahead of Tepper.

And on top of that, Cohen is a much cooler/ better sports team owner.

But yes to your original point:, it sounds like Tepper will make us pay more for Rhule if we get him.

 

[Blbmeb]

It’s like any other investment. It’s a gamble no matter who it is. If Turd thinks Rhule is the right guy then just go get him. Yah, it might sting a little bit to pay more but look at all the revenue he could bring in if we start winning. Could you imagine the excitement if we just went to a bowl game!? If it doesn’t work out the university isn’t going to go broke.
FWIW I think the announcement comes the Sunday after the Cockeye game.

 

[Bootleg11]

If Rhule isn’t announced by Monday COB then that means we’re going in a different direction?

I have no clue.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Unless the deal actually isn’t final yet, what’s the point in waiting?

The benefit of announcing the deal is low. They won't let the new coach start recruiting until the season is finished anyways and he can assemble a staff fine without a formal announcement. Maybe at the margins, the "buzz" helps get recruits interested, but it's not going to make much of a difference.

I'm completely sympathetic to the argument that there's no harm in announcing with a game or two to play and no hope for anything, but that's just not the way it's done.