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Octavian

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  1. 2 minutes ago, Caddox said:

    If for some reason they decided they needed to manage information closer, I could easily get the boot. Like I said, I’m not sure they even remember I’m on there bc the thread is under a group name. 

    Did you happen to hear back from any of the other people you were going to reach out to?

  2. 1 minute ago, crash_davis said:

    If that has any ounce of truth, that means that the people who matter at Texas, CDC, Hartzell, the BOR, are willing to leak info to look like complete utter fools to provide Urban the time and air cover he needs to insure that he gets the right people. 

    The question is does this administration have the confidence to suffer the huge image hit because they look like fools holding their dicks. 

    I would think the longer CDC stays quiet and the longer we go without hearing of another front-running coaching candidate, the more likely this "cover" story theory is true.

  3. 6 minutes ago, Caddox said:

    Y’all aren’t gonna like this, but I still haven’t heard anything on that thread. If the Urban stuff is really done, there’s a 0% chance there would be complete radio silence like this. It just doesn’t make sense to have key players celebrating yesterday morning and for it all to be blown up that night. I’m not gonna ping that thread but I’m gonna bother some other folks who may have some insight. Sorry if this deal doesn’t work out and I got people excited. 

    Believe Merry Christmas GIF by Lifetime

  4. 2 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

    if you are saying there is still a chance, using health reasons is not good.  if for some reason he decides to come did the health reasons disappear in a week?

    I could see someone saying he is not interested in coaching again then it could change because we offered X.

    using health reasons means it is over IMO.

    I agree with you, but the caveat here is that a “source” stated that Urban denied for health reasons, not Urban himself. This gives every party involved (including CDC who hasn’t said anything) plausible deniability if they want to change their minds.

  5. 6 minutes ago, Truck Norris said:

    A high-level university source leaking this sounds like some bullshit, or that high-level source should no longer be in a position where they could be considered such. Can only hope it’s a diversion to quiet things down before Tom gets fired.

    I agree - makes no sense that this would be kept so tight and then the only leak is the one that they know would completely implode the program. Got to be to take heat off of Urban and reminds me of the OSU timeline that people have posted before.

  6. 1 minute ago, boilerhorn said:

    Perhaps what we are "hearing" right now is a focused, concerted effort to identify the AD, BMD, or Regents mole.

    Based on a lot of the stories of big M&A negotiations I’ve heard from older bankers, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the case.

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  7. Are we sure this isn’t just a giant echo chamber?

    BMD who is not high up enough hears about Barton article because it’s making the rounds on Twitter —> tells his friend, they tell people/post on forums etc.

    While we can’t trust 9.95ers for shit, the one source Burton has talked about hasn’t changed his stance. Feel like we gotta wait for the official word here. Either we hear Herman gets a vote of confidence, that the pursuit has a new target, or we keep the assumption that Urbs is still in play.

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  8. 1 minute ago, immamac said:

    This is nowhere near an official source and IT is wrong about nearly everything. 

    Yeah I agree - does not sound like a confirmed “no.” Just sounds like more hedging/misdirection.

  9. 2 minutes ago, dalhorn1 said:

    Keep deluding yourselves with the hope that UM is taking the job. He’s not. 
    What I don’t know is the status of Herman’s job. With early signing day in two weeks, I can’t see what good it would do having NO head coach vs a drunken narcissist like Herman. 

    What's your source?

  10. Just now, BornAndRaised said:

    I mean, I know I'm grasping at straws here, but this man isn't hedging at all reading this thread.
     

     

    Can someone ask this man if he still thinks it's happening tonight?

  11. 1 minute ago, SimonSays said:

    Can we get a confirmation that practice was cancelled for COVID or nah?

    It was definitely cancelled - I’m trying to figure out why/if they’re having a team meeting instead.

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  12. 9 minutes ago, derpyhorndog said:

    Doing the Lord's work. Hoping this comes through, but your pledges are garbage and need a new trainer if you can't text them at 1 p.m. on a Sunday during finals week and have them run down to the practice fields/Belmont on a whim based on message board rumors. Just saying. 

    There’s a Junior who works in the AD who just told me practice was cancelled. Pretty funny because they’re sending a couple of them over anyway lmao.

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  13. 1 minute ago, PSmitty said:

    How hard is it to figure out if they are practicing? Even if it’s light stretching in Belmont, send a freshmen over to scope the parking garage.

    I would totally do this given I still know some people in school, but I think all of them got sent home after Thanksgiving and won't be back until the Spring semester (due to Covid and not wanting people traveling back and forth).

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