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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
I was thinking the same thing. I think that Mason has to realize that he will never be a powerhouse in the Big Ten, they will always be at the level of Purdue or others..... I think K State would be a good gig for him.
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I disagree. Bo was an assitant coach here for a few years. Not a grad, not a player, he didn't even attend OSU. Mason did all of the above. He won't be signing on with scUM.
A better example would have been Moeller, whom I call an "uber-traitor". He went to OSU, played football for Woody and was a captain of the team.
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IronBuckI
Calmer than you are.
K-State was also the first school to jump out to me, when I saw the list of vacated jobs. Nebraska would obviously be the much bigger fish if they realize that Calahan was fired by the Raiders because he's a terrilbe coach, and not because of other circumstances. Maybe he could go to Washington State or Arizona State, and teach someone in the Pac-10, outside of The Coliseum, how to run the football.
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Coaches on bubble, but out recruiting
Assistants work in shadow of Mason's contract negotiations
[SIZE=-1]BY JOHN SHIPLEY[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Pioneer Press[/SIZE]
<!-- begin body-content --> The University of Minnesota football offices were nearly empty Tuesday morning, lights out and doors shut because nearly every assistant coach was out recruiting in anticipation of the Feb. 6 signing date.
But those coaches are recruiting a class they might never coach.
Assistant coaches' contracts expire at the end of this month, and head coach Glen Mason is in the middle of negotiating a new deal for himself. If a new one can't be forged, Mason and the U will part ways, and the assistants won't have their deals renewed unless the next coach keeps them.
It's all part of the business, said first-year defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks, who returned Monday from recruiting his territory in Texas and the Chicago area.
"I would like to stay here. I enjoy it," Cooks said. "I like the kids that I work with; I like the coach. I leave all the other stuff to the people who make those decisions."
Assistant coaches' contracts are annual and run from January to January. Unless a coach is sent a notice of nonrenewal, the deal is automatically rolled over. However, the longer Mason and the school remain at odds, the more likely it is the U will send those notices.
If a deal with Mason isn't hashed out and the coaches' contracts are rolled over, the school would have to pay two sets of assistant coaches — Mason's and those of the new coach.
Negotiations continue, and as of Tuesday evening, the sides weren't close to an agreement.
Part of the talks involves Mason's desire to pay his assistants more money. This year those salaries ranged from $60,000 for first-year receivers coach Luke Tressel to $200,000 for offensive coordinator Mitch Browning.
Cooks said the uncertainty in the football offices hasn't trickled down to the players he is recruiting.
"I haven't had one kid ask me what the status is of anyone's contract. Not one," he said. "Nine times out of 10, when you're out recruiting, you're just talking to the kid and selling the university.
"I think nowadays, kids are more educated and the parents are more educated. They understand college football, and there's no guarantee your position coach is going to be there, or your head coach."
Cooks, drafted by the Vikings as a safety out of Iowa in 1997, played five seasons in the NFL, including stints in Green Bay, Atlanta and Jacksonville. He said that experience has made him less sensitive to the often-peripatetic nature of college coaching.
"I've been in the NFL, so when you talk about job security, c'mon," he said. "I couldn't care less about it. I've been fired. I've been places for two years and one day you're there, the next day you're cut. So job security has very little effect on me. I don't even think about it."
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Coaches on bubble, but out recruiting
Assistants work in shadow of Mason's contract negotiations
[SIZE=-1]BY JOHN SHIPLEY[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Pioneer Press[/SIZE]
<!-- begin body-content --> The University of Minnesota football offices were nearly empty Tuesday morning, lights out and doors shut because nearly every assistant coach was out recruiting in anticipation of the Feb. 6 signing date.
But those coaches are recruiting a class they might never coach.
Assistant coaches' contracts expire at the end of this month, and head coach Glen Mason is in the middle of negotiating a new deal for himself. If a new one can't be forged, Mason and the U will part ways, and the assistants won't have their deals renewed unless the next coach keeps them.
It's all part of the business, said first-year defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks, who returned Monday from recruiting his territory in Texas and the Chicago area.
"I would like to stay here. I enjoy it," Cooks said. "I like the kids that I work with; I like the coach. I leave all the other stuff to the people who make those decisions."
Assistant coaches' contracts are annual and run from January to January. Unless a coach is sent a notice of nonrenewal, the deal is automatically rolled over. However, the longer Mason and the school remain at odds, the more likely it is the U will send those notices.
If a deal with Mason isn't hashed out and the coaches' contracts are rolled over, the school would have to pay two sets of assistant coaches — Mason's and those of the new coach.
Negotiations continue, and as of Tuesday evening, the sides weren't close to an agreement.
Part of the talks involves Mason's desire to pay his assistants more money. This year those salaries ranged from $60,000 for first-year receivers coach Luke Tressel to $200,000 for offensive coordinator Mitch Browning.
Cooks said the uncertainty in the football offices hasn't trickled down to the players he is recruiting.
"I haven't had one kid ask me what the status is of anyone's contract. Not one," he said. "Nine times out of 10, when you're out recruiting, you're just talking to the kid and selling the university.
"I think nowadays, kids are more educated and the parents are more educated. They understand college football, and there's no guarantee your position coach is going to be there, or your head coach."
Cooks, drafted by the Vikings as a safety out of Iowa in 1997, played five seasons in the NFL, including stints in Green Bay, Atlanta and Jacksonville. He said that experience has made him less sensitive to the often-peripatetic nature of college coaching.
"I've been in the NFL, so when you talk about job security, c'mon," he said. "I couldn't care less about it. I've been fired. I've been places for two years and one day you're there, the next day you're cut. So job security has very little effect on me. I don't even think about it."
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jimotis4heisman
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this is the thing i dont get, how can you sit down with a kid and his family and shoot straight with them? "come play for me and my staff...if we're here."
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JohnnyCockfight
Beer is God's proof that he loves us.
My guess is that Mason is confident he'll carry the day at the bargaining table, so in his mind he'll be there long term. But that's just my speculation.
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Am I the only one baffled as to why Glen Mason's job is even the least bit up in the air?
What has he done to warrant his contract not be extended?
Look where that program was and where they are now?
The guy has terrible recruiting tools i.e. Indoor stadium, minimal in-state HS talent, shitty weather, etc... yet still has a competitive team every year. If they don't extend his contract, they better be ready for the Jim Wacker days b/c half of Minny's talent is from Ohio and if Mason is gone, so is that pipeline up to Minneapolis
What has he done to warrant his contract not be extended?
Look where that program was and where they are now?
The guy has terrible recruiting tools i.e. Indoor stadium, minimal in-state HS talent, shitty weather, etc... yet still has a competitive team every year. If they don't extend his contract, they better be ready for the Jim Wacker days b/c half of Minny's talent is from Ohio and if Mason is gone, so is that pipeline up to Minneapolis
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