john currie's big mistake

[j rake]

when will this guy ever learn? my guess is never.

i have no issue with him launching a national coaching search. every legitimate program would do the same. the problem, of course, is that he's in a position where the fans do not like him and he needs to hire someone they approve of.

if you want to launch a national search, that's great. but by not leaking out any potential names, and by keeping this thing a total secret, then this is what happens. your rabid fan base dreams up names in their head, comes up with a list of possible candidates, identifies their favorite, momentum builds, excitement builds, and now you're screwed if the man you hire isn't the man the fan base now demands.

had currie leaked out that he's speaking with jankovich, underwood and boyle, the fan base would have thrown its support around one of them and then hiring the lesser of the evils would have been accepted. it wouldn't be embraced - but it'd be accepted.

now? oh, man. it's gottlieb or bust.

nice job, currie. 

[puniraptor]

NO BUSTING ACCEPTED, CURRIE

[CNS]

I am still holding out hope that Currie is devious and did all this to get rid of Frank intentionally so that he could make a cool ass hire.  I know this is prob not how it really is, but he may be a non-tuck that is really good at hiding in plain sight amongst the actual tucks.   

[michigancat]

when will this guy ever learn? my guess is never.

i have no issue with him launching a national coaching search. every legitimate program would do the same. the problem, of course, is that he's in a position where the fans do not like him and he needs to hire someone they approve of.

if you want to launch a national search, that's great. but by not leaking out any potential names, and by keeping this thing a total secret, then this is what happens. your rabid fan base dreams up names in their head, comes up with a list of possible candidates, identifies their favorite, momentum builds, excitement builds, and now you're screwed if the man you hire isn't the man the fan base now demands.

had currie leaked out that he's speaking with jankovich, underwood and boyle, the fan base would have thrown its support around one of them and then hiring the lesser of the evils would have been accepted. it wouldn't be embraced - but it'd be accepted.

now? oh, man. it's gottlieb or bust.

nice job, currie. 

It wasn't currie that leaked Boyle?

[Rage Against the McKee]

If we end up with Gottlieb, then it wasn't a mistake at all. Currie will get to take all of the credit for taking a chance on Doug when he's a huge success and he will be a hot name when any other AD position comes open.

[j rake]

It wasn't currie that leaked Boyle?

no, boyle leaked boyle.

[michigancat]

It wasn't currie that leaked Boyle?

no, boyle leaked boyle.

good

[LickNeckey]

Mistake?

Currie opened the door for greatness.

[Cartierfor3]

Gumblings Currie drinks about 19 mountain dews a day.  This HAS to factor into his decision somehow. 

[Kermit]

NO BUSTING ACCEPTED, CURRIE

Actually, busting is accepted....but only after the hiring of DG.

[pissclams]

maybe it wasn't a mistake.  maybe it was gottlieb who john wanted all along.  just maybe we've all been played. 

just maybe.

[j rake]

maybe it wasn't a mistake.  maybe it was gottlieb who john wanted all along.  just maybe we've all been played. 

just maybe.

Uh, like, I don't think so.

[felix rex]

maybe it wasn't a mistake.  maybe it was gottlieb who john wanted all along.  just maybe we've all been played. 

just maybe.

Uh, like, I don't think so.

lol

[puniraptor]

I think Currie was wearing that shiteating smirk the whole presser because he knew he had Doug locked in for this. This is just all the hype leading up to his mega splash hire 

[Trim]

Gumblings Currie drinks about 19 mountain dews a day.  This HAS to factor into his decision somehow. 

So disgusting.

[swish1]

is it possible that currie wont hire gottlieb simply because he doesnt want his future employers to think he can be bullied into a hire by the fans?

[Trim]

is it possible that currie wont hire gottlieb simply because he doesnt want his future employers to think he can be bullied into a hire by the fans?

 

[Katpappy]

I am still holding out hope that Currie is devious and did all this to get rid of Frank intentionally so that he could make a cool ass hire.  I know this is prob not how it really is, but he may be a non-tuck that is really good at hiding in plain sight amongst the actual tucks.   

At the press conference, JC was somewhat giddy when KS mentioned that he had a list of potential coaches to hire when he was interviewed for AD job.  I bet he still has a list... maybe in his back pocket.
Anyway, he is in a state of euphoria with this opportunity for his first hire of a major sport at a BCS university. 

[Dr Rick Daris]

is it possible that currie wont hire gottlieb simply because he doesnt want his future employers to think he can be bullied into a hire by the fans?

 

i thought about this yesterday. is it too late to make him think that it was his idea?

[swish1]

is it possible that currie wont hire gottlieb simply because he doesnt want his future employers to think he can be bullied into a hire by the fans?

 

i thought about this yesterday. is it too late to make him think that it was his idea?

This is my legitimate fear.  Which is why I emailed Currie and asked him to do whats best for Kstate and not whats best for his career...  Yes i think its to late for that.

[Dr Rick Daris]

is it possible that currie wont hire gottlieb simply because he doesnt want his future employers to think he can be bullied into a hire by the fans?

 

i thought about this yesterday. is it too late to make him think that it was his idea?

This is my legitimate fear.  Which is why I emailed Currie and asked him to do whats best for Kstate and not whats best for his career...  Yes i think its to late for that.

hmmm. seems like maybe we could delete all the threads and tweets and then just calmly compliment him on the fact that he is considering it. seriously though, if he doesn't do this then everybody if the free world will know why and he'll look even dumber. i mean, not hiring him is fine or whatever  but not hiring him just because all of your fans want you to is just childish and immature and i'm sure he is neither. right?

[stunted]

If he does hire DG, he'll spin it in his favor.

[Katpappy]

i mean, not hiring him is fine or whatever 
Rick, we're either all in or nothing.

[swish1]

is it possible that currie wont hire gottlieb simply because he doesnt want his future employers to think he can be bullied into a hire by the fans?

 

i thought about this yesterday. is it too late to make him think that it was his idea?

This is my legitimate fear.  Which is why I emailed Currie and asked him to do whats best for Kstate and not whats best for his career...  Yes i think its to late for that.

hmmm. seems like maybe we could delete all the threads and tweets and then just calmly compliment him on the fact that he is considering it. seriously though, if he doesn't do this then everybody if the free world will know why and he'll look even dumber. i mean, not hiring him is fine or whatever  but not hiring him just because all of your fans want you to is just childish and immature and i'm sure he is neither. right?

yes, but he wont say thats the reason he didnt hire him.  he'll say he had no head coaching experience etc...

[Dr Rick Daris]

i mean, not hiring him is fine or whatever 
Rick, we're either all in or nothing.

i'm just saying that if john currie chooses not to hire him now then every single person alive will know it's because he felt like he was pressured by his fan base to do so. i mean, alone and on it's own merits then currie would obviously hire him. how could he not? basically what i'm saying is that i'm pretty sure that john currie is not that small of a person that he would let a little bit of "who thought of it first" get in the way of a homerun hire. prove me right john.