tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post3571465825779988661..comments2023-11-03T05:07:59.070-05:00Comments on MORAL VICTORY!: Back up the Brinks truck! Vanderbilt tries to lure Gus Malzahn with cold hard cashDIMON KENDRICK-HOLMEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09810097539680781858noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post-4846605450892463592010-12-11T12:42:20.362-06:002010-12-11T12:42:20.362-06:00I bet the $3 million figure includes bonuses... li...I bet the $3 million figure includes bonuses... like maybe $1 million for winning the national championship. Talk about a bonus you'd never have to pay.DIMON KENDRICK-HOLMEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810097539680781858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post-91950639685953243342010-12-11T12:39:08.164-06:002010-12-11T12:39:08.164-06:00No way Vandy goes as high as $3 mil. 2, maybe. But...No way Vandy goes as high as $3 mil. 2, maybe. But it would be nice to get some bona fide energy in here. I remember Chancellor Gee's statement that Vandy's hiring of Woody's replacement would shock the college football world. I think maybe he thought he would get Ty Willingham. Then they hired the Furman coach. Meh. That's not to say that Bobby Johnson did the dang-near-impossible in getting them to a bowl game. But hiring the Furman coach did not rock the college football world.1050 lb.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03974320012810453560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post-20902793001430199592010-12-10T17:34:00.306-06:002010-12-10T17:34:00.306-06:00Just read where Coach Fowler has accepted the head...Just read where Coach Fowler has accepted the head job at Furman...maybe he can build that program back up and come to VU in a few years. You can't be a prophet in your own country!!willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post-72796141649704910132010-12-10T17:20:27.307-06:002010-12-10T17:20:27.307-06:00Wouldn't it be awesome if other coaches in SEC...Wouldn't it be awesome if other coaches in SEC felt compelled to add an addendum to their contracts where they had to be paid at least $1 more than the coach at VU!! I love being an American....and the Black and Gold!! Go Dores!!willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post-5149054946113582752010-12-10T14:40:01.987-06:002010-12-10T14:40:01.987-06:00Except that Vanderbilt will not be paying any of t...Except that Vanderbilt will not be paying any of those other candidates $3 million. Jim Grobe makes $2.9 million at Wake Forest, but he had to earn it first. I bet Franklin doesn't make more than $1.2 million if he gets the job. That's what Dan Mullen made this season at Miss State. If Franklin turns out to be one of the top 7 coaches in America, then let's pay him 3 mil to keep him.DIMON KENDRICK-HOLMEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810097539680781858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post-60248993124943069802010-12-10T13:34:55.063-06:002010-12-10T13:34:55.063-06:00I think it does benefit VU to let other coaches kn...I think it does benefit VU to let other coaches know what VU is willing to pay.<br />from Chris Lee<br />In addition to Malzahn, Franklin, Treadwell and Roman, Vanderbilt interviewed Tulsa Coach Todd Graham, former Clemson and Tulane head coach Tommy Bowden, former Miami (FL) head coach Randy Shannon, Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Doeren, Nebraska assistant Shawn Watson, and Air Force Coach Troy Calhoun. Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo was also considered, but because Navy plays Army this weekend, he was not able to interview in Nashville this past week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post-11974750681113317312010-12-10T13:10:22.598-06:002010-12-10T13:10:22.598-06:00Thanks for reading and commenting. You're righ...Thanks for reading and commenting. You're right, it certainly benefits Malzahn if lowly Vanderbilt has started the bidding for him at $3 million.DIMON KENDRICK-HOLMEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810097539680781858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415996603985116861.post-14120795921826074092010-12-10T11:08:29.842-06:002010-12-10T11:08:29.842-06:00Great point about the newsworthiness of blogs. Esp...Great point about the newsworthiness of blogs. Especially newspaper blogs. Every football "insider" web site in the country seems to have taken Lockridge's rumor and and run with it. Would it surprise anyone if Malzahn turned out to be the source? <br /><br />If we ask "who benefits?" from leaking such a story, the answer almost certainly isn't Vanderbilt. <br /><br />By the way, I suspect that there are many folks like me who read your site daily, even when they don't enter a comment.even more anonymousnoreply@blogger.com