Rogers to WSU - next man up

[jbjack]

That is the most irritating part about this whole situation. Forces out our 20+ year head coach at the height of the program. Stays for two years then leaves with all of our coaches, a lot of top end recruits and players. After all of this our fan base is told to relax by media and other fan bases because it is happening everywhere.

I guess I take back my whole "What was the point of it all" after considering Stig's own words. Stig's interview with Gaskin indicated that the timing was really set in motion about 6 years ago. Stig and wife had a timeline. To hear him tell it, he didn't get out of the way, wasn't forced out, didn't retire early to keep Jimmy around. Jimmy was made aware that the opportunity to be HC was coming and he passed up opportunities elsewhere to be HC here. Jimmy happened to be here when the music stopped.

I still don't like the way Jimmy left but the more I think about it, I think the biggest driver is/was getting paid now, while still being able to get paid. A lot has been said about FBS coaches and the golden age of HC salaries being over. With an increase of scholarships from 85 to 105 (an easy $1 million increase at most schools operationally) and revenue sharing, athletic departments are going to have to claw that money back somewhere. Particularly at the G6 level where there is relatively little money from media rights. 2, 3, 4 years from now, salaries at G6 schools are very likely to be 6 figures, not 7 (WSU, for instance, is reducing its athletics budget for 25/26 from $84 million to $75 million and Jimmy is make $1 million less than his predecessor each year. There was also talk of reducing scholarships from 85 to 79 before committing to max scholarships). And it is highly unlikely, no matter the success Jimmy would have had here, that he would get hired at a P4 school (Klieman at KSU is an outlier, the AD in Manhatten being his former AD in North Fargo). There's going to be a big rearrangement in athletic department budgets as a result the House Settlement and for young, aspiring coaches, now is the time to get paid.

[jakejc795]

Forces out?

I wish someone could "force out" the identity of our mystery DC. I have a celebratory SDSU ice cream binge in the hopper

[filbert]

That is the most irritating part about this whole situation. Forces out our 20+ year head coach at the height of the program. Stays for two years then leaves with all of our coaches, a lot of top end recruits and players. After all of this our fan base is told to relax by media and other fan bases because it is happening everywhere.

Forces out?

[JACKGUYII]

In retrospect, the Jacks might have been better off letting Rogers go to an FBS school as a LB coach or D-coordinator, keeping Stig on as head coach for another year, doing a search, and hiring a new head coach before the start of last season. Rogers inherited a Jaguar and is stripping off parts as he leaves. It's hard to watch.

This is 100% the way I feel and I imagine Stig.

[Jackrabbit2012]

Nobody saw the backstabbing coming. That’s why they call it a backstabbing.

That is the most irritating part about this whole situation. Forces out our 20+ year head coach at the height of the program. Stays for two years then leaves with all of our coaches, a lot of top end recruits and players. After all of this our fan base is told to relax by media and other fan bases because it is happening everywhere.

[salemjack]

Nobody saw the backstabbing coming. That’s why they call it a backstabbing.

[jbjack]

In retrospect, the Jacks might have been better off letting Rogers go to an FBS school as a LB coach or D-coordinator, keeping Stig on as head coach for another year, doing a search, and hiring a new head coach before the start of last season. Rogers inherited a Jaguar and is stripping off parts as he leaves. It's hard to watch.

Right. What was the point at the end of it all?

[Jacked_Up]

In retrospect, the Jacks might have been better off letting Rogers go to an FBS school as a LB coach or D-coordinator, keeping Stig on as head coach for another year, doing a search, and hiring a new head coach before the start of last season. Rogers inherited a Jaguar and is stripping off parts as he leaves. It's hard to watch.

[mnjackrbt]

Mike Iupati (former Idaho Vandal and NFL OG with the 9ers, Cards, and Seahawks) will coach WSU OL. That might explain why Olson wasn't in plans.

The same article cites "sources" as indicating newly hired Everette Thompson and a coach TBD will split DL coaching duties.

Interesting, I recall him being a very good NFL player for his first few years and then he got hit by injury bug I think.

[Jacked_Up]

Wondering if Jimmy took the partially used TP rolls out of the stalls?

Ha! Good question. If the equipment manager didn't get dragged off to WSU, too, he'd better do a thorough inventory.

[jakejc795]

247 Coug site indicates Taylor Lucas and Mike Iupati (former Idaho Vandal and NFL OG with the 9ers, Cards, and Seahawks) will coach WSU OL. That might explain why Olson wasn't in plans.

The same article cites "sources" as indicating newly hired Everette Thompson and a coach TBD will split DL coaching duties.

[jbjack]

Wondering if Jimmy took the partially used TP rolls out of the stalls?

Got away with about a dozen full rolls out of the supply closet.

[Roy]

Wondering if Jimmy took the partially used TP rolls out of the stalls?

[jakejc795]

Sounded like he is meeting with Jackson tomorrow and will make calls to players if asked.

Caught that too. Sounded like he already spoke with unspecified player who was confused about process. Although Stig said he was just trying to to be sounding board rather than trying to pressure player to stay

[bigticket1]

Haven’t listened to all of it yet but Stig says he was “disappointed” about the kids in the portal and how that all transpired. That is a pretty damning description from someone like Stig.

Sounded like he is meeting with Jackson tomorrow and will make calls to players if asked.