Reality Check

[Blue42]

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That also could be a plausible explanation, especially if A&M was looking to 'cut corners' on this hire.

You're talking so far out your arse you can hear an echo.

[achrist70]

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Coach Jacobson will be coaching in Cedar Falls next year we all should be very happy about that

Can those who keep bringing up the A&M job please leave that in the past and move on

[Hail Our Panthers]

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Can those who keep bringing up the A&M job please leave that in the past and move on

Move on to what? At least this A&M talk has given me something to read on here

[panther1]

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panther1, so you are just flat out calling Ben Jacobson a liar? You think he just came out today and lied about what really happened just to "make it look good"?

lol

Liar is a strong word. I prefer thoughtful and well-spoken. He didn't lie, he bent the truth to save face, IMHO. This is part of the game in CEO/Executive interviews.

Honestly I am excited that he is still the coach at UNI and think that he may have another NCAA run or two in him here.

[FOTY]

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Can those who keep bringing up the A&M job please leave that in the past and move on

Are you trying to tell the same group that cannot get past some of the things Mac did 5/1 years ago to move past a simple job interview? Good luck.... It's a long summer and we have no baseball to keep us occupied.... (just had to add one more )




FYI - 5 years ago he left in the dark of night. 1 year ago he "stole" our best recruit.

[achrist70]

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Move on to what? At least this A&M talk has given me something to read on here

True, it has made the Nation more interesting the last 4 days

Possible new topics

2011 Football Season
How awesome coach Jake is
NBA playoffs
NHL playoffs
Price of Gas
The UNI Dome needing a new scoreboard
The Show M*A*S*H
Spanish's love life

[achrist70]

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Are you trying to tell the same group that cannot get past some of the things Mac did 5/1 years ago to move past a simple job interview? Good luck.... It's a long summer and we have no baseball to keep us occupied.... (just had to add one more )




FYI - 5 years ago he left in the dark of night. 1 year ago he "stole" our best recruit.

Can we please refer to him as Mc$

Also I had no problem with him leaving 5 years ago, 1 year ago I had a big problem.

[panther1]

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Are you trying to tell the same group that cannot get past some of the things Mac did 5/1 years ago to move past a simple job interview? Good luck.... It's a long summer and we have no baseball to keep us occupied.... (just had to add one more )




FYI - 5 years ago he left in the dark of night. 1 year ago he "stole" our best recruit.

Had Ben been offered and accepted the A&M job, I have a feeling that most of us would be much less hostile than we were about Mc$$$; in fact, I would wager that most of us would be happy for him. Mc$$$ on the other hand is shady...at best.

[Hail Our Panthers]

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we have no baseball

You should bring this up in 06's feelgood thread

[jegbomb52]

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To anyone not wearing purple glasses Coach Jake didn't get this job, common, VERY COMMON practice is to allow un-successful candidates an opportunity to save face by "taking their name out of the running." Maybe he told them what it was going to take, and they didn't offer it, anyway around it, TA&M made this decision, not Ben. I am okay with that, I love our coach (I know I always haven't) and I am super happy he is not going anywhere, it just is what it is.

[9YRPLAN]

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i honestly believe from what ive heard and read that jake was their top choice for the money they were willing to spend. it wasnt enough to get him, so they got kennedy for even less.

[panther1]

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To anyone not wearing purple glasses Coach Jake didn't get this job, common, VERY COMMON practice is to allow un-successful candidates an opportunity to save face by "taking their name out of the running." Maybe he told them what it was going to take, and they didn't offer it, anyway around it, TA&M made this decision, not Ben. I am okay with that, I love our coach (I know I always haven't) and I am super happy he is not going anywhere, it just is what it is.

I like that...purple glasses, and it fits this situation exactly. There is no shame in Ben not getting this job, but for so many to blindly believe that he somehow 'turned them down' is just unreasonable.

[DomeIsHome]

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True, it has made the Nation more interesting the last 4 days

Possible new topics

2011 Football Season
How awesome coach Jake is
NBA playoffs
NHL playoffs
Price of Gas
The UNI Dome needing a new scoreboard
The Show M*A*S*H
Spanish's love life

The dome DOES need a new scoreboard...at least one. Woops wrong forum.

[9YRPLAN]

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I like that...purple glasses, and it fits this situation exactly. There is no shame in Ben not getting this job, but for so many to blindly believe that he somehow 'turned them down' is just unreasonable.

its not a blind belief. its called getting the facts and forming an opinion.

[strike00]

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I like that...purple glasses, and it fits this situation exactly. There is no shame in Ben not getting this job, but for so many to blindly believe that he somehow 'turned them down' is just unreasonable.

but you even said yourself that there was a possible explanation where Jake turned down A&M. If Jakes price tag was too high, and they don't offer, that is essentially Jake turning down A&M. You don't think they would have given him the opportunity to lower his price?

I have no Idea what hppened, but nobody else outside either program does either. I'm just happy Jake is still in Cedar Falls. BTW, there is notheing wrong with going after a better opportunity and I don't think many would have been mad if he left.