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Confirmed - jones was never offered hc Job

  • Just spoke with somebody with direct access to somebody involved in the search.

    Tony dungy was option one but declined to discuss other than to offer advice.

    After that uk spoke to jones, macintyer and stoops. The person would not tell me who had face to face interviews. But they were adamant that stoops was the top choice based on the interview and the only coach who was offered a singable or " commitable" deal. $$$ amounts were discussed with jones and macintyer but were not offered a job. In fact, stoops is/was the most expensive of the three.

    This is proven by the fact that jones is chasing every job, even the Colorado job at this point.

    hoptownukfan

  • Wow. Good for Barnhart.

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  • hoptownukfan said...

    Just spoke with somebody with direct access to somebody involved in the search.

    Tony dungy was option one but declined to discuss other than to offer advice.

    After that uk spoke to jones, macintyer and stoops. The person would not tell me who had face to face interviews. But they were adamant that stoops was the top choice based on the interview and the only coach who was offered a singable or " commitable" deal. $$$ amounts were discussed with jones and macintyer but were not offered a job. In fact, stoops is/was the most expensive of the three.

    This is proven by the fact that jones is chasing every job, even the Colorado job at this point.

    Great info. I wondered what happened with those two guys.

    DHoward

  • Wow. So Mitch went from Tony Dungy straight to the trio of Jones, Mac, and Stoops? That's pretty newsworthy IMO. A huge gap in between Dungy and the 3 candidates you mention.

    MinterWonderlnd

  • There were other conversations but direct contact was made with those 4 according to who i spoke with meaning Barnhart talked to them directly. I'm sure agents and intermediaries were talked to. Just not direct contacts.

    hoptownukfan

  • DHoward said...

    Great info. I wondered what happened with those two guys.

    Yeah they were both UK's HC at one point last week, and now crickets. Good to hear they are ok. =)

    UK had to go and get "Stoopsified" I believe that what someone called it.

    UK141240

  • MinterWonderlnd said...

    Wow. So Mitch went from Tony Dungy straight to the trio of Jones, Mac, and Stoops? That's pretty newsworthy IMO. A huge gap in between Dungy and the 3 candidates you mention.

    Ok minter, does this mean that you now feel cheated with the way the hire went down?

    UKlaw82