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Underdog
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Wow, talk about having a great pair of hands.  

Sbbruin
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I for one think it's a travesty what these people are doing to Clay.  He deserves their respect, admiration, and most importantly, a contract extension.  Viva Clay Helton!

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That answers one question. Mangino is the new coach.

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an AD would have to be a fucking head case to offer Meyer a contract at this point. He doesn’t honor them. 
EB from the Cheefs would be a rockstar hire. Tires to the program. Massive success in KC. Built a fantastic culture. Plus it would be a middle finger to the NFL snubs. 5 year major major major $$$ contract. 
big splash in socal.

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50 minutes ago, pubes said:

an AD would have to be a fucking head case to offer Meyer a contract at this point. He doesn’t honor them. 
EB from the Cheefs would be a rockstar hire. Tires to the program. Massive success in KC. Built a fantastic culture. Plus it would be a middle finger to the NFL snubs. 5 year major major major $$$ contract. 
big splash in socal.

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Ahem.

Defector took down their paywall for this article.  After reading it, I honestly can't see USC even contemplating hiring Urban.  Long article, and a great piece of journalism.

https://defector.com/courtneys-story/

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Courtney Smith remembers the exact moment her life fell apart. She was alone in her home in Powell, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. She knew that she did not want her kids there or with her ex-husband. She wanted them somewhere safe, so she sent them to stay with her dad. She closed the curtain and the blinds, and turned on the TV. It was July 24, 2018, and she watched Urban Meyer, then the head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, give a press conference. 

 

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What she wanted and needed was for Meyer to tell the truth about what he knew had happened between her and her ex-husband, Zach Smith. Zach had been Ohio State’s wide receivers coach until he was fired a day earlier, after college football reporter Brett McMurphy published a report about Smith being the subject of a protection order and having been investigated for domestic violence against Courtney in the past. At the time, all that was publicly known about what had happened between Courtney and Zach was the information contained in McMurphy’s 789 words published on Facebook. To many people, especially those who aren’t college football fans, Meyer’s press conference might have meant very little; those who cared to watch it were probably only interested in seeing how gracefully or awkwardly he would handle questions about the report and Smith’s firing. 

 

 

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Courtney watched Meyer’s press conference, not just as the ex-wife of a football coach, but as one who had been as close as a person could get to being Ohio State royalty. She watched as a woman who had once learned how to orient every aspect of her life around football and her husband’s career. She watched as a woman who had for years documented, both in her diary and with photos and screenshots, the verbal and physical abuse she said she had received from Zach. She would never forget the night in Florida when he threw her after they got into an argument, or the time in Ohio when he put his hands around her throat and only stopped because her father walked in. She watched as a woman who had finally said no, gotten her own home with the kids, filed for divorce, and enrolled in nursing school. She watched as a woman who knew that her life was about to change, because all the things she had tried for so long to keep secret for the sake of her and her family were finally being brought to light, and the last place she wanted to be was at the center of a salacious college football scandal. It was for that reason that she needed Meyer to tell the truth.

 

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“‘Oh my God, please tell the truth,'” she recalled saying as Meyer spoke. “I was on my hands and knees, going, ‘Please tell the truth, Urban, please.'” 

Urban Meyer would fail Courtney Smith that day, and he wasn’t alone. Defector’s conversations with Courtney and those who are close to her, as well as the examination of hundreds of pages of records from law enforcement, the courts, and Ohio State, reveal the many ways that people and institutions across Ohio acted to primarily protect themselves rather than Courtney.

 

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13 minutes ago, pubes said:

really?! How come?? I think Eric would crush it there. 

“Eric Bieniemy has been one of the top NFL head coaching candidates over the last three years, so there are likely multiple reasons why he doesn’t have a head coaching gig just yet. Some of the issues from his past have no doubt contributed. But what exactly are those red flags? And should they matter? Let’s go through the confirmed and alleged incidents one-by-one and then determine if a team like the Philadelphia Eagles will/should consider them.”

https://thebirdsblitz.com/will-red-flags-in-eric-bieniemys-past-cross-him-off-eagles-list-should-they/

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2 hours ago, pubes said:

really?! How come?? I think Eric would crush it there. 

There have been some rumors of his hot temper and allusions to some major flaws, hence not getting the nfl gigs even though the league badly wants more equality in the head coaching ranks. Based on his performance alone he should have been a HC 5 times over by now instead of slapdicks like vick fangio running around taking jobs.  He went to high school in southern cal but no real ties to the university. That said, the guy deserves a shot, I just wonder if a place like USC is the right venue to cut your teeth as a HC. It is a job that can swallow you up if you aren't ready.

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1 hour ago, Fondren & Main said:

Eric Bienemy was there during the CU/Barnett fiasco.  Pretty sure that makes him a nonstarter for USC.  Also hilarious how people are feeling sorry for him and will call Art Briles Satan himself.  So weird.

The arrest report offers more details, and this is where things look a bit uglier (emphasis added):

“Bieniemy was with five friends in a parking lot when he allegedly approached a lot attendant from behind and grabbed her by the neck. The victim told police the contact was not painful, but it startled her. She said the man also made comments while holding her.

She stated that the male who grabbed her said something about ‘a bunch of black males all at once being her worst nightmare,’ according to the report.

The victim told police the group of men then dropped their pants and began urinating nearby.

She then contacted another attendant, who began to follow the group.”

Some critics of Bieniemy’s, including Allbright above, have referred to this incident as a “choking” of a woman. “Choking” is taking what is described in this report a bit far, but this is not a good look for Bieniemy, who was 24 years old and entering his third season with the Chargers at the time.

 

 

yea he seems like a real piece of shit.....reverse a few things in the story above and then imagine what it would be called instead of "not really a choking" and try and imagine anyone out there would be writing a sympathy article for him

 

 

there is this tidbit though

 

From 2001 to 2002, Bieniemy, who was the running backs coach at the University of Colorado, had a strained relationship with injury-prone Colorado star running back Marcus Houston. Bieniemy questioned Houston’s “willingness to play hurt” and caused quite a stir by calling him “Markeesha” in practices. Houston eventually transferred to Colorado State, and the NCAA ruled that Houston was eligible to play for CSU right away (instead of having to sit out a year) because of “extenuating circumstances.”

Colorado’s athletic director at the time stood by Bieniemy:

Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn said he brought up the episode last winter while interviewing Bieniemy. Bohn said he was satisfied that Bieniemy had learned from his mistakes.

“I think Eric Bieniemy’s maturity level and his football acumen have grown tenfold since he coached here before,” Bohn said last week. “I have 100 percent unequivocal confidence that Eric will make a major, positive impact on this program.”

Bieniemy said he has tried unsuccessfully to reach out to Houston and mend any ill feelings. Comfortable in his own skin, Bieniemy stopped for a long interview Friday and did not deflect any questions that referenced Houston.

 

so it looks like USC might not have issues with some pieces of shit in their program

looks like he did learn a lesson though

 

April 2004 –  Colorado recruiting rape scandal

This is the big one. From 2001 to 2002, Bieniemy was a lead recruiter and running backs coach at the University of Colorado. Former kicker Katie Hnida told Sports Illustrated that she was raped, verbally abused, and molested. Several other women eventually came forward with rape allegations and reports of sex parties thrown for the purposes of recruiting at Colorado.

In depositions taken in 2003 for the lawsuit brought against Colorado, Bieniemy’s name was mentioned to set a pattern of behavior accepted by the university. Bieniemy himself was called by an independent investigative commission appointed by the University of Colorado Board of Regents in 2004 for questioning. He was reportedly never directly questioned, however.

 

but remember he was never accused or charged in the last incident!!!!....and PS ignore that in the past he had threatened a gang rape himself with racial connotations and with  physical contact of the victim

 

 

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2 hours ago, ButtFumble said:

 

April 2004 –  Colorado recruiting rape scandal

This is the big one. From 2001 to 2002, Bieniemy was a lead recruiter and running backs coach at the University of Colorado. Former kicker Katie Hnida told Sports Illustrated that she was raped, verbally abused, and molested. Several other women eventually came forward with rape allegations and reports of sex parties thrown for the purposes of recruiting at Colorado.

In depositions taken in 2003 for the lawsuit brought against Colorado, Bieniemy’s name was mentioned to set a pattern of behavior accepted by the university. Bieniemy himself was called by an independent investigative commission appointed by the University of Colorado Board of Regents in 2004 for questioning. He was reportedly never directly questioned, however.

 

but remember he was never accused or charged in the last incident!!!!....and PS ignore that in the past he had threatened a gang rape himself with racial connotations and with  physical contact of the victim

 

 

Read Buffaloed by Bruce Plasket.  The so called rape scandal was like the Duke lacrosse scandal.

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23 hours ago, Randolph Duke said:

“Eric Bieniemy has been one of the top NFL head coaching candidates over the last three years, so there are likely multiple reasons why he doesn’t have a head coaching gig just yet. Some of the issues from his past have no doubt contributed. But what exactly are those red flags? And should they matter? Let’s go through the confirmed and alleged incidents one-by-one and then determine if a team like the Philadelphia Eagles will/should consider them.”

https://thebirdsblitz.com/will-red-flags-in-eric-bieniemys-past-cross-him-off-eagles-list-should-they/

Add all that to the massive list of surprising things I didn’t know. Don’t hear about that on AM radio around kc. Thanks and I actually now completely agree with the dissenting opinion. 

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On 9/14/2021 at 5:00 PM, Sbbruin said:

There's no way he bails out in less than a season, or even after just one season.

I agree. The JAX contract seems to be private, but I have to imagine Shahid Kahn backed up the brinks truck to lure Meyer. Probably a Scrooge McDuck sized pile of guaranteed money he'd be walking away from.

Would USC pay upwards of $12mil/year for a HFC?

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On 9/14/2021 at 5:18 PM, pubes said:

an AD would have to be a fucking head case to offer Meyer a contract at this point. He doesn’t honor them. 
EB from the Cheefs would be a rockstar hire. Tires to the program. Massive success in KC. Built a fantastic culture. Plus it would be a middle finger to the NFL snubs. 5 year major major major $$$ contract. 
big splash in socal.

He didn't build shit, he is riding coat tails.

That's like saying Texas was good when VY was there because of Greg Davis.

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12 hours ago, kopp0e said:

Did Penn State ballcoach Franklin lose leverage over PSU..? He did it wrong then...

 

Nittany Lion students and fans are protesting Franklin's interest in the USC job by vowing silence during the football season?  Isn't that what got them in big trouble last time?  

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