Just heard more to the Petersen story
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he also says that since Friday night. ZERO information is being shared. People that would normally be in the inner circle of 20 or so know as much as anyone else. It has completely been locked down and Byrne was pissed
he also says that since Friday night. ZERO information is being shared. People that would normally be in the inner circle of 20 or so know as much as anyone else. It has completely been locked down and Byrne was pissed
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if true, maybe Byrne should have pushed when he asked for more time - basically told him "no, the plane's there - get on it or don't"
When people start going wishy-washy on choices, they usually end back up in their safety zone unless someone really pushes them. Who knows though - assuming that's all true it's disappointing and Byrne has a right to be pissed. Does lead to some nice speculation about what talked him out of it - was it some of those calls from friends?, family reasons, etc?
When people start going wishy-washy on choices, they usually end back up in their safety zone unless someone really pushes them. Who knows though - assuming that's all true it's disappointing and Byrne has a right to be pissed. Does lead to some nice speculation about what talked him out of it - was it some of those calls from friends?, family reasons, etc?
That Petersen basically accepted but had to jump ship at the last minute when he found out the Starkville area did not have the same level of care for his son available in Boise. Basically, they have to keep a very close watch on the kid, and although there are specialists in Birmingham and Memphis, that isn't the same as having them five minutes away.
Ok, I know his son had cancer. I've read the story about how it was found and everything. Great news is he is in remission. I hope his son never gets sick. But they have to keep watching it closely? Please, that is pure BS.
He is just like any other post cancer patient at this point. He has appointments and has to be monitored, but not like he has 911 on a speed dial. This isn't a case that he has to be rushed to the ER in the middle of the night and it can only be done in Boise.
He is just like any other post cancer patient at this point. He has appointments and has to be monitored, but not like he has 911 on a speed dial. This isn't a case that he has to be rushed to the ER in the middle of the night and it can only be done in Boise.
...with a couple of Buds and Union guys at Cowbells and someone I trust, who wasn't smashed sittin the table, said Byrne got caught talkin to Peterhead without getting Boys State permixxion. Burns shoulda talked to their AD furst. Since he was sober, I beleive him.
Byrne should have gone in lock down mode from day one if he was dealing with a guy who was another school's successful head coach. Although with that being said the leak could have definitely come from within Boise to help sabotage the process. A poster on Sparty says:
SEC, on December 9th, 2008 at 12:43 pm Said:
Petersen accepted the job. I'm pretty sure that is a 100% fact… a few things caused him to back out and one of them was the Internet frenzy… He was embarrassed that it got out before he had a chance to tell some people close to him, the MSU AD promised it would not be announced until Petersen had his ducks in a line. The frenzy started a mass "Jerry Lewis type" telethon of friends and people who think they know better calling Petersen and telling him to wait for a better BCS job that might come open. In the end, these things won out and he backed out of the deal. The MSU AD has a lot of respect for Petersen and will never embarrass him over the situation but if you know somebody close to the search you would know that now there are only about 4-5 people involved that know ANYTHING because the AD was pissed about how it leaked. I would guess your source (if it was on the MSU side) is in the dark now. I would also venture to say you found out through somebody at BSU and that it was probably an intentional leak on their side to start people questioning him. The BSU AD was informed that Petersen had agreed in principal to a deal.</p>
Mississippi State is not as bad of a job as people on the West Coast believe it is and they will find a solid coach. I am pretty confident that Petersen will not be the coach now; he would be too embarrassed on how it played out.</p>
The people that should be mad at you are State fans, not Boise fans.. you might have saved them, although they think they have the best job in the NCAA and would never believe it.</p>
SEC, on December 9th, 2008 at 12:43 pm Said:
Petersen accepted the job. I'm pretty sure that is a 100% fact… a few things caused him to back out and one of them was the Internet frenzy… He was embarrassed that it got out before he had a chance to tell some people close to him, the MSU AD promised it would not be announced until Petersen had his ducks in a line. The frenzy started a mass "Jerry Lewis type" telethon of friends and people who think they know better calling Petersen and telling him to wait for a better BCS job that might come open. In the end, these things won out and he backed out of the deal. The MSU AD has a lot of respect for Petersen and will never embarrass him over the situation but if you know somebody close to the search you would know that now there are only about 4-5 people involved that know ANYTHING because the AD was pissed about how it leaked. I would guess your source (if it was on the MSU side) is in the dark now. I would also venture to say you found out through somebody at BSU and that it was probably an intentional leak on their side to start people questioning him. The BSU AD was informed that Petersen had agreed in principal to a deal.</p>
Mississippi State is not as bad of a job as people on the West Coast believe it is and they will find a solid coach. I am pretty confident that Petersen will not be the coach now; he would be too embarrassed on how it played out.</p>
The people that should be mad at you are State fans, not Boise fans.. you might have saved them, although they think they have the best job in the NCAA and would never believe it.</p>
People would be amazed to know how much stuff goes on during coaching searches that never sees the light of day. For example, I know for a 100% fact that, when Ole Miss was looking to replace Cutcliffe, we had a meeting set up at the DFW airport with Rick Neuheisel. Some people at Ole Miss were talked out of it by a bad NCAA report, and so we met Orgeron at the airport instead. Meeting coaches at airports seems to be a popular approach, and so the rumors about Petersen meeting with MSU officials at the Denver airport rang true to me.
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I do too. At some point this guy accepted and then had second thought about it. Maybe he had yet to consult his wife or something. But I honestly believe he had us in the crosshairs at some point.
if they implied that he could not receive the level of care there as opposed to here. Birmingham and Memphis I would think offer superior care to what he can get in Idaho.
He will not find any better than St. Jude and Le Bonheur. None. Zero. Gilch.
He will not find any better than St. Jude and Le Bonheur. None. Zero. Gilch.
works for Neinas? It would make sense in this case and Kiffin's hiring. Neinas would have a good feel for if the deal was going to be made and would also want to be the first to know if someone they found/help setup negotiations with was going to be hired. If the statements were true that Petersen started to take the job, it would make sense Neinas sports knew it and probably assumed it was a done deal. That would also be a good reason Sparty's source was caught so off guard.