I had heard that also. I doubt that he would be high up on our list, but who knows? He may either be unhappy at Missouri, or he’s just trying to get a pay bump. He did suck in the Kentucky game, gave the game away with some weird play calling on both sides of the ball.
This thread epitomizes the situation for Tyra... Next to Brohm, there is no logical second choice for the fanbase. And fan support is critical to the ULAA's financial situation for the foreseeable future.
I talked to two guys last nite who swore they would drop their season tickets if Tyra signed Neal Brown. That's exactly the type of reaction we will see with the hire of any coach not named "Jeff Brohm"...
This is the danger of immediately settling in on Brohm and with all the behind the scenes chatter about it being a done deal. I always thought if Brohm had any hesitation about coming to Louisville they both should come out and clearly say he is not a candidate. Tyra is now in a position that he better get Brohm or whoever he hires is going to have a divided fan base. Next year is going to rough and the fanbase is not going to fully support the new coach immediately. A 4-8 or 3-9 season is much different with Brohm than say a Neal Brown or Babers.
The backlash on Babers is crazy, but it illustrates the point. He took Syracuse from pure garbage to 9-3 will no recruiting base, a terrible stadium, and a god awful location in 3 years. He fits the offensive style and his defense this year has been pretty good. His teams play hard. Yet, the fanbase would be spilt on him.
The other tricky part of this search is what coach is just looking to get a raise at the school he is at like Babers, Odom or hell you could throw Brohm in that conversation. Odom isn't happening that would be like Brohm leaving Louisville to go to Purdue.