Butch Davis hired at FIU; Lane Kiffen FAU

[Coach Bill Lewis]

Very impressive hirings for our conference IMHO.

[MeanGreen_MBA]

C-USA may be moving up the ladder in the next couple of years......SL started it all....that is after WKU, Marshall, and La. Tech

[Ryan Munthe]

Davis at FIU is huge and a great hire. He might even stay there.

Kiffin at FAU is a disaster in waiting.

[MeanGreenTeeth]

Oh please tell me FAU is coming to Denton next year.. oh please..oh please...  I'd love to make some signs.  :)

[Ben Gooding]

13 minutes ago, MeanGreenTeeth said:

Oh please tell me FAU is coming to Denton next year.. oh please..oh please...  I'd love to make some signs.  :)

Agreed. 

I think Lane Kiffin to anywhere as HC is a bad hire, let alone FAU who is a perennial loser of the 15 years they have been playing football. 

[Moobs]

Kiffin is reportedly taking a pay cut too.  Going from 1.4 million a year to a reported 1 million.

[GreenMachine]

1 minute ago, Moobs said:

Kiffin is reportedly taking a pay cut too.  Going from 1.4 million a year to a reported 1 million.

We pay SL $700k?

[UNTFan23]

7 minutes ago, Moobs said:

Kiffin is reportedly taking a pay cut too.  Going from 1.4 million a year to a reported 1 million.

How can FIU afford to pay a coach that much? Isn't their attendance average like in negative numbers?

[All About UNT]

48 minutes ago, UNTFan23 said:

How can FIU afford to pay a coach that much? Isn't their attendance average like in negative numbers?

Kiffin is heading to FAU not FIU. 

[UNTFan23]

1 minute ago, All About UNT said:

Kiffin is heading to FAU not FIU. 

FAU has slightly better attendance than FIU. Still nothing to get excited about.

Sorry for getting the two confused.

[Harry]

1 minute ago, All About UNT said:

Kiffin is heading to FAU not FIU. 

Is there a difference?

[All About UNT]

5 minutes ago, Harry said:

Is there a difference?

I don't think we are sitting in any position to throw stones.

[LongJim]

Kiffin must have been on the outs with Saban.

[Stix]

24 minutes ago, Harry said:

Is there a difference?

Less than an hour & a half.

Google Maps - FIU to FAU

[HoustonEagle]

Watched Mac’s first game as head coach at FIU.  Hope they have made some improvements to their stadium as it was the most nonsensical football venue I have ever step foot in.   

Edited December 12, 2016 by HoustonEagle

[greenminer]

6 hours ago, UNTFan23 said:

How can FIU afford to pay a coach that much? Isn't their attendance average like in negative numbers?

What if I told you, attendance might not reflect overall athletic budget?

 

[Greenrex]

Every current FBS head coach in the state of Florida has won a national championship as either a player, head coach or assistant.

[JesseMartin]

Don't we have a losing record to FAU, even when they've had crappy seasons? This is another one where we should hold off before the smack talk. FAU has been poison to us...Kiffen being there is almost irrelevant. Wait until we're regularly beating them...or at least until after a win. We look, collectively, somewhat ridiculous when we make advance statements about things like UTSA matchups when they end up not going our way.