Seth Littrell Rumors Mega Thread

[Cerebus]

12 minutes ago, Greendylan said:

A private search firm helps protect a public institution from FOIA requests.

That, and it gives an AD cover if the hiring is a dud.

[p_phelps]

 

 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 minute ago, p_phelps said:

 

 

That may be due to the bowl announcement. 3 or 4 times we were predicted to be in a bowl vs Minnesota and EJ is from Minnesota and tweeted about getting a chance at them. 

[Wag Tag]

Now that he has retired who else will now apply for the job! Search firm is called due diligence to make sure you see all options and hire the best candidate! No other reason. Who is available now will be available a week from now!

[Cr1028]

Speculation on my part but my thought is that Snyder couldn’t announce until they had a deal in place for Seth. Seth finally got money-whipped into submission and the search firm is in place because all of these negotiations were done under the table and they need a cover. Seth will be announced within 7 days, possibly as early as tomorrow. That is my bet. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

It will much sooner than 7 days. It will be ASAP. This new signing period doesn't allow for universities to sit on their options as long as they used to. They have to get their guy, get a contract signed, and get him into town to try and salvage the upcoming recruiting class. 

[Harry]

Just now, Cr1028 said:

Speculation on my part but my thought is that Snyder couldn’t announce until they had a deal in place for Seth. Seth finally got money-whipped into submission and the search firm is in place because all of these negotiations were done under the table and they need a cover. Seth will be announced within 7 days, possibly as early as tomorrow. That is my bet. 

Yes but keep in mind, you have to be careful and interview certain candidates publically to keep the masses happy. I think for instance Jim Leavitt who coached under Snyder at K-State would be a guy you want to bring in or name a finalist or whatever to cover your bases. 

[outoftown]

https://www.bringonthecats.com/kansas-state-football/2018/12/2/18115018/what-now-every-coach-we-can-think-of-who-might-replace-bill-snyder-kansas-state-football

Reading this has me thinking the the NDSU coach really might have a shot at this, given that the K-State coach was the one who hired him to NDSU.

Edited December 2, 2018 by outoftown

[ScrappyD]

[RiseUNT]

Bye Felica

[Cr1028]

This all sounds so......,Selfless.

Edited December 2, 2018 by Cr1028

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Is this normal to hold a press conference to talk about a bowl game announcement? It may be, I can't recall. 

[Wag Tag]

25 minutes ago, Cr1028 said:

Speculation on my part but my thought is that Snyder couldn’t announce until they had a deal in place for Seth. Seth finally got money-whipped into submission and the search firm is in place because all of these negotiations were done under the table and they need a cover. Seth will be announced within 7 days, possibly as early as tomorrow. That is my bet. 

So if Seth said no Snyder stays????? 

[blurbeard]

25 minutes ago, outoftown said:

https://www.bringonthecats.com/kansas-state-football/2018/12/2/18115018/what-now-every-coach-we-can-think-of-who-might-replace-bill-snyder-kansas-state-football

Reading this has me thinking the the NDSU coach really might have a shot at this, given that the K-State coach was the one who hired him to NDSU.

I'm hearing this as well. Apparently the hold up is the KSU AD wants the hire to be the NDSU coach and Bill Snyder wants it to be his son! There is your real tug a war and yes the AD does have heavy ties into NDSU and their Head football coach. I believe the AD wins out and that will be KSU's head new football coach. 

Edited December 2, 2018 by blurbeard

[TheColonyEagle]

1 hour ago, GreenN'walinsVet said:

Being reported that KSU has hired a search firm.  Why would they do that if a deal was already in place for Litrell?

Because there is no deal in place?

Why is it a foregone conclusion that Seth Littrell is the next HC of Kansas State?

Where is this coming from?

Snyder just retired 3 hours ago.

Who from the inside has said anything about Littrell getting the job?

He's not even the most qualified of the "possible candidates!"

 

 

Edited December 2, 2018 by TheColonyEagle

[Christopher Walker]

57 minutes ago, outoftown said:

Very encouraging. I really believe that SL is not yet gone, and doesn't have the KS job yet, even if he wants it.

I believe that Snyder negotiated the future of also his staff including his son, which is why the retirement anoncement took so long. That may well keep some coaches from wanting the gig. In any case, I don't think SLs agent -good as he is- has the contract ready for both sides to sign yet. They may well still get there, but its not a given.

We are reading a lot into everything right now, which is understandable given that we are fans following the program closely, but some of those reads can be off for overemphasizing in this phase. That is true even for the search firm thing.

 

This seems like a toxic scenario to walk into, honestly. The man who is part and parcel to the identity of a team retires twice, and in the latter iteration fights to have his son replace him and retains a position of advice and ambassadorship. As unique as this is, if I'm Seth, I would want the assured ability to run things completely as I see fit. Doesn't sound like that's available here.

[Cr1028]

7 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

So if Seth said no Snyder stays????? 

Then Snyder would have delayed until option 2 was available or coached another year but I absolutely believe Seth has said yes. It is not like him to avoid promoting our bowl. Maybe he wavered but that snake Sexton has money to make. He must be headed out.  When the k-state quarterback followed him we should’ve known. It is almost unheard of to follow the coach of another program on Twitter when you are already the starter at your  program.

[Wag Tag]

2 minutes ago, Cr1028 said:

Then Snyder would have delayed until option 2 was available or coached another year but I absolutely believe Seth has said yes. It is not like him to avoid promoting our bowl. Maybe he wavered but that snake Sexton has money to make. He must be headed out.  When the k-state quarterback followed him we should’ve known. It is almost unheard of to follow the coach of another program on Twitter when you are already the starter at your  program.

So the college kid knows what is happening before anybody else? He knows more than ESPN, Bleacher report and all the sports analysts? Bull! 

[southsideguy]

Ok, Littrell is gone why would he skip the bowl game and go to the Netherlands Flim Festival (NFF).

[LittleMeanGreenMan]

Seth is going to the Packers.  Someone told me. 

[PlummMeanGreen]

NEVER FOLLOW A LEGEND!

Its already happened after the first time Saint Snyder left.

Fool me once?

 

GMG!

Edited December 3, 2018 by PlummMeanGreen

[untbowler]

32 minutes ago, PlummMeanGreen said:

NEVER FOLLOW A LEGEND!

Its already happened after the first time Saint Snyder left.

Fool me once?

 

GMG!

especially now that he is trying nepotism to keep his son in a job rather than looking for one his own.

[GMG_Dallas]

If I had to guess, I would say the NDSU coach is near the top of their list and above SL. NDSU's coach has coached at Kansas before so he has history in the state, was hired to NDSU by KState's current AD, has been incredibly successful at NDSU, and has had several draft picks at NDSU. He seems like the best fit for K-State to me.

[MeanGreenTexan]

I dunno if it’s been mentioned already, but if KSSt goes with Kleiman over Littrell, I think we can pin the ODU loss as a gargantuan blessing in disguise.  Because without that eyesore of a loss, Littrell looks so much more appealing.

[Cr1028]

 

 

Edited December 3, 2018 by Cr1028