So What Was Clay Jennings' Too-good Opportunity?

[Mean Green 93-98]

I would have had no problem if it were a Big XII school, but this is a little disappointing:

From Star-Telegram Confidential:

Former Baylor cornerbacks coach Clay Jennings has been in to interview at TCU for their CB coaching position. He spent the past year at Baylor and was at Houston, Louisiana-Lafayette, Sam Houston State and Southern Arkansas (and other schools) before that. Jennings went to high school in Waco, and he played college ball at North Texas (defensive lineman 1992-95).

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[NT80]

I would have had no problem if it were a Big XII school, but this is a little disappointing:

From Star-Telegram Confidential:

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Tcu is the "deal too good to turn down"?? How much $ difference could there be in that? Turn in your Mean Green loyalty card!

[nautique]

Loyatly is all about the green backs, the benjamins.

[DeepGreen]

Big 12 to UNT = drop of two notches

Big 12 to TCU = drop of only one notch

[NT80]

Big 12 to UNT = drop of two notches

Big 12 to TCU = drop of only one notch

Coaching in the Big 12 = Fame and Big $

Coaching at Tcu = Respectable and Moderate $

Coaching at NT where you played = Priceless!

[ADLER]

Loyatly is all about the green backs, the benjamins.

When it comes to paying the bills, yes, it is.

Congrats to Coach Jennings.

[nautique]

Clay has no reason to be sorry for keeping his career going in the positive direction. Clay is a class dude and deserves to go wherever HE believes his best opportunity to succeed (in t he future) and I guess that is TCU.

[DallasGreen]

Clay has no reason to be sorry for keeping his career going in the positive direction. Clay is a class dude and deserves to go wherever HE believes his best opportunity to succeed (in t he future) and I guess that is TCU.

Also 40K difference in salary offer from TCU vs NT, and he still took a $60K pay cut from his BU salary. NT wanted him to cut it $100K. We are not even remotely competitive in coaches' salaries. The admins need to decide to fund this program if they want to SEIOUSLY COMPETE IN D-1. And no unlike SMU it did not take well healed alums to make a competitive offer for a good assistant, their administration knows where they want their program to go and backs it up with a real athletic budget not just lip service. Ours even fears its' students when it comes to doing the right thing and raising the athletic fee., but has no problem surcharging alums for season tickets, even though this should have been done long ago. You still get what you pay for, if you don't think so watch June Jones NEXT YEAR @ SMU---no 3 to 5 year plan for Mustangs. Unlike NT they plan to win NOW!!

[Dodge2007]

Also 40K difference in salary offer from TCU vs NT, and he still took a $60K pay cut from his BU salary. NT wanted him to cut it $100K. We are not even remotely competitive in coaches' salaries. The admins need to decide to fund this program if they want to SEIOUSLY COMPETE IN D-1. And no unlike SMU it did not take well healed alums to make a competitive offer for a good assistant, their administration knows where they want their program to go and backs it up with a real athletic budget not just lip service. Ours even fears its' students when it comes to doing the right thing and raising the athletic fee., but has no problem surcharging alums for season tickets, even though this should have been done long ago. You still get what you pay for, if you don't think so watch June Jones NEXT YEAR @ SMU---no 3 to 5 year plan for Mustangs. Unlike NT they plan to win NOW!!

Your right on the money with your post...........we need more greenbacks to be competitive.

[football fan]

Could not agree more. Before funding a stadium, we must be competitive with coaching salaries. Good salaries = good coaching = attracting good athletes = wins = more fans = new stadium. Feel free to correct my in depth analysis if I have erred.

[Dodge2007]

Could not agree more. Before funding a stadium, we must be competitive with coaching salaries. Good salaries = good coaching = attracting good athletes = wins = more fans = new stadium. Feel free to correct my in depth analysis if I have erred.

Rick will gladly correct it.

[Daddy Dumpsalot]

Also 40K difference in salary offer from TCU vs NT, and he still took a $60K pay cut from his BU salary. NT wanted him to cut it $100K. We are not even remotely competitive in coaches' salaries. The admins need to decide to fund this program if they want to SEIOUSLY COMPETE IN D-1. And no unlike SMU it did not take well healed alums to make a competitive offer for a good assistant, their administration knows where they want their program to go and backs it up with a real athletic budget not just lip service. Ours even fears its' students when it comes to doing the right thing and raising the athletic fee., but has no problem surcharging alums for season tickets, even though this should have been done long ago. You still get what you pay for, if you don't think so watch June Jones NEXT YEAR @ SMU---no 3 to 5 year plan for Mustangs. Unlike NT they plan to win NOW!!

Amen to this. How can the students get on board with the programs if the 'Higher ups' arent.

[GrandGreen]

NT should raise coaches salaries, build a fantastic stadium, and cut out the money games. Now, we have given the administration all these great free ideas, all they have left to do is figure out how to fund them.

[RETSO]

NT should raise coaches salaries, build a fantastic stadium, and cut out the money games. Now, we have given the administration all these great free ideas, all they have left to do is figure out how to fund them.

get the Eagles and Meatloaf to put on a benefit concert for the Mean Green...$50 tickets...or i guess we could invest $ on tickets and win the Megamillions jackpot