Brett McMurphy says Napier declines

[RougeDawg]

I wonder if this is just a negotiation tactic?

Listen to this. Be patient. He already stated that he would not entertain any openings until after their bowl game.

Let?s just enjoy getting rid of sloppy joe. The Cajun will be in Starkville next week.

Now let?s root on our basketball team tomorrow. Apparently Vegas thinks the game will be close. Hope we finally play a complete game.

[dantheman4248]

Apparently this Lending Tree Bowl means a lot more to Napier than it does most everyone else.

Apparently this Egg Bowl / Orange Bowl / Gator Bowl ('17 specifically) means a lot less to Mullen than it does most everyone else.

[RougeDawg]

He just posted in the other thread. Said Napier's still the man.

This. Wait til Tuesday. Enjoy the weekend and new year without sloppy joe.

[RougeDawg]

Do they make pine boxes in south Louisiana?

Cypress.

[Commercecomet24]

This. Wait til Tuesday. Enjoy the weekend and new year without sloppy joe.

I'm enjoying it all now that joes gone! Things are definitely looking good!

[Coach34]

Napier wants $4MM- Cohen squeezing at $3.2MM. He is making us open the wallet.

[BeardoMSU]

Cypress.

Lol, nice.

And they come lined with the finest Nutria furs**

[hacker]

Napier wants $4MM- Cohen squeezing at $3.2MM. He is making us open the wallet.

smh

[Coursesuper]

Napier wants $4MM- Cohen squeezing at $3.2MM. He is making us open the wallet.

Typical.

[Commercecomet24]

Napier wants $4MM- Cohen squeezing at $3.2MM. He is making us open the wallet.

He better not blow this. It's all on him now.

[ShotgunDawg]

Napier wants $4MM- Cohen squeezing at $3.2MM. He is making us open the wallet.

If we offer him 4 mil now, he'll ask for 5.

So long as we don't lose Napier I'm cool with Cohen negotiating.

[Commercecomet24]

Typical.

Isn't it though? We have a coaching candidate who is serious about winning and we're trying to low ball. Geez Cohen

[Rex54]

Napier wants $4MM- Cohen squeezing at $3.2MM. He is making us open the wallet.

Probably could have had 3.2 on thanksgiving night.

[KOdawg1]

ULL's 247 guy says it isn't over. Says something is up.

[Irondawg]

With Napier we have the leverage - we're the big job calling with no other suitors. He can see what we do but at the end of the day it would be tough to turn down $3M plus a year to stay another year at ULL when he's about to lose a ton of seniors on offense. He'd be taking a big gamble that other big jobs will be interested next year.

The thing to keep in mind is that our FLOOR is Hud or Grantham and those are not terrible options. So Cohen isn't screwing up by not having a guy lined up when we fired Moorhead. That would have been true right after the Egg with the signing class in the balance, but now we can take our time. The only mistake that could be made was NOT firing Joe.

[Turfdawg67]

He better not blow this. It's all on him now.

Which one is blowing it? The guy making $875K being offered $3.2MM or Cohen with other options?

[MetEdDawg]

Napier wants $4MM- Cohen squeezing at $3.2MM. He is making us open the wallet.

If we went after him around Egg Bowl time and backed out, I would be squeezing us too. Noncommittal is not a good look from us. So if he was ready then and we didn't pull the trigger and backed out, I would want additional financial guarantees as well.

[KOdawg1]

With Napier we have the leverage - we're the big job calling with no other suitors.

If the rumors of him being interested in Baylor and South Carolina jobs are true, we definitely do not have the leverage. Pay the man.

[Cooterpoot]

Yeah, Napier ain't the be all end all kind of hire. I don't care we pay him or not.

[BuckyIsAB****]

ULL's 247 guy says it isn't over. Says something is up.

Link? Whats his name