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SeronimusPratt

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Casazza wrote an article for another site where Lyons stated "if our expenses are $2 million less than the revenue, great. We're going to put that into the reserve and hold onto it when we need it."

Needless to say if DH were to get fired, BIG money will be offered to the next guy from the money they are putting aside...
 
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SeronimusPratt said:
Casazza wrote an article for another site where Lyons stated "if our expenses are $2 million less than the revenue, great. We're going to put that into the reserve and hold onto it when we need it."

Needless to say if DH were to get fired, BIG money will be offered to the next guy from the money they are putting aside...
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I read several weeks ago, Lyons was putting money in reserve in case the day comes we're left out of Power 5 reshuffling and that TV $$ flow ends. I don't even like to consider the possibility.
 
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writeon said:
I read several weeks ago, Lyons was putting money in reserve in case the day comes we're left out of Power 5 reshuffling and that TV $$ flow ends. I don't even like to consider the possibility.
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yes in 2024, the contract with Fox Sports runs out.
 
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SeronimusPratt said:
Casazza wrote an article for another site where Lyons stated "if our expenses are $2 million less than the revenue, great. We're going to put that into the reserve and hold onto it when we need it."

Needless to say if DH were to get fired, BIG money will be offered to the next guy from the money they are putting aside...
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How on earth did you connect those dots that way haha? WVU can do way worse than DH. He is significantly better coach than the next low level D1 or Coordinator that would follow him. Some should be careful what they wish for.
 
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Lyons did an interview with Greg Hunter and I thought really put
the pressure on Dana talking about how he thought this year
would be very special for Mountaineer Football. He also discussed
the season ticket sales and pointed out it was a problem across the
country. He did expect mini-packages and single game sales to
do well. But the remarks on how he expected a very good year
just seemed to be sending a message to Dana.
 
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We often project things onto others when we have repressed anger, guilt, shame, or other emotions that we’ve convinced ourselves are bad and that don’t have a right to exist.
 
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SeronimusPratt said:
Casazza wrote an article for another site where Lyons stated "if our expenses are $2 million less than the revenue, great. We're going to put that into the reserve and hold onto it when we need it."

Needless to say if DH were to get fired, BIG money will be offered to the next guy from the money they are putting aside...
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BIG money to begin a rebuilding program to get us back to our current level within a decade. Sounds like a very questionable managerial and financial plan. And, even with the proposal of such gargantuan spending for the 'next guy', whom do we anticipate that super, experienced, successful coach will be? I suspect we stagger down the ladder to a former, aging 'has been' or a one season 'flash in the pan' small school/conference success story or another coordinator/position coach liked by a few willing to wait a year or two for his greatness (and becoming his worst enemy when the anticipated success fails to materialize within the first two or three.) Lots of money and time waisted because of the unreasonableness of numerous know it all types with huge vocal cavities. Maybe far better to swallow our unreasonably critical attitude and accept that we have a very decent program and a Head Coach who may soon be lured away by others who appreciate what he offers currently and far into the future rather than driven away by animus, ill founded and quite unreasonable when all pertinent considerations are factored in.
 
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WVex-pat in GA said:
Please elaborate.
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Not to speak for someone else but my thought is that Dana has a better-than-not chance of being offered by a "bigger" school if he has 10+ wins this year. Some schools in that category will want someone who has two 10 win seasons in 3 years in the Big12.

If he has less than 10 wins then probably no interest in him from others.
 
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eerdoc said:
Maybe far better to swallow our unreasonably critical attitude and accept that we have a very decent program and a Head Coach who may soon be lured away by others who appreciate what he offers currently and far into the future rather than driven away by animus, ill founded and quite unreasonable when all pertinent considerations are factored in.
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LOL...you may have set a world record for the longest, most rambling, multiple subject sentence in history!

So, according to your thinking...WVU should just accept being mediocre and gauge success by meaningless desert bowl game standards? Tell your boss that and see if he or she things "good enough" is well...good enough. lol x2
 
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why do you think we’ll be left out? Did you hear it on ESPN? Do you really think $2 million is going to make a difference?
 
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We're saving for our new entrance fee for another conference if the Big 12 should collapse. We will probably join TCU in MWC since we like to travel.
 
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SeronimusPratt said:
Casazza wrote an article for another site where Lyons stated "if our expenses are $2 million less than the revenue, great. We're going to put that into the reserve and hold onto it when we need it."

Needless to say if DH were to get fired, BIG money will be offered to the next guy from the money they are putting aside...
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I can't see us offering big money to anyone unless its and established power 5 HC. If coach Dana were let go. I would suspect we would hire someone who is coaching at a non power 5 school or an assistant from a power 5 school. The salary would probably be similar to what other power 5 schools at wvu's level are paying who have recently hired someone new.
 
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OlegeezEER said:
I can't see us offering big money to anyone unless its and established power 5 HC. If coach Dana were let go. I would suspect we would hire someone who is coaching at a non power 5 school or an assistant from a power 5 school. The salary would probably be similar to what other power 5 schools at wvu's level are paying who have recently hired someone new.
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Holding for a rainy day, as to fund a contract buy out.
 
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writeon said:
I read several weeks ago, Lyons was putting money in reserve in case the day comes we're left out of Power 5 reshuffling and that TV $$ flow ends. I don't even like to consider the possibility.
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He can't put that much money away. If we are out of the Power 5, we're headed for the morgue.

Loss of Power 5 status ends, what we know today, of the Mountaineer football and basketball experience. No relevance, no television exposure, no attendance, minor league product and operation. See Cincinnati and Connecticut for details.
 
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