(11-29-2022 03:46 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Holding out for lsu or bama

I hope we actually do lose him to LSU or Bama.

If we do, it means he will have elevated the program even further.

Great news for Tulane and the AAC. Not so great for the other conferences outside the Autonomous 5.

this was a smart move on his part

GT is 3 or 4 and done job

(11-29-2022 07:02 PM)Milwaukee Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 04:39 PM)Crazier Wrote:  Good for Tulane. Maybe you have found that generational coach. He's old so he probably will retire at Tulane. Good for the AAC as well.

He may well retire at Tulane 5 to 10 years from now, but these days, 60 isn't "old" if a person is in good health. A fit 60 year old in good health can do just about anything that a typical 45 year old can do.

I wish. 45 is about the age where I started to regress quickly. Had to stop playing in my over 30 baseball (real baseball, not softball) league at 46.

clt endorses this highly!

The only jobs he is really interested in are where he is from and been- he would leave for Kansas and Kansas state and Missouri. But those are all hilariously in good shape

(11-30-2022 11:12 PM)Greenwavedrownsacat Wrote:  The only jobs he is really interested in are where he is from and been- he would leave for Kansas and Kansas state and Missouri. But those are all hilariously in good shape

So whats the Fickel:Wisconsin version of this? Arkansas? Oklahoma State? Illinois? Colorado?

Big fan of Fritz. Glad he is staying with the Greenwave

(11-30-2022 11:32 PM)STL_Wave Wrote:  

(11-30-2022 11:12 PM)Greenwavedrownsacat Wrote:  The only jobs he is really interested in are where he is from and been- he would leave for Kansas and Kansas state and Missouri. But those are all hilariously in good shape

So whats the Fickel:Wisconsin version of this? Arkansas? Oklahoma State? Illinois? Colorado?

Fritz to Colorado would actually work - but that AD isn't paying attention. They could give him 4-5 years and he'd get a consistent 9 wins from that place.

Great news for Tulane and the conference. It’s nice to see that some programs in the AAC have been able to hang on to successful coaches.

(11-30-2022 11:12 PM)Greenwavedrownsacat Wrote:  The only jobs he is really interested in are where he is from and been- he would leave for Kansas and Kansas state and Missouri. But those are all hilariously in good shape

You say K-state is in such good shape but I heard they lost this year at home to a team that was just 2-10 last season so what gives!?

As has been said above, smart move, GT is where coaches go to die. With the 12 Team Playoff change, he has a great shot at being an annual contender and setting up for a big $$$$ job.

Compare this to Herman, Frost, and the others in AAC past that threw their teams under the bus. Class Act! Hope we get another couple seasons out of Willie.

This is from USA Today:

Quote:Because of the urgency to have a new coach in place to salvage a recruiting class and theoretically prevent a mass exodus of current players into the transfer portal, Georgia Tech needed an answer right away. The 62-year old Fritz, who has slowly and steadily built Tulane over the last seven years, rightly wanted a chance to coach his players in the program’s biggest game in a quarter century without compromising their chances of winning.

So when the report linking Fritz to Georgia Tech leaked, he walked away from the deal. Tulane kept its coach, and Georgia Tech elevated interim coach Brent Key to the full-time position on Tuesday.

“Fortunately enough for us, when it was ‘we’ve got to have you now,’ our coach essentially said the kids in this game are more important,” Tulane athletics director Troy Dannen told USA TODAY Sports. “And he left a lot of money on the table for himself, but I’ve told people here, Willie’s decision was born out of character and integrity. I’m not trying to blast others, but not everyone would make the decision Willie made.”

So Fritz is being rumored to Cincinnati now. Both fan bases will be bummed.

(11-30-2022 11:12 PM)Greenwavedrownsacat Wrote:  The only jobs he is really interested in are where he is from and been- he would leave for Kansas and Kansas state and Missouri. But those are all hilariously in good shape

Maybe...
Maybe not...

(12-01-2022 07:00 AM)owl at the moon Wrote:  

(11-30-2022 11:12 PM)Greenwavedrownsacat Wrote:  The only jobs he is really interested in are where he is from and been- he would leave for Kansas and Kansas state and Missouri. But those are all hilariously in good shape

You say K-state is in such good shape but I heard they lost this year at home to a team that was just 2-10 last season so what gives!?

What say you now. A NY6 bowl game this year.

Was Fritz futzin with Fitts all along?

LOL.....to UC.....