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Furthermore, these bits of information are from the RRS staff collectively and coming from a variety of sources. I'm simply tasked with putting it all together in post form.
8:14 p.m.: Joey McGuire and Jeff Traylor share the same agent.
2:27 p.m.: Based on some of the word we get from sources across the state, at least one UTSA assistant has given high school coaches the impression that Traylor wants the Texas Tech job.
1:56 p.m.: It's hard to square the timing of Matt Wells' dismissal with the idea that there's a strong, unified push to hire Art Briles. If there was consensus for a Briles hire, Texas Tech could have waited until the end of the regular season - or, frankly, anytime it wanted - to hire him.
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... There is a group of prominent and wealthy Baylor alums that are pushing Art Briles' candidacy. Bob Simpson, the co-owner of the Texas Rangers, is involved. There's talk that this group would follow up a Briles hire with a substantial financial investment/donation. There are Texas Tech stakeholders that support a Briles candidacy to varying degrees, but also major stakeholders that are adamantly against it. There is a meeting about this situation set for tomorrow.
... Texas Tech is talking with Jeff Traylor this week, possibly as early as today. Agents connected to other potential candidates view this as Traylor's job to turn down at this point.
... We believe Texas Tech has already talked to Sonny Dykes on some level.
... Mike Leach has spoken with people connected to Texas Tech's search about the head coaching vacancy.
Furthermore, these bits of information are from the RRS staff collectively and coming from a variety of sources. I'm simply tasked with putting it all together in post form.
8:14 p.m.: Joey McGuire and Jeff Traylor share the same agent.
2:27 p.m.: Based on some of the word we get from sources across the state, at least one UTSA assistant has given high school coaches the impression that Traylor wants the Texas Tech job.
1:56 p.m.: It's hard to square the timing of Matt Wells' dismissal with the idea that there's a strong, unified push to hire Art Briles. If there was consensus for a Briles hire, Texas Tech could have waited until the end of the regular season - or, frankly, anytime it wanted - to hire him.
Original Post:
... There is a group of prominent and wealthy Baylor alums that are pushing Art Briles' candidacy. Bob Simpson, the co-owner of the Texas Rangers, is involved. There's talk that this group would follow up a Briles hire with a substantial financial investment/donation. There are Texas Tech stakeholders that support a Briles candidacy to varying degrees, but also major stakeholders that are adamantly against it. There is a meeting about this situation set for tomorrow.
... Texas Tech is talking with Jeff Traylor this week, possibly as early as today. Agents connected to other potential candidates view this as Traylor's job to turn down at this point.
... We believe Texas Tech has already talked to Sonny Dykes on some level.
... Mike Leach has spoken with people connected to Texas Tech's search about the head coaching vacancy.
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