I just hope Spivery can get fans to come to watch a game and eat cold food from the concession stand that did not have the schools support? I hope he can recruit players to a "University" that has their workout facilities in a trailer? I hope he is prepared run his own promotion campaign for his sport. Alas, how many years will it take Spivery to turn around five years worth of losing?
I can go on and on, but I just want everyone out in the "Jaguar Football Nation" to realize that Coach Michael Grant did the best with what was given to him. What he did not receive was support, facilities, Cheerleaders, a pep band, good quality concessions, a media presence in Baton Rouge, support from the Chancellor, and last but not least support from the SU Board. Great Job Southern you screwed another one. It will take another five years to rebuild the little progress that Coach Grant built.
If being a good coach means staying and accepting the aforementioned conditions then that sounds like foolishness to me. THE DEFINITION OF A FOOL IS SOMEONE WHO DOES SOMETHING REPEATEDLY THE SAME WAY AND EXPECTS DIFFERENT RESULTS. SOUTHERN HAS DONE IT AGAIN! They did the same thing that they did with the last five coaches. Hired someone to turn it around and then fired them before they could recruit people that fit their style of play. THEN YOU HIRE A NEW GUY THAT TOOK NINE YEARS TO TURN HIS TEAM AROUND. NINE YEARS!!! HOW MANY WILL HE ACTUALLY GET AT SOUTHERN IS ANOTHER QUESTION. I wonder what was asked of the new coach in his interview.
SU: Coach would you like to coach at Southern?
Coach: I think it would be an excellent opportunity for me to further my career at an instution such as yours.
SU Board: What would you do to enhance the program?
Coach: I would bring in top recruits with the number of scholarships available to me by the NCAA.
SU: If you are going into your last year of your contract and with the option to extend, we finished messing over the football coach that has been here for twelve years, and we have not expressed interest in keeping you around? Would you if contacted seek consistency in your life?
Coach: I am committed to this university and will be a loyal employee. Just so long as you give me that same loyalty and trust. Trust that I will not do or say anything that will bring discredit to the university. However, I would go on an interview (that you say I can go on) and express interest in the job. I will tell them what I can do to help that program. Just as I did in the interview for the job that I have been appointed.
Coach: Are you going to ever fix the mini-dome and put a weight room together in an actual building?
SU: As soon as we collect enough donations from the Jaguar Nation.
:bawling: :mrt: :xeye: and finally :sleep2:
and he said he would try. And true to his word, ASU has played a game in Atl every year since then). 
