Ex-coaches to from own "Masters Coaches Poll"

cadillacattack · Jul 14, 2005

Ex-coaches to form own "Masters Coaches Poll"

Ex-coaches.... meeting in secret ..... revenue-sharing. Hmmmmm, the more some things change the more they stay the same :hihi:

link - Atlanta J-C article

Former coaches consider poll
Secret meetings to discuss 'Master Coaches Survey'

By TONY BARNHART
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/14/05
A group of high-profile former coaches will meet this weekend to discuss forming a new college football poll that won't be part of the Bowl Championship Series formula — at least this season.

Former Georgia coach Vince Dooley told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he has been invited to attend the secret two-day meetings at a resort in Thomasville, where the ex-coaches will discuss what's being called "The Masters Coaches Survey," aka "The MCS."

Among the former head coaches who've been invited to a meeting this weekend to discus the formation of the Master Coaches Survey:
• John Cooper, Ohio State
• Terry Donahue, UCLA
• Vince Dooley, Georgia
• Pat Dye, Auburn
• LaVell Edwards, BYU
• Hayden Fry, Iowa
• Don James, Washington
• Frank Kush, Arizona State
• Dick MacPherson, Syracuse
• Bill Mallory, Indiana
• Don Nehlen, West Virginia
• John Robinson, USC
• Bo Schembechler, Michigan
• R.C. Slocum, Texas A&M
• Gene Stallings, Alabama
• Barry Switzer, Oklahoma
• George Welsh, Virginia

The idea for the poll involving only former head coaches is the brainchild of Atlanta-based attorney Andy Curtin, who wouldn't comment when contacted Wednesday night. It's not clear what the coaches' motivation is, although they may hope their poll becomes part of the BCS formula down the road.

"It's an interesting idea and I promised that I would come down and listen to what they have to say," Dooley said.

The new Harris Interactive Football poll, formally introduced earlier this week as the final piece of this year's BCS formula, has been turned down by a significant number of former coaches.

Now we know why.

A slew of them are on the guest list for this weekend's meetings, including Oklahoma's Barry Switzer, Michigan's Bo Schembechler, Ohio State's John Cooper, Auburn's Pat Dye and Alabama's Gene Stallings. Dye said he could not comment when asked Wednesday about the new poll.

Under the structure of the Master Coaches Survey, coaches would put together their poll by watching game films, making reports on the teams and taking part in a conference call to finalize the rankings.

"If everything is the way they say it's going to be, then I'd like to do it," said Stallings, who won the 1992 national championship at Alabama. "If I was an average person interested in the rankings, I'd want to know what some of the coaches who have no axe to grind are thinking. I'd want to hear from coaches who have actually played in a championship game."

There also could be a financial incentive for the coaches. Each coach invited to this weekend's meeting has been given an agreement to sign.

The duties of the coaches who sign would include watching game film, commenting on the teams publicly, voting on the poll, serving as spokesmen for the poll and potentially serving as talent on a television show built around the poll, according to MCS documents.

The agreement calls for an up-front payment and potential revenue sharing should the poll turn into a money maker.

The idea is the brainchild of two Atlanta-based entrepreneurs. Curtin is a non-practicing attorney who has a relationship with several of the coaches on the list. To give his idea some weight, Curtin enlisted the help of Fred Cooper, the chairman of Cooper Capital, LLC and a former chairman of Flowers Industries.
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col reb · Jul 14, 2005

Re: Ex-coaches to form own "Masters Coaches Poll"

What a chance for some good ole REVENGE. Be it against a school or the present coach.

goldengirlfan · Jul 14, 2005

Where's Terry Bowden ? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Proud Tiger · Jul 14, 2005

goldengirlfan said:

Where's Terry Bowden ? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Playing golf with Mike Archer and Gary Dinardo:grin:

goldengirlfan · Jul 14, 2005

Proud Tiger said:

Playing golf with Mike Archer and Gary Dinardo:grin:
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Say it ain't so. I thought they were on the links with Curley Hallman. :grin:

Proud Tiger · Jul 14, 2005

goldengirlfan said:

Say it ain't so. I thought they were on the links with Curley Hallman. :grin:
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Guess they invited Tater Tot to join in a foursome :hihi:

tiger777 · Jul 14, 2005

I actually think its a great idea.

tiger fan 2001 · Jul 14, 2005

I still say get rid of the human polls they can't watch every game and be objective. Sort out the info and plug it into a computer.

LSUGradin99 · Jul 16, 2005

Why don't they meet and do something actually productive together...... Like form a coalition to promote a college football playoff....

BamaHeelBengal · Jul 16, 2005

I like the idea. .02

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