OSU - about Coach Bray

Smith's response may be the common response for someone who had no previous ties to OSU and who did not come in selling himself as at last being "at home" at his "dream job."

As for Bray, he could have followed Smith and had a much safer, more secure path for not that much less money. The current DC there makes 1.6 mil. Bray agreed to  stay here for 2 mil, half of what Smith was getting. Bray had previously said he was not interested in being a head coach and, when asked about that, replied recently that he meant anywhere but OSU. Maybe we're all so jaded, thanks to JS, that nobody believes that sort of thing anymore.

Do you think Bray would've taken the job at MSU? He threw shade at the milk maid. Kinda sounded like he didn't respect him

What's the extra "n" for?

You have to put yourself in that moment. Saturday AM Bray found out he may no longer have a job at OSU, but did at MSU with a sure to be raise.

Then Barnes asks him to stick around, or more likely, Barnes was informing him he is a top candidate to take over HC job.

I believe Smith liked Bray as DC, hes not only good, but provides a coaching element Smith doesnt. Like OA said...Fire and Ice. I also don't think Smith would have held it against Bray whatsoever to pursue the OSU job. Thats the nature of the business. Smith didn't hire a DC until after Bray was hired as OSU head coach and off the market.

The S.S. Jeddah?

The S.S. Jeddah was a boat, steaming from Penang to Jeddah with 992 passengers (not including infants), almost all of whom were trying to complete the Hajj.  Chief among them was the owner's nephew. A storm arose, which disabled the engines.  The boat started to leak, and the growing storm blew away a sail that the crew had rigged as a backup plan.  The boat began to list.  Seven feet of water was at the bottom of the ship, and it appeared to the crew that water was coming in faster than it could be removed.  After four unsuccessful days of trying to get the engines to work and with the water at the bottom of the ship increasing and the storm growing into a hurricane, the captain, his wife, the first mate, the chief engineer, and the owner's nephew escaped on a lifeboat in the middle of the night, leaving the second mate in charge.  The second mate tried to abandon ship, as well, but drowned in his attempt with the loss of the final lifeboat and two passengers.  The boat was left in charge of the second engineer and the supercargo (the officer in charge of the cargo, which primarily consisted of sugar and garron wood, whatever that is).  The second engineer and supercargo successfully organized the passengers to slow the leak and get the boat moving toward shore.  

The captain, the first mate, the chief engineer, and the owner's nephew successfully made it to Aden.  The captain reported that the Jeddah had sank with the loss of 992 passengers and 24 crew, the largest maritime disaster ever.

Later that day, with the help of the two remaining officers, the ghost ship, the S.S. Jeddah, in a break in the storm, was able to flag down a passing ship to help them limp into Aden, three days after the captain had arrived to report that the ship had sunk.  All told, all but 14 of the 992 passengers survived and 20 of the 24 crewmembers, who were earlier reported drowned.

"he whose name shall not be named" (hwnsnbn), pronounced "Hans Nubin". Although, I do like your more concise acronym. I'm probably not the one who should be making these things up :^)

Otherwise, it could be Nimrod.

I was more referring to the shade that Bray threw at milk maid. And I can understand Bray flying to East landfill.....never turn down an opp until you've thoroughly vetted it.

Thing is, I'm pretty sure Bray could've done better than milk maids DC......I mean he DID do better, but even if he didn't land the OSU HC job, I bet there would've been plenty others pursuing, at least for DC. I just didn't get the feeling Bray has a lot of respect for milk maid, especially after how he left.