Tony Elliott declines interview with Carolina

[countryboi]

1 hour ago, Black&Blue said:

It's germane to the topic.  Elliott felt like the request was insincere, and he's probably correct.  People want to be judged on merit, not skin color. 

How would we know he was black if you didnt constantly bring it up?

[steven8989]

Another thread down the drain. Why can't we just ban these guys when they make these comments and we wouldn't have to keep locking threads.

[trueblade]

Fewell's interview would satisfy the Rooney Rule. No need to pursue Elliot for that reason. That said, if he's happy at Clemson, there's nothing wrong with that. 

[Moo Daeng]

I think Tepper was being genuine in asking him to interview. If it was just to check the box he had Fewell to fulfill that. Hes also asked to interview Bieneimy and likely Shaw. Elliott may have been a long shot but you never know where that could lead. If not with us maybe an advanced position in college if not pros. 

It sounds like both Shaw and Bieniemy are highly qualified. I'm not sure I have a favorite but would not be upset at all with either if they were to impress in interviews.

[CRA]

1 minute ago, Moo Daeng said:

I think Tepper was being genuine in asking him to interview. If it was just to check the box he had Fewell to fulfill that. Hes also asked to interview Bieneimy and likely Shaw. Elliott may have been a long shot but you never know where that could lead. If not with us maybe an advanced position in college if not pros. 

It sounds like both Shaw and Bieniemy are highly qualified. I'm not sure I have a favorite but would not be upset at all with either if they were to impress in interviews.

Given how bad Carolina bombed with Fewell taking over? 

Tepper would catch hell pretending like that was a real interview. 

Rooney rule has a lot of good and bad elements to it 

[therealmjl]

Just now, CRA said:

Given how bad Carolina bombed with Fewell taking over? 

Tepper would catch hell pretending like that was a real interview. 

Rooney rule has a lot of good and bad elements to it 

Fewell would satisfy the Rooney Rule, as would Eric Bieniemy.

I doubt this was just to check the box on that.

[Moo Daeng]

Just now, CRA said:

Given how bad Carolina bombed with Fewell taking over? 

Tepper would catch hell pretending like that was a real interview. 

Rooney rule has a lot of good and bad elements to it 

I think you missed my point.  Hes more than fulfilled that requirement and I don't see anything in Tepper to think he's not genuine in asking for the interview .

I guess I understand Elliotts angle too but it could help him advance his career at the least.  

[CRA]

2 minutes ago, Moo Daeng said:

I think you missed my point.  Hes more than fulfilled that requirement and I don't see anything in Tepper to think he's not genuine in asking for the interview .

I guess I understand Elliotts angle too but it could help him advance his career at the least.  

How has he fulfilled that requirement? 

I'm an Elliot guy.  I can see multiple reasons for him declining the interview.   Every coach isn't in a rush to just land a perceived promotion.  Big picture matters.  I think Elliot's future is in the college ranks. 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

To be fair, Clemson is a much better gig.

[Biggs934]

I think it’s more likely that his
co-coordinator just got a head coaching job and he didn’t get any looks from teams and his agent is trying to create some heat for his name.  

[Shocker]

9 hours ago, Black&Blue said:

It turns out that not all black people enjoy liberal tokenism.

Clemson takes care of their people better than most

[mc52beast]

I would be more concerned with the idea that Tepper actually wanted to interview this guy

[Wolfcop]

If he actually did turn down the interview, even if he had no intention to take the job, it's a bad move IMO. In his position, it could have only helped his career and possibly helped him land the job he does want.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

Yep, no one wants to work under Marty Hurney, the true owner of the Carolina Panthers