Maybe it's relevant, but Waukesha County Airport is more than an hours drive from Madison. Dane County Regional is 20 minutes from campus and another half dozen airfields are closer than Waukesha. It would be like Rob Mullins driving to fly out of Salem rather than Eugene.
Would rob do that if he didn't want to be seen in Eugene?
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As stated, maybe it was relevant, but highly unlikely. Barry Alvarez is coaching the Rose Bowl so he has practice, game planning and a lot of prep work to get ready. Is he really going to waste 3 hours driving to an "out of the way" airport to avoid detection while word of the 'secret' meeting is written about by every major news outlet? Further Al Golden was still a top choice when this mystery flight was scheduled.
Finally, Mike Riley has confirmed that contact was simply a phone call. Oregon State coach Mike Riley heard from Wisconsin via phone regarding the Badgers' head coach opening, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation.
Riley was flattered by the interest, according to the source, but he won't be the Badgers' coach. Per OSU's athletic communications department, Riley says he "has not interviewed, isn't scheduled to interview and has no interest in Wisconsin.
buckmarkduck wrote:SC was about to get spanked by the NCAA, everyone turned them down. That's how they got stuck with Lame. My guess is Riley is a small town guy, from Corvallis played at bama, and Madison is a lot more attractive then LA.
Yeah, and you would know that? They only reached out to two people (Mike and Lane).
Thought they talked to Chris Petersen....
I think there were a few others. Jack Del Rio?
Just Sark. Petersen was a rumor, Del Rio a rumor, Fisher, Holmgren, etc.... Mike Garrett went with people he knew/had already been a part of the program. Riley was the no.1 choice, he turned us down (which I can understand, not a big city guy, from corvallis, is a god over there, calls the shots, job is safe, etc...). Kiff then jumped on it with no hesitation.
USUaggieDuck wrote:Just a big coincidence that a jet flies non stop from Wisconsin to Corvallis hours after a rumor starts that he's in wisconsin for an interview
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Given the statements by Mike Riley and Bob DeCarolis, I'd say yes. Maybe a rich farmer was flying to Corvallis to look at some of their prized sheep? For some reason, I don't see both DeCarolis and Riley making public statements if they were both lying.
USUaggieDuck wrote:Just a big coincidence that a jet flies non stop from Wisconsin to Corvallis hours after a rumor starts that he's in wisconsin for an interview
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Given the statements by Mike Riley and Bob DeCarolis, I'd say yes. Maybe a rich booster was flying to Corvallis to look at one of their prized sheep-herders? For some reason, I don't see both DeCarolis and Riley making public statements if they were both lying.
