Satterfield Interviews

[NewApp]

UCF is the one I’ll really be holding my breath over. And USF, if it comes open.

Why do these two make you pause?

Because I think they're in the range of jobs that would be legitimately interested in him, be a reasonably good geographical fit, and be enough of a step up in pay and opportunity that he'd be interested in them.

I could see these as a possibility if they were open in four or five years but not right now. The pay increase would be attractive but I don’t think he is someone that is going to chase the money.

He was interested in Mississippi State for some reason.

[AppSt94]

UCF is the one I’ll really be holding my breath over. And USF, if it comes open.

Why do these two make you pause?

Because I think they're in the range of jobs that would be legitimately interested in him, be a reasonably good geographical fit, and be enough of a step up in pay and opportunity that he'd be interested in them.

I could see these as a possibility if they were open in four or five years but not right now. The pay increase would be attractive but I don’t think he is someone that is going to chase the money.

He was interested in Mississippi State for some reason.

It is far more likely that he interviewed for the following reason than the job.
1. To gather contacts
2. To gain experience in the interview process
3. To ensure that he gets interviews in the future. If he gets the reputation as someone that isn't interested in leaving Boone then the calls will not come in the future.

[MtnMan09]

Why do these two make you pause?

Because I think they're in the range of jobs that would be legitimately interested in him, be a reasonably good geographical fit, and be enough of a step up in pay and opportunity that he'd be interested in them.

I could see these as a possibility if they were open in four or five years but not right now. The pay increase would be attractive but I don’t think he is someone that is going to chase the money.

He was interested in Mississippi State for some reason.

It is far more likely that he interviewed for the following reason than the job.
1. To gather contacts
2. To gain experience in the interview process
3. To ensure that he gets interviews in the future. If he gets the reputation as someone that isn't interested in leaving Boone then the calls will not come in the future.

Don't be delusional. He interviewed because it is a decent SEC school where hed make millions, consistently be ranked in the top 25, and possibly challenge for CFP berths. If they would've offered he would have taken it.

Whats more interesting is what happens if Doeren gets UT...

[APPARJ]

I just don’t know that there is a reason for him to uproot his family at this time. His sons are fixtures on the local high school team and his daughter is going to start high school shortly. Anyone that has or has had teenage daughters will tell you moving them at this point in their social development is an emotional train wreck. Given his, and more importantly, his wife’s happiness with living in Boone, that he would be willing to move at this point.

Quadrupling your current 6-figure salary would go a long way in solving any of those problems.

I wish Satt & fam the best no matter what happens.

[App91]

I think the proof will be in the pudding, regardless of how many interviews he has. If he's successful the phone will continue to ring, even if he shows no interest.

The best way to make a great job better is threaten to leave. I'm not saying this was his motivation, but it may have been. There is no doubt Satt is in the driver seat right now.

I disagree. Satt. is probably already the highest paid employee in Watauga County. I suspect he's near his ceiling. We can't match the competition, but we can replace a coach.

I think that is good advice and really applies to any professional position, not just coaching.

[AppSt94]

I just don’t know that there is a reason for him to uproot his family at this time. His sons are fixtures on the local high school team and his daughter is going to start high school shortly. Anyone that has or has had teenage daughters will tell you moving them at this point in their social development is an emotional train wreck. Given his, and more importantly, his wife’s happiness with living in Boone, that he would be willing to move at this point.

Quadrupling your current 6-figure salary would go a long way in solving any of those problems.

I wish Satt & fam the best no matter what happens.

Do you have children? Do you have teenage children? Money doesn't solve problems. It just changes the problems.

[APPARJ]

Because I think they're in the range of jobs that would be legitimately interested in him, be a reasonably good geographical fit, and be enough of a step up in pay and opportunity that he'd be interested in them.

I could see these as a possibility if they were open in four or five years but not right now. The pay increase would be attractive but I don’t think he is someone that is going to chase the money.

He was interested in Mississippi State for some reason.

It is far more likely that he interviewed for the following reason than the job.
1. To gather contacts
2. To gain experience in the interview process
3. To ensure that he gets interviews in the future. If he gets the reputation as someone that isn't interested in leaving Boone then the calls will not come in the future.

Don't be delusional. He interviewed because it is a decent SEC school where hed make millions, consistently be ranked in the top 25, and possibly challenge for CFP berths. If they would've offered he would have taken it.

Whats more interesting is what happens if Doeren gets UT...

1.) Satt is interviewing for a new job with a much bigger salary, NOT experience and contacts for later on down the road.
2.) If Satt is offered a major job he will and absolutely should take it.

[APPARJ]

I just don’t know that there is a reason for him to uproot his family at this time. His sons are fixtures on the local high school team and his daughter is going to start high school shortly. Anyone that has or has had teenage daughters will tell you moving them at this point in their social development is an emotional train wreck. Given his, and more importantly, his wife’s happiness with living in Boone, that he would be willing to move at this point.

Quadrupling your current 6-figure salary would go a long way in solving any of those problems.

I wish Satt & fam the best no matter what happens.

Do you have children? Do you have teenage children? Money doesn't solve problems. It just changes the problems.

Sure. But Scott Satterfield is going to take a job with more money when offered. It's that simple and he deserves it.

[AppSt94]

I could see these as a possibility if they were open in four or five years but not right now. The pay increase would be attractive but I don’t think he is someone that is going to chase the money.

He was interested in Mississippi State for some reason.

It is far more likely that he interviewed for the following reason than the job.
1. To gather contacts
2. To gain experience in the interview process
3. To ensure that he gets interviews in the future. If he gets the reputation as someone that isn't interested in leaving Boone then the calls will not come in the future.

Don't be delusional. He interviewed because it is a decent SEC school where hed make millions, consistently be ranked in the top 25, and possibly challenge for CFP berths. If they would've offered he would have taken it.

Whats more interesting is what happens if Doeren gets UT...

1.) Satt is interviewing for a new job with a much bigger salary, NOT experience and contacts for later on down the road.
2.) If Satt is offered a major job he will and absolutely should take it.

Interviewing and being offered are two separate terms. He could have interviewed and quite simply said at this time this position is not a good fit for me and my family. I don't think any of us are flies, so I doubt anyone was sitting on the wall in the meeting.

[ah59396]

I just don’t know that there is a reason for him to uproot his family at this time. His sons are fixtures on the local high school team and his daughter is going to start high school shortly. Anyone that has or has had teenage daughters will tell you moving them at this point in their social development is an emotional train wreck. Given his, and more importantly, his wife’s happiness with living in Boone, that he would be willing to move at this point.

Quadrupling your current 6-figure salary would go a long way in solving any of those problems.

I wish Satt & fam the best no matter what happens.

Do you have children? Do you have teenage children? Money doesn't solve problems. It just changes the problems.

I think you’re naive if you believe that millions of dollars a year - life changing wealth - can be discounted for a teenage daughters emotions. Parents across the country move their children for far less, everyday.

Satt is a smart guy. At any given moment he is 2-3 bad seasons from being on the chopping block, just like every other coach across the country. I have no doubt he is weighing all available options and I don’t blame him. For all we and he knows, this could be as close as he eve gets. College football is a cutthroat business.

[APPARJ]

He was interested in Mississippi State for some reason.

It is far more likely that he interviewed for the following reason than the job.
1. To gather contacts
2. To gain experience in the interview process
3. To ensure that he gets interviews in the future. If he gets the reputation as someone that isn't interested in leaving Boone then the calls will not come in the future.

Don't be delusional. He interviewed because it is a decent SEC school where hed make millions, consistently be ranked in the top 25, and possibly challenge for CFP berths. If they would've offered he would have taken it.

Whats more interesting is what happens if Doeren gets UT...

1.) Satt is interviewing for a new job with a much bigger salary, NOT experience and contacts for later on down the road.
2.) If Satt is offered a major job he will and absolutely should take it.

Interviewing and being offered are two separate terms. He could have interviewed and quite simply said at this time this position is not a good fit for me and my family. I don't think any of us are flies, so I doubt anyone was sitting on the wall in the meeting.

And he could've said "I'd like to have this job" and it simply wasn't offered like last year.

[APPARJ]

I just don’t know that there is a reason for him to uproot his family at this time. His sons are fixtures on the local high school team and his daughter is going to start high school shortly. Anyone that has or has had teenage daughters will tell you moving them at this point in their social development is an emotional train wreck. Given his, and more importantly, his wife’s happiness with living in Boone, that he would be willing to move at this point.

Quadrupling your current 6-figure salary would go a long way in solving any of those problems.

I wish Satt & fam the best no matter what happens.

Do you have children? Do you have teenage children? Money doesn't solve problems. It just changes the problems.

I think you’re naive if you believe that millions of dollars a year - life changing wealth - can be discounted for a teenage daughters emotions. Parents across the country move their children for far less, everyday.

Satt is a smart guy. At any given moment he is 2-3 bad seasons from being on the chopping block, just like every other coach across the country. I have no doubt he is weighing all available options and I don’t blame him. For all we and he knows, this could be as close as he eve gets. College football is a cutthroat business.

This is the most accurate post in this thread. God bless Satt if he finds the jackpot!

[EastHallApp]

I'm not inside Satt's head. But I think a lot of App fans engage in some serious wishful thinking when guessing what level of job it would take to entice him away from Boone.

Always easy to say "it's not all about the money" when you aren't the one being offered $2 million a year.

[AppfaninCAALand]

Having a couple of friends who have been/are head coaches at major universities they have told me in the past that they would take any legitimate interview, even if they knew/felt they wouldn't get the job - said every interview prepares you in some way for the next one, and they always learned from and adapted as they progressed thru their careers ---

This is good advise for anyone, not just college coaches.

[WVAPPeer]

If I were at NC State I would bid them farewell in a heartbeat for Tennessee - Yes, TN is not in a good place right now but State fans are unrealistic as well and they NEVER win - and there were rumors of him being in trouble last season - Good Bye Raleigh - Hello Knoxville ---

[Boone Goon]

State may be an even bigger mess than UT-Knoxville...delusional fans, bad AD without a history of success. Now, if Satt is offered the State job would I expect him to take it, yes. But it's a mess in Raleigh!

[AppSt94]

I just don’t know that there is a reason for him to uproot his family at this time. His sons are fixtures on the local high school team and his daughter is going to start high school shortly. Anyone that has or has had teenage daughters will tell you moving them at this point in their social development is an emotional train wreck. Given his, and more importantly, his wife’s happiness with living in Boone, that he would be willing to move at this point.

Quadrupling your current 6-figure salary would go a long way in solving any of those problems.

I wish Satt & fam the best no matter what happens.

Do you have children? Do you have teenage children? Money doesn't solve problems. It just changes the problems.

Sure. But Scott Satterfield is going to take a job with more money when offered. It's that simple and he deserves it.

He may very well do that and I along with everyone else wouldn't blame him. I am not naive or delusional. I am being pragmatic. He and his family are happy in Boone and making a good living right now and have job security for the foreseeable future. Being that he never wanted to leave the first time, the age of his children and how that dynamic will change in a matter of years, I can certainly see him staying for a few more years, networking by interviewing and taking a higher paying job in about four years when he doesn't have to worry about the family. I don't know what is going on in his head but he if he continues winning then the multi million dollar life changing jobs will be there in the future.

[APPARJ]

I just don’t know that there is a reason for him to uproot his family at this time. His sons are fixtures on the local high school team and his daughter is going to start high school shortly. Anyone that has or has had teenage daughters will tell you moving them at this point in their social development is an emotional train wreck. Given his, and more importantly, his wife’s happiness with living in Boone, that he would be willing to move at this point.

Quadrupling your current 6-figure salary would go a long way in solving any of those problems.

I wish Satt & fam the best no matter what happens.

Do you have children? Do you have teenage children? Money doesn't solve problems. It just changes the problems.

Sure. But Scott Satterfield is going to take a job with more money when offered. It's that simple and he deserves it.

He may very well do that and I along with everyone else wouldn't blame him. I am not naive or delusional. I am being pragmatic. He and his family are happy in Boone and making a good living right now and have job security for the foreseeable future. Being that he never wanted to leave the first time, the age of his children and how that dynamic will change in a matter of years, I can certainly see him staying for a few more years, networking by interviewing and taking a higher paying job in about four years when he doesn't have to worry about the family. I don't know what is going on in his head but he if he continues winning then the multi million dollar life changing jobs will be there in the future.

Satt will not turn down a good job today because he's comfortable and might be able to make that amount in 3-4 years. Someone said it best earlier - people move their entire families across timezones for far less money.

[ASUGoose]

The coaching domino effect resulting in a possible move by Satt is likely a few weeks away.

The new early signing period is a blessing for schools like App.

[hapapp]

Perhaps folks should stop trying to be Scott Satterfield and assume they know what he will do and when he will do it. Speculating is one thing, acting like we know what he will do is presumptuous.