re: Rumor central(Posted on 1/6/16 at 12:45 pm to
Old Sarge)
Here's what I'm hearing regarding the OC search:
Bottom line, barring unforeseen changes the expectation is that Doug Meacham will be announced as our new OC on Friday. He will make around $1.2 million annually and will be given the title of Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator in addition to coaching the offensive line. He will be given complete autonomy regarding his staff and like Chavis have essentially full domain over his side of the ball.
DC and McKinney are out but Meacham may choose to keep Moorehead.
It's interesting to note that it was Meacham who initiated contact with Sumlin. Patterson is apparently pretty overbearing and Meacham wants experience with more autonomy before moving on to a HC job (and a big pay raise helps). Meacham also feels like he has done "more with less" at TCU and wants to move up in the talent world.
The only way this changes is of TCU steps in with a proposal that essentially gives him what A&M is and it's unlikely Patterson, a control freak, will give in.
For perspective, this info sounds as solid as when I posted about Chavis being locked up in the week prior to his hiring last year.