STILLWATER — Just hours after winning the National Championship, Kansas coach Bill Self said he would pick up the phone if Oklahoma State called. But as of Tuesday afternoon, OSU athletic director Mike Holder said he hadn't yet made any calls, to Self or any other coaches.
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Holder, who reached a resignation agreement with basketball coach Sean Sutton a week ago, also said he has not put any numbers together regarding a potential salary offer. The Tulsa World reported rumors of OSU offering Self a $6 million signing bonus and $3.5-million-per season contract.
"Absolutely false,” Holder said via email. "I have not discussed or thought about any financial package. Anyone reporting otherwise is making it up.”
Tuesday morning would have been an unlikely time for Holder to contact Self regardless. The National Champion Jayhawks were due back in Lawrence in the afternoon and scheduled to bus directly from the airport to Memorial Stadium for a celebration at 3 p.m.
Holder would not say when — or if — he planned to contact Self, only that he is "being patient.”
Self said both Monday night after the game and again at a Tuesday morning news conference at the Alamodome that he would take calls from OSU.
"If somebody from OSU calls me, I'm gonna take the call,” Self said. "I know people down there. But they haven't contacted me.”
Self said his next step is to discuss his contract with athletic director Lew Perkins.
"I want to visit with my athletic director,” Self said. "To be real honest with you, I love Kansas. Love my job here, and hopefully it will be a situation where I can spend a long time here. I'm certainly not looking to leave, but Lew and I got to visit. I'm sure that'll happen in the next couple days.”
Self said he is looking for "like what everybody'd like to have,” indicating that he's looking for more years on his contract, which currently runs through 2011.
"Out of fairness to me,” Self said, "with my contract situation, why would I say that I'm positively (staying at Kansas) when I don't even know if they're gonna extend me? I've got three years left on my contract, and what I'd like to have is what everybody would like to have. I'd like to have some security. When I say security, I mean years.”
On Monday night, Perkins did not want to discuss the issue with reporters.
"If this is about his contract, we're not going to talk about that,” Perkins said. "Please don't take away a great night. We're not going to talk about this.”
John Rohde and Berry Tramel contributed to this story
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Who is handling this off-season's recruiting. Even a good coach needs talent to be successful. Have to make a positive move sometime, something for the athletes to see and draw them toward your school.
Bobby, you are exactly right. Be sure to check out the other classy comments from the ou faithful in the story on the Carl Albert running back. I hope our football program never gets these bandwagon fans. I would much rather be a little behind ou in football than to have these pathetic redneck trailer trash people in our fanbase. They are a perfect fit for ou, and I hope they stay lifelong sooner fans. I'm not so sure I am going to like it when we surpass ou in all sports (which will happen in the next 5 years) and start picking up these bandwagon idiot fans.
You got it Matt. And here in the next couple of months, Danny will be taking out a second mortgage on his double-wide so he can purchase his OU season football tickets.
Marcus, are really naive enough to think that Holder has not talked to anyone or has a game plan? Get real! I am not a Holder fan but there is lot more going on behind the scenes than the public knows. You need to go back and read the post by Barry, Fort Collins - Apr 9, 2008 10:04 AM for somne insight.
Patrick from Edmond. Thanks for the update. So I was right, another "Oklahoma Fan"....never graduated from the school, but is their number one fan. I'm sure that he wears a matching OU hat, t-shirt and sweat bottoms when visiting the Ardmore Wal-Mart fishing department when buying his catfish bait. Maybe not, he probably noodles for his catfish dinner....
Just an observation but I just read the story about M. Kelly at OU and then the comments by the fans. Funny thing was that I did not see one OSU entry, either positive or negative. If we are to believe their comments about how much better OU is, why do they care what OSU does and why lower themselves with the comments on these blogs? Pathetic, small people.
Matt from OP-The imbecile claiming to be from Ardmore is actually none other than the one that was going by Danny from Wilson. Same semi-literate drivel as ever though. I do have to tell that you have underestimated our poor, misguided friend. He has more than just his GED. If his claims are true, he actually attended that great bastion of academic and athletic excellence, Cameron University in Lawton, OK. Anyway Matt, nice to have a fellow OSU fan right there in Jayhawk country. Let's hope this Bill Self drama plays out soon.
as of Tuesday afternoon, OSU athletic director Mike Holder said he hadn't yet made any calls, to Self or any other coaches. .... Sounds like Holder has failed the first part of this test. Its been a week and he hasn't talked with anyone?
To "itmustsucktobeosu"
Yeah, we're "running a Denny's". I would bet you are an OU fan. Typical 3rd grade user name, nothing positive, you live in Ardmore, and you are lucky to have your GED. I'm right, aren't I?
Once again, Bert shows his lack of knowledge on a subject but it sure doesn't keep him from voicing his opinion over and over and over......Anyone that knows anything about the college basketball fraternity knows that if you are going to fire your coach, you do it before the final four so you can visit with all of the other coaches that attend, both assistants and head freds. Of course Bert will just continue to say Holder should have waited until Jobe got tired of waiting.
It's like a homeless person winning the lottery "Boon donating money" sure osu is rich now, but it seems they have not a clue. All the renovations equals to "fixing up a 77 Dodge Van" Sure it may be nice to you, but the rest of us are STILL LAUGHING
itmustsucktobeosu, ardmore - Apr 9, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Matt from Overland Park, the folks are all business right? Do they run a Dennys? Dang it Matt, it does not take 20 or so years to rise to power. The rest of us are very embarrassed for osu, stop the bleeding! osu isnt that great of a place.
itmustsucktobeosu, ardmore - Apr 9, 2008 at 8:19 pm
poor poor osu fans, we all tried to tell you about Lester Miles, not that he was a bad guy or anything, what actually happened was, he, woke up and realized that he was at a dead end job. Jimmy Johnson did , Barry Sanders quit the NFL after he realized where he went to college. As for the sake of Bill Self, come on osu, do him a favor, back off, dont dangle mucho denero! he might do something that he will regret.
itmustsucktobeosu, ardmore - Apr 9, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Bill Self is to classy an coach to step into the septic tank created at OSU by the AD and the # 1 donor. Bill, take the job security and stay with the Jayhawks.
Samanatha - you can't recruit a new coach if you don't have a vacancy!! Boone can keep spending, just like the OU donors can. Green-eyed monster rearing its head again!!
Bill Self will only stay at KU if he believes that he can only win the national championship there, and not at OSU. As an OSU alum, I don't want him as our coach if he doesn't believe that we can win it. As far as all the negative comments from OU and KU fans about our athletic program, keep believing your line of BS. The folks running the show at OSU are all business.
Samantha, "he doesn't realize that you can't buy championships in college athletics".. What convent have you hiding in for your entire life? The powers to be made the decision back in the 50's to have a power house at what ever cost. What do you think that OU has been doing for the last 50 years?
kEVIN, OSU and Holder should have waited until after the tourn to get rid of Sea. That would have shut up the media. And if Holder did not think that the media would start speculating then he is not smart enough to work at any school
(And unfortunately as smart as Boone must be to have earned all of that money, he doesn't realize that you can't buy championships in college athletics.)
I'd just like to see someone tell Boone to take his money and shove it - not everything is for sale! As for everyone wanting to have a huge donor like that to your alma mater, it isn't all it's cracked up to be. Who do you think is running the show at OSU and what do you think his goals are? Boone just wants to see championships before he dies. He could care less about long-term improvements for OSU.
Bert, evidently they have waited. Self says he has not been contacted. Keep believing everything the media says because they are never wrong... You put a package together after you talk with someone. That way you don't pay someone $3 million when they will take $2 million (these numbers are just an example). All you Boone haters keep on crying. You can only dream about someone donating that kind of money to the university you back with your words and applause not your money.
National title and a healthy raise will keep Self in... 04/09/2008 The Bill Self Watch continues, with candlelight vigils headquartered in Stillwater, and while I still say it's a longshot for Self to hop on Pistol Pete's...
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Yeah, we're "running a Denny's". I would bet you are an OU fan. Typical 3rd grade user name, nothing positive, you live in Ardmore, and you are lucky to have your GED. I'm right, aren't I?