FWIW....Sark
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Steelhammer
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You ever looked at Akers winning %?
That is the thing though. Whatever he gets paid is on top of his buyout, there is no offset.
Now, does he have any need to work and make the money, no.
of course and who else could blow a National Championship like Fred
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That game still hurts.
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Brown.
Typical buy outs at major schools is more like 50 million at this point. Not many people are putting 100 million handcuffs on themselves outside of aggy. Kirby Smart has the highest right now at 92 million. Makes sense given his recent success and the fact that he has job security in spades right now. UGA would have to fall off the map for 3 years in a row and by then the buy out would be much lower.
The other thing aggy did was not include an offset if Jimbo takes a new job. Many of these coaches buy outs end up being much less when they get hired on elsewhere.
Sark has earned himself a nice raise and some more years on his contract. I also feel pretty confident CDC won't be signing off on any deal similar to Jimbos
The buyouts for coaches at the top of college football are generous, totaling tens of millions
Texas A&M fired football coach Jimbo Fisher, deciding that it was fine with paying him more than $75 million.apnews.com
I read that Riley's buyout at USC is 80-90 million. Also Mel Tucker had a huge buyout at Michigan State before being fired for cause. It would be interesting to get figures of buyouts for coaches at major schools.
I agree that a deal with a huge buyout is a bad idea for the University. I can understand the temptation for a school that is a traditional stepping stone, wanting to lock in a successful coach to a long term deal, but IMHO it's a bad idea. For a destination school like Texas there is no need, as you say just keep paying and extending with success. When things eventually one day go south then you are not stuck in a bad long term position. If a coach is confident in their ability and has a long run , then this approach also works out well for the coach.
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In fairness to Akers, I know someone who played on that team and he stated that Akers told them to stay away from the punt.
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One good year doesn't prove much. Also being 1-2 against ou is not going to do it. With that said the trend line looks better then it has in a long while.
Sounds like Mel Tucker had about a 70 million dollar buy out. Since USC is private, the buyout isn't known for sure so that's probably why it wasn't included in the link I posted. 80-90 million is the estimate though.
Mel Tucker and Jimbo are two examples of why you don't give crazy contracts after 1 year of success.
personally still held a grudge even when Coach Akers passed away
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About the dumbest take I ever read
I would guess he could get a job if he wants one. He could first go the analysis route and try for a career reset, or he could coach at a smaller school.
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I never blamed Coach Akers for that one. I don't think you could have found a better coach to follow a legend like DKR.
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