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Your a wise man....
McPhaul-hearing Morris to Texas isn't dead yet
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I have been putting all my trust in Lotus. He has better sources then Burton and that really upsets Burton, I think it's funny.
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you've clearly spent too much energy practicing your spelling, jim. give it a rest for awhile. get out and catch a fish, you old fart.
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i have heard similar. it takes time to find an acceptable work around for a 5 MM buyout, but there are some options there.
From UT's position, I think the work around for Morris's buyout is very simple: an equal or higher buyout.
I forget the exact terms of Morris's current contract but it is a declining buyout based upon current salary and years of services provided and years remaining on contract. Regardless, UT if they want Morris right now has to figure out a way to drop $5M up front and provide at least a salary equivalent to $1.3M. UT could do it, but they have to justify the value (which honestly to me is hard to do).
So, if they want Morris, I think UT offers $1.5M or somewhere around there for a base of 3 years with a $6M buyout during those three years and then declining to $3M by the end of the contract. Assuming we expect to have him for 3 years, UT has then invested about $3M a year for an OC including the buyout but could recoup their investment plus $1M if another school comes calling. After the 3 years, the buyout gets less and UT has at least a chance to recoup a portion of the up front buyout.
Morris may be very good, but is he $3M a year good?
I forget the exact terms of Morris's current contract but it is a declining buyout based upon current salary and years of services provided and years remaining on contract. Regardless, UT if they want Morris right now has to figure out a way to drop $5M up front and provide at least a salary equivalent to $1.3M. UT could do it, but they have to justify the value (which honestly to me is hard to do).
So, if they want Morris, I think UT offers $1.5M or somewhere around there for a base of 3 years with a $6M buyout during those three years and then declining to $3M by the end of the contract. Assuming we expect to have him for 3 years, UT has then invested about $3M a year for an OC including the buyout but could recoup their investment plus $1M if another school comes calling. After the 3 years, the buyout gets less and UT has at least a chance to recoup a portion of the up front buyout.
Morris may be very good, but is he $3M a year good?
armadillo slim
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i think so, but obviously only time can be the judge of that. if you win a NC with the guy, i'd say so. if you aren't competitive, then probably not. there are no guarantees with any of this. you play the cards you have the best you can and hope things fall your way. you play the odds and if you're smart, they will most of the time. not always though because sometimes shit happens. you just do the best you can. i'm pretty encouraged right now though. more encouraged than i've been for awhile.
i have for a long time felt there was too big of disparity between head coaches and assistant coaches salaries. they're coming back into proportion now. if you can get arguably the best OC in the business and can hold the head coaches salary below ridiculous levels, why not.
no one would be complaining if we were paying saban 7-8 mm a year and the OC 1.5 mm.
This.
Good God, if you took every board and added all the users up, it wouldn't fill the end zone seats. It's amusing to see people on this site actually thinking they represent the fan base.
Yes, I know, you have friends who think the same way...
I, too, am very glad that Belmont appears to be on virtual lockdown. There may be some strategic leaks from time to time, but that may be to defer attention.
I hope that we hire an offensive coordinator who 'blows up twitter' in a good way. Let's get an o-coordinator, an o-line coach, and a receivers coach that will put fear in opponents hearts and give our offense an identity.
Hook 'em!
I hope that we hire an offensive coordinator who 'blows up twitter' in a good way. Let's get an o-coordinator, an o-line coach, and a receivers coach that will put fear in opponents hearts and give our offense an identity.
Hook 'em!
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