Saban Contract

[Randolph Duke]

A post on TOS said 10 yr. $115 million. Unbelievable if true. IMHO, no coach is worth that.

Last I saw, UT football was generating somewhere around $85 million in profit. An extra $5 mil (even $8 million if you add in bumps to asst salaries) is cheap, considering if UT football backslides, it could easily cost $15-$20 mil in lost revenue. You have to remember thescale of the program dwarfs most other schools. If this even helps gets LHN a deal with Dish or Direct, Saban more than pays for himself.

 

[Hump34]

Texas FIGhT!

 

[HookemDTX]

No way UT is doubling the base salary of the current highest paid HC in football. They would be vilified in the press.
My guess is that includes his entire deal and assistants. Purely an opinion on my part.

Ask Bama if he's worth that and see how quick they say hell yes.

 

[LongviewLobo01]

The possible money that can be made on the LHN is astronomical if we can get it picked up by all carriers.

 

[Jyoung185]

Great news! Thanks McPhaul. I'm looking forward to this weeks crossfire.

 

[Bandit]

A post on TOS said 10 yr. $115 million. Unbelievable if true. IMHO, no coach is worth that.

Sure it is. It's entertainment. What are "A" list actors worth? Singers? The bar got raised? Is Cano worth $240 million? It's whatever someone will pay him.

 

[sumyungfewl]

Thanks for the info McPhaul

 

[seahawkhorn]

McPhaul, you on OB at all anymore?

 

[DizzG]

JS seems to disagree with Mcphaul's info a bit. It may be a technicality but his source connected to Powers says the Saban/Powers meeting hasnt happened yet and the deal cant be completed until that goes down. I read that as Saban may know terms, but things cant be ruberstamped and official from a UT perspective until Bill Powers (and apparently Paterson) has a sit down

 

[PureTexan]

JS seems to disagree with Mcphaul's info a bit. It may be a technicality but his source connected to Powers says the Saban/Powers meeting hasnt happened yet and the deal cant be completed until that goes down. I read that as Saban may know terms, but things cant be ruberstamped and official from a UT perspective until Bill Powers (and apparently Paterson) has a sit down

Kind of like UT offering a scholarship but it not being official until he meets with Mack.

 

[cmb89]

Without the job even being posted or the president OKing it?

Hmmm.

 

[jesserson]

Have you noticed that The Official Website of The University of Texas Athletics redirects to texassports.com Has it always done that? It's not mack brown texas football . com anymore.

 

[BevoBlake]

Have you noticed that The Official Website of The University of Texas Athletics redirects to texassports.com Has it always done that?

Since August.

 

[Chitownhorn]

JS seems to disagree with Mcphaul's info a bit. It may be a technicality but his source connected to Powers says the Saban/Powers meeting hasnt happened yet and the deal cant be completed until that goes down. I read that as Saban may know terms, but things cant be ruberstamped and official from a UT perspective until Bill Powers (and apparently Paterson) has a sit down

A mear formality. I guess it will something like this --- run by Sexton & Hicks - Mr Powers I'd like to introduce youth your new head coach Mr Saban. A couple of how do you do's, handshakes and then a contract signing ceremony.

 

[HornEsch]

I asked this on OB, figured I would ask it here as well...

I would be curious as to what kind of contract it is?

I mean don't get me wrong I think there are discussions going on and maybe even something in regards to agreements in principle. However the one thing that it absolutely can't be is a contract for employment. You have to remember that this is essentially a state job and while all the numbers can be talked about, nothing can be official until it is an official contract, which can't happen until the job has be "officially" vacated for x amount of days.

Again not saying something in agreement could not be agreed to, but there is no way that it is the official contract under state law.

From what I understand that part of the process is pretty black and white.

Am I wrong? Maybe just and un-official offer?

 

[DizzG]

im guessing its an outline of terms or presentation of terms. I agree it cant be the official UT contract he would sign and filed with the state. He has to meet with Powers before that kinda thing goes down

 

[HornEsch]

That could be. Just wanted to try and be clear on what we are discussing here.

 

[UT Horn]

McPhaul, you on OB at all anymore?

I'm wondering the same thing.

 

[POCKEY]

You have no idea how appropriate this GIF is.