2023 CFB Coaching Carousel begins to spin and spin…

[bobbyinaz]

Ok, so I occasionally watch CFB, but am not an expert on athletic dept budgets, contracts, etc, so here's my question. Fisher will reportedly get $76 million (!!!) if he's terminated. At some point, will schools step in and make the termination conditions in contracts much more realistic?

The buyout money at TAMU will come from boosters. It won’t cost the school any money

 

[Nostical]

Fisher is overrated and overpaid. Jimmy Sexton is a magician.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[storrsroars]

I like it, except for the fact that statutory regulations prevent anyone named Jimbo from advancing north of Carolina/Tennessee.

Jimbo Covert disagrees.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[noeynox]

I love Mora, but we missed out on Leipold when we had the chance

The time for Leipold was when Buffalo got him, not after. That's what good hiring looks like. Grab a guy from D3 no one is knocking down the door to grab. If he succeeds he moves on and you hope to build from there. The Cincinnati model.

 

[Purple Stein]

The firing of Fisher is wild. They won 51-10 yesterday.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

The firing of Fisher is wild. They won 51-10 yesterday.

And Avalos was 22-14 for a .611 clip but out ya go!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

As much as we tend to hire up-and-coming/less experienced position coaches, I hope we can sprinkle in some more experienced position coaches with a good player development track records. We need a bunch of those on our staff so hopefully we add a couple in the next handful of months as other staffs turn over during carousel season.

 

[Zissou]

Do they pay Jimbo the buyout or try to weasel out if it and take it to court?

 

[billybud]

Jimbo's buyout is fairly iron clad...Jimmy Sexton is a very experienced agent...no performance clause...he reps 11 of the 14 SEC coaches...NFL stars. etc

As Orgeron said, leaving LSU when fired..."Just tell me when to leave and what door to go out of".

 

[billybud]

Since there is no mention of misconduct...A&M has no basis to go to court...they knowingly, with legal advice, entered a contract and even extended that contract.

 

[Zissou]

Well that is usually the case. Anyone can make claims and try to weasel out.

 

[huskymedic]

Do they pay Jimbo the buyout or try to weasel out if it and take it to court?

Well that is usually the case. Anyone can make claims and try to weasel out.

“The news was first reported by TexAgs. According to ESPN, Texas A&M plans to honor the remainder of Fisher’s contract, which is a record $76 million -- more than three times any other known public school coaching buyout.”

 

[KryHavok]

Any chance to get the Penn State OC? It's not like he could do any worse than it current OC.

 

[Purple Stein]

Any chance to get the Penn State OC? It's not like he could do any worse than it current OC.

His last three stops have been Oklahoma State, Texas, and Penn State. I don't think he has Storrs on his mind.

 

[UCMB88]

From ESPN.com: Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork on Sunday night said that the decision to fire football coach Jimbo Fisher earlier in the day was his and that the program was "stuck in neutral."

If A&M is stuck in neutral, we are stuck in park!

 

[huskymedic]

His last three stops have been Oklahoma State, Texas, and Penn State. I don't think he has Storrs on his mind.

Well, someone in Storrs can make a call and invite him up for lunch now that he has some free time

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I don't think any professional sports team has ever found itself in this situation. How does anyone compete with a program that is willing to do things like write off $150 million to coaches it doesn't want anymore?

 

[huskymedic]

I don't think any professional sports team has ever found itself in this situation. How does anyone compete with a program that is willing to do things like write off $150 million to coaches it doesn't want anymore?

You don’t/can’t - the only hope is to keep the wheels on the bus rolling till it all blows up and the remaining schools reorganize into something sustainable.

 

[UCFBfan]

That seat for Franklin is getting real hot too. When you can't beat OSU or UM every year, there's nothing else you can do to make it any better. I kind of feel like PSU is stuck in neutral.

 

[huskyblooz]

I don't think any professional sports team has ever found itself in this situation. How does anyone compete with a program that is willing to do things like write off $150 million to coaches it doesn't want anymore?

I'm a Mets fan. So, ...

 

[huskymedic]

The firing of Fisher is wild. They won 51-10 yesterday.

The opposing coach got whacked as well…