Baron
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As a fan of college football I disagree wholeheartedly. Agents drive the cost of hiring coaches and AD's.
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hookemhorb
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I kind of disagree with this.
For one, the school has the power once the coach is hired. They can fire the coach at any time.
If a school doesn't want a big guarantee pay out when they fire the coach then don't give them one or don't sign them for 10 years. It's a contract, everything is negotiable.
A coach probably isn't as well versed on contracts as the schools lawyers so he does need someone to negotiate on his behalf.
Both sides are trying to get the best for their clients. If the school can't afford it, then whose fault is that? I doubt coaches tank a season to get fired so they collect their $$.
Unless he is the one having his clients fired, he doesn’t have a conflict. He’s just getting paid for the contracts he’s negotiated. The schools and big money donors are big boys; they should be looking out for themselves. But it appears that only one side of some of these negotiations is thinking long term. That’s not Sexton’s fault.
But the schools are signing the contracts. You can’t blame it all on the agent. The coaches want the money and security, the schools want the transformational coach, the agent negotiates for the coach. The big money donors and ADs negotiate for the school. The problem lies in the AD BMD relationship not the agent.
I don't know for sure who's fault it is, but it seems ridiculous that there are no performance clauses in the contracts. A performance clause likely requires an even higher salary, but that makes more sense then rewarding failure.
A coach pitches to a school that he can install a winning culture etc... awesome, and if the coach believes in that vision, he should be willing to include a performance clause in the contract.
A coach pitches to a school that he can install a winning culture etc... awesome, and if the coach believes in that vision, he should be willing to include a performance clause in the contract.
Most of them do. They get bonuses if they win championships, etc. The big payouts people are complaining about to Fisher and Kelly were stupid contracts given by the same AD at different schools. The third was for Franklin at Penn State and he was there 12 pretty successful years. He signed an extension that got him the payout. The schools signed them without a gun to their head. Someone needs to let a coach walk but the schools don’t want to lose their coach.
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If I may add my two cents? There are a lot of entities one can point fingers at, including all of the above. To me, when you peel the layers of onion back, it goes back to the, or some of, the school's big money boosters. Some are trying remain competitive, whereas others are wearing their insecurities on their sleeves. They are trying to be the LA Dodgers. Examples of the latter are the guys in white ice cream suits and the tortilla aggies. As long as the big money boosters keep ante up money high school QBs are going to accept 10 million NIL deals (Michigan), softball pitchers accept multi-million dollar deal (TT), basketball players accept 7 million (BYU) and the Jimbos of the world accept huge contract buyouts. Universities, agents, coaches and players are all going to keep their hand out as long the big cigars keep raining money.
I guess my point is I don't see a problem. Coaches have gotten fired for decades. I don't think anything has changed but the money. Always follow the money.
If a school is making $200 million in revenue a year from athletics then spending 5% of that to hire a good coach isn't an issue at all. And it's why they don't blink to buy out a bad hire and try again to make a good one. Too much money being made by the school.
If a school is making $200 million in revenue a year from athletics then spending 5% of that to hire a good coach isn't an issue at all. And it's why they don't blink to buy out a bad hire and try again to make a good one. Too much money being made by the school.
You have a point but most schools don’t have $200M in revenue. And that $200M has to pay for the entire athletic department budget (facilities, coaches salaries, insurance for the athlete, etc.) The other sports don’t have near the revenue. If I recall correctly only two or three athletic departments in the country have a surplus at the end of the year. Texas, Michigan and Ohio State do it consistently. No other schools do.
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I just think to blame one party means the other parties have no responsibility in their actions. You can't just blame the agent or the school or the AD or the coach. Each is out for their piece of the pie. I don't understand how any are blameless. Heck even us fans are partially to blame. If we didn't shell out the bucks to see the games, the universities wouldn't have the money to hire the coaches.
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Why? He's done nothing at USC. And he's a prick.
My point is that it’s not the coach who has a responsibility for the finances of the athletic department. Neither is it the responsibility of the fans. The AD and school administration are responsible for that. The BMDs provide the finances.
Think of it this way. When you are negotiating your salary for a job, you don’t ask if the employer can afford you because if they can’t that’s probably not a good employer for you. Your agent, if he works for you, should take into consideration your interests and not the school’s because if he does consider the school’s interests, that’s when he has a conflict of interest.
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ND is the easiest path to the playoffs of any school in the country. You don't have to win all your games....you don't have to worry about losing two games even. You don't have to schedule top teams.....you can fill your schedule with Service Academy's.....take this year for instance....and then some outfit like....say....aTm can beat you and claim it as a marque win
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Could also be good news for Texas meaning Sark probably was originally thinking of looking for NFL jobs but is backing off
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Does anyone think Urban Meyer might get back into coaching? If so, where?
I got to believe Penn St and LSU are inquiring. I think he wants to win a championship with a 3rd team. Or might he be waiting for good ACC team like Miami or Florida State.
I got to believe Penn St and LSU are inquiring. I think he wants to win a championship with a 3rd team. Or might he be waiting for good ACC team like Miami or Florida State.
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I just can't see Meyer at Florida State. Miami, yes. But Miami is not really wanting to get rid of Cristobal.
Agree, Penn State and LSU would be options for him. LSU might be the prize job there between the two. I don't know if Penn State is "big enough" to draw Urban there.
But no, I would not be surprised to see Meyer get back in for a few years.
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