Raiding the AAC for Coaches

[Bull94]

10 minutes ago, BullyPulpit said:

The idea is to create stability either through continuity of coaching or financially. My idea is not far fetched. We are getting $1.7 million for Taggart's buyout as it is. The real idea is to prevent coaches from coming in for only one or two years and then taking off. If we were to hire Kiffin now, he comes in and goes 11-2, and then takes a job at Texas A&M or the like, we end up totally screwed. We have no continuity of coaching and philosophy, we have no consistency with recruiting, and our program falls back another 4 years. The large buyout would either prevent the cut and run by a coach like Kiffin or have us in an immediate position where we have the funds to make a "splash" hire of our own.

My idea just requires our AD to stand firm in what we expect from an incoming coach and to use their own promises of being committed to building something here against them. Your idea requires something short of an act of God by the NCAA that would go against what the richest and most influential member institutions would want.  

it will never happen. good coaches would never tie their hands like that. sounds like Kiffin will stay at Bama making his millions instead of moving to Houston for that very reason.

[BrowardBull17]

We are in football purgatory.

[BullyPulpit]

8 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

it will never happen. good coaches would never tie their hands like that. sounds like Kiffin will stay at Bama making his millions instead of moving to Houston for that very reason.

Kiffin is going to LSU to be their OC if he doesn;t get a HC job. Saban is going to be pissed. 

[DELdaBull]

3 hours ago, BullFan98 said:

The NCAA needs to implement a non compete provision which would result in a complete bar of raiding coaches while under contract.  This is the only fair way, I see, to an overhaul of this big problem.  You want to pay a coach a zillion dollars to leave his position at another school that is fine, but don't do it while the coach is under contract.  This will benefit coaches with increased salaries, but will also preserve the status quo of the athletic departments while its coaches are under contract.  

Coaches would only sign 2 or 3 year contracts at the G5 schools. 

[BullyPulpit]

9 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

it will never happen. good coaches would never tie their hands like that. sounds like Kiffin will stay at Bama making his millions instead of moving to Houston for that very reason.

You aren't getting it. The ultra-high buyout would be for 2 seasons. After that it would be much more reasonable (around $2 million) which Oregon just gladly paid to CWT. This is again about stability. If we are going to vet and develop coaches, we are going to get paid for it. If you think a school like LSU or even UNC cares about a $2 million buyout you are grossly mistaken. That is chump change for these schools and they will gladly pay it to get the coach that they want. 

[BullFan98]

3 hours ago, BullyPulpit said:

You aren't getting it. The ultra-high buyout would be for 2 seasons. After that it would be much more reasonable (around $2 million) which Oregon just gladly paid to CWT. This is again about stability. If we are going to vet and develop coaches, we are going to get paid for it. If you think a school like LSU or even UNC cares about a $2 million buyout you are grossly mistaken. That is chump change for these schools and they will gladly pay it to get the coach that they want. 

What is the amount you propose?  

[charsibb]

If players have to sit for a season after transferrign, why not coaches?

[BullyPulpit]

2 hours ago, BullFan98 said:

What is the amount you propose?  

Case by case,  but something like $6 million after 1, $4 million fter 2, $2 million thereafter.  

[BullyPulpit]

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18235257/university-officials-meet-coaching-candidates-houston-cougars-vacancy 

[BDYZR]

12 hours ago, BullyPulpit said:

Case by case,  but something like $6 million after 1, $4 million fter 2, $2 million thereafter.  

Who holds the money? We do.

I would build it into the contract that if you quit you owe USF $x,000,000.00 or that amount equal to your remaining contract, which ever is higher. If we let you go cause you can't win, we'll pay you 1/2 your remaining contract.

Don't like it? Go find another job that will give you the opportunity to make $2mil+ a year. Think about it. If you're good enough to quit on us, somebody's gonna pay the buyout. If you suck, you still get paid. This is the G5 baby, and if you're going to use us as a stepping stone we have to protect ourselves against the big boys.