I thought Gary was on a 6 year contract with a large buyout. OSU paid $3M to Wisconsin for Gary's last buyout, and he will owe OSU $2.5M to $3M if he leaves for another job elsewhere.
If they fire him without cause (i.e. fire him for a losing record) it seems they will owe him the rest of his contract, which would be $11.2M after this year.
Seems like a hefty cost. But then again Oregon thought it a bargain to pay Mark Helfrich that much to GTFO of Eugene.
For kicks I looked up the cost to fire certain coaches. This is the cost to fire the following coaches this year:
RichRod - $8.9M
Todd Graham - $14.3M
Matt Wells - $2.7M
Jim Mora - $15.1M
Bronco Mendenhall - $14.5M
Nick Saban - $23.3M and a lifetime of serious-as-a-heartattack death threats against the AD
Chris Petersen - $16M
The Pirate from Pullman - $4.9M
Kyle Whittingham - $12.3M
Kalani Sitake - $27k in food from the Bishops Storehouse and a calling as a mission president
Wilner does:
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/1...m-takes-shape/
8. Utah (2-0)Last week: 8
Result: Won at Brigham Young 19-13
Next up: vs. San Jose State
Comment: Not enough cupcakes left on the schedule (inside or outside the Pac-12) for the Utes to glide into the postseason. To reach six wins, they’ll need to beat at least one of Stanford/Oregon/Colorado/L.A.s/Washingtons.
One the one hand, I want to rip Wilner for hating on Utah for doubting us going bowling.
On the other hand, freaking score some TD's.
We should have beaten ND by more and we should have beaten BYU by 3 TD's.
If we can't score TD's, we may be in trouble. Who would have thought the problem is our run game and the pass game looks good?
Ha ha.
Where is DHC? I think Shyne is a bigger blow than we realize.
That would be my strategy. Load the box, let us pass and then expect us to fall on our faces in the red zone.
UCLA's defense is more porous than a colander .
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Arizona put up 50 something points against Tim hardaway and the UTEP Miners. Next week will be interesting.
But I'll be there in THE FLESH!
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
Cal beats Ole Miss.
About 10 minutes later, SDSU knocks off Stanford.
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“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Got an email from CU athletics this morning: "tickets still available for CU vs UW tonight!"
How do you not sell that game out?
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