Coaching Buyouts and Contract Extensions Thread

[Cincydawg]

From what I can tell, Braves fans pretty much like their team and the game.  Of course they've been winning, and that works around here.

[Gigem]

1) I agree 100% with what AAA said above

2) Rumors that Petrino might be interviewing for the OC position back at Arkansas.

Can that be real?  He was fired for cause at Arkansas just a few years back.  Seems like the vetting process should be a 5-second conversation with HR where they say, "You want to do WHAT?  Uh, no."

Weird to me as well.  But Arkansas has basically sucked really bad since he left, and Petrino has had some success elsewhere.  Can't you just see him coming in, then them firing Bert, or whoever their coach is now, and then Petrino taking over again?  
I guess maybe he served his sentence?  Very strange.  Even stranger he would consider going back.  

[847badgerfan]

Bert is at Illinois. Pittman is the coach at Arky.

[Cincydawg]

I thought Pittman was a pretty solid coach and could get them to 7-5ish or so.  You get three wins OOC usually almost guaranteed unless you're Auburn.

[FearlessF]

how much does a steward get paid???

Six years, $42 million total value

[FearlessF]

I guess maybe he served his sentence?  Very strange.  Even stranger he would consider going back. 

do they still have a women's volleyball program???  

[Gigem]

Bert is at Illinois. Pittman is the coach at Arky.

Couldn't remember his name.  He looks like a Bert.  You know he's on the chopping block next year anyways.  

[OrangeAfroMan]

I think in the end, you'll have probably only have the Kings and Barons left standing.

From Georgia, finally elevated, to 5 teams now peasants: Stew Mandel’s Kings & Barons - The Athletic
From Georgia, finally elevated, to 5 teams now peasants: Stew Mandel’s Kings & Barons - The Athletic

The Athletic is top of the class of college football coverage. It's well worth the $75/year.

I'm not sure how a few programs snuck into that Barons list.  
Iowa and A&M haven't done much of anything in the past 30 years.  I know, I know, arbitrary cut-off, but okay, name your cut-off.  20 years?  50?  
What has Iowa done in any span?  A&M?  
They've ALMOST done stuff, but that's about it.  They don't belong with the others, at all.

[betarhoalphadelta]

I'm not sure how a few programs snuck into that Barons list. 
Iowa and A&M haven't done much of anything in the past 30 years.  I know, I know, arbitrary cut-off, but okay, name your cut-off.  20 years?  50? 
What has Iowa done in any span?  A&M? 
They've ALMOST done stuff, but that's about it.  They don't belong with the others, at all.

Doesn't actually matter. Once you get on "the list", you get the benefits of being on the list. 

I.e. Purdue. Is there really any reason, other than being part of the B1G, that they should recruit better than the MAC? Probably not. But they're in the B1G, so they recruit better than the MAC. 

Once you figure out the cutoff, then if it's Iowa or A&M, players will want to go there based purely on the fact that they're on the right side of the cutoff. 

Is it arbitrary at the cutoff point? Yes. But it's always arbitrary at the cutoff point 

[OrangeAfroMan]

You can defend the others being on that tier, based on conference and/or national championships.

There's no reason for those 2 to be on the list in the first place.

[FearlessF]

agreed

[Gigem]

You can defend the others being on that tier, based on conference and/or national championships.

There's no reason for those 2 to be on the list in the first place.

We’re still in the top 20 of all time wins. Shit, what was lsu prior to 2003, or Florida prior to 1990?  

And if not A&M or Iowa, who else you got?  Because the programs that are just a few places down literally fall off a cliff. 

[FearlessF]

San Diego State, which interviewed Nebraska’s Tony White in its search for a head coach, reportedly is hiring Colorado offensive coordinator Sean Lewis for the job

[OrangeAfroMan]

We’re still in the top 20 of all time wins. Shit, what was lsu prior to 2003, or Florida prior to 1990? 

And if not A&M or Iowa, who else you got?  Because the programs that are just a few places down literally fall off a cliff.

From 1900 to 2002, LSU is 14th in win%.  A&M is 21st, behind Syracuse and in front of GT.
(removing all the Ivy League teams and shit)
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1900-1989, it goes like this:
27 - Arizona
28 - A&M
29 - Clemson
30 - Florida
So if you remove Florida's best 2 decades, yes, A&M is slightly ahead.
3 NCs in that span.  3 Heisman winners.  Kind of changes things.
Oh, and LSU is still 14th.
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1900-2021
A&M improves, up to 17th.
But LSU and Florida improve, too, at 12th and 13th.
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And if anyone wants to know why the kings are the kings, in all 3 of those time spans above, the top 10 are the same 10 programs, in some order.