Not Actually a New Member

[SLM85VOL]

I finally found you guys.  Took some time off and when I went back to login to CFN to start the season, it was all changed with no forums.  But, I noticed my login took me to a Scout website.  Tried SEC Rant for awhile, but missed knowledgeable football discussions.  I see almost everybody I knew on here, but where is Crunch or should I ask?  LOL

[OrangeAfroMan]

Good to see you here!  We need more SECers.

[rolltidefan]

Good to see you here!  We need more SECers.

seconded.
we need more involvement from those here, too though.
looking at you, tk, mdt and rtf... wait

[847badgerfan]

Glad to have you back in the fold.

[SLM85VOL]

Thanks Badge!  I remember that you were the first to tell us that Butch Jones was crap, but I also remember the discussion of which coach was worse between Butch and Bielema and thought they both were bad, but didn't see them both getting fired at the same time.   

[847badgerfan]

Which one got the bigger buyout?

I think those two plus Graham combined amount to about half of what the entire CFB owes in buyouts.

Is Weis still getting paid? Ha!

[SLM85VOL]

Which one got the bigger buyout?

I think those two plus Graham combined amount to about half of what the entire CFB owes in buyouts.

Is Weis still getting paid? Ha!

The positive of losing your job?  Butch Jones, who received a pink slip from Tennessee will receive $200,000 a month for the next 40 months -- $8.25 million in total -- only mitigated if he gets another job. Former Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long, forced out will make $1 million a year through the remainder of his contract set to expire in June 2022.  It's the standard of doing business in college athletics though the buyout figures have climbed to astronomical heights. Twenty-six college football coaches, including five in the Southeastern Conference, have buyout figures of $10 million or more, according to USA Today Sports' salary database. Florida State would have had to pay Jimbo Fisher nearly $40 million to leave.  Those large sums will only grow as rising salaries show no signs of a downturn.  "The Achilles heel of the entire operation is the buyout piece," said one industry source who has been involved in the hiring process for years. "It's the most vulnerable piece of the armor."
How did we get to this point? It boils down to some combination of revenue going through the roof especially from television rights, powerful agents wielding tremendous leverage and university leaders giving in to increasingly one-sided contracts amid growing desperation to find a winner.  If I were a younger man, this would be the profession I would go in to because you don't even have to be talented to make it.

[847badgerfan]

I'd gladly be fired for much less than that.

[Drew4UTk]

Good to see you @SLM85VOL !!!

I'm up in the great white North with limited access for a while... But getting my football fix.  I went to a party last night and Jan Quareless was there... I sat bs'n with him about the game- where its at and where its going, naming names and telling stories about everything from recruiting to watching others recruit... Tales about urban Meyer and nick saban,  bobby Bowden and Phil fulmer... And many more.. Good times. 

Hope y'all have a good Christmas!!!

[SLM85VOL]

Good to see you @SLM85VOL !!!

I'm up in the great white North with limited access for a while... But getting my football fix.  I went to a party last night and Jan Quareless was there... I sat bs'n with him about the game- where its at and where its going, naming names and telling stories about everything from recruiting to watching others recruit... Tales about urban Meyer and nick saban,  bobby Bowden and Phil fulmer... And many more.. Good times.

Hope y'all have a good Christmas!!!

Hey Drew--great to be back amongst the group!  I'm guessing you are in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan by connecting the dots from your post.  Jan Quareless knows football!  Would love to hear those stories.  Enjoy the white Christmas you are likely having up there.  I actually wish I was there to ride me some snowmobiles.  Haven't had that much fun in years.
Merry Christmas brother!

[bamajoe]

Welcome back, SLS. It's good to see you.

[SLM85VOL]

Thanks Bama Joe!  I guess I was the last to know all of you guys came here to start over.