UCLA was as well. Let's see how it plays out.
That's great and all but just where is all the $$ coming from? Not from donors, that's for sure.
The buyout $. It was 10 million. Even if they don't get all if it - that is a lot of money to put towards a new coach.
Patience? Seriously? We can't independently fund our sports as it is; sure hope somebody with deep pockets is stepping up.
For a "splash" hire? That will probably only cover THAT buyout. I hate to be a Debby Downer here, but this isn't an Athletic Department flush with cash. They've already spent (wisely) a lot on the football program. I'm just not sure where everyone thinks this $$ comes from.
They were able to pay JD top 15 money in D1. Add $1M a year to that and you can get a pretty darn good coach.
I don't disagree with anything you said but it still doesn't answer where the administration is going to come up with the money needed for something like this.
Not many guys have a 10 year contract. We will be ahead in regards to the buyout $ for sure.
If you're talking "splash" you can bet they have long term contracts. Are you kidding me? Unless they're thinking Steve Alford who just gave back his extension today. LOL.
Everyone here realizes Wichita St really did not have a good year in a non-P5 conference, right? They barely got into the tournament. Granted I don't follow them closely but we just ran a coach out because of that.
Read through this thread. I'm just connecting the dots as I see them. Clearly you disagree.
There are a lot of people involved in athletics in every school. Some work and some donate. Both have a lot of say in different ways. And who said this all started with TCU giving an offer to Dixon?
I'm not sure you understand the accounting, but Pitt gets the Dixon buyout AND doesn't have his salary on the books now. Chances are they pay a buyout less than what they get for Dixon. Let's say they are plus $1M. That means on a 4 year pact, they can theoretically afford to add about 10% to what they were paying Dixon and be even. So, that would be a raise for Sean Miller.
Cool. And no one knows what the buyout ended up being but from all accounts it's nowhere near $10M.
Maybe I do? The reality is NONE of us knows exactly what happened. You can take everything as it was presented or you could step back and think about why a guy with kids entering high school who makes plenty of money and by all accounts was very happy living here would suddenly leave. We all have our theories. You have yours, I have mine.
And if you no actual basis or evidence for your rebuttal just say so. See how that works?
Cool. How does that make your assertion that it will only cover the new coach's buyout and not leave Pitt in the black? I know what Dixon's buyout was. Almost every buyout you can think of is lower. Even if the buyout for Dixon was lowered, it is likely to be higher than anything Pitt has to pay for another coach.
