Every year our bye is at the end
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Dont even wanna listen to the dude and his excuses anymore.
He said that? Wow, this dude has some nerve. They are dudes in their young 20's. I used to play basketball every day for like three hours.
What's the excuse when teams play like four games in four days in these conference tournaments?
What's the excuse when teams play like four games in four days in these conference tournaments?
They're usually on a bye the entire month of February. Maybe that long bye isn't on the schedule, but they don't bother playing.
I tuned him out about the same time the players did , what 2 years ago now ?
I think they do that for 2 reasons:
1. Pitt basketball needs revenue so renting out the place to the WPIAL for 12 games is one of the most profitable things they can do at this point.
2. There is no expectation that anything they do in March will matter so there is no need for an epic early March game vs Syracuse for example.
If Pitt was expected to be an NCAAT team, they wouldn't have a bye at the end.
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buyout is 15 million now and 5 million next season.
Looks like we are stuck with him 1 last season, hence the lack of recruits.
There’s no way that number is correct, but I’m glad his agent put it out! Let the negotiations begin!!!Pittsburgh Sports Now
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buyout is 15 million now and 5 million next season.
Looks like we are stuck with him 1 last season, hence the lack of recruits.
If that’s accurate then yea I’d have to agree. No way they’re eating that much.Pittsburgh Sports Now
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buyout is 15 million now and 5 million next season.
Looks like we are stuck with him 1 last season, hence the lack of recruits.
I don't think it was Capel's agent. I think it was Pitt to show why they can't fire him until March 2023. There is no amount of negotiations that can sufficiently reduce a $10 million difference. Capel will never coach at the P6 level again. He is done making big money coaching basketball. There is no incentive for him to take a penny less so he can go take a $200K salary from NC A&T or 500K to be an assistant somewhere.
And look at that. SMF right again with the 8 figure buyout. Though I gotta say the buyout dropping by $10 million in a year is very shrewd by Lyke. That drop is really hard to believe though.
Like you know. Either way, he is coming back next year unless he has mass transfers.
Glad to see that. It means he is done.
The negotiation on price has begun.
So you think that HL made a terrible, universally despised (except Wanstache/joeydavid) hire/extension then put out that she can’t fire him because of these terrible decisions? You don’t know much about negotiations. This signals Capel wants to be done here.
I bet you think when names are floated for a job that isn’t agents as well
Yes. Because it seems somewhat smart on Heather's part to give the guy one more year then pay him the $5 million next year.
Would Capel take less to go coach an HBCU? Maybe $1-$2 million, maybe but he isn't giving Pitt a discount considering he is done coaching big-time basketball and he is owed a Brinks truck.
Lol. How are you able to function in every day life
OK. How much less does Capel take to go be an assistant or coach an HBCU? I need a number? $5 million less? $8 million less? LOL. He has all the leverage and his career at this level is over.
So capel wants 15 mil
I say hes worth a Milly
Let's meet in the middle lmao
I say hes worth a Milly
Let's meet in the middle lmao
At first I thought it was a booster, but I texted two of them and both said we havent said crap.
Also the buyout isnt that high
and they have the money
but 15mil is a high starting point, also this wasnt a smart agent leak because hes a dead man walking regardless. He wont be able to recruit now and hes giving his players an off ramp.
But maybe that was part of the plan.
Oh ok. So the article is incorrect then? I was going based on the article when I should have been going by message board gossip.
I mean he makes $3 million per year so being owed the full contract ($15 million) for a certain amount of time to give the coach protection in building the program....and then a steep drop after that seems to make a whole lot of sense.
He makes more then 3 mil a year and only his first contract was fully guaranteed.
So what's his buyout then? Just $5 million with 5 years left? LOL. Buyouts arr typically a very high percentage of remaining salary. 80% or higher. Capel's agent isnt an idiot
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Does that make any sense to you?
Theres not going to be a delta of 10mil in 365 days
Does that make any sense to you?
I’m not saying PSN doesn’t have accurate scoop from time to time but I am saying they’re not completely credible. So I’d take anything coming from them with a pretty large grain of salt.
Yes. $5 million next year doesn't make a ton of sense. I would say its closer to $10 million next year.
Regardless of the amount of the buyout, let the truckster doofus pay the buyout to get him out of here this year. He made the birdbrain decision to push Dixon out, so let him do something good for the program and push Capel out and pay for it himself. Make himself useful for a change.
So to recap, you believe the article when they put out the $15 million number, but you think that there is no way that the number that they put out for next year in the exact same article is right, because Capel's agent isn't an idiot.
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Yes because $15 million with 5 years left sounds correct while $5 million with 4 years left sounds extremely low.
Would you like to guess as to what is correct and what isn't?
The fact that PSN willingly acts as a mouthpiece for disgruntled former coaches and players makes me think they’re full of crap 99% of the time.
put it together with the first game of the ACC tournament and you get bye bye...
