Coaches Fired, Massive Buyouts, New Coaches Hired

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It will be interesting to see how all of the new coaching contracts will be handled.

Will PSU, LSU, Florida or Auburn do buyouts differently this time around?
 
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Bluetick2100

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They should but they won't. Coaches have all the leverage. Every decent coach is going to have at least 2 or 3 schools fawning for him. So the schools will go stupid to win who they want. And thus the cycle continues.
In all due respect. Coaches don't have all the leverage. These ridiculous contracts and NIL money will stop when the fans stop going to games. Fans are the ones holding all the leverage.
 

Mad Max

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In all due respect. Coaches don't have all the leverage. These ridiculous contracts and NIL money will stop when the fans stop going to games. Fans are the ones holding all the leverage.
So why are there the huge buyouts?
Fans don’t Seem to be using their leverage…
 
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Sumrall is a lock for Auburn but don’t count out LSU either

Imo it will be LSU. Easy hire for them once they strike out on the grand slam candidates.

That's why i keep posting we need stoops to get momentum and keep this job. This is an awful cycle to hire anyone.

By end of season we will be probably 10th best job out there and everyone above us will have more money dedicated to football. That means more direct pay and more nil package. Perfect awful storm for UK this cycle.
 
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Tskware

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As for buyouts, I believe it would depend on who the new coach was

For example, I don't think James Franklin can command a huge buyout.He's out of a job at the moment. Same for Will Stein, he is just an assistant

OTOH Jeff Brohm would be a better example, he is leaving a good job and might well be able to command a substantial buyout in order to change schools

For that reason, I thought the Kelly buyout was fair: He left Notre Dame for god's sakes to come to LSU