Is Phillip waving goodbye or waving down a group of bankers for his buyout? His wife might need a bigger purse to carry it.So you want to be a head coach at a major University? Not at bad gig if you can get, it's also not a bad gig when you get fired.
They say head football coaches in college or in the NFL are "hired to be fired". There was never more of a true statement. These poor guys spend hundred of hours a week breaking down film, dealing with student athletes, recruiting, and keeping the high profile alumni happy. They don't get to spend time with family, friends, or even get a chance to play a round of golf.
So why would you want one of these high profile coaching gigs? Because someday you will be fired!
Dude, I was with you until you made being fired a good thing.
In a time where the automotive industry is bankrupt, the financial industry is almost gone, retail is way down, and many Americans have lost their jobs or will be losing their jobs with zero severance pay, being a head football coach who has just been fired from a top university is a pretty good deal.
Take a look at these numbers: Tommy Bowden is due $3.5M from Clemson and he reportedly resigned (do you get a package when you quit? mmm maybe he didn't quit?), Bill Callahan got $3.1M from Nebraska last year, and Phil Fulmer gets $6 million to ease his pain of no longer being the head man at Tennessee. Even San Diego State spent $1.2 million to buy out Chuck Long who went 9-27 as head coach. Are you kidding me? $1.2 large at San Diego State?
So now we come to Notre Dame who signed "Good time" Charlie Weis to a 10 year contract after they were afraid the NFL would come calling for the one time "mail reading" football genius. Reports out of Chicago, ESPN, and everywhere now says that Charlie's buyout as one prominent alumni put it as "pocket change" (I'm pretty sure Bill Gates went to Harvard and not Notre Dame, either way those are some big pockets!) is reportedly between $4 -$5 million.
Wow? How many of us would take that kind of firing? That doesn't even include their 401K! No more long days, you can get introduced to your family again, gone are the crazy recruiting trips to find the next super star, and no more "everyone and their brother" over looking your every move. Seems pretty good to get fired from one of these high profile gigs these days. I wonder how much a History teacher gets if they have to be let go?
Hired to be Fired. College Football is becoming the NFL without the convenient playoff system of course.
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Update on the Tennessee Coaching Search: Many outlets are reporting that Tennessee and Lane Kiffin are in negotiations for Lane to become the next head football coach. Of course, Tennessee is saying they haven't hired or offered the job to anyone and the search continues. In my opinion, they are just stalling so that Phil Fulmer can coach his last game at Tennessee on Saturday against Kentucky which they have coined "Fulmer appreciation day". Look for the rumors about Lane to become official on Sunday.
They don't want to lose any recruits during this coaching change.
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Fans, we live in a world that has sidelines, and those sidelines have to be patrolled by men with lots of money. Whose gonna do it? You? You, my little friends? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom.... You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That losing a few football games, while disappointing, is nothing compared to the rich traditions of the university and the riches I am accumulating. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, makes your beloved university and you look rich too. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at tailgate parties, you want me on that sidelline, you need me on that sideline....because money is everything.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to fans who rise and sleep under the blanket of opulence that I provide for you and your university, and then question the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a checkbook, and make a donation. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
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