Jim McElwain expected to accept Florida head coaching job

[soflagator]

Why would McElwain agree to that kind of buyout in the first place?

I said earlier that, if this ends up being a deal breaker, his agent has failed him. No coach is going to all but guarantee that he has to stay at a place like CSU for that long. In many respects, given the fact that he makes money off his clients' contract increases, the agent screwed himself as well.

 

[TheDouglas78]

I said earlier that, if this ends up being a deal breaker, his agent has failed him. No coach is going to all but guarantee that he has to stay at a place like CSU for that long. In many respects, given the fact that he makes money off his clients' contract increases, the agent screwed himself as well.

 

[TheDouglas78]

So we dont want to pay Freeze and extra $700K a year. But will fine with paying a $5MM buyout..

That's not what my comment is saying vatara, but nice try.

 

[soflagator]

If Baylor and Michigan State can pay top dollar for their coaches, Nebraska's not going to have an issue competing against us in salary.

But those guys got increases once they proved themselves at those schools. The idea of paying 7 million, plus your current HC's buyout, before you even get into actually paying him, is a lot considering what JM has done up to this point. There is always the chance that he doesn't do well, and you're staring at yest another buyout in 4-5 years. That's the difference, to me.

 

[TheDouglas78]

But those guys got increases once they proved themselves at those schools. The idea of paying 7 million, plus your current HC's buyout, before you even get into actually paying him, is a lot considering what JM has done up to this point. There is always the chance that he doesn't do well, and you're staring at yest another buyout in 4-5 years. That's the difference, to me.

$7.5 Million, plus $3.5-$4 Million a year for a partially unknown coach? Any business man is going to question that.

 

[Mainland_Buc_75]

I said earlier that, if this ends up being a deal breaker, his agent has failed him. No coach is going to all but guarantee that he has to stay at a place like CSU for that long. In many respects, given the fact that he makes money off his clients' contract increases, the agent screwed himself as well.

His agent is some guy named Jimmy Sexton....

 

[TexasGator]

Sexton should have to contribute to the buyout to avoid a lawsuit from McElwain.

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Why would McElwain agree to that kind of buyout in the first place?

That's the $7.5m question. I posted a few weeks ago that I found the figure hard to believe but to my astonishment it was. Coaches have held the cards for years in the negotiations with universities. I believe Jimmy Sexton is McElwain's agent so how CSU was able to get this past him is a real head scratcher. I'm still flabbergasted. It's the CSU job, it's not a high profile place like Texas, Bama, Ohio State,etc.

 

[LagoonGator68]

His agent is some guy named Jimmy Sexton....

His agent is Rick Landrum.

 

[Ray Finkle]

If CSU doesnt budge, **** em. Move on to the next one. Holding back a coach's career wont do CSU any favors when it comes time to hire their next coach, nor will it help the relationship with their current coach. Sounds like Foley tried to be reasonable, cant fault him that the same cant be said about CSU.

 

[MJMGator]

If CSU doesnt budge, **** em. Move on to the next one. Holding back a coach's career wont do CSU any favors when it comes time to hire their next coach, nor will it help the relationship with their current coach. Sounds like Foley tried to be reasonable, cant fault him that the same cant be said about CSU.

I gotta agree.

 

[The Original DC]

Colorado State's playing hardball by insisting their $7.5 mill be paid in full by UF. If they continue with this stance, here's what they're left with; none of the $7.5 million and a disgruntled coach who missed out on his dream job because his employer was holding him hostage.

 

[78]

Anyone for a buyout sandwich? Foley apparently doesn't like the taste of his.

 

[NavetG8r]

Colorado State's playing hardball by insisting their $7.5 mill be paid in full by UF. If they continue with this stance, here's what they're left with; none of the $7.5 million and a disgruntled coach who missed out on his dream job because his employer was holding him hostage.

Michigan just might be desperate enough to pay it. We'll see what happens over the next couple days.

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Why didnt Foley work on the buyout first? Call CSU first and see if you can work through the buyout first. Then after you figuered that out, then fly to CSU.

I don't know. What you suggested seems like the smart way to approach it. I'll check with my Bull Gator friend and see if he has any information.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Colorado State's playing hardball by insisting their $7.5 mill be paid in full by UF. If they continue with this stance, here's what they're left with; none of the $7.5 million and a disgruntled coach who missed out on his dream job because his employer was holding him hostage.

 

[78]

Why didnt Foley work on the buyout first? Call CSU first and see if you can work through the buyout first. Then after you figuered that out, then fly to CSU.

Simple. Because he needed to go eyeball to eyeball with the man he was interested in before he knew whether it was worth the trouble.