HoosierPal Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Texas A & M's Jimbo Fisher has been fired, with a reported buyout of $76 million. Read that again....$76 million. Add another few million or so to let go his staff at year's end, and then add several multiple million for a new coach and staff. Okay, round it all up to $100 million. It was reported that Texas A & M has one of the largest alumni groups in the country, but come on, upwards to $100 million for a football coaching change? I have a cousin who teaches at TX A&M. I'm sure he would be thrilled if his department received 0.1% of that amount for educational purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Yeah $76.5 mil buyout and $100mil for the whole staff estimated. As a Texas fan, I was hoping they'd keep ol' Jimbo. What a waste of money. Look for the AD to be fired too it was a horrible deal from the beginning as he was on the struggle bus at FSU when they hired him away. aTm is doing alright on academics as well. The aTm cult wants to win so bad and seeing Texas at 9-1, #7 hurts. The insanity exists because fans are willing to watch and pay. When that subsides so will the insanity. On a much different scale I sadly see some similarities. But we don't have that kinda $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Yes we do. We just choose not to use it because Ford is beloved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMedBilliken15 Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Brighton said: Yes we do. We just choose not to use it because Ford is beloved. If you have $76 million, stop complaining and buy him out. HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRN Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 36 minutes ago, SLUMedBilliken15 said: If you have $76 million, stop complaining and buy him out. Why would we pay that to Ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 3 hours ago, SLUMedBilliken15 said: If you have $76 million, stop complaining and buy him out. I'm guessing Brighteyes tops out at about $10 million in disposable cash. He is holding out for court side seats before he pulls the trigger on Ford and company. He also wants to pick the new Head Coach. And he likely wants a urinal in the men's room named after him. billikenbill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compton Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 I was surprised by all the hang wringing and despair (at least by the Mets) around Craig Counsell's new contract with the Cubs considering what many college coaches are pulling down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Why would anyone give a contract with a buyout like that in the first place. Find someone else in the first place almaman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Also, there is no offset if he takes another job, so he can double dip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 26 minutes ago, Box and Won said: Also, there is no offset if he takes another job, so he can double dip. Did they really think they needed to put all that in to get a coach? The real insanity was offering that much money to anyone in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Actually, this whole thing points out why Aggie jokes were invented in the first place. I’ll throw one out the in honor of the stupidity involved in giving Jimbo that contract: There was a group of Aggie science students that wanted to take a trip to the sun, but some UT students said that was impossible and that they would burn up along the way before they reached the sun. The Aggies replied, "We're going to travel at night!" willie likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Very weird, cult-like school. TheA_Bomb likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Ya'll just don't know how weird they are in College Station. It is a cult. They extended him after the 9-1 Covid year with this guaranteed money because his agent scared them that LSU may poach him. They were the ones that broke Texas to the SEC at media days in the hopes they could fend it off. They didn't realize the deal was already done behind their back and that everyone else was in on it. Just pathetic. Also the Yell Leaders are bizarre. To bring it back to SLU. We got a buy out that relative to our booster money is bad. We're stuck in neutral with no change in sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: Ya'll just don't know how weird they are in College Station. It is a cult. They extended him after the 9-1 Covid year with this guaranteed money because his agent scared them that LSU may poach him. They were the ones that broke Texas to the SEC at media days in the hopes they could fend it off. They didn't realize the deal was already done behind their back and that everyone else was in on it. Just pathetic. Also the Yell Leaders are bizarre. To bring it back to SLU. We got a buy out that relative to our booster money is bad. We're stuck in neutral with no change in sight. There should be a 30 for 30 on historically terrible contracts that were signed because LSU was looking for a head coach. Mel Tucker, Jimbo off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Just now, JMM28 said: There should be a 30 for 30 on historically terrible contracts that were signed because LSU was looking for a head coach. Mel Tucker, Jimbo off the top of my head. Look for a bunch of coaches to get paid because of this search. They have a big check book and they really only feel important if they make a splash hire. Dan Lanning is about to get paid, Norvell too. If aggy were smart they'd hire UTSA coach Traylor or Duke's Elko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Box and Won said: Also, there is no offset if he takes another job, so he can double dip. He won’t be getting a “high paying” job anytime soon. A&M were just complete idiots from the beginning with Jimbo. When they hired him, he was a year away from getting fired at FSU. He left behind a mess there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, TheA_Bomb said: Look for a bunch of coaches to get paid because of this search. They have a big check book and they really only feel important if they make a splash hire. Dan Lanning is about to get paid, Norvell too. If aggy were smart they'd hire UTSA coach Traylor or Duke's Elko. Outside of paying a ton of money, how god is the A&M job? You would think it is easier to succeed at A&M than Mizzou. Mizzou is a tough place to win. Yet, Mizzou has twice as many 12 wins seasons as A&M in their history. Nobody under 31 was alive the last time A&M won 12 games. In the last 25 years they have won zero conference titles and 1 division title. Mizzou won 5 division titles in that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, brianstl said: Outside of paying a ton of money, how god is the A&M job? You would think it is easier to succeed at A&M than Mizzou. Mizzou is a tough place to win. Yet, Mizzou has twice as many 12 wins seasons as A&M in their history. Nobody under 31 was alive the last time A&M won 12 games. In the last 25 years they have won zero conference titles and 1 division title. Mizzou won 5 division titles in that time. Exactly. Aggy gonna Aggy. They have the money. They have the facilities. They have the conference. They have the geographic location. It just shows the importance of the organization and the right coaching hire. Hawaii and Alaska became states 30 years after aTm's last (actual) National Championship. Fingers crossed they mess this next one up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HoosierPal Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 From the Post Dispatch; Kind of funny. ESPN reported that Texas A&M will owe Fisher $19.2 million within 60 days, then pay him $7.2 annually through 2031. There is no offset to those payments if Fisher finds another coaching job -- and he will. Fisher’s agent, the estimable Jimmy Sexton, might be willing to bargain one gigantic lump sum to settle this. That would give Fisher an opportunity to, say, buy the state of Vermont as investment property. All of this is sheer madness. Wouldn't it be far more cost effective for boosters to just find a better program to adopt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Hate to tell you HoosierPal but the State of Vermont cannot be bought with a mere $79 M, although you can possibly buy an Island (all of it) for that amount in the Bahamas or something like it. The second thing that comes to mind is that Texans are Texans and that they consider themselves different and quite likely much better than anyone else in the US. I seriously doubt any large donor at Texas A&M would switch support to any school outside of Texas. brianstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 13 hours ago, Lord Elrond said: Actually, this whole thing points out why Aggie jokes were invented in the first place. I’ll throw one out the in honor of the stupidity involved in giving Jimbo that contract: There was a group of Aggie science students that wanted to take a trip to the sun, but some UT students said that was impossible and that they would burn up along the way before they reached the sun. The Aggies replied, "We're going to travel at night!" Q: What do you get when you breed a ground hog and a Texas A&M football coach? A: Six more weeks of bad football. SLU_Lax likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 This contract is right up there with the Spirits of St. Louis and Bobby Bonilla. Great job by the agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 19 hours ago, brianstl said: This was sec shorts best episode yet. The yell leaders are so cringy brianstl, TheA_Bomb and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Box and Won said: This contract is right up there with the Spirits of St. Louis and Bobby Bonilla. Great job by the agent. Do agents have an awards night like actors where they sit and praise each others work? Contract of the year? Buyout of the year? Lifetime achievement? cgeldmacher and AGB91 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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