I wonder how often that plays into the timing of a firing

Oct 25, 2021
1:19:25pm

Tricky Intervention Needed

I wonder how often that plays into the timing of a firing — if the team

looks at potentially attractive candidates and projects whether it might be a good year to be shopping for a new coach vs the next year...

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Matt Wells’ contract buyout was set at 70% of any remains years, when it was

Everyman

10/25/21 12:36pm

Why would they fire him now? Did he do something non-football related?

Benfica1

10/25/21 12:37pm

No. They just want to get to TCU/Baylor levels and can't seem to get there.

Turnpike Lane

10/25/21 12:38pm

Probably want first Dibs for UTSA’s traylor

JOPE

10/25/21 12:41pm

I wonder how often that plays into the timing of a firing — if the team

Tricky

10/25/21 1:19pm

I saw a Twitter report that he’ll get around 7 million, either way didn’t work out bad for him

JOPE

10/25/21 12:37pm

Unless they pull the mike leach sovereign immunity stuff

cougarfann888

10/25/21 12:38pm

Yeesh, fired mid-season when 5-3? That doesn't happen often without some sort

fattycoug

10/25/21 12:44pm

They end with a brutal schedule. Worried they won’t get win 6.

Turnpike Lane

10/25/21 12:45pm

Why don’t they let that play out then? They think the interim guy will get them the one win?

YIsForBrigham

10/25/21 12:49pm

Because they can chalk them as "losses" now. If they win 1 or 2 it can be

rcbyufan

10/25/21 12:53pm

That's a nice golden parachute.

m0resn0w

10/25/21 12:45pm

What a bargain. In the SEC it costs double that to fire a coach.

dYrtbYkerYder

10/25/21 12:48pm

Dang, I would have driven that program into the ground for half that!

BYUtka

10/25/21 12:49pm

Same. I’m happy to make millions being the next Mike Locksley……

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