Sanchez to Charlotte and Hardaway to Memphis St. Hurley rumored to UConn. Matte has interviewed at Pitt. What else still open,,,,?
CEG is safe for another year. If he left, he would owe the school $400K as his contract currently states. $200K after next year. I'd expect the AD to renegotiate a higher buyout amount knowing what's coming next year.
According to the contract the school sent us when we asked for it, the $400k buyout period only lasts through April 2018, so a month from now. After that, it's $200k thru 2022.
I feel like $200k is nothing for even a small program to pay to get the coach they want. Heck, plenty of mid-majors have athletics cashflow near $30 million, $400k is nothing if they don't feel like waiting for a month.
I honestly don't think there is anything to worry about yet. There are too many mid major coaches out there with more years of success under their belts available, along with some top level assistants. Multiple NCAA appearances will put him on the radar though.
I did not start this thread because of any concern about EG leaving. I just find it interesting to follow who is hiring whom in college basketball. EG and his family have too many ties to this area for him to go to a graveyard for coaches.
Dan Hurley from Rhode Island going to UConn, so URI will have a new coach when they come here next season.
Former Furman coach, Medved, hired at Colo St.
Certainly gonna be some buyout protection from us.
Congrats to Earl, staff and AD Roberts. These moves are typically done for recruiting resasons, but seeing as Earl already had an extension, there seems to be commitment from both sides.
Anybody know specifics of deal? Would be curious to see the compensation package, and more importantly, the buyout clause. Sure would be nice if we negotiated the deal to where a power 5 school has to pay some serious cash to steal Earl.
Hope the new regime knows what they are doing.