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Can someone check out the numbers in this and/or fill in some gaps of cost to buyout key figures after their current season/year
Jimmy = $10M (3 years - rounded)
Football Assistants = $3-4M
Hopkins = ???
Hoops Assistants = ???
Jen Cohen = ???
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Important to remember buyout already locked in for women’s hoops
Allegedly
She also has a retention bonus that vests in May 2024 … she already had her May 2021 option vest
But the context is good - thanks for confirming
Given the options available, Jen’s buyout is easily the most palpable of them all. Hop’s likely got a few more years to stay comfortable.
Fire whoever hired her too
The contract extension was made in 2018 …
What was announced and made known over the last 6-12 months was the 2018 raise
To spread the pain out, the new AD should hire a new coach football coach (to protect and then grow the golden goose) while punting on Hopkins until after the 2022-2023 season.
Jen sometime between now and end of Academic year
Jimmy fine after 2022 season
Hop you hope he can tread water until he gets to the last year of his contract and revisit at that point …
The other missing pieces in here are that you will need to likely turn over the balance of the Athletic Department to change the culture (no small task) and will almost assuredly be opening up the coffers for your next football coach (can’t miss on 2 hires in a row … need someone with instant credibility that can turnaround the damage Jimmy has left)
As for AD names, I don’t know resumes well enough but I would at minimum start by looking at those from the Big12 and if there is somebody in the SEC that makes a ton of sense.
again, allegedly.