WVSports - Social media reacts to Pitt HC Pat Narduzzi's comments
Pat Narduzzi's comments following Pitt's loss to Notre Dame caused an uproar on social media.
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Not a great weekend to be a Pittiful Panther
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Narduzzi can say whatever he wants...his buyout is 30 million.... he's safe...why have colleges started doing this?...
While the idea of paying a coach millions for failing at his job strikes some fans as appalling, Shropshire said it's part of the college sports culture.
Coaches' agents have a lot of leverage in negotiations with an athletic director who desperately wants to land his top candidate. Buyouts are another way to sweeten the deal like luxury cars and country club memberships.
"I think we're stuck with it," Shropshire said.
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Matt Baker - Times staff
Times Staff Writer
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by: Stacker
Posted: Oct 7, 2023 / 10:00 AM CDT
Updated: Oct 8, 2023 / 08:08 AM CDT
1. Kirby Smart, Georgia, Head Football Coach ($103.1 million buyout)
You can’t buy the kind of job security that Kirby Smart has right now in Athens, Georgia. Smart has led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships. As a reward, his ten-year $112.5 million deal is fully guaranteed through 2026. His deal drops from 100% guaranteed to 85% on Jan. 1st, 2027, and would be paid out at that level through the end of the contract. Luckily, the UGA athletic department won’t have to entertain the thought of firing their legendary head coach. The same can’t be said for other employers on this list with massive contracts hanging like albatrosses around their necks.
WVU buyout seems low when compared to the teams with lots of money that is not afraid of high cost of a buyout.
If AD, Presidents and schools would take a stand there would not be these high priced buyouts and salaries.
Coaches' agents have a lot of leverage in negotiations with an athletic director who desperately wants to land his top candidate. Buyouts are another way to sweeten the deal like luxury cars and country club memberships.
"I think we're stuck with it," Shropshire said.
~ Tampa Times
By
Matt Baker - Times staff
Times Staff Writer
College coaches’ million-dollar buyouts: Revealing the unparalleled power shift in sports’ lucrative realm
It’s rare for talent to turn the tables on employers, but in college football and college sports in general, that is precisely what has happened for coaches.
wgno.com
by: Stacker
Posted: Oct 7, 2023 / 10:00 AM CDT
Updated: Oct 8, 2023 / 08:08 AM CDT
1. Kirby Smart, Georgia, Head Football Coach ($103.1 million buyout)
You can’t buy the kind of job security that Kirby Smart has right now in Athens, Georgia. Smart has led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships. As a reward, his ten-year $112.5 million deal is fully guaranteed through 2026. His deal drops from 100% guaranteed to 85% on Jan. 1st, 2027, and would be paid out at that level through the end of the contract. Luckily, the UGA athletic department won’t have to entertain the thought of firing their legendary head coach. The same can’t be said for other employers on this list with massive contracts hanging like albatrosses around their necks.
WVU buyout seems low when compared to the teams with lots of money that is not afraid of high cost of a buyout.
If AD, Presidents and schools would take a stand there would not be these high priced buyouts and salaries.
Narduzzi is right about one thing...that critiquing the talent of your players is a quick way to lose the locker room - even if you say it is your own fault for recruiting said players who lack talent.
(The woke generation takes offense of being critiqued. Makes it difficult to coach up a player if they can't handle being told they need to improve.)
(The woke generation takes offense of being critiqued. Makes it difficult to coach up a player if they can't handle being told they need to improve.)
