What I know about the Prohm/Alabama speculation...

[FinalFourCy]

Pay the man $3mil/yr for 4 years.

Just avoid the CPR type contract.
I think we can win with a lot of coaches, and that Prohm’s four seasons have been of average coaching. But these aren’t punitive or reward based decisions. Prohm has leverage. While he hasn’t yet done as well as 4 to 6 other Big 12 coaches, it’s more about the future. Another $1 million, maybe more, is pretty cheap aversion of risk/slippage of coaching changes.

 

[Stewo]

Just avoid the CPR type contract.
I think we can win with a lot of coaches, and that Prohm’s four seasons have been of average coaching. But these aren’t punitive or reward based decisions. Prohm has leverage. While he hasn’t yet done as well as 4 to 6 other Big 12 coaches, it’s more about the future. Another $1 million, maybe more, is pretty cheap averting of risk/slippage of coaching changes.

Exactly. A guaranteed $12mil (plus incentives) isn't anything to sneeze at.

 

[Cat Stevens]

I think Beard and Prohm are on a similar line. Drew is debatable - not because of success, but because I don't think it's been done as on the up-and-up as many would believe. Huggins is a thug so I refuse to give him credit. Lon has underachieved if you look at the recruits.

You should probably realize you’re talking to one of the leaders of the crew. He’s so giddy about the prospect of prohm leaving, he can’t stand himself.

Pop asked him for tips about coaching basketball, and he turned him down, you know

 

[LindenCy]

He probably has already asked some of the team about this, or will before the game starts, and for sure after the game

If he does this, I'd rather ISU just ban him from the premises.

 

[burn587]

I see this going like Campbell. Renegotiated contract announced shortly after the end of the season.

 

[Jer]

Given that we know the guy can recruit and he's done things a clean and sustainable way, I think he's proven a longer term commitment. Ideally, I'd offer the guy 3.0 mil/year for 5 years with incentives to take it up to 3.5 mil (winning league) and 4.5 mil (final four). Guaranteed raise each year finishing with a winning record and the buyout would also go up to 8-10 mil.

Not financially devastating if we need to terminate, but prevent a large percentage of the annual chatter.

 

[knowlesjam]

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Looks like $3M-$3.2M is the average for the 4-5th place Coach in the league...and honestly, the $3.5M buyout that Alabama would have to put up is peanuts. Both Self and Beard have nice juicy buyouts at $12M plus...

 

[Rogue52]

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The funniest thing on this list is the Shaka Smart buyout.

 

[Sparkplug]

Somebody borrow the battery from RP’s computer

Then video him trying to power it up

 

[jsb]

Given that we know the guy can recruit and he's done things a clean and sustainable way, I think he's proven a longer term commitment. Ideally, I'd offer the guy 3.0 mil/year for 5 years with incentives to take it up to 3.5mil (winning league) and 4.5 (final four). Guaranteed raise each year finishing with a winning record and the buyout would also go up to 6mil.

Not financially devastating if we need to terminate, but prevent a large percentage of the annual chatter.

Bingo. There seems to be a lot of debate about how there are 8 coaches better than him in the conference or some ******** like that. But even if you think that, it's not quite the difference that some want to believe. And his salary should go up.

 

[CloneGuy8]

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Holy buyout Chris Beard

 

[Rogue52]

Given that we know the guy can recruit and he's done things a clean and sustainable way, I think he's proven a longer term commitment. Ideally, I'd offer the guy 3.0 mil/year for 5 years with incentives to take it up to 3.5 mil (winning league) and 4.5 mil (final four). Guaranteed raise each year finishing with a winning record and the buyout would also go up to 8-10 mil.

Not financially devastating if we need to terminate, but prevent a large percentage of the annual chatter.

I don't disagree with the basis except I don't think the contract needs a guaranteed raise for finishing with a winning record.

 

[Shawker]

He had something up within the past hour. He's obsessive about running down the programs by putting doubt in recruit's minds about the long-term tenure of our coaches. He'll probably start writing articles about Dresser going to some other school. Hok doosh. He's still sore about getting his leg broken.

Jesus man lay off the sauce.

 

[alarson]

Given that we know the guy can recruit and he's done things a clean and sustainable way, I think he's proven a longer term commitment. Ideally, I'd offer the guy 3.0 mil/year for 5 years with incentives to take it up to 3.5 mil (winning league) and 4.5 mil (final four). Guaranteed raise each year finishing with a winning record and the buyout would also go up to 8-10 mil.

Not financially devastating if we need to terminate, but prevent a large percentage of the annual chatter.

That's probably very well within the market- though i might change that 'winning record' to 'winning conference record'

 

[jcyclonee]

I can confirm I'm not a front runner for this job

Which job, Alabama or ISU?

 

[FinalFourCy]

Given that we know the guy can recruit and he's done things a clean and sustainable way, I think he's proven a longer term commitment. Ideally, I'd offer the guy 3.0 mil/year for 5 years with incentives to take it up to 3.5 mil (winning league) and 4.5 mil (final four). Guaranteed raise each year finishing with a winning record and the buyout would also go up to 8-10 mil.

Not financially devastating if we need to terminate, but prevent a large percentage of the annual chatter.

Sounds about right, depending on what we can also do for assistant pool.

Higher annual rate over duration is expensive, but there’s no better use of the increased annual TV money than for (retaining) coaches. JP isn’t doing his job if we can’t afford to overpay some. Yeah, if someone goes past $4.0mil, taking the buyout and hiring accordingly, becomes appropriate.

 

[OPButtrey]

We should be paying much more than 2 mil. We don't have a ton of non-revenue sports to support, we have B12 money and have good football attendance in a big stadium. There should be money to pay at least an average salary for a power 5 five basketball coach.

 

[ZB4CY]

Holy buyout Chris Beard

Buyouts are crazy.. especially in football.

Isn't Dabo and Saban's like $30-$40 Mil?

 

[cb1030]

I don't think Self is going anywhere unless it's in handcuffs.

 

[ISUTex]

All of the stuff Prohm has been preaching with his players. What he is doing with Lard. What he has going on at Iowa State. Yep, lets just up and leave for freaking Alabama.

I doubt it.