For some reason, I have this picture in my mind of Greg McGarity getting up this morning, pouring himself a nice cup of coffee, picking up the morning paper/cutting on the laptop, perusing the sports page… and doing a massive spit take upon reading this.
Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin will become college football’s third $5 million-a-year coach under a six-year contract extension that was approved by the university’s board of regents and executed Thursday, according to a release from the school’s athletics department.
Six years, thirty million bucks for a guy coming off an 8-4 regular season who hasn’t coached in a conference title game. Makes you wonder what a coach with slightly better credentials might be worth on the open market, or what it might cost to hire somebody to replace said coach with slightly better credentials if said coach with slightly better credentials were to leave.
Maybe Dink NeSmith has some helpful suggestions for McGarity. Ol’ Dink seems kinda quaint now, doesn’t he?
And I’m wondering… if you’re a head coach in Athens, is there a better way to achieve job security than do to a good job and not seek top dollar for your efforts?
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And I’m wondering… if you’re a head coach in Athens, is there a better way to achieve job security than do to a good job and not seek top dollar for your efforts?
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Bingo. McGarity would take pride in a mediocre program as long as he saved money doing it.
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I didn’t say mediocre. McGarity’s already canned Perno and I expect Fox to go after this season.
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Even if he goes to the tournament?
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Have you watched the basketball team this season?
There is no chance in hell we’re making the tournament.
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The Felton Rule for a one-year reprieve is that he has to win the SEC Tournament but lose in the first round to Xavier
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I would have love the statement made by firing him then, if only Adams had the balls to do so.
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The only tourney our basketball team might be going to is the Hunger Games.
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Maybe, CMR has decided he has enough money. Richt has also made it clear from day 1 that he wants to retire at the head football coach at UGA. That consistent statement has certainly kept people from making a run at him. If I were him, I would play that loyalty for facility upgrades and staff instead of money in his pocket. If the program stagnates, McGarity will have no one to blame but himself. Foley isn’t doing any of this stuff at UF either.
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Foley has paid top dollar for head coaches.
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But does paying top dollar guarantee a top head coach?
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Would you consider Billy Donovan and Urban Meyer top head coaches?
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Coaches, no, corches, yes.
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Donovan is the original ‘corch’. It’s like Pitino and Calipari had an illegitimate love child. ‘Thus begat Billy Donovan…’
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Pitino testifies, “I did, down my leg.”
And so ends the story of how the Louisville Slugger almost begat Billy’s half-sibling
http://www.uproxx.com/sports/2010/07/learn-everything-about-rick-pitinos-15-second-encounter-with-karen-sypher/
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Heh. +1
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True, but Meyer coming there had more to do with Machen than Foley. Zook and Boom were Foley’s guys. It will be interesting to see who he gets next. Had Boom not been Foley’s guy, I got a feeling he would have Ben fired last week.
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Senator, I agree. Foley is smart at where he spends money (Corch & Eddie Munster were/are good investments). McGarity learned from him. If Richt wanted $3.8M (Malzahn’s new number), his agent would be dangling his name out there for open jobs, and McGarity would open the checkbook. My point is that Richt has made it very clear that he only wanted to move 1x and wanted Athens to be his final stop. He has stayed true to that word even to his personal financial detriment.
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I wonder how much Coach Richt’s market value would go up if he added a national championship to his resume? Is McGarity interested in that kind of strain on the reserve?
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I guarantee you McGarity would tap into the reserve fund if that were to happen.
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Do you mean Texas will go after him vs Saban?
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That my friend will NEVER happen.
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I don’t think that was his reaction at all. I think he stood up, went to the closet, put his cardigan on, chuckled and thought to himself “slow and steady wins the race.”
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His collection of cardigans is perfect
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I don’t think he even knows that aTm has joined the SEC.
“Why should I care what’s happening in the Pac 12?”
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Mark Richt wouldn’t garner near the attention on the open market as Kevin Sumlin if they were both available for hire. If Richt was open to leaving, Texas, USC, and the other big programs wouldn’t be chasing him down as they would with Sumlin. Hell, James Franklin would probably be hired before Richt.
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I disagree. Richt is a proven commodity in the toughest conference in the country with the best winning percentage in our history. He could write his own ticket if he was motivated by money.
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You my friend are 150% correct. I would bet that not one of the top tier SEC teams would call CMR.
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Southern Cal just hired Steve Sarkisian… to replace Junior. Don’t be so sure you know what school would chase what coach.
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Yes. SouCal’s hiring of Sarkisian keep them right where I want them .. mired in mediocrity. At least that’s my hope.
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[“For some reason, I have this picture in my mind of Greg McGarity getting up this morning, pouring himself a nice cup of coffee, picking up the morning paper/cutting on the laptop, perusing the sports page… and doing a massive spit take upon reading this.”]
LOL. This morning I got up, poured myself a nice cup of coffee, cut on the laptop, and almost did a massive spit when I read this. Funny. Nice to get a laugh in early.
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Sumlin’s success can be attributed to one player – Johnny Football.
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I think so too. The Aggies better have some serious deep pockets, because Sumlin isn’t anything special, IMO.
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As bad as Georgia’s defense was this year, I’d be hard pressed to believe they were any worse than A&M’s.
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Agree.
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Aggie Captain Kangaroo cargo pants pockets are overflowing with dinero up from the ground like bubbling crude
http://deadspin.com/texas-a-m-raised-a-record-740-million-in-donations-las-1334527524
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