Butch Jones' Buyout

So in other words, we're stuck with him.

 

Just seems like terrible negotiating. Unreal that he's able to leverage us like that.

 

See Section 3.1.1 - but his recent extension runs his contract until 2021. Six years X $2M/yr = $12M.

Link: http://media-cdn.timesfreepress.com//news/documents/2014/12/10/1210butchcontract_3018513559.pdf

 

The reason he could is calling plays on Saturday

 

I'm saying that if we fire him before March 1st, we owe him $12M.

Take it for what it's worth.

 

Can't we frame him for murder or something?

 

The only hope (short of lightning striking... Literally...) is an empty Neyland stadium. A few games with 20k or less in the stands would make 10m look like a bargain...

 

If murdering a football program is suitable grounds, we wouldn't HAVE to frame the bastage....

 

I don't see 2021, only 2019.

 

Did Arkansas owe Petrino the full buyout after he was fired for his scandal?

 

Thanks. I just had to see it for myself.

 

Is this the work of Jimmy Sexton?

 

And it's a payout, so we'll pay him monthly, if fired.

He'll get $166,666.67 per month through March of 2021.

 

If we were to have conclusive evidence of recruiting improprieties and were to go public with them.... UT could fire him with cause. The price to pay would be NCAA sanctions though... I still say it'd be worth it.

 

His extension upped it to 2021.

Extension Link: http://media-cdn.timesfreepress.com//news/documents/2014/12/10/1210butchaddendum_4449276593.pdf

 

That's a lot of 666's.... Coincidence? I think not!

 

And you'd scare off app. 3/4 of the coaches you'd want, too.

 

Fire him now. Hire new coach. Release info later. Stop payments. Right?

 

Thanks.

That hits me as hard as Saturday's loss. Some of you are saying you don't dislike Jones, just want him gone because he can't coach. I disagree, him playing us with Michigan is part of the game but making the deal to bring gramps on board for floating his name as a real contender is garbage. I wouldn't be one bit sad if he got hit by a KAT bus crossing the street. Blow me up, but the man is a liar and a scoundrel. I won't be concerned with the bad karma headed his way.

 

Yeah, I thought about that too... Desperate times call for desperate measures but the "nuclear option" is a bit much... Maybe he'll be stupid enough to gift us a reason to fire him with cause some other way that won't involve the AA.....