Fryowa
Administrator
Also, a lot of people talking about these huge buyouts don't seem to realize that they all have duty to mitigate clauses. They don't just get paid that money from a buyout, they have to seek and gain a football head coaching job, and once they get one the school they're leaving is only liable for the difference in salary.
So if James Franklin gets hired at a different school for a $60 million contract, Penn State owes nothing and he doesn't get anything from them.
Me personally??? Luke Fickell is 52 years old and he's been paid north of $30 million since 2022 when he started. If I had that kind of money already by 52 I'm telling Wisconsin to keep the rest of it and I'm retiring to Montana or somewhere. Time is the only thing you cannot and will not get more of, and I can live just great on that kind of money and so would my son and any grandkids. Go have fun and relax, go coach a high school team for free where you can make a difference and not have donors and fans attacking you and your family.
I mean come on, is it really going to crimp your lifestyle? Yeah, I know these guys are driven individuals who can't live without the adrenaline, blah, blah, blah. But I also think that factor is a little overblown.
Hmmm...go on TV every Saturday night and get asked by reporters why I'm so shitty at my job, listen to 70,000 people boo me in front of my kids and yell at me what a piece of shit I am, not want to walk around in the town I live in because I'll get heckled to death...or go build a house in Montana and watch the sun set with my wife never having to worry about money. Maybe it's San Diego or Maine or Florida for them...
I know which one I'd choose.
So if James Franklin gets hired at a different school for a $60 million contract, Penn State owes nothing and he doesn't get anything from them.
Me personally??? Luke Fickell is 52 years old and he's been paid north of $30 million since 2022 when he started. If I had that kind of money already by 52 I'm telling Wisconsin to keep the rest of it and I'm retiring to Montana or somewhere. Time is the only thing you cannot and will not get more of, and I can live just great on that kind of money and so would my son and any grandkids. Go have fun and relax, go coach a high school team for free where you can make a difference and not have donors and fans attacking you and your family.
I mean come on, is it really going to crimp your lifestyle? Yeah, I know these guys are driven individuals who can't live without the adrenaline, blah, blah, blah. But I also think that factor is a little overblown.
Hmmm...go on TV every Saturday night and get asked by reporters why I'm so shitty at my job, listen to 70,000 people boo me in front of my kids and yell at me what a piece of shit I am, not want to walk around in the town I live in because I'll get heckled to death...or go build a house in Montana and watch the sun set with my wife never having to worry about money. Maybe it's San Diego or Maine or Florida for them...
I know which one I'd choose.
