Can't afford to fire Stoops?

[Rockfly78]

I don't care what Matt Jones says. It was a stupid contract at the time. Other schools may have been interested in Stoops, but none of them were going to pay anywhere close to what we did.

We could have paid Stoops more than anyone else and it still would've been much less generous than this current contract.

Who were we even bidding against? No one

I’m cool with his salary. It’s the buyout that I didn’t agree with. Mitch was a chicken shit with that clause. If you wanna pay the man his salary that’s fine. But the buyout is stupid

 

[BradleyCrawford08]

Can’t afford to get rid of him because of the
buyout, can’t afford to keep him because fan support will sink faster than the Titanic if this goes on any longer. This program is stuck up sh*t creek without a paddle.

 

[Phil_The_Music]

THIS.

All those saying "we don't have TEH MONEHHS" have zero idea how much money is available. Just another bunch of groupthink message board conquerors.

Same folks said we'd never get rid of Cal. You'd think people would learn to stop talking in absolutes when they have no clue what they are talking about.

 

[HeismaNole]

I hate how Matt and KSR have become a propaganda arm of the University. Trying to convince we can’t move on.

Programs ALWAYS find a way to move on when someone like Sumrall is available.

Oh yeah. KSR is worthless without access and so they kiss the ring to have access.

 

[comebackcats1]

Sumrall will be named head coach two days after American Championship. From as good of source as any in the program

 

[Skyguyb27]

It’s 44 mil

It’s never what the contract says. It’s always a negotiated amount.

 

[ok-cats-computer]

It’s never what the contract says. It’s always a negotiated amount.

True, but the negotiation starts at $44 million for Stoops.

 

[PhattyJ4UK]

Anyone who says we don’t have the money is part of the reason we’re UNWILLING to spend the money.

A. It’s not a lump sum.
B. It’s negotiable and with a LOUD ENOUGH fanbase stoops would talk and make a deal
C. We don’t have to pay top 10 money to the next guy
D. We will lose lots of revenue next season if he stays

 

[catsfan325]

I’m cool with his salary. It’s the buyout that I didn’t agree with. Mitch was a chicken shit with that clause. If you wanna pay the man his salary that’s fine. But the buyout is stupid

I agree. I was speaking toward the overall deal

 

[Cat_Man_Blue]

If he gets to 7 wins, his contract already get extended a year.

This is pathetic. No other SEC team would do somethin so stupid.

 

[fisherscatfan]

Because we don’t have 30 million for a buyout, it’s quite simple. I don’t know what it’s going to take to get that through the fans’ head. Unless stoops leaves on his own, he’s coming back, and all signs point to us being as bad or even worse next year

Well then Barnhart should be fired because he wrote a check his ass can’t cash.

 

[_ukcat]

If he gets to 7 wins, his contract already get extended a year.

Not 100% sure but is that clause still in the contract?

 

[BlueBallz]

Not 100% sure but is that clause still in the contract?

I stand corrected, I looked it up and that wasn’t in the extension.

 

[Eccain01]

He has had years to fix the problem and nothing has happen.

I don’t disagree with that but this is the first disaster of season he’s had. At a program like Kentucky that’s not getting you fired.

 

[bigbluedon]

Not 100% sure but is that clause still in the contract?

I think it was removed.

 

[Skyguyb27]

I say buy him out and get Sumrall locked up. If he’s quick he still has time for some bourbon today.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Rifle basketball and golf are ship shape

 

[blubo]

not what i wanted to hear

Mark Stoops vows to fix Kentucky's issues: "I am not going anywhere"

After Kentucky's 41-14 loss to Louisville in the Governor's Cup, Mark Stoops vowed he would be back to fix Kentucky's issues next season.

www.on3.com

 

[BradleyCrawford08]

not what i wanted to hear

Mark Stoops vows to fix Kentucky's issues: "I am not going anywhere"

After Kentucky's 41-14 loss to Louisville in the Governor's Cup, Mark Stoops vowed he would be back to fix Kentucky's issues next season.

www.on3.com

 

[chevyman 50]

Jimbo Fisher got a buyout of 75 million a few years ago, it would be cheaper to buy Stoops out than to keep him he making like 9 mil a year.

 

[BlueBallz]

Jimbo Fisher got a buyout of 75 million a few years ago, it would be cheaper to buy Stoops out than to keep him he making like 9 mil a year.

That was a ridiculous buyout, but A&M has crazy deep booster pockets and football is their priority. The next highest buyout has been Malzahn at $21.5 million, so a Fischer buyout hasn’t been the norm at all.

 

[stuway]

Sumrall will be named head coach two days after American Championship. From as good of source as any in the program

You serious Clark?? Like you're saying you've heard this scenario is happening??