Coaching carousel 2025-26

[PA Tide Fan]

The whole buyout business is out of hand. How does it work in the NFL? They don't have buyouts, do they?

NFL coaches have guaranteed contracts so yes, if they are fired they still get their remaining salary.

 

[bravo6]

Largest Buyouts:

1. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M ($76.8M)
2. James Franklin, Penn State ($49M)
3. Gus Malzahn, Auburn ($21.5M)
4. Charlie Weis, Notre Dame ($19M)
5.Willie Taggart, Florida Sate ($18M)
6. Ed Orgeron, LSU ($16.9M)
7. Tom Allen, Indiana ($15.5M)
8. Tom Herman, Texas ($15.4M)
9. Bryan Harsin, Auburn ($15.3M)
10. Art Briles, Baylor ($15.1M)
11. Scott Frost, Nebraska ($15M)
12. Bobby Petrino, Louisville ($14.1M)

Charlie Weis still #4...hahaha

The gaps from 1-2 and 2-3 are huge.

 

[lowend]

The gaps from 1-2 and 2-3 are huge.

And these ADs aren't learning a thing. Curt Cignetti's contract has a $15 million buyout, but is fully guaranteed for $93.25 million. Stuff like that is just dumb.

 

[BamaMoon]

Cignetti signs new 8 year $93 million deal with Indiana.

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ounces-new-8-year-93m-contract-coach-cignetti

I don't know, but I just don't "believe" in Cig to be a coach that deserves that.

I doubted they could beat Oregon, and I was wrong. But there's just something about his success at IU that seems like fool's gold.

Time will tell. If he wins a B1G championship, I might start changing my mind.

But, on the buyout alone, there's no way Cig should be valued at that number! NO WAY!

 

[RammerJammer14]

And these ADs aren't learning a thing. Curt Cignetti's contract has a $15 million buyout, but is fully guaranteed for $93.25 million. Stuff like that is just dumb.

I will never make 93 million in my life and this guy is guaranteed that over a couple of football seasons! Absolutely insane the amount of money that people throw at entertainment and advertising, which is basically what football is to a university.

 

[BamaMoon]

Back to Pittman.

With our OL struggles and him being a former HC, I sure wish we could hire him.

It's probably a problem that I don't even know who our OL coach is. Maybe the unit is improving, but for years now it seems we recruit well but the unit is problematic.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

And these ADs aren't learning a thing. Curt Cignetti's contract has a $15 million buyout, but is fully guaranteed for $93.25 million. Stuff like that is just dumb.

So if things turned bad and IU wanted to get rid of him, they would come out cheaper to pay another school $16M to hire him away from them...?

 

[bamajas]

Back to Pittman.

With our OL struggles and him being a former HC, I sure wish we could hire him.

It's probably a problem that I don't even know who our OL coach is. Maybe the unit is improving, but for years now it seems we recruit well but the unit is problematic.

Or maybe Grubb can convince Scott Huff to leave the NFL and they can fully get the gang back together

I think transition/continuity has been *a* factor the last few years under Saban and now these first two under CKD, but there might be other factors that need addressed also

 

[CoolBreeze]

Here is one guy these downtrodden schools can scratch off their list:

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti's salary bump of 2,729% in four years is insane | Sporting News

The Hoosiers locked in their guy for the future.

www.sportingnews.com

 

[mdb-tpet]

At some point these houses of cards have to fall down. We simply cannot keep paying these ridiculous sums of money for entertainment and yet pay almost nothing for much more important jobs like growing and harvesting our food.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

At some point these houses of cards have to fall down. We simply cannot keep paying these ridiculous sums of money for entertainment and yet pay almost nothing for much more important jobs like growing and harvesting our food.

We need better pay for the people designing our buildings that we work, play. and watch people work and play.Asking for a friend.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Here is one guy these downtrodden schools can scratch off their list:

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti's salary bump of 2,729% in four years is insane | Sporting News

The Hoosiers locked in their guy for the future.

www.sportingnews.com

Not bad money for a WR coach

 

[denver]

IU panicked....paying $11.8M per year and guaranteeing $93M for a coach who is 2-2 vs AP TOP 10, has no conference championship, no playoff win and therefore no national championship is ridiculous. Cignetti is the beneficiary of two seasons of favorable schedules...this wont end well for IU

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

IU panicked....paying $11.8M per year and guaranteeing $93M for a coach who is 2-2 vs AP TOP 10, has no conference championship, no playoff win and therefore no national championship is ridiculous. Cignetti is the beneficiary of two seasons of favorable schedules...this wont end well for IU

On the other hand, they are sending a very strong message that they are taking their football seriously now...

 

[arthurdawg]

At some point these houses of cards have to fall down. We simply cannot keep paying these ridiculous sums of money for entertainment and yet pay almost nothing for much more important jobs like growing and harvesting our food.

Yes.