Big Ten football head coach buyouts ranked (link)

[IlliniHoops91]

https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/l...-head-coach-contract-buyouts-2022-mel-tucker/

This list includes only HCs at public universities so Pat Fitzgerald at Northwestern is not on it.

11
Bret Bielema, Illinois
$10,125,000

10
Mike Locksley, Maryland
$11,266,667

9
Greg Schiano, Rutgers
$16,143,750

8
P.J. Fleck, Minnesota
$19,770,833

7
Jeff Brohm, Purdue
$24,375,000

6
Tom Allen, Indiana
$24,900,000

5
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
$35,410,651

4
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
$43,000,000

3
Ryan Day, Ohio State
$52,416,666

2
James Franklin, Penn State
$72,666,667

1
Mel Tucker, Michigan State
$86,687,500

 

[fezzador]

At least we ain't Sparty. Good lord, I can't help but think that MSU has a little bit of buyer's remorse right now.

 

[BirdistheWord]

At least we ain't Sparty. Good lord, I can't help but think that MSU has a little bit of buyer's remorse right now.

I agree. OK, someone had posted that he had a 5-7 record at CU, I thought they were joking. I just looked it up, OMG, he got that deal after ONE SEASON + 5-7 record? I thought he had at least a little success. I will admit that CU has been in the toilet for a while, but 5-7?

#gowokegobroke

 

[QChawks]

The money on this list is insane!

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

MSU...

 

[ichawk24]

The Tucker contract was insane. He had one good season built on transfers, while MSU also allowed the most passing yards in the country, by far. Winning was not in any way sustainable in that manner.

 

[pistachio1999]

The Tucker contract was insane. He had one good season built on transfers, while MSU also allowed the most passing yards in the country, by far. Winning was not in any way sustainable in that manner.

Well, MSU had a good run there for a while and Darth Vader led their program, so maybe its karma.

 

[hawkdave007]

These contracts are out of control. I don't see any good reason why a coach should ever get any more than 3 years of "sit on your @$$" money if he's fired early.

But apparently the market demands it now, ever since Jimmy Sexton set the bar for the entire CFB universe, in terms of negotiating monstrous fully guaranteed contracts.

Also many of the contracts have a high school-side buyout and a low coach-side buyout (if he leaves).

The candidate can take the "if you won't agree to it, someone else will" position with the ADs. The agents and coaches hold all of the bargaining power now.

Many coaches are paid $8M+, which is essentially "go win us a national championship" money, but only a few are realistic contenders. Many schools are bound to be disappointed and they get a very poor R.O.I.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

That msu contract looks ridiculous at the moment. Tucker is going to have to reel off several consecutive impressive seasons to justify that.

 

[spiderland]

I wouldn’t pay Tom Allen $25 million to coach football, I sure as hell wouldn’t want to pay him $25 million to NOT coach football…

 

[KuwaitHawk]

How much longer does Indiana keep him around? One more year until the buyout reaches under $20M?

 

[Thunderlips71]

Gary Barta, Super Genius, helped fuel this ridiculous trend

 

[katman15]

Kirk got him one hell of an Agent.

 

[isuisshit]

At least we ain't Sparty. Good lord, I can't help but think that MSU has a little bit of buyer's remorse right now.

at least they're classy off the field

 

[onlyTheObvious]

At least we ain't Sparty. Good lord, I can't help but think that MSU has a little bit of buyer's remorse right now.

Thing is, does any dollar amount get you over Michigan and Ohio State when it comes to coaching?

seems like pissing into the wind.

 

[isuisshit]

Thing is, does any dollar amount get you over Michigan and Ohio State when it comes to coaching?

seems like pissing into the wind.

well, michigan DID hire Brady Hoke and Dick Rod so............