Those who don't think it's worth it, simply do not know football. There was not a better candidate we could've gotten (Saban and Swinney were not / are not gettable), contract dollars be damned.

Jimbo has this A&M program blasting off in an upwards trajectory. Great great great investment to finally take the Texas A&M Football program to the top of the nation's best consistently.

azhector72 said:

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Great hire and well deserved.

$10-15 Million/year contracts are coming, so we got a steal if Jimbo is here for next 20 plus years

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Jimbo's contract will go up, too...

Wrangler said:

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ColoradoMooseHerd said:

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Wrangler said:

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Never thought guaranteed contracts were a good idea. I prefer performance-based contracts.

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Says the guy that has never negotiated a contract with a Div I coach or similar position

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Why are you annoyed with my opinion... because I don't agree with you? Let's all talk about ColoradoMooseTurd's issues.

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No. Because your position is obvious yet unrealistic.

How many sports performance-based contracts exist? Not those with a high guarantee and then a nice bonus, but a real performance based contract.

In football.

And...go!

I think he is a good coach. Whether he overcomes the "dark culture" that seems to plague A&M football remains to be seen. Building a program takes more than three years now. To expect immediate gratification in that time is risible.

Only one I can think of is Ricky Williams' rookie contract.

terata said:

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I think he is a good coach. Whether he overcomes the "dark culture" that seems to plague A&M football remains to be seen. Building a program takes more than three years now. To expect immediate gratification in that time is risible. But don't worry, there are is a movement of former students and others A&M supporters who strive to turn back the clock and convert us back into to a "cow college" ...like it used to be and would gladly hire ol' RC back as a coach.

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So A&M used to be a cow college? There's a crap load of Old Ags giving you the collective middle finger. That's after they won the wars and built this state. Let me help them: eff you!

Consider this as well. Say we did 5 years $37.5 million.

If this season finishes the way we think . . . 9-1 with a NY6 win. Or even better 8-1 plus playoffs . . .

It would normally be time to talk raise and extension. You're probably getting locked in to at least another 2 years and 8.5/yr. So we'd be committed to 7yrs $56.5 million at that point.

As it is we've got at least another 2 seasons before we really need to talk raise. Unless he wins a natty, at which point we're all happy to hand over more cash, but we still wouldn't need to add more term.

Regardless of what the new contract is I say there should be a buyout added. I don't like the fact that we are treating Jimbo like an at-will part-time employee. If he is under contract he or the university needs to be on the hook if either side wants to end it.

Harbaugh makes as much or a touch more than Jimbo. Who would you rather have as your HC?

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Harbaugh makes as much or a touch more than Jimbo. Who would you rather have as your HC?

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Yep

• Jim McElwain got fired after 3 years costing Florida $27 million after buyout. $9mil/yr
• Willie Taggart made over $30million for TWO SEASON as FSU. Over $15mil/yr
• Charlie Strong was fired after 3 season and cost $30million after buyout. $10mil/yr
• Frost's buyout at Nebraska has them way over committed. Would be over $8.5/year even if he makes it two more seasons before getting fired.
• If they fire Herman it'll be nearly $40 million for 4 seasons. Again $10mil/year

All of these guys were WAY bigger risks than Jimbo, despite all the pundit handwringing. Texas will have spent $70 million over the last 7 season for their coaches.

Paying the right guy is cheap. Firing the wrong guy is expensive.

"So A&M used to be a cow college? There's a crap load of Old Ags giving you the collective middle finger. That's after they won the wars and built this state. Let me help them: eff you! "

Okay, I apologize.


I've had four All Aggie Professors BS, MS, PhD, say that A&M used to be thought of as a "Cow College."
If that's inflammatory, well celebrate how truly excellent A&M really is and ignore any criticisms.

I think his contract was a good deal when it was signed based on the direction coaches salaries are going. I think at this point jimbo has shown that he is a big time coach and he is earning his money. If we tried to get him today it would have to be a 10 yr 100 million dollar contract so I think we made a good decision.

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ColoradoMooseHerd said:

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Wrangler said:

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Never thought guaranteed contracts were a good idea. I prefer performance-based contracts.

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Says the guy that has never negotiated a contract with a Div I coach or similar position

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Why are you annoyed with my opinion... because I don't agree with you? Let's all talk about ColoradoMooseTurd's issues.

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Performance based contracts present too much risk for both sides. Coaches have a low likelihood of seeing a payout comparable to a guaranteed deal unless the incentives are truly massive. That problem is that those kind of incentives would destroy an AD if the coach had early and sustained success. Coaches and schools both want the security and stability of known payouts as opposed to the massive range of possibilities provided by performance based contracts.

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Wrangler said:

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ColoradoMooseHerd said:

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Wrangler said:

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Never thought guaranteed contracts were a good idea. I prefer performance-based contracts.

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Says the guy that has never negotiated a contract with a Div I coach or similar position

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Why are you annoyed with my opinion... because I don't agree with you? Let's all talk about ColoradoMooseTurd's issues.

Go!

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No. Because your position is obvious yet unrealistic.

How many sports performance-based contracts exist? Not those with a high guarantee and then a nice bonus, but a real performance based contract.

In football.

And...go!

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Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss comes the closest.

He receives $150k for every SEC win after the fourth win, $400k if they win the SEC championship, $500k for making the CFP, $750k for making the CFP championship game, and $1 million for winning the national championship.



If Ole Miss goes 8-0 in SEC play, wins the SECCG, and wins the national title, Kiffin pockets an extra $2 million.

His base salary is $3.9 million, tops out at $4.2 million in a few years.

Looks like the idiots posting today were posting the same crap 2 years ago. Poor babies

schwack schwack said:

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We'll know when he gets his own recruits & system firmly in place. But, to answer your question - yes.

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It doesn't take long to put a system in place.

ashley said:

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schwack schwack said:

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We'll know when he gets his own recruits & system firmly in place. But, to answer your question - yes.

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It doesn't take long to put a system in place.

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Looks like we're ahead of schedule