This fish is rotten from the head down! Corny will be lost in tall cotton! I can't think of enough cliche's to describe this turn of events.
That's the rub. We did this to appease the donors because Corny was always Dan's choice. I for one couldn't care any less about these big donors that continue to hold us back. What good is their money doing us if perpetuates bad hires?
He had no buyout. The contract was essentially a promised year to year for 3 years.
I thought it was curious that he didn't have anything to say about this event!
Where is this detail? Almost every article about his contract extension mentioned it locked him in here until 2026. Not saying your wrong, but I do wonder if the rumor of it being a "year to year for 3 years".
It's been stated on here and HF several times over the last several months. There was no buyout.
"Stated on here" means jackshit in most cases. I could only find one article that remotely mentioned a "year to year" by Spears, but frankly, his comment read more likely to mean we will evaluate annually the direction of the program, as the remainder of the article specifically stated, "contractually signed until 2026". I dont know. Maybe DD didn't think he would need a buyout??? Until anyone can see the contract, it's all speculation.
No... I dont know what the specifics of WV statutes say, but most states have an "out" built in for these exact type of jobs. "Hiring of all coaches/athletic administrators is at the discretion of that particular university's board of governors" or something close to that, meaning they don't have to post million dollar jobs and take applications from any Joe Blow who thinks they can call plays because they are good at Madden.
In most cases you would be correct, but the posters that posted it I trust and these were in response to me getting pissed off for giving him a new deal when we had not one, but two chances to walk away cleanly. I have been told several times that there was no buyout.
There may not have been a buyout for the slim-to-no chance another team came calling and Dan decided to leave, but there would have been some sort of compensation owed to Dan for the remainder of his contract had he been let go. I highly suspect that Dan was convinced it "was time" and part of that convincing was either we will let the promised coach-in-wating finish out the rest of your contract (and you walk away quietly) or you and everyone on the bench is gone. I personally don't think Dan was ever in it for the money. At the end, I think ego and legacy became more of a driving factor in why he stayed as long as he did. Whether or not a coach not named Dean Smith or Coach K should have the kind of power to dictate their replacement is a topic for another thread.
Nope. There is no buyout. It was written as three 1yr deals to be reviewed at the end of each season.
Dan wasn't convinced to step down. This split was not amicable at all. Also Corny has been the HCIW for several years. Whether this happened yesterday, next season, or the season after as Dan told his assistants that he only had two years left in him, Corny was always going to be the next coach. We made a commitment to him long before yesterday.
You're making this more outlandish than it is. Dan was let go last night because Brad and Dan had differing opinions on how 2024-25 should be handled. Year in meetings happen every year with every coach. Dan like always decided to be stubborn and cost himself.
Resources, you mean like a bag phone or enough quarters for a pay phone?
I agree with most of your post, but I think I can shed some light on this topic that may help clarify things... I have a friend who is an assistant coach at a D1 basketball program currently. He has been contacted in "coaching searches" the past two years. Here is how it generally works --
