What mike hamrick did with doc was a bad deal and bordered on abuse of power
Here's the real story from the Gazette, April 2015......
Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick and head football coach Doc Holliday have signed contract extensions that have them in Huntington into the next decade.
The deals, announced Wednesday afternoon, run through June 30, 2021. Hamrick’s extension is for $300,000 annually, a $30,000 raise, while Holliday’s extension raises him from $600,000 to $755,500 in total annual compensation.
“I think it says a lot for the administration and the university that they felt we were doing a good job and they wanted to make a commitment to us,” Hamrick, a former Marshall linebacker, said Wednesday. “And they did. They wanted to make sure the program was stabilized. They felt they wanted to make a commitment to us and I can tell you we’re both very appreciative of that.”
Marshall Interim President Gary White said the extensions show the duo’s desire to guide the athletics program into the future.
“The renewal of the contracts of Mike Hamrick and Coach Holliday is a clear indication of their commitment to Marshall’s success and growth in Division I athletics,” he said. “We are delighted we were able to successfully negotiate continuations that will keep Marshall moving forward.”
The Daily Mail reported Dec. 23 — the day of Marshall’s win over Mid-American Conference champion Northern Illinois in the Boca Raton Bowl — that Holliday and Marshall had come to a handshake deal that kept Holliday in Huntington after he received interest in the University of Pittsburgh’s open head coaching job.
“I’ve said with Marshall, other people have bigger budgets, bigger stadiums and lots of things,” Holliday said that night, “but there’s not a program in America that means more to their fan base than what Marshall does. I truly mean that.”
The university announced agreements in principle for both Hamrick and Holliday in December.
Under Holliday, Marshall’s football team finished 13-1 with its first Conference USA championship and the Boca Raton Bowl win. The Herd finished 23rd in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll and has won three bowl games in the past four seasons.
Holliday’s extension includes a base salary of $175,000, plus $330,500 for radio and television appearances, and $200,000 for appearances at Big Green Scholarship Foundation functions. It also includes up to $100,000 in incentives for conference and bowl success and an incentive for football season ticket sales.
Holliday’s buyout increased from $600,000 to $725,000 if he left for any head coaching job except for West Virginia University’s. Then the buyout jumps to $3 million.
“With the facilities we have now and the opportunity to have and keep the staff I have now, it’s just a great, great situation to work in,” Holliday said Wednesday. “Gary White, our interim president, has been very supportive, and I’m just really proud to be the coach here at Marshall.”