Can we finally have a serious conversation about moving on from Gus?
When we finish this season 3-9
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In the grand scheme of things $10M is not all that much. UCF will lose 10X that amount if they keep old Gus Malzone.
I wish there was someone saying "We can't afford NOT to fire him." Instead there's a lot of love of mediocrity here.
Malzahn smartly avoiding another bowl game blowout by not qualifying for one.
He’s too much of a narcissist to resign; and he has million$ of reasons not to.
You do understand that we don't get a full revenue share, right? We got $18MM last year and will receive $19MM this year - along with Houston, Cincy, and BYU. By comparison, the existing members & former PAC 12 schools will receive about $42MM. Things will change next year when the new Fox deal kicks in and all schools receive equal distribution. That's good but our operating expenses for the entire Athletic Department have also increased. We're kinda stuck the remainder of this year.
Gus makes $5.5MM until his contract expires after the 2027 season. We owe him 75% of this guaranteed salary ($4.1MM) for each year if we terminate him without cause. Spending 21% of our conference revenue this year isn't a small thing. A window of opportunity will open. I just don't think we're there yet.
UCF will lose a lot more than $12M by keeping him. Boosters will stop donating, fans will stop going to the games and recruiting will take a big blow.
Wasn't that used to keep us afloat during the covid revenue collapse?
I'm arguing for firing him at the end of the season if things don't turn around and we end up 3-9 (as the title indicates)
So yeah, we'll have the money then.
You got $12-20M?Can we finally have a serious conversation about moving on from Gus?
We can’t terminate cause he sucks? He defrauded the university by pretending to be a coach from the last decade.
Coaching is one of the only professions where its practitioners are paid million$ when they show they’re incompetent at getting the job done. Their contracts should have a low base salary with significant performance bonuses built-in when they demonstrate exemplary outcomes. Of course we know competition drives the current structure. But has that structure ever proven to be even remotely beneficial to the institutions paying them?
If you want something bad enough you find a way to get money. Even if you have to get a 20 year loan of $40 mil to cover cost of his buyout and pay another coach, you do that. $2 mil a year with no penalty for paying off early. The money is there.
What happens when that new coach doesn't work out? Do you then add yet more debt?
Dino Babers!
The real solution that saves money and face is for Gus to be a CEO and hire an OC that can also be HC in the wings. Give full control of the offense and play calling to the OC and focus on what he does best.
But it seems Gus is too stubborn and egotistical to do that.
But it seems Gus is too stubborn and egotistical to do that.
You are literally the only person that keeps saying ‘Dino Babers’. Did you just awake from a cryogenic freeze or something? This is not 2015-16. Literally not a single person has brought his name up this decade (except for you in like four other threads).
He is paid to coach a winning program if the record ends up 3-9 coming after barely squeaking into a bowl game last year, doesn't seem like Gus is doing his part. Isn't that enough to fire for and show just cause.
I think we should ask Coach Rick Patino for some help on this one.
Can you guys start gathering a riding crop, ladies lingerie, mannequin leg, stick of butter and a ball-gag?
I said the same thing a few weeks ago. What if the AD forced him to do this? If he doesn’t like it he can quit. Does it work that way? Can the AD call the shots like that?
Was thinking the same. Terry can hire a legit OC; tell Gus that the new OC has full control of the offense; accept or resign.
This is the only way to get the fans excited about the program. I literally don’t give a shit at this point because it’s nose diving and can’t see how it improve. Too old to invest in intentional nonsense.
What will actually happen, Mohajir will give Malzahn a larger money pool for assistants and he will hire another yes guy on the cheap and pocket the money.
No. Losing games is not a “show cause” event. Coaches get fired for losing…they don’t get fired for winning.
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