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fauowls44 said
Well if he doesn't really want to coach here, then it is certainly better we find out now than after the press conference.Posted On: Dec 10th 2016, 9:13 AM #363872
Pretty much – would be terrible if he comes here with buyer's remorse. He'd be out as soon as he's able and we'd be stuck hanging again. Still, we need a shot of some good luck around here, hopefully negotiations will get back on track today.
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Well if he doesn't really want to coach here, then it is certainly better we find out now than after the press conference. I wonder if the same sort of thing happened at Houston where he was reportedly their choice…and then not.Posted On: Dec 10th 2016, 9:13 AM #363872
The problem at Houston was that Tillman Fertita, major donor, wanted a massive buyout and they weren't committing enough to assistants.
The latter may be the same problem for you guys. Chun needs to open the check book for not just him buy his staff.
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Interesting quote from an article about Kiffin and Houston:JulesFIU07 said
The problem at Houston was that Tillman Fertita, major donor, wanted a massive buyout and they weren't committing enough to assistants.fauowls44 said
Well if he doesn't really want to coach here, then it is certainly better we find out now than after the press conference. I wonder if the same sort of thing happened at Houston where he was reportedly their choice…and then not.Posted On: Dec 10th 2016, 9:13 AM #363872
The latter may be the same problem for you guys. Chun needs to open the check book for not just him buy his staff.Posted On: Dec 10th 2016, 9:22 AM #363876
And then there was this interesting nugget: Remember the reports where Fertitta demanded Houston's next coach agree to a massive buyout, so they couldn't jump ship like Herman did? Well according to Fertitta, while it turned off some candidates, it didn't bother Kiffin one bit. Kiffin even told Fertitta to set up the contract however he liked.
So add it all up, and it leads to one, final, fascinating question. Was Kiffin ever actually offered the job?
"Never," Fertitta said. "He was no closer than anybody else. Those were all put out by his agent, because that’s how they play the game."
So it's certainly possible FAU was being used for leverage. We will find out what exactly the deal is soon. Whatever the issues with the Kiffin deal are will be worked out and he'll be hired or FAU will hire someone else. I think one of those things will happen fairly quickly.
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Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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walty12 said
I am sure we are trying to add a large buyout clause in the contract to keep him from coming in for 1 year and bolting. My guess is that is the piece that we are having trouble negotiating.
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