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Bill O’Brien (HC Boston College, aka BillyBob O’Buttchin et al)

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JBaney45;2286382; said:
Eh, I don't think this guy is that dumb..I don't think the people are seeing the big picture here.

He obviously knew taking the job that there would be penalities, maybe he thought they would be less severe..but let's not forget the death penalty was being discussed at one point. He knew penalities were coming and was fine with it..because it works perfectly into the point/argument I'm about to make.


Why is taking an NFL job necessarily a better option for him at this point? He has 3 things at Penn State: A nice paycheck, probably the most job security in all of football and what amounts to almost a mulligan when it comes to future job prospects if he ever leaves.


Think of it this way. Unless he gets caught cheating or relaunching the second mile or something there is really no possible way he's going to get axed before 5 or 6 years and even if he goes after 6 there will be a buyout involved. Weigh that against a job with say Cleveland..where getting fired after 2 or 3 years is a very real possibility. Even if he does get fired by PSU at the end of this..it's not like that's going to kill his coaching career, Weis went back and got a job with the NFL..then another college coaching job, the guy will still have options. All he did here was build up even more good will in Happy Valley (not to mention a boost in reputation nationwide) WHILE getting more money out of the deal. The guy..or at least his agent..is not stupid.
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In one way I agree, but whoever left a 9 mil buyout in his contract is a [censored]ing idiot. That is a non-starter for pretty much any job he would jump to. He really could have taken PSU to the shower (err... woodshed) if he had worked in no buyout if PSU was penalized by the NCAA.
 
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JBaney45;2286382; said:
Eh, I don't think this guy is that dumb..I don't think the people are seeing the big picture here.

He obviously knew taking the job that there would be penalities, maybe he thought they would be less severe..but let's not forget the death penalty was being discussed at one point.
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The death penalty may be back on the table if Corbett wins his lawsuit, LOL
 
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colobuck79;2286401; said:
I predict Babushka O'Burpinski is now headed to Ferentzland, the island of misfit 6-6 coaches.
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Which isn't all that bad of place: Kirk Ferentz has a contract through January 31, 2020, that pays him between $1.87M and $2.07M per season in base salary, plus another $1.48M per season in "recurring supplemental payments" which is just a fancy way of saying that Gary Barta (i.e. Iowa AD) has to pay him $370,000 four times a year on top of his salary.
This figure is base salary, before bonuses like a "longevity bonus" which requires Gary Barta pay him between $325,000 and $575,000 (it is $475,000 this year, and increases from there)* on January 31 just for remaining employed by the University of Iowa. Yes, you read that correctly: Gary Barta will pay Kirk Ferentz half a million dollars just for remaining under a contract that Gary Barta cannot possible afford to terminate. These bonuses are absurd** and fun and whatnot, but they are not a factor in the buyout.
The buyout clause in Kirk Ferentz's contract mandates that Gary Barta pay him 75% of his base salary if he is terminated without cause. That works out to $18,846,249 as of this week, or $219,142 per month until the contract ends in January 2020.

http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/football/2012/11/26/3691810/just-how-big-is-kirk-ferentzs-buyout

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ScriptOhio;2286406; said:
Which isn't all that bad of place: Kirk Ferentz has a contract through January 31, 2020, that pays him between $1.87M and $2.07M per season in base salary, plus another $1.48M per season in "recurring supplemental payments" which is just a fancy way of saying that Gary Barta (i.e. Iowa AD) has to pay him $370,000 four times a year on top of his salary.
This figure is base salary, before bonuses like a "longevity bonus" which requires Gary Barta pay him between $325,000 and $575,000 (it is $475,000 this year, and increases from there)* on January 31 just for remaining employed by the University of Iowa. Yes, you read that correctly: Gary Barta will pay Kirk Ferentz half a million dollars just for remaining under a contract that Gary Barta cannot possible afford to terminate. These bonuses are absurd** and fun and whatnot, but they are not a factor in the buyout.
The buyout clause in Kirk Ferentz's contract mandates that Gary Barta pay him 75% of his base salary if he is terminated without cause. That works out to $18,846,249 as of this week, or $219,142 per month until the contract ends in January 2020.

http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/football/2012/11/26/3691810/just-how-big-is-kirk-ferentzs-buyout

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Not to mention the fact that you'll periodically get voted Big Ten Coach of the Year, due to the overwhelming need to be inclusive and give the award to the coach who takes a typically 6-6 or 7-5 program and leads it to a 8-4 or 9-3 year.
 
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ScriptOhio;2286372; said:
"I'm not a one-and-done guy," O'Brien told pennlive.com on Thursday night. "I made a commitment to these players at Penn State and that's what I am going to do. I'm not gonna cut and run after one year. That's for sure."
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Nope, you're more of a "$1.3 mill or I'm done" guy.
 
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ScriptOhio;2286372; said:
"I'm not a one-and-done guy," O'Brien told pennlive.com on Thursday night. "I made a commitment to these players at Penn State and that's what I am going to do. I'm not gonna cut and run after one year. That's for sure."

http://espn.go.com/college-football...rien-remaining-penn-state-nittany-lions-coach

Transation: I'll stay at Penn State since they will now be paying me more $$$ than the Browns offered.

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Translation #2: Nobody in the NFL OFFERED me a job, so I might as well milk these clowns for an extra million and then try the waters again next year.
 
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