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  1. Basically, Shaka gets a new job and the school could pay him $1 per season and we would be on the hook for the 4 years of buyouts minus $1 each season he is employed at that school. The hope is to get him a job and negotiate more reasonable contract terms for his salary there, knowing that we are paying him an additional premium for the first 4 years.
  2. Gary's throwing around godfather titles like they're Skittles.
  3. This was my favorite. Is he almost class valedictorian of a special needs high school? When I hear aggy and good academics for a football player, I assume it means the player isn't college material intellectually and aggy is a good place to play school.
  4. U of Illinois is in Champaign-Urbana. A shithole town that probably looks like paradise compared to Macomb, IL where Western IL is located.
  5. 'I got my Giles set on you' 'I only got Giles for you' 'Get out of mind and into my Oscar' 'Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Giles wiener'
  6. It isn't out of the realm of possibility that we win 20+ games next year. If Coleman makes a decent leap I think 20+ wins is likely, no matter whether Shaka improves as a coach or not. It could even just be the rest of the conference sucks a bit more than this year. Then we get lucky in the tournament and don't face any high seeds until the Elite Eight and everyone acts like we are on the cusp of being a Big 12 power again. Do think he gets fired after a season like that? Would you really feel confident that Shaka had turned the corner and was headed for greatness?
  7. Yes, I think he'd do it, if he thinks Beard is the real deal. If he isn't willing to fire Shaka this year over money, then he likely isn't firing him next year or the year after. Why is three years solidly in the red OK when 4 isn't? I think CDC is willing to gamble that the next guy will turn the program around and have us back in the black in before then while having new energy in place to get donations for the new arena. Perhaps Beard isn't his guy and everything is more favorable for next year, but I am wary to think ADs, agents, and coaches are willing to work out such deals 2 years in advance on the hope that all the ground rules remain the same.
  8. Reading comprehension fail. I am talking about CDC's 'beliefs' about the quality of his Shaka replacement. If the guys he knows he can sign don't give him confidence that they will be worth all the buyouts, then he might very well sit it out and see what the landscape is like in a couple of years without being so upside down. For instance, let's say Buzz Williams is the only guy who is listening to us and CDC has him at #5 or 6 on his list and has concerns that he will out-perform Shaka. Does he fire Shaka now or let Buzz go to aggy? I think Beard is likely our top target and he going to get a huge raise this year from someone. If he has Beard all but signed on the dotted line, is CDC really going to pass on the deal just because Shaka didn't get hired by Wake Forest?
  9. Wait, so you are saying we are stuck with Shaka for 4 more years no matter what? I am not arguing in that realm. I already barely watch basketball because of how shitty we are, but if we are in for 4 more years of Shaka I'll just leave it be and move on. The rumor we are basing our arguments around is the idea that if we find Shaka a soft landing we will make a move this off-season. That soft-landing isn't going to soften our blow by much more than $1M a year. So if indeed CDC is weighing Shaka's tenure based on his new job lowering the payout then we are taking about a $3M difference that supposedly keeps us from changing coaches this year. So the calculation comes down to what are the benefits of keeping Shaka another year vs. bringing in a new coach. An increase in attendance alone could cover a fair piece of that difference if the new coach is immediately successful. Enthusiasm for a new coach, especially one that is successful, greases the wheels for donations down the road. It is impossible to put a dollar figure on it, but that too certainly pays for the buy out difference and it's the big donor enthusiasm that likely carries the biggest influence. I don't think CDC retains Shaka for the full term of his contract. It comes down to how confident CDC is in his list of replacements and his ability to seal the deal. If CDC thinks he will hire a home run and can make the deal, then I have little doubt he will make the move now regardless of whether Shaka finds a soft landing, because the move will ultimately pay for itself. If he can't be certain of a deal or he thinks the next guy is going to need a long ramp up to success, then perhaps he waits and sees if Shaka turns it around. But if he doesn't pull the trigger this year, then he has to be prepared to keep him beyond next year as well, because the optics will suck if he fires him after a season of decent improvement.
  10. It isn't paid as a lump sum. It will likely be paid over the course of his remaining contract length since the amount will be adjusted based on any future coaching income. We aren't paying him $12+M now and hoping he will send us check each year to reimburse him for future employment. If a new coach comes in and wins early, we will easily make up the money in ticket sales by the time that last payment comes due on Shaka's buyout. We averaged 10,500 at our home games this season. In the below average 2011-12 season we had close to 13,500 per home game. That sort of attendance increase alone could make up the buyout difference over the next 3 years.
  11. I love how people with money are the only ones allowed to have an opinion. If CDC fires Shaka this season will you shut the fuck up and never share your opinions again?
  12. The maxim I have heard is that an AD always has 'Top 5' list of replacement coaches for each job. I just hope that CDC's list isn't topped by Coach K, Izzo, Roy Williams, Bill Self, or Jay Wright with Chris Beard as the only guy we have even a slight chance of getting at the bottom.
  13. Exactly. I am confident if CDC has his guy he will pull the trigger. The admin isn't going to hold him accountable for a bad contract made by his predecessor. The question is just what sort of coaching list does CDC have. I am going to guess it is realistic, but I hope it goes beyond one or two names.
  14. If CDC is ONLY going to fire Shaka if he can save a few million on his buyout by finding him a 'soft landing' then we have the wrong AD.
  15. I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us. Mr. Stay-Puft.
  16. Shit! I should have come up with a good title for one of our recruiting threads, this one ain't ever gonna make it to Classics. But to keep it on topic, which members of this class are most likely to be looking in Meemaw's bag for a handout?
  17. Decided to look around and see if I could find any Clemson practice reports. Found this one from two weeks ago, just prior to their Spring Break. https://247sports.com/college/clemson/Article/Clemson-spring-practice-scrimmage-Derion-Kendrick-cornerback--130043415/ Money quote from our POV: Swinney did sneak in a couple compliments: "Lyn-J Dixon continues to splash. I thought Tavien Feaster ran the ball well. I thought Chase Brice made a couple of nice plays." Didn't find too much else...their Spring Game is in two weeks.
  18. No Evans?!?!?!?! Should I panic now, later or both?
  19. So any early returns on Clemson's Spring Practice at the RB position? They appear to be a week ahead of us with their Spring Game being April 6th.
  20. They think EJ is a big Texas homer because he throws so much shade their way.
  21. Annoying that George has an offer but James Brockermeyer doesn't. I know James and Tommy are a class behind, but I think Tommy as an elite OT has more value than Evans.
  22. Someone replace the string hanging out of that hole with the dick from the Looch gif and you would be closer to the mark. Too bad he took off his maroon sweatshirt before making the leap.
  23. Do you think she is just jealous that he only has that small amount of stubble after not shaving for a week?
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