Not really. Missouri crushed them 65-33 a few weeks before, and hapless East Carolina scored 41 against them. They struggled to beat a 5-7 SMU team, and UH essentially played the JV against them. UCF was at home and had a highly recruited backup QB with some experience.
If so it will just prove how many decent coaches are idiots. If you are at a school that can win 10+ games every year and go undefeated in the best ones, you should never leave.
Depends on who makes the offer. No AAC school is going to be able to convince a coach not to take a job at a Texas or Oklahoma. Even P5 schools have difficulty with that. The goal is that they be more attractive than Baylor and Ole Miss.
They aren’t a waste…they put our conference mates in a position to have legally binding buyout amount in the event if/when said coaches leave.
I.e. if Briles does leave we pick up an easy million dollars for having the vision to sign him to an extension. We are able to leverage both outcomes.
Now for the way Tilman structured the Applewhite contact…I dont like it…it limited us to who we could hire and we are seeing the results of the caliber type of coach that would agree to that type of deal
Which is why most coaches would leave in a heartbeat if given an opportunity in a “P5”. Hate that designation.
For the younger coaches, it’s about proving yourself and moving up the ranks. Kinda crappy that going undeafeated barely gets you a pat on the back.
His original deal called for a $12 million buyout if he left before the bowl game of his third season. If that didn’t change I’m sure he’ll be there at least 2 more deals-even blue blood P5 schools would probably balk at that amount.