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Butch Jones contract info

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6 months ago

Per trustworthy Bruce Feldman: "Butch Jones' deal with Tennessee is for 6 years for $18 million, per a source."
I'd been hearing about $3 million per season, too, so that makes sense.
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Does that include year zero?
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6 months ago

bcmorris917 said...
Does that include year zero?

LMAO....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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6 months ago

Should leave some headroom for assistants. Glad to hear that!
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6 months ago

bcmorris917 said...
Does that include year zero?

IMPRESSIVE first post!

This post was edited by TexasseeVol on 12/7/2012 at 8:53 AM
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Good value. Ironic that the final numbers ended up at...wait for it...$18 million.
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6 months ago

Is his buyout higher or lower than the GDP of a small Middle Eastern nation?
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6 months ago

bcmorris917 said...
Does that include year zero?

Wow that is awesome +1
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

There will be no choice but to keep him. At 3 million, the buyout after 3 years has to be huge. For the life of me, I don't understand why these AD's can't write contacts with performance based pay.
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Wow 3 mil a year. Ain't that kinda high for him?
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6 months ago

Dumb money. What a waste.
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

I thought we'd learned our lesson with overpriced contracts for too great a period of time. Guess not.
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6 months ago

bcmorris917 said...
Does that include year zero?

Welcome to the CheckerBoard bcm. Funny first post. +1 GO VOLS!
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6 months ago

A_True_Vols_Fan said...
Wow 3 mil a year. Ain't that kinda high for him?

Offer from Colorado was $2.47 million per year for 5 years, so yes. IMO it's the reason he "wanted" Tennessee as everyone is talking about. Of course he "wanted" TN. More money, longer contract, probably a HUGE buyout, facilities, and SEC. I'll support him regardless, but we'll have to wait and see if it pans out.

This post was edited by ChrisUT on 12/7/2012 at 9:39 AM
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6 months ago

So next year Dooley will make more than Jones.
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A_True_Vols_Fan said...
Wow 3 mil a year. Ain't that kinda high for him?

Maybe not you but others were bitching because we didn't to over $4m for Strong, why does this sound like too much for a guy with more HC experience, a better overall record as an HC and (2) Conf COY in a row?
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6 months ago

Great hire, if Strong had left, he would have been my first choice. Louisville has been battling his Cinci teams for several years now. He is an impressive motivator, and apparently a good recruiter. What more can you ask for?
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6 months ago

Wow Mike Hamilton negotiated a better contract than Hart. Why would you think you had to pay this anywhere near 3 million a year.
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6 months ago

3m is exactly where it should be I think. The real question as others have said is how that buyout is structured. If we gave the guy another ridiculous Dooley buyout it is a catastrophe.
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6 months ago

That's higher than Mark Richt.
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6 months ago

Have a link to his Memorandum of Understanding in another thread.

Copy of the MOU for UTs new HC Butch Jones (temp contract link)

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bcmorris917 said...
Does that include year zero?

Butch, please!
There's no bamboo growing anymore, it's win now! Your coach said so!
GO VOLS! GO HEAT! GO PHINS! GO BRAVES! And for those who know soccer: GO BRAZIL! GO GRÊMIO!
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madkels said...
There will be no choice but to keep him. At 3 million, the buyout after 3 years has to be huge. For the life of me, I don't understand why these AD's can't write contacts with performance based pay.

There actually several performance-based escalators, as well as penalties if the team fails to make a minimum APR, among other things...
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