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COACH PRIME SIGNS 5 YEAR EXTENSION

CarolinaBuff said:
It will be interesting indeed with Saliman as president. We were on the cusp of falling completely off the radar in the P5 realm but all it took was leadership that realized the obvious value of a relevant and successful football program.
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When RG retires (which I would assume is in the next two years), TS and JS need to do the following.

- discuss Prime’s long term goals and determine how confident they are that Prime wants to stay beyond the new contract length
- if they are confident Prime wants to be here past 2029, find out his desires for his new boss. If the main thing is autonomy and freedom to do as he pleases (which I would assume is really the only driving factor) find someone that is willing to work with that while still being a great AD for the other sports
- if they are not, find someone who can take CU into the post Prime era.
- ensure that whichever option they go with, the new AD understands the he/she have the full backing of the university to pursue competitive excellence in sports, football most importantly.
 
Bread said:
When RG retires (which I would assume is in the next two years), TS and JS need to do the following.

- discuss Prime’s long term goals and determine how confident they are that Prime wants to stay beyond the new contract length
- if they are confident Prime wants to be here past 2029, find out his desires for his new boss. If the main thing is autonomy and freedom to do as he pleases (which I would assume is really the only driving factor) find someone that is willing to work with that while still being a great AD for the other sports
- if they are not, find someone who can take CU into the post Prime era.
- ensure that whichever option they go with, the new AD understands the he/she have the full backing of the university to pursue competitive excellence in sports, football most importantly.
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I’d have candidates put together a 10 year plan. The person needs to be a visionary, inspirational, and a proven leader. The person needs to be a phenomenal fundraiser with a strong business acumen. The person needs to be a former football player and Olympic skier.

This isn’t the 1970’s or ‘80’s. No more buddy boy schmoozing 70 year old fat guys need apply.
 
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DBT said:
I’d have candidates put together a 10 year plan. The person needs to be a visionary, inspirational, and a proven leader. The person needs to be a phenomenal fundraiser with a strong business acumen. The person needs to be a former football player and Olympic skier.

This isn’t the 1970’s or ‘80’s. No more buddy boy schmoozing 70 year old fat guys need apply.
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Does the person’s last name have to rhyme with Schloom?
 
DBT said:
I’d have candidates put together a 10 year plan. The person needs to be a visionary, inspirational, and a proven leader. The person needs to be a phenomenal fundraiser with a strong business acumen. The person needs to be a former football player and Olympic skier.

This isn’t the 1970’s or ‘80’s. No more buddy boy schmoozing 70 year old fat guys need apply.
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Can we please stop it with this BS in CP’s thread. CP is our coach for at least the next 5 years and high probability for the next decade.
 
Hank said:
If Coach Prime leaves us, we can go get Dillingham and make $6-7 million.

Dillingham's buyout terms on his new contract:
  • $5 million before Dec. 1, 2025
  • $4 million before Dec. 1, 2026
  • $3 million before Dec. 1, 2027
  • $2 million before Dec. 1, 2028
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Dillingham isn’t leaving his beloved A$U.
 
Hank said:
The point of the post was to point out Dillingham's buyout for everyone crying about Prime's buyout. Not that we would actually replace Prime with Dilly.
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Understand your point. But, I think Dillingham has a deal that’s easily 40% less than his market value, which will continue since he loves A$U. The liquidated damages buyout Colorado has with Prime is competitive.
 
Does anyone know where the $12m and $10m buyouts in years 1 and 2 rank among other P4 coaches? If Kirby’s buyout is like $5m I have to imagine Prime’s is the largest, most school friendly out there
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
Does anyone know where the $12m and $10m buyouts in years 1 and 2 rank among other P4 coaches? If Kirby’s buyout is like $5m I have to imagine Prime’s is the largest, most school friendly out there
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Haven’t reviewed lately, but high 7-figs/low 8-figs is pretty standard for these extensions without a natty.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
Does anyone know where the $12m and $10m buyouts in years 1 and 2 rank among other P4 coaches? If Kirby’s buyout is like $5m I have to imagine Prime’s is the largest, most school friendly out there
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I was incorrect on my initial research but was corrected.

It’s larger than Kirby and Dabo’s* who are also top 5 coaching salaries. It’s actually really solid.

*Unless Dabo were to leave for Bama, then it’s some absurd number like 150% of the remaining contract
 
Bread said:
I was incorrect on my initial research but was corrected.

It’s larger than Kirby and Dabo’s* who are also top 5 coaching salaries. It’s actually really solid.

*Unless Dabo were to leave for Bama, then it’s some absurd number like 150% of the remaining contract
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It's actually a win for both CU and Prime. He obviously stated his intentions of being at CU for at least the next 2-3 years, so installing a pretty big handcuff like that gives him something tangible to point to when recruiting to say, "I'm not going anywhere".
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
It's actually a win for both CU and Prime. He obviously stated his intentions of being at CU for at least the next 2-3 years, so installing a pretty big handcuff like that gives him something tangible to point to when recruiting to say, "I'm not going anywhere".
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Yup. He wouldn’t agree to a buyout like that unless he felt really confident he didn’t want to leave.
 
Bread said:
Yup. He wouldn’t agree to a buyout like that unless he felt really confident he didn’t want to leave.
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He also wasn't going to commit without a substantial increase in NIL support, outside of the maximum rev share commitment, which is the most exciting part, IMO. Everyone has speculated what Prime would be able to do in recruiting and the portal is he had big money to throw around, and it seems like we are now going to find out.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
He also wasn't going to commit without a substantial increase in NIL support, outside of the maximum rev share commitment, which is the most exciting part, IMO. Everyone has speculated what Prime would be able to do in recruiting and the portal is he had big money to throw around, and it seems like we are now going to find out.
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Rumor is we have top 10/15 type of warchest now. Prime with that kind of money has got to be terrifying to the rest of the country
 
Da Lama said:
Reed
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buff4bcs1985 said:
Hester?
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Reed makes the most sense. Wanted to get into coaching, close with Prime, and would follow the same direction they went in with Leftwich taking over QBs so Shurmur can solely be the OC. Reed would allow Livingston to be a DC only and would likely be the frontrunner for Livingston's replacement in 2026 or 2027 if/when he leaves for a HC job.

Reed also makes sense as I heard it is someone who would also help out with the returners.
 
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