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Mel Tucker leaves CU for Michigan State
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DrunkRalphie
Well-Known Member
And coming off of 5-7 I still think this is bull****.
CUwhit21
Club Member
There’s a trade off to a higher buyout that we probably couldn’t afford.
0% chance he would have been fired by now no matter the performance.
It should be $10mil until year 3
CPVbuff
Well-Known Member
I’m surprised by the RG take! I really could not envision any AD doing more with less! That whole staff is so tight and so committed. RG takes All the shrapnel from the administration. He really is a great leader
CUwhit21
Club Member
Or Mel would’ve wanted a higher salary
0% chance is probably wrong, too, considering it’s happened in the last 10 years
No one has been fired before their 2nd season
Yeah, they do. Because they think they can't win/be successful where they are or they're up and comers looking to take the next big step. Mel might fall into either category or both. Doesn't change the fact that it's not a good look to his players and the fans who have bought in.
CUwhit21
Club Member
You’re right, I read that wrong
If Tucker's buyout is only really 3 million, who else do you blame? Who else do you blame for MM's buyout language being awful?
Same
Maybe it was a stipulation by Tucker’s side which would be a red flag to begin with.
jizzrag85
Well-Known Member
This makes me question sending in my renewal, although that affects more than just the coach. I know this **** happens but the timing and everything he has said really changes my opinion of him. I’ve lost a lot respect for him too for even interviewing, after 1 year? Unreal.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Are buyouts to fire a coach (AD pays) always the same as buyouts for a coach leaving for another job (AD gets paid)?
No. ADs, including ours, are getting fleeced
He does. The contract stipulates two different buyouts. One for the school if CU should decide to move on from him, which is north of $10M and decreases over time. This protects Tucker.
The other buyout, is for Tucker if he wants to leave. Most that I’ve seen are under $5M for that side and it’s generally the same until the contract is over. You want a $10M buyout for Tucker then you’ve probably gotta give him more than $2.6M a year if you expect him to be handcuffed to your school.
I have the same sentiment. I can only wonder what's going on in the heads of players he has recruited up to this point.
I love how every fan base east of us thinks they’re a top-10 all-time program. MSU hasn’t won a national title in the last 50+ years, Colorado has more all-time wins, far more conference championships, and more Heisman winners too. Plan B or whatever, if he does interview, CU needs to move on. As much as I loved this guy from the beginning, you can’t have the leader of your program so egregiously sticking one foot out the door. We’re not in the ****ing MWC or MAC, FFS.
You know what also happens often, P5 coaches closing the door on speculation by remaining committed to their team.
If he interviews it's an indictment on his short term commitment to CU.
BlackNGold
Club Member
If this is true, I believe it changes the credibility of Coach Tucker with some fans (me being one of them). If he is just going to be a guy that is looking for the next job then why should I be all in on the guy. I understand the realities of the world and college football, but MSU is not a job of a lifetime. It is probably pretty comparable to CU With less upside potential - Saben left because he was tired of being second to Michigan in his own state.
Just interviewing for the job is going to harm what Tucker is supposedly trying to accomplish at CU. Building support for someone with a foot out the door is not always easy. I hope this is wrong but does not seem to be with no comment from Tucker of CU.
Just interviewing for the job is going to harm what Tucker is supposedly trying to accomplish at CU. Building support for someone with a foot out the door is not always easy. I hope this is wrong but does not seem to be with no comment from Tucker of CU.
hawg1
Well-Known Member
Even the fact that he's interviewing is going to hit us hard on the recruiting trail. Everyone else is going to tell kids that MT is just short term and isn't going to be here for the next 4 years. MT isn't stupid, he knows this. I don't see him staying long no matter if it's MSU or someone else.
