Friend took a paycut.

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Going to Sakerlina.

 

[GAVol]

Pretty clear that this was an orchestrated move.

 

[Gandalf]

"He was earning $800,000 annually as Tennessee's OL coach."

He might have been paid that but I beg to differ as to his earning it.

 

[Volbrando]

TN is going after him to pay some of his buyout because he left a month before his contract was up

 

[Volfan76]

"He was earning $800,000 annually as Tennessee's OL coach."

He might have been paid that but I beg to differ as to his earning it.

I would love to see a break down of UT's production/dollar of all of our coaching positions. I would bet that Chaney is the highest dollar per yard or point of production in the history of college football.

 

[BeardedVol]

Will enforce the $50,000 buyout in Will Friend’s contract after he left his post as the Vols’ offensive line coach about a month before the contract was set to expire, an athletic department spokesman confirmed to Knox News.
Tennessee to collect buyout after Will Friend's departure to South Carolina | News Break

 

[Tnphil]

IIRC I read several months ago he was top 5-6 paid OL coach in the country here?

 

[BeardedVol]

IIRC I read several months ago he was top 5-6 paid OL coach in the country here?

He was the 2nd highest paid oline coach in all of college football.
The highest-paid offensive line coaches in college football: 2020 edition

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

IIRC I read several months ago he was top 5-6 paid OL coach in the country here?

Like a number of other coaches/players. He sucked here but has been decent to good at other stops.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

He was making $800K here, he didn't earn sh-t

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Will enforce the $50,000 buyout in Will Friend’s contract after he left his post as the Vols’ offensive line coach about a month before the contract was set to expire, an athletic department spokesman confirmed to Knox News.
Tennessee to collect buyout after Will Friend's departure to South Carolina | News Break

Methinks the school is sending a message to a certain Beldar with this move...

 

[SaintLouisVol]

Will enforce the $50,000 buyout in Will Friend’s contract after he left his post as the Vols’ offensive line coach about a month before the contract was set to expire, an athletic department spokesman confirmed to Knox News.
Tennessee to collect buyout after Will Friend's departure to South Carolina | News Break

This is interesting. I wonder what it says?

If they asked him to leave, I would have thought that they would just let that slip. If he jumped ship, I can see them asking for the money.

Who knows the truth. But, it is interesting.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

If they asked him to leave, I would have thought that they would just let that slip. If he jumped ship, I can see them asking for the money.

Exactly. I've practiced law for going on two decades at that's generally how it works.

 

[lilesrt]

He won’t go hungry.

 

[Volatility]

He was the 2nd highest paid oline coach in all of college football.
The highest-paid offensive line coaches in college football: 2020 edition

That is absolutely disgusting. Of course I’m sure he’ll be a superstar when he goes to USCe.

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

All part of the plan.

Nothing to see here.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Watch them road grade us next year

 

[Volbrando]

Will enforce the $50,000 buyout in Will Friend’s contract after he left his post as the Vols’ offensive line coach about a month before the contract was set to expire, an athletic department spokesman confirmed to Knox News.
Tennessee to collect buyout after Will Friend's departure to South Carolina | News Break

TN is playing hardball now. about time

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Methinks the school is sending a message to a certain Beldar with this move...

What message, Don't even think about leaving before your contract is up?

 

[VolBricks]

I blame all of these overpaid coaches squarely on Fulmer. He made the ridiculous deals to begin with.

 

[Volbrando]

I blame all of these overpaid coaches squarely on Fulmer. He made the ridiculous deals to begin with.

he's an easy one to blame... but we can't forget when he hired Pruitt, all hell had broke lose and we were way down on our list of potential coaches already. it was a shot in the dark really... stole a guy from bama... just didn't work out

 

[ATLVols]

I blame all of these overpaid coaches squarely on Fulmer. He made the ridiculous deals to begin with.

This is on Pruitt who hired Friend. Fulmer was trying to support his head coach to hire the best o-line coach possible with that money. Pruitt just missed on the hire.

 

[ksgovols]

I blame all of these overpaid coaches squarely on Fulmer. He made the ridiculous deals to begin with.

We paid our OC less after Debord left because UTK wouldn't spend the going rate for staff.

Damned if you do. Damned if you don't.

 

[landscapingvol]

Like a number of other coaches/players. He sucked here but has been decent to good at other stops.

He was politely asked to leave at UGA as well

 

[butchna]

TN is going after him to pay some of his buyout because he left a month before his contract was up

So prorated with the season over and one month remaining...$100 k?