Steele about to raid UT's coffers for two weeks of 'work'

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TNHopeful505 said:
I really went into the wrong profession.
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Start out in some upper Div III/lower Div II. Ride out a season or two before making buddies and getting on at a Div I (preferably SEC). Go on complete autopilot once there, and then dupe the AD into giving lengthy extensions and hefty raises on the presupposition of needing "years to rebuild into a championship team". Then either get fired for incompetency or take the buyout and repeat around at the conference.

That's the gimmick my man......
 
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kcvols1 said:
Wait, should they let the AD do his job or micromanage?

I’m confused.
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They were looking down the barrel of a loaded gun with the investigation and still let him make the hire. Sorry, you micromanage the hell out of a guy you know let things get is bad as they did.
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Sounds like a plan to me... if he does not like the offer he can walk away without our money. Don't know if he gets it back from AU or not. Just need to play this smart.
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He would be refusing an opportunity to mitigate his Auburn buyout. The fact that he signed his name to that opportunity means he’s forfeiting that amount.
 
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ReBellVol said:
They were looking down the barrel of a loaded gun with the investigation and still let him make the hire. Sorry, you micromanage the hell out of a guy you know let things get is bad as they did.
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Hard to know the exact timeline there. Hindsight is always 20/20.
 
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butchna said:
He would be refusing an opportunity to mitigate his Auburn buyout. The fact that he signed his name to that opportunity means he’s forfeiting that amount.
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I would think so on face value, but if he were to hold on for a while and the NCAA punishments are more than his understanding with CPF or he found some other breach to that deal he signed, then he might have cause to back out legally. Of course we could help him out and agree. AU could not hold him to the balance of our deal I would not think. If we run him off then it is as you said. He is only going to get his 2.5 from both our deals regardless of distribution.
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
I would think so on face value, but if he were to hold on for a while and the NCAA punishments are more than his understanding with CPF or he found some other breach to that deal he signed, then he might have cause to back out legally. Of course we could help him out and agree. AU could not hold him to the balance of our deal I would not think. If we run him off then it is as you said. He is only going to get his 2.5 from both our deals regardless of distribution.
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He was hired with the investigation as a backdrop. Forewarned forearmed. His only argument would be that he expected to be the new HC...which technically happened with the interim role. Hired as a “defensive assistant” for $450 k per. If he doesn’t fulfill those duties for the two years of his own volition, we don’t owe him that amount and Auburn doesn’t either.
 
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IndianaVol said:
Once the allegations were levied and rolled through the AD office, I really do believe Phil hired Steele to be interim HC knowing his hand was going to be forced to either suspend or fire Pruitt.

What he didn't account for was Plowman forcing his hand hard and giving him the 'step down gracefully or be embarrassed' line herself.
Once that happened, Phil knew he was done and we were locked in to paying Steele his money.
Also, in the grand scheme of cash being spent by UT in the last couple of weeks and the coming days, 900K is paltry.
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If Steele turns down any position that he is offered, UT owes him zilch FWIW.
 
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BigorangeBoy said:
If Steele turns down any position that he is offered, UT owes him zilch FWIW.
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Did not know this.
Still craziness we are weeks and weeks after all this happening and still nothing on the future of Steele and his potential part on this team.
 
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