The incredible shitshow that is Iowa Athletics is certainly not doing anything to reassure me that we are in good hands as we enter in to the inevitable contract extension for Bruce, the looming replacement of Bill.
I would grade Gene an Incomplete right now, and don't feel strongly one way or another.
Yes, he was not the head Athletics Director, but what can anyone point to during his tenure at Iowa as a positive?
https://www.landof10.com/iowa/iowa-...f10_Iowa&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social
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According to an extension signed by McCaffery, Iowa athletics director Gary Barta and University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld on Nov. 29, 2017, the school would owe McCaffery $10.2 million if it fired him before July 1, 2018. That number falls to $9 million due McCaffery if he is fired before July 1, 2019, and decreases annually through the 2023-24 season. McCaffery’s recent contract was obtained by Land of 10 via state open-records laws.
McCaffery’s previous contract — signed June 23, 2016, and in place before the November extension — allowed for a $4.6 million payout if he were fired after this season. Should the coach opt for another job before the 2023-24 season, he would owe Iowa athletics $2 million. That’s up from $1 million previously.
A $10.2 million payout is heavy for any sport but astronomical for a men’s basketball coach. Iowa would owe football coach Kirk Ferentz $23,6 million if he were fired without cause now. That’s high for football coaches, too.
If McCaffery’s squad somehow qualifies for the NCAA Tournament this season, Iowa will pay him $2.6 million in salary and guaranteed compensation for 2018-19. If the Hawkeyes fail to qualify for an NCAA Tournament berth, McCaffery’s guaranteed income is $2.3 million."
Also remember:
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article150053007.html
I would grade Gene an Incomplete right now, and don't feel strongly one way or another.
Yes, he was not the head Athletics Director, but what can anyone point to during his tenure at Iowa as a positive?
https://www.landof10.com/iowa/iowa-...f10_Iowa&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social
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According to an extension signed by McCaffery, Iowa athletics director Gary Barta and University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld on Nov. 29, 2017, the school would owe McCaffery $10.2 million if it fired him before July 1, 2018. That number falls to $9 million due McCaffery if he is fired before July 1, 2019, and decreases annually through the 2023-24 season. McCaffery’s recent contract was obtained by Land of 10 via state open-records laws.
McCaffery’s previous contract — signed June 23, 2016, and in place before the November extension — allowed for a $4.6 million payout if he were fired after this season. Should the coach opt for another job before the 2023-24 season, he would owe Iowa athletics $2 million. That’s up from $1 million previously.
A $10.2 million payout is heavy for any sport but astronomical for a men’s basketball coach. Iowa would owe football coach Kirk Ferentz $23,6 million if he were fired without cause now. That’s high for football coaches, too.
If McCaffery’s squad somehow qualifies for the NCAA Tournament this season, Iowa will pay him $2.6 million in salary and guaranteed compensation for 2018-19. If the Hawkeyes fail to qualify for an NCAA Tournament berth, McCaffery’s guaranteed income is $2.3 million."
Also remember:
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article150053007.html
