According to posts on Twitter. I believe it is a new 6 year contract.
small buyout. Seems like a pretty one sided contract. Good for Beard.PartyBear said:
According to posts on Twitter. I believe it is a new 6 year contract.
ha only $16.5 million because UT would still owe Shaka another $10.5 million. Nothing to do with Beard and TT.Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
1) buyout of $3 million if a non Big 12 teams hires him
2) buyout of $6 mil if a Big 12 team hires him
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
Or $6M after taking the KU jobAshley Hodge said:ha only $16.5 million because UT would still owe Shaka another $10.5 million. Nothing to do with Beard and TT.Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
1) buyout of $3 million if a non Big 12 teams hires him
2) buyout of $6 mil if a Big 12 team hires him
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
After Sean Miller gets fired, Beard could bolt for Arizona and only owe TT $3 million
Love it!Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
Ashley Hodge said:ha only $16.5 million because UT would still owe Shaka another $10.5 million. Nothing to do with Beard and TT.Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
1) buyout of $3 million if a non Big 12 teams hires him
2) buyout of $6 mil if a Big 12 team hires him
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
After Sean Miller gets fired, Beard could bolt for Arizona and only owe TT $3 million
Agreed. Tech was smart to lock him down. Now that he has shown that someone can make Kansas play for second place in the Big XII, the program may get even more of a boost.zebbie said:Ashley Hodge said:ha only $16.5 million because UT would still owe Shaka another $10.5 million. Nothing to do with Beard and TT.Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
1) buyout of $3 million if a non Big 12 teams hires him
2) buyout of $6 mil if a Big 12 team hires him
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
After Sean Miller gets fired, Beard could bolt for Arizona and only owe TT $3 million
Why would he go to Arizona? It's not like he can't build a team capable of playing for a championship in Lubbock. He'll be at Tech for quite some time.
Beard may feel different when he loses his top assistant the defensive guru to the NBA. Time will tell.zebbie said:Ashley Hodge said:ha only $16.5 million because UT would still owe Shaka another $10.5 million. Nothing to do with Beard and TT.Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
1) buyout of $3 million if a non Big 12 teams hires him
2) buyout of $6 mil if a Big 12 team hires him
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
After Sean Miller gets fired, Beard could bolt for Arizona and only owe TT $3 million
Why would he go to Arizona? It's not like he can't build a team capable of playing for a championship in Lubbock. He'll be at Tech for quite some time.
Top assistants can be the difference between an above average program and a championship program. While this particular assistant would be a big loss, Beard is also now in a much better position than before to attract other excellent assistants. Besides, if he loses his top assistant at Tech, that doesn't change anything about the situation at Arizona. Except that he'd be going into something of a rebuild situation, amid high expectations, without the guy helped him rebuild at Tech.Ashley Hodge said:Beard may feel different when he loses his top assistant the defensive guru to the NBA. Time will tell.zebbie said:Ashley Hodge said:ha only $16.5 million because UT would still owe Shaka another $10.5 million. Nothing to do with Beard and TT.Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
1) buyout of $3 million if a non Big 12 teams hires him
2) buyout of $6 mil if a Big 12 team hires him
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
After Sean Miller gets fired, Beard could bolt for Arizona and only owe TT $3 million
Why would he go to Arizona? It's not like he can't build a team capable of playing for a championship in Lubbock. He'll be at Tech for quite some time.
the thing that is attractive about Arizona is they have massive fan support and a long history of success (perhaps we are finding out the reasons why they've had success)... Like Chris Mack at Louisville, coaches aren't afraid to take these turn around jobs at places that have had great success in the past because they usually get 7-8 year guaranteed contracts. I've heard Beard has a wandering eye. This contract is ridiculously one sided in his favor. I'll be surprised if he is at Tech 2 years from now. Time will tell.bubbadog said:Top assistants can be the difference between an above average program and a championship program. While this particular assistant would be a big loss, Beard is also now in a much better position than before to attract other excellent assistants. Besides, if he loses his top assistant at Tech, that doesn't change anything about the situation at Arizona. Except that he'd be going into something of a rebuild situation, amid high expectations, without the guy helped him rebuild at Tech.Ashley Hodge said:Beard may feel different when he loses his top assistant the defensive guru to the NBA. Time will tell.zebbie said:Ashley Hodge said:ha only $16.5 million because UT would still owe Shaka another $10.5 million. Nothing to do with Beard and TT.Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
1) buyout of $3 million if a non Big 12 teams hires him
2) buyout of $6 mil if a Big 12 team hires him
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
After Sean Miller gets fired, Beard could bolt for Arizona and only owe TT $3 million
Why would he go to Arizona? It's not like he can't build a team capable of playing for a championship in Lubbock. He'll be at Tech for quite some time.
Arizona does have massive fan support, and if they can ever find someone who can be their next Lute Olsen, they have all the resources to be a top 10 program again. Sean Miller was supposed to be that guy.Ashley Hodge said:the thing that is attractive about Arizona is they have massive fan support and a long history of success (perhaps we are finding out the reasons why they've had success)... Like Chris Mack at Louisville, coaches aren't afraid to take these turn around jobs at places that have had great success in the past because they usually get 7-8 year guaranteed contracts. I've heard Beard has a wandering eye. This contract is ridiculously one sided in his favor. I'll be surprised if he is at Tech 2 years from now. Time will tell.bubbadog said:Top assistants can be the difference between an above average program and a championship program. While this particular assistant would be a big loss, Beard is also now in a much better position than before to attract other excellent assistants. Besides, if he loses his top assistant at Tech, that doesn't change anything about the situation at Arizona. Except that he'd be going into something of a rebuild situation, amid high expectations, without the guy helped him rebuild at Tech.Ashley Hodge said:Beard may feel different when he loses his top assistant the defensive guru to the NBA. Time will tell.zebbie said:Ashley Hodge said:ha only $16.5 million because UT would still owe Shaka another $10.5 million. Nothing to do with Beard and TT.Stefano DiMera said:
Contract has a 'poison pill' provision for Longhorns:
1) buyout of $3 million if a non Big 12 teams hires him
2) buyout of $6 mil if a Big 12 team hires him
3) buyout of $16.5 mil if UT hires him
After Sean Miller gets fired, Beard could bolt for Arizona and only owe TT $3 million
Why would he go to Arizona? It's not like he can't build a team capable of playing for a championship in Lubbock. He'll be at Tech for quite some time.
Nobody gives a ****zebbie said:
Well, he will be maintaining the program with a deeper and more talented roster, and better facilities. It won't be as steep of an uphill climb.
History doesn't matter now? History doesn't guarantee future success, but I wouldn't be so dismissive of it. Zona has proven it can sustain success for multiple decades, Tech has proven they can catch lightning in a bottle. The former is far more impressive.Mahan1979 said:
I agree, they're not the same level, that's why I said Tech has too much "potential" for Beard to leave for Arizona. Arizona definitely has a better history than Tech, but that doesn't really matter now. In just his third year at Tech he is already recruiting near the top 10 and Arizona doesn't have more resources in their athletic program than Tech, so what would he be jumping ship for? He is just as likely, as shown this past year, to get to the championship game at Tech as he would be Arizona. That's not to mention all the other reasons he would want to stay...staying in Texas near family, staying in a stronger conference, etc.
BUAL said:
As one of the few basketball first fans on this board who is a fan of both MY school, Baylor and Arizona, this Tech is a better program than Zona talk is insane. Yes, the Cats will be in the wilderness for awhile waiting for NCAA to make a move but there is no comparison. One year of success doesn't mean a thing. Beard will leave and it will be over. A blip on the radar. He will be at Texas in 2 years if not Michigan next year.
Crash Davis said:History doesn't matter now? History doesn't guarantee future success, but I wouldn't be so dismissive of it. Zona has proven it can sustain success for multiple decades, Tech has proven they can catch lightning in a bottle. The latter is far more impressive.Mahan1979 said:
I agree, they're not the same level, that's why I said Tech has too much "potential" for Beard to leave for Arizona. Arizona definitely has a better history than Tech, but that doesn't really matter now. In just his third year at Tech he is already recruiting near the top 10 and Arizona doesn't have more resources in their athletic program than Tech, so what would he be jumping ship for? He is just as likely, as shown this past year, to get to the championship game at Tech as he would be Arizona. That's not to mention all the other reasons he would want to stay...staying in Texas near family, staying in a stronger conference, etc.
Don't get me wrong, Tech is on a hell of a run right now. Credit to them. But this notion that it's almost a foregone conclusion that they'll sustain that level of success for an extended period of time is absurd.
Don't you think it will be much easier fror us to recruit after the last two seasons, a new $30mm practice facility, likely, 13k14k atttendance in what will eventually be the states's largest college arena....? While he did inherit some players from Tubby, the last two teams were pretty much his, espeically this year's. And it's not like we got lucky in the tourney- facing bracket busters or just had an easy route to the title game. Plus with his emphasis on defense, we aren't going to be as subject to streaks.
I'm not pretending something isn't happening. Tech has had a great 2 year run. Good for them. Can they sustain it? Maybe. We'll see. Lots of programs have gone on impressive runs...some are able to sustain it, some aren't. I just prefer to gather a larger sample size before I proclaim Tech a basketball power indefinitely. Things can change very quickly in college athletics. Figured Baylor (and Tech fans for that matter) would have a better understanding of that.Mahan1979 said:
It would be absurd to think any program would maintain that level of success, with the exception of those few who have done it....Duke, N. Car., Kentucky, which all have one thing in common...a really good coach. I think Beard is at the same level as these coaches, he just hasn't been a head coach long enough to have had a chance to maintain that kind of success. It is coming though. Everything they are saying about Beard and Tech is what they said years ago about Mark Few and Gonzaga. "Lightning in a bottle"; "he'll be gone next year"; "They can't sustain that type of success", etc. It's all well-wishing from programs that don't want to believe it's true. Closing our eyes and pretending something isn't happening doesn't mean it's not happening.
Their recent success could be like the Raider Rash: one brief fleeting moment of ecstasy followed by years of aftereffects.Crash Davis said:I'm not pretending something isn't happening. Tech has had a great 2 year run. Good for them. Can they sustain it? Maybe. We'll see. Lots of programs have gone on impressive runs...some are able to sustain it, some aren't. I just prefer to gather a larger sample size before I proclaim Tech a basketball power indefinitely. Things can change very quickly in college athletics. Figured Baylor (and Tech fans for that matter) would have a better understanding of that.Mahan1979 said:
It would be absurd to think any program would maintain that level of success, with the exception of those few who have done it....Duke, N. Car., Kentucky, which all have one thing in common...a really good coach. I think Beard is at the same level as these coaches, he just hasn't been a head coach long enough to have had a chance to maintain that kind of success. It is coming though. Everything they are saying about Beard and Tech is what they said years ago about Mark Few and Gonzaga. "Lightning in a bottle"; "he'll be gone next year"; "They can't sustain that type of success", etc. It's all well-wishing from programs that don't want to believe it's true. Closing our eyes and pretending something isn't happening doesn't mean it's not happening.