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Looks like Gus is reducing his buyout so he can stay
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:18 pm
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AUBURN, Alabama – Though no agreement has been finalized and changes remain possible, Gus Malzahn is on the verge of accepting a reduced buyout and other limitations to remain for his seventh season as Auburn’s head football coach, sources told AuburnUndercover.
Malzahn’s buyout, sources said, would be reduced by an unspecified amount. Any coaching staff moves would have to be revenue neutral, effectively removing the possibility of paying buyouts for assistant coaches and assuring Chip Lindsey would remain as offensive coordinator unless he chooses to leave.
AUBURN, Alabama – Though no agreement has been finalized and changes remain possible, Gus Malzahn is on the verge of accepting a reduced buyout and other limitations to remain for his seventh season as Auburn’s head football coach, sources told AuburnUndercover.
Malzahn’s buyout, sources said, would be reduced by an unspecified amount. Any coaching staff moves would have to be revenue neutral, effectively removing the possibility of paying buyouts for assistant coaches and assuring Chip Lindsey would remain as offensive coordinator unless he chooses to leave.
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Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:20 pm to WestCoastAg
Lol at Gus. That’s flat out dumb. Making it easier and cheaper to fire him later. Take your full buyout and run Gus.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:21 pm to bwallcubfan
yea, besides i didnt realize he was due half of his buyout within 30 days until now. they probably wouldnt have been able to fire him regardless. and he takes this deal? weird
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:22 pm to WestCoastAg
Why doesn’t he just work out a deal and leave ? Auburn pays the difference in any salary. Guess the issue is go where ? Texas tech and Louisville 
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:24 pm to jb4
I’d go to some remote island
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:24 pm to WestCoastAg
What a cuck move. What recruit would sign to play for that
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:33 pm to WestCoastAg
Gus is a loser AND very dumb if this is true
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:35 pm to WestCoastAg
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i didnt realize he was due half of his buyout within 30 days until now. they probably wouldnt have been able to fire him regardless.
You don't think AU could come up with $16 million in a month? We aren't LSU.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:40 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
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Any coaching staff moves would have to be revenue neutral, effectively removing the possibility of paying buyouts for assistant coaches and assuring Chip Lindsey would remain as offensive coordinator unless he chooses to leave.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:42 pm to WestCoastAg
I can't believe that is accurate. That has to be floated out there by a pissed-off booster to generate support to fire Gus when it invariably comes out that Gus isn't going to accept a reduced buy out.
WHY would he unilaterally reduce his contract? Either he remains the coach of AU under the terms AU agreed to last year OR AU can fire him if they don't like it and pay the man what he is owed. Agreeing to reduce his contact is essentially an acknowledgement that your employer is doing everything they can to fire you and will do so as soon as reasonably feasible
Gus holds all the cards here. Auburn's money people are mad because they were leveraged into a "no win" situation last season. Gus beat Alabama and was a win away from the CFP. Even though they may have wanted to, AU couldn't fire Gus after that season. However, Gus had the open Arkansas job to leverage AU into a big contract.
If I'm Gus' agent this is very simple. Tell AU that if they want to fire my client, then fire him...but pay him every dime he's contractually owed. Otherwise, shut the frick up and live with the contract YOU agreed to.
WHY would he unilaterally reduce his contract? Either he remains the coach of AU under the terms AU agreed to last year OR AU can fire him if they don't like it and pay the man what he is owed. Agreeing to reduce his contact is essentially an acknowledgement that your employer is doing everything they can to fire you and will do so as soon as reasonably feasible
Gus holds all the cards here. Auburn's money people are mad because they were leveraged into a "no win" situation last season. Gus beat Alabama and was a win away from the CFP. Even though they may have wanted to, AU couldn't fire Gus after that season. However, Gus had the open Arkansas job to leverage AU into a big contract.
If I'm Gus' agent this is very simple. Tell AU that if they want to fire my client, then fire him...but pay him every dime he's contractually owed. Otherwise, shut the frick up and live with the contract YOU agreed to.
This post was edited on 11/27/18 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:43 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
thats a lot of money dude. its pretty much what kept sumlin at A&M for 2017
This post was edited on 11/27/18 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:47 pm to Alt26
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WHY would he unilaterally reduce his contract?
it appears he really wants to be Auburn's head coach
sometimes it's not just about money
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:53 pm to SlowFlowPro
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it appears he really wants to be Auburn's head coach
So much so that he's willing to accept terms for the SOLE purpose of making it easier to fire him ASAP?
This isn't a situation where they are saying "Gus. We could really use the extra money to go out and get you more resources."
This is a "We really want to fire you as soon as we can, but it's too financially burdensome to do so right now. Can you go ahead and make that easier for us? K Thanx."
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:54 pm to WestCoastAg
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Malzahn’s buyout, sources said, would be reduced by an unspecified amount. Any coaching staff moves would have to be revenue neutral, effectively removing the possibility of paying buyouts for assistant coaches and assuring Chip Lindsey would remain as offensive coordinator unless he chooses to leave.
This doesn't make sense to me from AU's perspective. This seems like they are hamstringing themselves from possibly hiring better assistant coaches/coordinators, right?
They obviously don't want Gus to succeed at this point; they just want to make getting rid of him more defensible and cheaper next year.
AU is a dumpster fire.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 2:55 pm to ibldprplgld
yea. weird move all around
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:00 pm to Alt26
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So much so that he's willing to accept terms for the SOLE purpose of making it easier to fire him ASAP?
This isn't a situation where they are saying "Gus. We could really use the extra money to go out and get you more resources."
This is a "We really want to fire you as soon as we can, but it's too financially burdensome to do so right now. Can you go ahead and make that easier for us? K Thanx."
i doubt this move would allow them to fire him before next year, so they'd basically be throwing away 2019 if this was the plan. pretty sure this is a "i'll reduce if you give me one more year" scenario
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:11 pm to Alt26
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So much so that he's willing to accept terms for the SOLE purpose of making it easier to fire him ASAP?
He's made over $30M as Auburn's head coach. Don't think he's hurting for money.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:20 pm to Alt26
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I can't believe that is accurate. That has to be floated out there by a pissed-off booster to generate support to fire Gus
I'm kind now thinking this is a possibility. Float this story so even more people get mad about Gus being retained.
This Josh Moon stuff came out at around the same time yesterday.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:28 pm to i am dan
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He's made over $30M as Auburn's head coach. Don't think he's hurting for money.
Why should he bend over to make it easier for Auburn to fire hire him?
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:32 pm to WestCoastAg
This makes a lot of sense, really. It is not unlike a star QB in the NFL re-structuring his contract to free up money for a needed free agent. Gus needs Cam 2.0, and you can't get a Heisman winner for $200,000 anymore.
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