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(12-15-2022 10:30 PM)bcat1997 Wrote:  

(12-15-2022 01:35 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(12-15-2022 01:28 PM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  I wish someone would slap my face.

He had $5 million per year with basically no risk, just had to kept doing what he was doing.

Now he gets $7-9 million and has to start over at a whole new place, where he is unlikely ever to crack the top two n his conference, and is more likely to be relieved of his duties at an earlier date.

Either way, he has zero free time available to spend any of that money.

He could have gotten 7+ million here if he wanted it. He wanted out last year but wasn't going to leave before the playoff. He sat on the offer the school made. When the places he'd have left for were out he signed an extension that kept the buyout low (this wasn't an accident). If he wanted to stay at UC, UC would have gladly paid him more along with a higher buyout.

Could have...why didn't they? Pay the man. Let him know the value you see in him. Let him know that UC is big time and will pay on level of other major programs (BIG12 money was just a couple years away). I said it when it happened that this would cost us and it did. Not saying it was the only issue, but the man got disrespected and I'm sure it stuck with him.

If you think money was the reason why he left, then you either haven't paid attention, or just want someone to blame.