zipsfan15 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Then again, maybe having a Bowden hanging around to bounce ideas off of, isn't a terrible idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 3:49 AM, Captain Kangaroo said: If someone promised to pay me $600,000, I ain’t retiring and forfeiting it. Especially not to the place that fired me. Bowden would have been happy to coach the next two seasons, but UA told him to hit the bricks. UA knew the deal...they wrote it. If if you want to play “big boy” football, you know eating the last two years of a fired coach’s contract is part of the deal. A $600,000 dinner bill is chump change in D-1 football. If it isn’t for UA, it isn’t Bowden’s fault. If Arth doesn’t pan out, the buyout will probably be $1,000,000. I hope he pans out ...not to save the money...but because it would be fun. It’s been a long time since Zips football has been bandwagon-inducing fun. Expand I understand what you are saying. Don't agree with it but I understand. Don't know if you have made millions of dollars over the years coaching football,appearing on TV. Maybe you have made millions of dollars over the years over the years in your chosen vocation. I know if I had gotten 'fired' from my job the amount on my pay check would be $0.00. No choice to retire and still get a ton of bucks if I didn't do my job the way my employer thought I should. I'm sure Bowden would have been happy to coach two more seasons. His employer didn't like the way he was doing his job. A significant number of fans felt the same way. I know the practice when hiring coaches is that unless you terminate 'for cause' the coach gets the rest of the money in the contract even if he is not performing up to expectations. Thats not the fault of The University of Akron or of Terry Bowden. Thats a fault of the system. Maybe thats what upsets me about this kind of crap. Option? Bowden didn't need all that money to 'survive'. Could the University and Bowden have negotiated a smaller buyout? Sure. But $600,000 for this school is a huge chunk of change. Akron has wanted to 'play big boy football' for years Unfortunately, for the University its ATM might not have enough cash to continue to do so in the future unless the program starts performing at a significantly higher level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) I can't fault the guy for taking the money. If I was in his position I'd do the same. I can't name 1 college coach that declined the buy out money they were entitled to from their contract. It's kind of unrealistic to expect Bowden to do it. Edited December 20, 2018 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykron Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 6:19 PM, kreed5120 said: I can't fault the guy for taking the money. If I was in his position I'd do the same. I can't name 1 college coach that declined the buy out money they were entitled to from their contract. It's kind of unrealistic to expect Bowden to do it. Expand I hope that the University has a net gain financially by keeping Bowden around. Surely that has to be the most compelling reason. It probably doesn't cost the school much more to keep him around, but they must think that they can use him in a way that saves money or makes money. However, a "little" bit of conflict between him and the new coach could be "very costly." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 9:00 PM, Cykron said: I hope that the University has a net gain financially by keeping Bowden around. Surely that has to be the most compelling reason. It probably doesn't cost the school much more to keep him around, but they must think that they can use him in a way that saves money or makes money. However, a "little" bit of conflict between him and the new coach could be "very costly." Expand I'm not sure I see where the issue is. TB, if kept around the university, will not be involved with the football program whatsoever. A fundraising type role makes the most sense in my opinion. Urban Meyer is likely going to do something similar at OSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykron Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 9:15 PM, LZIp said: I'm not sure I see where the issue is. TB, if kept around the university, will not be involved with the football program whatsoever. A fundraising type role makes the most sense in my opinion. Urban Meyer is likely going to do something similar at OSU. Expand Maybe there is no issue. Maybe it is more common in Ohio. As I survey the college football world, I think it is unusual. And I don't think it is possible for Bowden to be employed by the university and "not be involved with the football program whatsoever." The only reason to keep him around is that you think there is some net gain for the football program. Apparently they did and I hope for your sake they are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 9:57 PM, Cykron said: Maybe there is no issue. Maybe it is more common in Ohio. As I survey the college football world, I think it is unusual. And I don't think it is possible for Bowden to be employed by the university and "not be involved with the football program whatsoever." The only reason to keep him around is that you think there is some net gain for the football program. Apparently they did and I hope for your sake they are right. Expand They have to pay him the money anyways. For all I care they can have him mop floors and clean toilets. I suppose that would save the cost on 1 janitor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Pretty sure there is a clause in his contract that allows the university to re-assign him to another position to finish out his contract. If declines his new position or fails to complete the duties of that position they would be off the hook for paying the remainder of his contract. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsVoice Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 10:10 PM, Hilltopper said: Pretty sure there is a clause in his contract that allows the university to re-assign him to another position to finish out his contract. If declines his new position or fails to complete the duties of that position they would be off the hook for paying the remainder of his contract. Expand Pretty sure you are correct. Know of the same contractual language in another Zip coach and also one at KSU... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 Is Gerry Faust still employed by the university? I know I see him sitting behind the bench at every home basketball game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZips Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 12:31 PM, GJGood said: Is Gerry Faust still employed by the university? I know I see him sitting behind the bench at every home basketball game. Expand NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Not Terry, but Todd Stroud is heading to Miami (Fl). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brothakali Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) He will joining former Zips RB coach Eric Hickson. Edited January 23, 2019 by brothakali 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 12:31 PM, GJGood said: Is Gerry Faust still employed by the university? I know I see him sitting behind the bench at every home basketball game. Expand He's the Zips' second favorite mascot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Alabama has hired Milwee as an offensive analyst. https://247sports.com/college/alabama/Article/Former-Akron-Zips-OC-AJ-Milwee-returns-to-Alabama-Football-as-analyst-129810946/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsVoice Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 WHAAAAATTTT??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Milwee has got to have incriminating photos of someone at Alabama in order to get this job. If he could analyze the game so well why were our teams never prepared? SMH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 Maybe Alabama is keeping him around so they know what not to do on offense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 5:35 PM, 72 Roo said: Milwee has got to have incriminating photos of someone at Alabama in order to get this job. If he could analyze the game so well why were our teams never prepared? SMH. Expand That's what I always said about him when he was here. He must've had something on Bowden...why else would he keep him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) With Bama running a read-option offense at times, and Milwee's expertise in delayed hand-offs, I'm sure he's there to study the precise amount of time a QB should hold onto the ball before giving it to the RB (or keeping it). Edited March 8, 2019 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Terry is joining the Clemson staff as an unpaid intern, per FootballScoop on twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted June 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Will A.J. be his unpaid assistant grad assistant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 4:26 PM, ZippyRulz said: Will A.J. be his unpaid assistant grad assistant? Expand I doubt he would give up his paying job at Alabama as an offensive analyst, but who knows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 I wonder what the financial implications of the buyout are for Bowden apparently not taking a position at the U. We could sure use the savings. Sounds like something any journalist partially worth their paycheck would report on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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