K-Roo Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 5 years $2.5 million Can't read the article. $500k per year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 minute ago, K-Roo said: 5 years $2.5 million Can't read the article. $500k per year. Pinch me. That is a steal. Guthrie is the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, K-Roo said: 5 years $2.5 million Can't read the article. $500k per year. Coach Moorhead really wanted to be here! That's amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Can't imagine going home and telling my wife we'd be moving from Oregon to Akron to make $500,000 less every year. Pretty sure I'd be moving by myself. 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Just now, akzipper said: Can't imagine going home and telling my wife we'd be moving from Oregon to Akron to make $500,000 less every year. Pretty sure I'd be moving by myself. 😂 $500k in Akron goes a LOONNGGG way though! Plus, Akron is a badass city 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, akzipper said: Can't imagine going home and telling my wife we'd be moving from Oregon to Akron to make $500,000 less every year. Pretty sure I'd be moving by myself. 😂 Less money plus a new alimony payment each month! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Section210Zip Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 46 minutes ago, K-Roo said: 5 years $2.5 million Can't read the article. $500k per year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section210Zip Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 I hope this means we have more money to pay for and keep good assistant coaches. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, akzipper said: Can't imagine going home and telling my wife we'd be moving from Oregon to Akron to make $500,000 less every year. Pretty sure I'd be moving by myself. 😂 There are some large bonuses and incentives in the contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, NWAkron said: There are some large bonuses and incentives in the contract Incentive 1- if clarkwgriswold can get past 2 minutes of your pressers- $100K. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, NWAkron said: There are some large bonuses and incentives in the contract Like getting the Wagon Wheel back, competing in and winning MAC Championships and gaining Bowl eligibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, NWAkron said: There are some large bonuses and incentives in the contract Wagon Wheel, Bowl Games, MAC Titles, Recruiting Class Rank within the MAC, etc. Those are my guesses, on top of any other non-obvious incentives. $500k for Moorhead is incredibly University-and-program-friendly. I'd imagine the plan is to allocate any additional funds to his assistants (he's clearly building one heck of a coaching staff) and the recruiting budget. Zips fans owe Moorhead their attendance and attention for wanting to come to Akron, and not raking Akron over the coals to get a HC with his experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris buttermaker Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 $500,000.... seems about right, for a team and an Athletic Dept that bleeds money. Glad they didn't lose their minds and spend even more money that they don't have. I wish him the very best. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, morris buttermaker said: $500,000.... seems about right, for a team and an Athletic Dept that bleeds money. Glad they didn't lose their minds and spend even more money that they don't have. I wish him the very best. You must be a blast at parties. By the way, it takes two to tango. Instead of taking shots at the Athletic Department (for faults of previous administrations, not this current one) for making the hire of the decade(s), maybe thank Joe Moorhead for believing in Akron and wanting to be at Akron enough to take nearly a 50% pay cut. Edited December 9, 2021 by Let'sGoZips94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris buttermaker Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 I think it was a good hire.. and that the Athletic Dept acted responsibly. Two things I didn't think were possible... so things are looking up. I think spending more would have been foolish given the Athletic Department's financial situation---It's not fantasy football, it is a business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 $50,000 for winning the Mid-American Conference East Division; $100,000 for winning the MAC championship; $50,000 for a bowl appearance; $25,000 for earning MAC coach of the year; and $375,000 for making the College Football Playoff or a New Year's Six bowl game (Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl). If Moorhead leaves for another college job, he will owe the university a buyout of $600,000 (four years remaining on the contract), $500,000 (three years remaining), $400,000 (two years remaining) or $100,000 (one year remaining). If Moorhead leaves for the NFL, he owes Akron $100,00 during the first four years of the contract. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, Dr Z said: $50,000 for winning the Mid-American Conference East Division; $100,000 for winning the MAC championship; $50,000 for a bowl appearance; $25,000 for earning MAC coach of the year; and $375,000 for making the College Football Playoff or a New Year's Six bowl game (Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl). If Moorhead leaves for another college job, he will owe the university a buyout of $600,000 (four years remaining on the contract), $500,000 (three years remaining), $400,000 (two years remaining) or $100,000 (one year remaining). If Moorhead leaves for the NFL, he owes Akron $100,00 during the first four years of the contract. This is not a sarcastic question, but is the bolded technically possible for a MAC school? I've always wanted to ask as a possibility, but I felt I would look really dumb asking LOL. So, here is my opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, GoZips86 said: This is not a sarcastic question, but is the bolded technically possible for a MAC school? I've always wanted to ask as a possibility, but I felt I would look really dumb asking LOL. So, here is my opportunity! WMU, NIU, and almost Kent til they choked in the MAC-C(yikes) would say yes. Not as realistic in recent years with the AAC's success, but with their top schools going to the Big 12, we are back to a much more level playing field in the G5 IMO. Of course its mostly going to depend on having multi-year double digit wins, wins over P5 teams, and not getting blown out from the top tier teams..which isn't easy. Edited December 9, 2021 by LZIp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Moorhead taking less money and lining up incentives is also an indicator of his confidence they will be successful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94zipgrad Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 56 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: You must be a blast at parties. By the way, it takes two to tango. Instead of taking shots at the Athletic Department (for faults of previous administrations, not this current one) for making the hire of the decade(s), maybe thank Joe Moorhead for believing in Akron and wanting to be at Akron enough to take nearly a 50% pay cut. House of LaRose must have got the Beer contract back. They mentioned him & Matt Kaulig. They could have bought him a house. They said something about his son playing at Hoban. He’s probably getting a nice free Catholic education. I’m sure he is gonna be taken care of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Since when is a university president's wife titled "First Lady?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 47 minutes ago, 94zipgrad said: House of LaRose must have got the Beer contract back. I caught the mention as well and know he used to be a big donor when I was in school. Was there some sort of fallout between then and now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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