Gottfried fired (merged)

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Just got the text that Mark Gottfried has been fired...

Knew it was a matter of time though.

Can't find a link yet though...
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#9
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Damn. I realize he wasn't getting it done, but they didn't have to send him to the electric chair.
 
#10
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makes me want some chicken! Bama is starting to realize there are other sports besides football.
 
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I hear they are going to go after Cal, I would hate to see him turn Bama into a powerhouse but atleast he would be leaving Memphis.
 
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westtnvol said:
I hear they are going to go after Cal, I would hate to see him turn Bama into a powerhouse but atleast he would be leaving Memphis.
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There's a better chance I end up the coach at Alabama than there is of Cal leaving Memphis fo Tuscaloosa.
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UT IE 95 said:
You don't think he has a price tag for that job?
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Why in the world would Cal take a mediocre job at a school where he would be an afterthought? Also, Alabama isn't going to pay their basketball coach the kind of money John can command.
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hatvol96 said:
There's a better chance I end up the coach at Alabama than there is of Cal leaving Memphis fo Tuscaloosa.
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Yea I dont see why any coach would want to go to Bama. A basketball coach is playin second fiddle down there, and that is a small fiddle behind football.
 
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He's making 3.35 million per year.

Calipari's new contract signed through 2012-2013 : Tigers : Memphis Commercial Appeal

According to the new five-year deal, which was signed Friday night, Calipari will make $2.35 million annually in base salary. But the key part is a new, donor-funded longevity bonus that will total $5 million if he stays at Memphis through the 2012-13 season.

Previously, Calipari was set to receive a $2.5 million annuity at the end of the 2010 campaign, which would be his 10th in Memphis. That has been replaced by the new $5 million bonus, which Calipari will receive incrementally over the course of his new deal.

So essentially, Calipari will make $3.35 million per year guaranteed with the opportunity to make more through bonuses for things like player graduation rates and NCAA Tournament success. Florida's Billy Donovan is the highest-paid coach in the country at $3.5 million annually.

The contract also includes raises for assistant coaches and bonuses that would elevate them to among the highest-paid at their positions should Memphis reach future Final Fours.

Calipari said the new deal, in his mind, elevates the Memphis coaching job to one of the top five in the country "in every way."

..."We just said, this is what it is, and I said, 'Fine,'" Calipari said. "They made an offer and I said, 'That's good with me. There was no negotiation really.

"I'm appreciative of R.C. and the administration here to try to make this position -- and it's not me personally -- one of the best in the country. Now you're talking about a position that is one of five -- the position of head basketball coach at the University of Memphis. I was excited."
 
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