Maybe points should be awarded based on how much the goat is able to eat in a set time? Whole sweater is 10 points. Just the collar is one point.
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Ready or not.... baggage and all.....
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Maybe points should be awarded based on how much the goat is able to eat in a set time? Whole sweater is 10 points. Just the collar is one point.
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As the goat will be! 
So what do people feel about incremental rewards?
I believe you cannot realistically go below $5 million a year. So start with a $5 million annual base. The media contract would give them an extra $2 million, but from non-university sources.
You need incentives to win and you need to build incentives to reflect the 12-team championship structure. The real incentive should be to get to 10 wins. So add an extra $2 million for 8 win seasons. An extra $1 million for each the 9th and 10th wins. The thing is, we want to continue to incentivize beyond 10 wins, which brings you firmly into top 15 territory. Add an extra $1 million for more than 10 wins. By wins, I mean including post-season wins, which can give extra incentive to win a playoff or bowl.
Add relevance to winning B1G recognition. Winning a division puts you into the conference championship game. Pay an extra $1 million for a division championship. An extra $2 million for winning the B1G.
We want post-season play, even if not involving the 12 team playoff. So add an extra $1 million for a bowl or playoff (non-championship game) appearance. Incentivize getting into the national championship. An extra $2 mil for a national championship appearance is well worth the money. Even runner up is important, so getting there is a bigger reward that merely being in the playoffs. Add an extra $1 million for winning the national championship. The maximum payout would be $18 million a year with a national championship if my math isn't broken. Probably $20 million+ potential overall.
I gave a breakdown of scenarios here: Ready or not.... baggage and all.....
I believe you cannot realistically go below $5 million a year. So start with a $5 million annual base. The media contract would give them an extra $2 million, but from non-university sources.
You need incentives to win and you need to build incentives to reflect the 12-team championship structure. The real incentive should be to get to 10 wins. So add an extra $2 million for 8 win seasons. An extra $1 million for each the 9th and 10th wins. The thing is, we want to continue to incentivize beyond 10 wins, which brings you firmly into top 15 territory. Add an extra $1 million for more than 10 wins. By wins, I mean including post-season wins, which can give extra incentive to win a playoff or bowl.
Add relevance to winning B1G recognition. Winning a division puts you into the conference championship game. Pay an extra $1 million for a division championship. An extra $2 million for winning the B1G.
We want post-season play, even if not involving the 12 team playoff. So add an extra $1 million for a bowl or playoff (non-championship game) appearance. Incentivize getting into the national championship. An extra $2 mil for a national championship appearance is well worth the money. Even runner up is important, so getting there is a bigger reward that merely being in the playoffs. Add an extra $1 million for winning the national championship. The maximum payout would be $18 million a year with a national championship if my math isn't broken. Probably $20 million+ potential overall.
I gave a breakdown of scenarios here: Ready or not.... baggage and all.....
I really like this idea and wish this scenario was more widespread. Incentivization is often a good situation for all parties involved. The scenario you mentioned, or one like it, would be very palatable to me.
I have some concerns for a school in the situation Nebraska is in however. To get a high profile, and in demand, coach to come into our situation I fear a coach is going to realize the good incentives most likely will be some time off.......maybe a year.....maybe more.....maybe never. If we get in a bidding war for a coach the 'bird in the hand' might beat 'two in the bush'. There is also the issue of assistant coaches salaries. Are they incentivized as well, or guaranteed? If they aren't, and most likely will not be, the pay structure for the Athletic Department might create a more conservative pay scale for those coaches. I'm not sure.
Imo there are certain coaches who this plan will eliminate for us. I don't know if that's good or bad either. Leipold, Arnanda, Klineman, are probably among those who MIGHT be interested in this structure. Campbell, Rhule, Meyer are probably among those who wouldn't even consider it.
I feel in Nebraska's case the floor will be more important than the ceiling.......at least until things are up and running in a good direction.
Interesting post though.
Creative contracts are interesting - but the fact is whoever we hire could easily get an offer from another school - and if it has more guaranteed money and less incentive/bonus structure - guess who they will go with.
We have to offer a contract that close to market expectations or we have no chance of landing the level of coach we need. I get not liking the results but you HAVE to be sensitive to the market you are trying to hire in. Welcome to HR 101.
We have to offer a contract that close to market expectations or we have no chance of landing the level of coach we need. I get not liking the results but you HAVE to be sensitive to the market you are trying to hire in. Welcome to HR 101.
First step is for Trev to do a market analysis to try and figure out who is going to be available and what the school who is going to do the firing will pay for their next coach. For instance, does anyone think that we will get someone for less than we just paid Frost for nothing? His salary + is likely the base line for our new coach who better have a good resume unless we go cheap in which case TA should be fired..
Because I'm now retired and not getting any younger, I am a win now at any cost kind of guy. Building the program back to respectability in say five years might appeal to someone in their 20's or 30's, but I don't have time for that idealism crap. If Satan could successfully coach college football, I say offer him a contract. Anyone else for replacing the N on the helmets with Red, Orange and Yellow flame decals?
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UM WILL NOT be coming to Lincoln. I will bet the bank on that. Granted, he would be quite a draw for recruits and transfers, as well as assistant coaches. But Trev does not want him, and I can't see Urban wanting to come here. I do not care how much inside info somebody has, it is not happening. Trev may want to talk to UM for insight, but that is it.
I'm not a fan of Urban Meyer becoming the head coach at Nebraska. If it happened it wouldn't upset me because he is a proven college football coach and Nebraska certainly needs that. But unless anyone posting comments here has spoken with Trev Alberts or Urban Meyer, how can you make statements as you have, without evidence. You may be correct, but is your comment based on solid information or wishful thinking.
We have solid information on both sides, one pro and one against.. and a whole bunch that just want W s
It's unfortunately rampant on message boards and amateur YouTube analytics. Absolute statements of which they have no knowledge. They don't know the mind of Trev Alberts or anyone else involved.
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