Contract buyout question

[cajunfan79]

There is no way that happens

[Duggie35]

1) If you use all of the $3 million next year for football you hurt the next 10 years because you can't sustain $3m per year.

2) If sit on the funds and do nothing you hurt football forever.

3) If you loan basketball a small portion to fix operations. The athletic dept as a whole will reap the entire money back, and many times over.

In the end, the football budget will grow because basketball isn't dragging it down like it is now.

As a season ticket holder to both sports (and baseball) I agree with this to a certain extent. However, I don't think it should be the football programs responsibility to fix the basketball program! But if that is what it takes to get the basketball program even just back to average, I would support it.

[ZoomZoom]

A couple of million helps with the stadium overhaul.

[CajunVic]

Robbing Peter to pay Paul has always been a no, no, however his name is Bob . . .

[Turbine]

Robbing Peter to pay Paul has always been a no, no, however his name is Bob . . .

So football doesn't drive the bus, it just has a few sports thrown under it.

[fanof71]

The little thang that "reads" sports news between segments on The Lame this am mentioned the buyout was 30M. That was on the RPEE3 show...

[CajunPride]

All in on football until we reach NY bowl. I think the last 4 years commitment to football has already helped all Cajun sports with recruiting and name recognition. The next hire is crucial to continuing the momentum.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Basketball has the potential for huge payback for this university. It’s not up to football, baseball, or softball to supplement a horribly run program. In business basketball would have been liquidated or shut down because regardless of the potential it’s just a big money pit.

[Turbine]

Basketball has the potential for huge payback for this university. It’s not up to football, baseball, or softball to supplement a horribly run program. In business basketball would have been liquidated or shut down because regardless of the potential it’s just a big money pit.

Kick the ball down the road if you like.

I never took you for a Marlin lifeline.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Kick the ball down the road if you like.

I never took you for a Marlin lifeline.

I’m just not going to take football money to fix basketball. I’m sorry we’re still with this guy going on 12 years. His days are numbered. Basketball has to be a booth-strap or a silver spoon.

[RaisingCajun08]

Florida has 4 non-conference games already booked through 2026. Not saying its not true, I've never heard of a home & home as part of the buyout.

2022
09/03 - Utah
09/17 - USF
10/01 - Eastern Washington
11/26 - at Florida State

2023
09/02 - at Utah (or 08/31)
09/09 - McNeese
09/23 - Charlotte
11/25 - Florida State

2024
08/31 - Miami (FL)
09/07 - Samford
10/05 - UCF
11/30 - at Florida State

2025
09/06 - USF
09/20 - at Miami (FL)
10/11 - Florida A&M
11/29 - Florida State

2026
09/05 - at NC State
09/12 - Campbell
09/19 - California
11/28 - at Florida State

2027
09/04 - at California
11/27 - Florida State

[Cajunrunner]

Basketball has the potential for huge payback for this university. It’s not up to football, baseball, or softball to supplement a horribly run program. In business basketball would have been liquidated or shut down because regardless of the potential it’s just a big money pit.

I’d relegate it to the same treatment Track & Field and those types of sports get.

Football, baseball and softball driving the bus.

[CajunVic]

I’m just not going to take football money to fix basketball. I’m sorry we’re still with this guy going on 12 years. His days are numbered. Basketball has to be a booth-strap or a silver spoon.

Basketball is draining athletic funds already. If a small fix can turn that aground, it will be good for the whole athletic program. Smart people do some things sometimes . . . Face it, basketball is the biggest opportunity to provide repeating revenue at this juncture because attendance is so low now . . .

[Turbine]

I’m just not going to take football money to fix basketball. I’m sorry we’re still with this guy going on 12 years. His days are numbered. Basketball has to be a booth-strap or a silver spoon.

Football will be forced to sit on the money and allocate it for future years.

If they spend it all in one season it would be the worse possible thing for long term program health.

If banks operated like you suggest there would be no banks.

Getting basketball back on its feet with money that otherwise would just be sitting there provides the best possible return on investment with football being the biggest winner long term

[Turbine]

I've never heard of a home & home as part of the buyout.

WKU did it