Coach Pelton Heading Home to Auburn

[ULGrad@HOU]

It's great to know we had a highly thought of, quality coach, but it still is a bummer that we lost him, without getting at least a year. Now doesn't seem to be a good time of the year to hire coaches, except if you are Auburn.

[geo_cajun]

How as a recruiter and a coach can you talk about commitment, when you don't honor commitments you have made? Because it is just a business. I understand his motives, and it is not just him. It just always seems fishy to me when coaches hire on at one school, and then take a job somewhere else within months. I just don't like that practice. Maybe it is that all contracts in sports are meaningless and that bothers me. Oh well, time to move on.

[CajunT]

_ How as a recruiter and a coach can you talk about commitment, when you don't honor commitments you have made? Because it is just a business. I understand his motives, and it is not just him. It just always seems fishy to me when coaches hire on at one school, and then take a job somewhere else within months. I just don't like that practice. Maybe it is that all contracts in sports are meaningless and that bothers me. Oh well, time to move on. _

A coaches first priority is his family, just like you and I. If they are willing to pay him $250,000 to coach at his alma mater, so be it. We are in no position to out bid SEC programs. It is the nature of the business, coaches can be terminated and bought out, and coaches can leave for better compensation.

[geo_cajun]

_ A coaches first priority is his family, just like you and I. If they are willing to pay him $250,000 to coach at his alma mater, so be it. We are in no position to out bid SEC programs. It is the nature of the business, coaches can be terminated and bought out, and coaches can leave for better compensation. _

Did Auburn have to buy out his contract? If so is this a financial boon? If not, why not?

[SlappyCajun]

_ Did Auburn have to buy out his contract? If so is this a financial boon? If not, why not? _

It may be policy to let assistants out of their contracts if they go to another job.

[CajunDawgPound]

_ A coaches first priority is his family, just like you and I. If they are willing to pay him $250,000 to coach at his alma mater, so be it. We are in no position to out bid SEC programs. It is the nature of the business, coaches can be terminated and bought out, and coaches can leave for better compensation. _

Even I would take $250,000 ...I'll even leave this site for that. LOL!

[CajunAmos]

Unless you're talking about a high major (designated coach who'll replace the current coach), I'd guess that assistant coaches are hired by the head coach and don't have a buy out in their contracts.

[Parrott]

Unless something changed in the past year, assistants are under 12-month appointment letters from university president. No contract. No buyout.


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[Roddy44]

It is being reported that the DL coach is leaving. Any truth to this?

[CajunMarineBBK]

From what I understand he left over a week ago. Went to Auburn the same position here but I would assume alot more money