Indiana fires Kevin Wilson

[Sparlimb]

I'd take him as an Offensive Coordinator if why he was fired wasn't something horrible. Although I doubt they would make that move after a 1 year coordinator just got us to score more points than any other B1G west team this season...

He wasn't fired. He quit, because he didn't agree with his boss. He'll resurface. Indiana will be worse off for this.

 

[bottlebass]

He wasn't fired. He quit, because he didn't agree with his boss. He'll resurface. Indiana will be worse off for this.

Then hire him to fix our offensive problems.

 

[dpodoll68]

I'd take him as an Offensive Coordinator if why he was fired wasn't something horrible. Although I doubt they would make that move after a 1 year coordinator just got us to score more points than any other B1G west team this season...

Plus his offense is drastically different than the one Minnesota currently runs. Johnson's was a subtle change at most from Limegrover's. That's the kind of change you make when you hire a new coach, not one made by the existing coach.

 

[Oregon Gopher]

He wasn't fired. He quit, because he didn't agree with his boss. He'll resurface. Indiana will be worse off for this.

You don't "quit" and take s $500,000 severance when u have an $11 million buyout unless there was plenty of cause to fire him.


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[Spoofin]

He wasn't fired. He quit, because he didn't agree with his boss. He'll resurface. Indiana will be worse off for this.

Listen to Oregon Gopher. You otherwise appear very naive.

You don't "quit" and take s $500,000 severance when u have an $11 million buyout unless there was plenty of cause to fire him.


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[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Dude had an 11 mil buyout? ... damn.

I mean they were doing better, good guy to keep around based on that, but that buyout seems high.

 

[Lakeville Goldy]

Plus his offense is drastically different than the one Minnesota currently runs. Johnson's was a subtle change at most from Limegrover's. That's the kind of change you make when you hire a new coach, not one made by the existing coach.

Unless you're Tim Brewster...

This has to be big. Making it to a bowl game 2 years in a row is probably the best they can hope for.

Indiana will never be any good in football.

I'm not sure why people think Minnesota can duplicate the performance of Wisconsin but Indiana can't? I realize they've got issues there, but are they really that different than the Gophers' issues?

If Tracy Claeys was fired for off the field stuff and the DC promoted, what do you think they'd say about MN on the IN board? Probably a lot of the same things...

 

[Mark in Indy]

Local news is he was warned and continued to be verbally abusive to players and support staff. I think the player stuff slid for a long time, the support staff were the straw that broke the camels back due to creation of a hostile work environment.


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[beavergopher]

You don't "quit" and take s $500,000 severance when u have an $11 million buyout unless there was plenty of cause to fire him.


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This ^^^^^^
BTW, I've have some distressing news regarding Santa.

 

[Pompous Elitist]

I'm not sure where this 11-12 million dollar buyout stuff is coming from. Here are the actual numbers:

Buyout
This is pretty straightforward: If IU fires Wilson without cause at any point during the life of the six-year deal, it will owe him $540,000 in base compensation for each year left on the contract. If for any reason Wilson were to be fired during the season, IU would also owe him whatever remained of that year's promotional income.

There is also a mitigation clause in the amendment, which essentially states that, should Wilson get another job in college or professional football, either as a coach or commentator, his earnings from that job would offset, dollar for dollar, what remaining base compensation IU owed him. If Wilson, for example, took a job as an offensive coordinator making more than $540,000 per year, then the university would not owe him anything further.

He would still receive the deferred compensation (60,000 per year)

http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...lsons-new-contract-indiana-football/80233994/

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

I'm not sure where this 11-12 million dollar buyout stuff is coming from. Here are the actual numbers:

Buyout
This is pretty straightforward: If IU fires Wilson without cause at any point during the life of the six-year deal, it will owe him $540,000 in base compensation for each year left on the contract. If for any reason Wilson were to be fired during the season, IU would also owe him whatever remained of that year's promotional income.

There is also a mitigation clause in the amendment, which essentially states that, should Wilson get another job in college or professional football, either as a coach or commentator, his earnings from that job would offset, dollar for dollar, what remaining base compensation IU owed him. If Wilson, for example, took a job as an offensive coordinator making more than $540,000 per year, then the university would not owe him anything further.

He would still receive the deferred compensation (60,000 per year)

http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...lsons-new-contract-indiana-football/80233994/

There are a lot of buyouts like this, it's like alimony. They often come to a settlement (we'll pay you 3/4 of it, spread over 10 years, and you're free to go find work, etc.).

It's why both groups usually come to an agreement of some sort. Wilson's deal is so low, he wanted to save face.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I'm not sure where this 11-12 million dollar buyout stuff is coming from. Here are the actual numbers:

Buyout
This is pretty straightforward: If IU fires Wilson without cause at any point during the life of the six-year deal, it will owe him $540,000 in base compensation for each year left on the contract. If for any reason Wilson were to be fired during the season, IU would also owe him whatever remained of that year's promotional income.

There is also a mitigation clause in the amendment, which essentially states that, should Wilson get another job in college or professional football, either as a coach or commentator, his earnings from that job would offset, dollar for dollar, what remaining base compensation IU owed him. If Wilson, for example, took a job as an offensive coordinator making more than $540,000 per year, then the university would not owe him anything further.

He would still receive the deferred compensation (60,000 per year)

http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...lsons-new-contract-indiana-football/80233994/

That makes a lot more sense than 11.

 

[Oregon Gopher]

I'm not sure where this 11-12 million dollar buyout stuff is coming from. Here are the actual numbers:

Buyout
This is pretty straightforward: If IU fires Wilson without cause at any point during the life of the six-year deal, it will owe him $540,000 in base compensation for each year left on the contract. If for any reason Wilson were to be fired during the season, IU would also owe him whatever remained of that year's promotional income.

There is also a mitigation clause in the amendment, which essentially states that, should Wilson get another job in college or professional football, either as a coach or commentator, his earnings from that job would offset, dollar for dollar, what remaining base compensation IU owed him. If Wilson, for example, took a job as an offensive coordinator making more than $540,000 per year, then the university would not owe him anything further.

He would still receive the deferred compensation (60,000 per year)

http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...lsons-new-contract-indiana-football/80233994/

Zach Osterman has clarified the situation- sounds like he still settled for a single 500k payment instead of 2.7 million


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[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Zach Osterman has clarified the situation- sounds like he still settled for a single 500k payment instead of 2.7 million


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I could hold off on not being an asshole for 2.7...