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Odds of Sawful...

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WyoVaquero

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being fired this year? I didn't think it was a possibility, but Pokes are regressing. Offense is a joke and defense is worn out. I think that
a change is needed. He does not deserve a 3rd year.
 
WyoVaquero said:
being fired this year? I didn't think it was a possibility, but Pokes are regressing. Offense is a joke and defense is worn out. I think that
a change is needed. He does not deserve a 3rd year.
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Zero if he doesn’t accept a reduced buyout.

But - given the genius we have seen in games, maybe he would agree to take less money in a buyout to leave. It would make as much fiscal and business sense as his game management.
 
He could resign and refuse any additional compensation. He could also negotiate a resignation.

I speculate he is determined to succeed and planning to return in 2026. As hard as these past 2 years have been, if he makes big changes to the coaches/players and puts an exciting offense on the field winning 6+ games it could change everything. Odds are unlikely it will happen.

Who knows - maybe an individual with deep pockets who might have been in attendance at the game got really disappointed and has offered to Burman the funds to terminate him leaving resources to make a new hire immediately.

With Burman in charge all bets are off.
 
OrediggerPoke said:
Yea. I’m letting the school fire me and taking my $3 million. Set for life.
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There's no sense of honor in that. If I was the HC making that kind of money, I would if I realized that I was doing major harm to the program. Sometimes money shouldn't play a role in your career. If you know you stink as a HC, the honorable thing to do is quit and go back to being a coordinator or position coach.

Money isn't everything.
 
Negotiated settlement is a remote possibility, but i'd say about 10% chance. It would be for like $2.5 million and it has to come from private donors so it doesn't look like they are using state funds for this fiasco.

There is no Maury Brown money any more so it would have to come from Scotts, Rochelle, Wolds, Trues, Crest Insurance-- not sure if any of those people or anybody else that has an interest in the program would want to pony up that type of money. That contract was such a fiasco by UW. Just terrible leadership from the BOT and Burman. Better guess is there is major turnover with the assistant coaching staff and we may see some sort of "associate head coach / offensive coordinator" with a large salary that the University pays so Burman and UW don't have to make those calls to the type of donors mentioned above.

Next year's schedule is so soft that Sawvel and Burman just want to survive the next couple of weeks and bury the season and move on. If it takes a big salary for an offensive coordinator that they can sell the fan base on then that's more likely. 25% chance of that happening.
 
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rocket city poke said:
Negotiated settlement is a remote possibility, but i'd say about 10% chance. It would be for like $2.5 million and it has to come from private donors so it doesn't look like they are using state funds for this fiasco.

There is no Maury Brown money any more so it would have to come from Scotts, Rochelle, Wolds, Trues, Crest Insurance-- not sure if any of those people or anybody else that has an interest in the program would want to pony up that type of money. That contract was such a fiasco by UW. Just terrible leadership from the BOT and Burman. Better guess is there is major turnover with the assistant coaching staff and we may see some sort of "associate head coach / offensive coordinator" with a large salary that the University pays so Burman and UW don't have to make those calls to the type of donors mentioned above.

Next year's schedule is so soft that Sawvel and Burman just want to survive the next couple of weeks and bury the season and move on. If it takes a big salary for an offensive coordinator that they can sell the fan base on then that's more likely. 25% chance of that happening.
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What a country - you get to make bad decisions and then ask others to bail you out with millions of dollars and no one in power really holds you accountable.
 
rocket city poke said:
Negotiated settlement is a remote possibility, but i'd say about 10% chance. It would be for like $2.5 million and it has to come from private donors so it doesn't look like they are using state funds for this fiasco.

There is no Maury Brown money any more so it would have to come from Scotts, Rochelle, Wolds, Trues, Crest Insurance-- not sure if any of those people or anybody else that has an interest in the program would want to pony up that type of money. That contract was such a fiasco by UW. Just terrible leadership from the BOT and Burman. Better guess is there is major turnover with the assistant coaching staff and we may see some sort of "associate head coach / offensive coordinator" with a large salary that the University pays so Burman and UW don't have to make those calls to the type of donors mentioned above.

Next year's schedule is so soft that Sawvel and Burman just want to survive the next couple of weeks and bury the season and move on. If it takes a big salary for an offensive coordinator that they can sell the fan base on then that's more likely. 25% chance of that happening.
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But can you get halfway decent coach to come to Laramie knowing the head coach is going into the season on one of the hottest seats in G5?
 
He does have some career considerations. At this point it's pretty obvious he'll be back in the booth after this fiasco. If the right DC gig was offered, maybe he'd take it?
 
ragtimejoe1 said:
He does have some career considerations. At this point it's pretty obvious he'll be back in the booth after this fiasco. If the right DC gig was offered, maybe he'd take it?
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That would really be best case scenario for everyone involved.

I think Savel can be moderately successful as a college football DC. However, the longer he fails spectacularly at the head coaching position, the worse and worse his job prospects become once he is finally let go from UW. Long term, the smarter move just might be him taking a pay cut to go back to a DC at a smaller school.

Man, that would really take UW off the hook. One can dream...
 
Wyokie said:
There's no sense of honor in that. If I was the HC making that kind of money, I would if I realized that I was doing major harm to the program. Sometimes money shouldn't play a role in your career. If you know you stink as a HC, the honorable thing to do is quit and go back to being a coordinator or position coach.

Money isn't everything.
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HAHAHAHAHA...sorry I'm having trouble breathing from laughing so hard! Money isn't everything??!!! Are you kidding me?? Have you seen the path college football is on the past several years?!?! In today's college sports, money is EVERYTHING and the ONLY THING and anyone who thinks otherwise is already years behind.
 
cowpokeguy said:
HAHAHAHAHA...sorry I'm having trouble breathing from laughing so hard! Money isn't everything??!!! Are you kidding me?? Have you seen the path college football is on the past several years?!?! In today's college sports, money is EVERYTHING and the ONLY THING and anyone who thinks otherwise is already years behind.
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Sad but true.
 
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