Sawvel's Contract

[laxwyo]

BTW, if Sawvel's contract used the "base compensation" language only in its termination provision (similar to some other MWC head coaching agreements), Wyoming would owe Sawvel $700,000 for firing him after this year and not $2.5 million. If some folks can't see the difference there and the impact on the financial stability of the football program, then I don't know what to tell them.

Man, I thought it was terrible just based on the price for a unproven 1st year coach with no leverage other than (stability) but you've opened it up even further. This contract was a disgrace before and now it's just an abomination. Burman basically fucked us in every situation other than if Sawvel pulls it out of his ass and wins 9 or 10 games and then Burman would probably give him 7 years totally guaranteed.

 

[PorkerPoke]

Man, I thought it was terrible just based on the price for a unproven 1st year coach with no leverage other than (stability) but you've opened it up even further. This contract was a disgrace before and now it's just an abomination. Burman basically fucked us in every situation other than if Sawvel pulls it out of his ass and wins 9 or 10 games and then Burman would probably give him 7 years totally guaranteed.

Think about how Burman might handle it in any of these ways:

As a fervent Cowboy fans many of us so desire the program to be successful. Should the Pokes get to at least 7 wins this season it will be treated as though a tremendous milestone has been met and exceeded. The Burman argument will be an extension is necessary to keep continuity because the program is building momentum and the year to year players seeking a petty NIL compensation won’t have any desire to stick around if they know the head coach is gone in 2 years anyway.

If the program flounders and turns in another sub .500 season but this time at 5-7 on a couple of last second losses - missed 50 yard FG attempt blamed on the kicker and a fumble at the goal line trying to reach the ball across on a 4th down try blamed on the RB even though a FG wins the game. The Burman approach will be it’s not on Sawful because he put the team in the position to win but unfortunately the players weren’t focused enough to make the plays and it’s an NIL problem the fan base has no comprehension about.

Or simply another lackluster season where a couple of 3 win teams steamroll us into a 4-8 finish while we look unprepared to play in several games. The Burman approach will be crickets because we are committed to 5 years and the cost to make a change will set the program back for decades and until the state of Wyoming elevates NIL $$$ nothing better will happen.