Uhhh...Dixon to UCLA rumor/ news

[Hell Sent Frog]

Okay...Just a reminder on what Pitt did regarding their oversized buyout when Jamie wanted to come to TCU. Read:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...pittsburgh-panthers-take-tcu-horned-frogs-job

TCU didn't come off as a blue blood liberal spending bully when Dixon was at Pitt and he took an interest in the Horned Frogs job.

 

[HG73]

No source or anything other than gut feeling. Hope TCU doesn’t budge one cent on buyout. No point having it if you don’t use it.

Like nuclear weapons.

 

[Moose Stuff]

Okay...Just a reminder on what Pitt did regarding their oversized buyout when Jamie wanted to come to TCU. Read:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...pittsburgh-panthers-take-tcu-horned-frogs-job

So you’re conceding that TCU and UCLA are equals in the college basketball world? Interesting flex.

 

[Moose Stuff]

No point having it if you don’t use it.

Same argument I try on my wife. Doesn’t work by the way.

 

[AddRan Clark]

I just want some resolution either way. I think it's best for both schools if that happens ASAP. We need time to get a replacement, or they need time to find another coach.

I have a gut feeling the longer this takes, the less likely it is Dixon leaves.

 

[PurpleBlood87]

Okay...Just a reminder on what Pitt did regarding their oversized buyout when Jamie wanted to come to TCU. Read:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...pittsburgh-panthers-take-tcu-horned-frogs-job

Read between the lines Dixon had worn out his welcome to some of the powers that be at Pitt.

It's kind of like how TCU got Billy Tubbs.

 

[StinnettFrog]

Like nuclear weapons.

No like a buyout. I have never understood negotiating something and then just tossing it aside

 

[MTfrog5]

Apples to oranges. Some were tiring of Dixon at Pitt. So, when TCU came calling, the Pitt decision makers thought it was best to let it happen and remove roadblocks. That isn’t the case at TCU. Big difference imo.

Just a reminder, Steve doesn’t think Cali has a budget issue

 

[mc1502]

No like a buyout. I have never understood negotiating something and then just tossing it aside

I read this post with a Chinese accent.

 

[smufrogger]

So how does JD feel if he is only staying because TCU is requiring the $8M buyout, and he would really like to leave? Making him stay because his dream job's employer was too cheap to fund the buyout will not make him want his dream job any less. He might very well be left in a job he doesn't want, and have animosity towards his current employer because they stood between him and his nervana. I've seen this exact scenario over a dozen times in my capacity due to executive noncompete agreements

This isn’t a non compete- it’s a buyout. Dixon should have been careful going into the discussions with both parties as in the end it’s on him - he signed it.
I think he realizes he has it good at TCU and not totally sold on the move - and I also think most of us won’t forever be mad about his looking at a move but deciding to stay either ..

 

[Hornedfrog431]

At this juncture my guess is no way he’s leaving. It’s taken too much time.

 

[froginmn]

That’s a funny sentence.
My dad used to say that to me.

I didn't realize you were Asian.

 

[Westsider]

Why doesn’t JD just pay the buyout himself over two years out of his $8mm salary? I’ll take that math in my business every day.

 

[Big Frog II]

At this juncture my guess is no way he’s leaving. It’s taken too much time.

I still think they are stringing him along in case someone better comes along after this weekend. If not UCLA all of a sudden might find that $8 million.

 

[BABYFACE]

Same argument I try on my wife. Doesn’t work by the way.

 

[Frog Island]

I still think they are stringing him along in case someone better comes along after this weekend. If not UCLA all of a sudden might find that $8 million.

At this point, I say meet in the middle and settle for $4-5 Million and let's all move on. He's leaving the program in a bad place. We still have 3 roster spots to fill up, not counting keeping the 3 commits and the rest of the current roster. He's doing damage to his "beloved" alma mater. Ready for this to end and would honestly prefer this to end with him leaving.

 

[robbroyy]

At this point, I say meet in the middle and settle for $4-5 Million and let's all move on. He's leaving the program in a bad place. We still have 3 roster spots to fill up, not counting keeping the 3 commits and the rest of the current roster. He's doing damage to his "beloved" alma mater. Ready for this to end and would honestly prefer this to end with him leaving.

You don’t let one frustrating week poison the next 2-3 years. It would be different if the roster was secure but knowing that up to 7 players future depends on Dixon being coach, it puts the program in a perilous spot.

 

[Austintxfrog94]

At this point, I say meet in the middle and settle for $4-5 Million and let's all move on. He's leaving the program in a bad place. We still have 3 roster spots to fill up, not counting keeping the 3 commits and the rest of the current roster. He's doing damage to his "beloved" alma mater. Ready for this to end and would honestly prefer this to end with him leaving.

 

[frogs9497]

Not sure if this bit of information has been posted.

TCU has not budged on Jamie Dixon’s contract buyout, which has stalled a potential move to UCLA for Dixon, a source confirmed. TCU brass is “all very much on the same page” as far as its stance on Dixon’s buyout, according to a source.


https://www.star-telegram.com/sport...niversity/article228874279.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Eight]

Okay...Just a reminder on what Pitt did regarding their oversized buyout when Jamie wanted to come to TCU. Read:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...pittsburgh-panthers-take-tcu-horned-frogs-job

"softening the buyout" is much different than being stupid and rolling it back to 1M.

you said you had the money so write the scheissing check if you want him. if not, go hire the guy from cincinnati who is always pissed off and enjoy ugly basketball.