… the next guy can!
Tetched in the head University of Tennessee is on its way to another bought out coach.
As David Climer points out, $1.56 million is
a lot of money to pay somebody not to work. But it’s nothing new for UT. The Vols rank among the national leaders in buyouts.
UT is still on the hook for the bulk of Derek Dooley’s $5 million buyout, which is being paid in installments through December 2016. And don’t forget former athletics director Mike Hamilton. UT still owes four more monthly payments of $37,083.33 to fulfill his $1.335 million in parting gifts.
It all adds up. Over the last decade, UT has paid more than $15 million in buyouts to athletics department personnel.
Bankrupting a university in pursuit of a winning season – that’s UT all over.