Per indystar sources, Tom Allen has been fired.
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And the delusional fan base is asking for Urban Meyer.
Probably the same fans who still think Brad Stevens wants to coach at iu.
I predict iu hires a MAC coach nobody’s ever heard of, he goes 8-40 over the next 4 years, rinse and repeat.
Probably the same fans who still think Brad Stevens wants to coach at iu.
I predict iu hires a MAC coach nobody’s ever heard of, he goes 8-40 over the next 4 years, rinse and repeat.
IU is good at paying out buyouts over the last 15 years.
Think they will expand their coaching search beyond the high school ranks this time.
Think they will expand their coaching search beyond the high school ranks this time.
Some Hoosier fans want Antwaan Randle El,but he is currently coaching the wide receivers for the Detroit Lions who will likely be playing into the January NFL playoffs.If he does take the IU job will they have a 2024 revruiting class?
Schools have to make decisions much faster with 12/20 early signing day. But with new coaches at MSU, NW, Neb, Wisc, and now IU the landscape has changed. I wonder if we would choose the same HC decision today knowing what we know now. I think not hiring an experienced HC was a mistake.
I saw the buyout he received! I wish I was their coach so I could be fired and receive that type of money!
Look what Purdue did. Shame on us!
Seriously, I bet Tom Allen is relieved......but has a big grin on his face. He will likely never have to work again with that type of buyout.
It will be interesting on who on the IU team will go into the transfer portal. There may be some good players to look at.
There’s non on defense as non of them could tackle anyone yesterday.
Wow makes you start to thing Harrell’s $2M buyout isn’t so bad.
Doesn't he have to seek other employment in order to keep receiving the buy-out? I mean, I'm sure there are ways to drag that out if he wants to stick it to Indiana. But I'm not sure he can ride off I to the sunset and still get $20 million.
I actually thought Tom Allen was a good coach his first several years at Indiana, a lot better than most of their post-Mallory hires. He got really weird over the last couple years--like he was trying to will something from his team with emotion that bordered on antics.
I know what you mean but they dont have a terrible roster now.They have been very poorly coached.
Adios, Coach Spaz…
I’ll miss your omnipresent screech, and your mindless cheerleading.
You deserved at least another decade at Goose Poop U!
I’ll miss your omnipresent screech, and your mindless cheerleading.
You deserved at least another decade at Goose Poop U!
Forget Urban, I am sure Nick Saban would leave Alabama to come to IU (in their minds at least)
I am waiting for their thread that O$U will fire Ryan Day and he will 'laterally' jump over to IU.
Trust me. It's coming.
Trust me. It's coming.
Correct. His salary at Bloomington North will offset what IU owes him, so the buyout will go down to $19.9 million.
Ha! I wonder how long he'd have to coach high school ball to make $100,000.
I'll say this for Allen: he managed to beat Wisconsin--twice. That's more than any Purdue coach has done in this century.
What amazes me is guys that typically get a huge buyout like that end up coaching somewhere else before the buyout is done, which usually lowers the total amount paid out. I guess they must love coaching. I don't love anything enough to lose $20M in exchange for "early retirement." If I were Tom Allen, I'd just relax for the next however many years and collect my $20M.
Don't think it works that way. Allen must actively seek employment to collect. His future earnings reduce the buy-out.What amazes me is guys that typically get a huge buyout like that end up coaching somewhere else before the buyout is done, which usually lowers the total amount paid out. I guess they must love coaching. I don't love anything enough to lose $20M in exchange for "early retirement." If I were Tom Allen, I'd just relax for the next however many years and collect my $20M.
Does he need to prove that he has contacted NFL/College programs and to produce the 'ding' letters to prove to IU that he is looking? Just curious.
There may be a good job for him out there but when the prospective employer realizes the buyout amount, they will likely walk.
I don't think future employers have to match his IU salary. Instead, Indiana's obligation is reduced by the amount of his future earnings over the life of that IU contract. At least that's how Haze's worked, if I recall.
Don't know the specifics on how he demonstrates he's looking for work. I'm sure his contract includes qualifications.
You must sit near me because the trio in front of me more or less said the same thing.
If I were him, I’d. Apply for the Texas A&M job 100 times. Just wondering…. Does IU have any Assistant coaches worth hiring? Offensive line coach? Strength and conditioning coach? Special teams / kicking coach?
Sounds like Allen's agent worked a good deal. He'll only get about 75% of the original buy-out, but it will come up front, in two installments, with no strings attached.
I'll tip my hat to him: he parlayed a couple good seasons into a lifetime of financial security--even after his agent and Uncle Sam take their (very substantial) cuts.
What, and replace a real coach, Jerry Kill who has done wonders with that program as he has with others.
Section 106? I could be the mindset of a lot of IU football fans, which would be understandable. I'm not going to say this may be the most critical hire they ever make with the football program, but with the way the wind is blowing and a lot of signs pointing to what the future of "Big Boy" college football is going to look like, it may be. And that's probably true for Purdue and other "also rans" as well.
Michigan State wants to bring in a former Big Ten Coach of the Year. Someone with NFL experience who is well known across the country My money is on Mel Tucker.
Tucker would would put new meaning into LEO.
