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Sam "Ace" Rothstein
I highly doubt we'll even consider Alford, but it would be funny if we fired Manning today and hired Alford immediately.
I assume everyone realizes this means we will hire Alford. He was allegedly on the very short list when we hired [Redacted].
He was, and he wasn't interested in us.
I don't buy the argument that coaches with money don't have drive to win. Anybody who would be considered at a P5 school has already made millions coaching.
Danny Manning made $60 million in the NBA: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mannida01.html
Danny Manning made $60 million in the NBA: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mannida01.html
And he's going to drain us for a hot $18mil more. Good for him
Let's hope that the settlement reduces on a calendar year basis. Hey, I can hope, right?
Happy New Year!
We don't know that for sure.
Every little can be stated with certainty these days, but Jeff Goodman, who is generally reliable, has reported that Manning's contract is guaranteed through 2024-25, with no buyout:
https://247sports.com/college/wake-forest/Article/National-media-beginning-to-weigh-in-on-Mannings-contract-status-at-Wake-Forest--125563578/
WF and Manning could always negotiate a cheaper buy-out, but that would depend on Manning's and his agent's largess, which is not the negotiating position that WF wants to start from.
Every little can be stated with certainty these days, but Jeff Goodman, who is generally reliable, has reported that Manning's contract is guaranteed through 2024-25, with no buyout:
https://247sports.com/college/wake-forest/Article/National-media-beginning-to-weigh-in-on-Mannings-contract-status-at-Wake-Forest--125563578/
WF and Manning could always negotiate a cheaper buy-out, but that would depend on Manning's and his agent's largess, which is not the negotiating position that WF wants to start from.
I heard the issue with Alford was $$$ related as what we were offering at the time was not in the ballpark for him to leave UNM.