LA Tech, Holtz Announce Coaching Change Following Rice Game - latechsports.com

[Dawg Fan]

For anyone who is interested, here are the contracts approved for Holtz, Konkol, and assistant football coaches at the Board of Supervisors - University of Louisiana System meeting from September 2020.
https://s25260.pcdn.co/wp-content/up...ems-Part-1.pdf

[Dawg Fan]

The amounts owed are for years from July 1 to June 30. The current year base plus supplemental salary is $775K through June 30, 2022, and $850K for each year through June 30, 2025.

So the reported slightly over $3M amount is correct with $2.55M for future years plus $452,083.33 for the rest of this fiscal year (December through June). That is $3,002.032.33 total. Contract details are here.

You were just a few minutes ahead of me posting the link to his contract. I guess I am just too slow.

[Lotsudo]

Y'all happy now? There's a very good chance this backfires tremendously

What Tech program have you been watching for the past several years pray tell? The "backfire" was already in motion when he was hired 10 years ago!

[Dawgs2448]

Who you think we should call now??: Ill list mine
1. D.J Durkin at Ole Miss
2. Bring Manny Diaz back to Ruston (Im pretty sure him and Miami will part ways)
3. Rich Rod just down I-20?
4. Tim Rattay
5. Bring back Crowton

[Allgood]

I’ve been out of the loop for a little bit, but I’m sure some of you could use a punching bag: what is this board’s obsession with Tim Rattay being a head coach besides being a great Tech QB?

[Lotsudo]

The bottom is 0 wins. The bottom is some state admin cancelling the program. The bottom is what happened to Marshall in the 70s.

We are not at the bottom.

Also, as for the "bottom" you can add UAB to the list and look where they are now! A program that was CANCELLED and now consistantly winning...

[eagle2180]

I’ve been out of the loop for a little bit, but I’m sure some of you could use a punching bag: what is this board’s obsession with Tim Rattay being a head coach besides being a great Tech QB?

Nothing, but that is enough for many.

[glm47]

For anyone who is interested, here are the contracts approved for Holtz, Konkol, and assistant football coaches at the Board of Supervisors - University of Louisiana System meeting from September 2020.
https://s25260.pcdn.co/wp-content/up...ems-Part-1.pdf

I would look for any little thing that might qualify as a “termination for cause” under 14.1.1 with the intent of getting Holtz to settle for a lesser amount.

Like not making a reasonable effort to recruit HS players as evidenced by bringing in 19 transfers, which is not in the long term best interest of the university and not having his team prepared to play. Any little thing to make him defend his right to full payment.

[eagle2180]

I would look for any little thing that might qualify as a “termination for cause” under 14.1.1 with the intent of getting Holtz to settle for a lesser amount.

Like not making a reasonable effort to recruit HS players as evidenced by bringing in 19 transfers, which is not in the long term best interest of the university and not having his team prepared to play. Any little thing to make him defend his right to full payment.

Holtz will get the full payment. The belief that most fans have that La Tech can’t afford the buyout it is laughable. For an engineering school we have a lot of alumni that aren’t good at math.

[BhadDawg]

I would look for any little thing that might qualify as a “termination for cause” under 14.1.1 with the intent of getting Holtz to settle for a lesser amount.

Like not making a reasonable effort to recruit HS players as evidenced by bringing in 19 transfers, which is not in the long term best interest of the university and not having his team prepared to play. Any little thing to make him defend his right to full payment.

Would love to see us save that $3M, But.....

We are searching for a new head coach at the moment and Louisiana TECH nit-picking over $3M right now probably does not present the best picture to future coaching hires. Yeah I said nit-picking over $3M, that is huge amount to us, but chump change in the FBS coaching world. Again, I would love to not have to pay that out, just do not think it is wise in the big picture.

[glm47]

Holtz will get the full payment. The belief that most fans have that La Tech can’t afford the buyout it is laughable. For an engineering school we have a lot of alumni that aren’t good at math.

It’s not about being able to afford it. It’s about making Holtz uncomfortable and challenging his right to a full pay out. Hell, he didn’t even earn his salary this year.

[glm47]

Would love to see us save that $3M, But.....

We are searching for a new head coach at the moment and Louisiana TECH nit-picking over $3M right now probably does not present the best picture to future coaching hires. Yeah I said nit-picking over $3M, that is huge amount to us, but chump change in the FBS coaching world. Again, I would love to not have to pay that out, just do not think it is wise in the big picture.

Do you think Holtz lived up to the terms of his contract over the last 18 months?

[eagle2180]

Do you think Holtz lived up to the terms of his contract over the last 18 months?

The fact that you are arguing Holtz buyout tells me how Busch league Tech fans are…and we wonder why we don’t have more success.

[BhadDawg]

Do you think Holtz lived up to the terms of his contract over the last 18 months?

He didn't live up to them from the beginning, remember the kind of offense he was supposed to run?

I just think any possible hires will think that is rather petty of us to try and not pay the money. I do hope that we learned from those mistakes and tailor future contracts to be more of a two way street though. It is another bought lesson, learn from it and move on.

[PawDawg]

The fact that you are arguing Holtz buyout tells me how Busch league Tech fans are…and we wonder why we don’t have more success.

Because we expect our coaches to do their jobs? That’s bush league? It actually reflects on our ADs and Presidents making the bad hires. Fans expect and deserve wins.