The fleecing of Clemson continues
Today it was announced that Tommy Bowden initially turned down his contract extension with the Tigers, opting instead to entertain the idea of coaching at Arkansas. However, he decided to come back to the Tigers only after Terry Don Phillips beefed up his contract to the tune of OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS a year.
This is insanity. What in the world has Bowden done that would warrant anything other than getting canned? We won 9 games this year... 7 of which were against bottom half teams (ranked 50th or worse.) We haven't played a good out of conference game since UGA, and they handed our asses to us each time. The only two times this year we played a top 25 team, we lost. We even lost to the 45th ranked Georgia Tech yellow jackets.
It is beyond me why TDP allowed Bowden to put the screws on him to extract more money from Clemson University and its fan base. Usually, when people continuously underperform on the job, they are let go. At Clemson, we give them half a million dollars for a raise.
I'm hoping that the buyout wasn't increased, but I have no faith whatsoever. If the buyout is still relatively low, then we're in good shape. When Bowden fails to get us to the ACC title game again next year, he's gone. That's simply too smart a move for TDP to be capable of making. We shall see though, and I'll post updates as they come.
This is insanity. What in the world has Bowden done that would warrant anything other than getting canned? We won 9 games this year... 7 of which were against bottom half teams (ranked 50th or worse.) We haven't played a good out of conference game since UGA, and they handed our asses to us each time. The only two times this year we played a top 25 team, we lost. We even lost to the 45th ranked Georgia Tech yellow jackets.
It is beyond me why TDP allowed Bowden to put the screws on him to extract more money from Clemson University and its fan base. Usually, when people continuously underperform on the job, they are let go. At Clemson, we give them half a million dollars for a raise.
I'm hoping that the buyout wasn't increased, but I have no faith whatsoever. If the buyout is still relatively low, then we're in good shape. When Bowden fails to get us to the ACC title game again next year, he's gone. That's simply too smart a move for TDP to be capable of making. We shall see though, and I'll post updates as they come.
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My heart sank as soon as I heard about the extension and now I'm even more pessimistic for the future of the Clemson Football program.
We're gonna suck for a long time.
Posted by
JasonL |
12/5/07 4:14 PM
I'm right there with you Jason. I am not looking forward to future Clemson football games, and that's the first time I can say that in 25 years.
Posted by
Tom |
12/6/07 11:40 PM