OTish: Tom Herman signs new contract with Houston

Submitted by Erik_in_Dayton on

This is somewhat relevant to Michigan, because it makes it slighly more likely that Will Muschamp ends up at South Carolina as HC, which in turn makes it slightly more likely that Jeremy Pruitt stays in the SEC (b/c Muschamp could take the Alabama job if he doesn't get a head coaching spot). 

Herman will make $2.8 million per year, which is pretty amazing for a non-P5 coach IMO. 

http://www.si.com/college-football/2015/12/04/tom-herman-contract-exten…

 

LJ

December 4th, 2015 at 11:11 AM ^

I'm really hoping he moves to a big time destination job in the next few years so he's fully entrenched somewhere else whenever the OSU job comes open.

NatedoggGoBlue

December 4th, 2015 at 11:47 AM ^

Why not? To me, it seems like the perfect spot for him to sit and wait for his "dream job," if he has one. He can sit at Houston and win 10 to 11 games every year until that perfect job comes around. Houston is in fertile recruiting ground and is in a conference that isn't going to be tough to win, but still has gotten some press of late (Temple, Memphis, Navy, etc. all ranked or were ranked at some point). Maybe that perfect job comes around next year, maybe it doesn't. In the mean time get paid and keep winning ball games.

schreibee

December 4th, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^

That "dream job" will be open next year, up the road in Austin. Great move for Herman cashing in while sitting pretty.

The only thing that might screw it up is if Houston suffers a major downturn next year for whatever reason and his star shines less brightly. Other than that, what could possibly go wrong, go wrong, go wrong...

btn

December 4th, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^

2 thoughts:

1. He thinks Houston has a chance at joining Big XII, would hang around for that
2. Has a job or two he is waiting on, wants to bide his time until then.




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AmayzNblue

December 4th, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^

Herman's a smart man. He's banking similar to Durkin but look at their opponents. Herman will look like a HOF coach if he picks teams wisely like this while Durkin could become rapidly Hoke-ish coaching a crappy team in the B1G East. Very smart move by Herman to say no to Miami, S Carolina, etc.




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BroadneckBlue21

December 4th, 2015 at 4:00 PM ^

he was one of he hottest candidates last year for many "better" openings. Get over Durkin choosing UMD. Honestly, these comments are less about UMD and more about Durkin taking a new girl to the dance when we thought we were his queen. Now, we are worried about our future. How old are the people here complaining about Durkin's "bad choice" to go to a D1 P5 team with an insanely budget friendly future? Now SEC and ACC jobs are crapoy jobs? What, they don't bring prestige with winning? They don't bring good money and a chance to be THE leader of a company at he highest level of college sports? Last time I checked, UMD has the chance to go to the Rose Bowl if they win the Big Ten--or even a likely playoff chance.

A job is what you make it. A leader will make the team he leads better. The arrogance that a place alone means success is the same type of craptastic thinking that led Hoke here--that lazy ass youthful unearned privilege of "This is Michigan fer Goshsakes."