Donovan on the move

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

ESPN is reporting that Florida coach Billy Donovan is leaving the school to take the head coaching job with the Orlando Magic.

Who are they? I assume it's a basketball team of some sort?

[Adam]

Okay, I just did some research, and apparently, the Orlando Magic is an NBA team.

[Texas Aggie]

He won't last 5 years before he'll be back in college. However, during that time, he'll pick up easily 10 million and then sign a new college contract for 3 million a year -- regardless of how he does in the NBA.

The natural inclination of these coaches is to go somewhere and expect to win. In the past, they've gone to the NBA with full expectations and not winning has hurt some of them -- short or long term. However, now that they all have agents, they are listening to sound advice: CASH OUT NOW. In 5 years there may not be an NBA offer, but with 2 national champ hats on your head, you WILL find a college job, even if its a mid major.

10 mill in the right investments can easily generate 500K a year (in some cases with low or no taxes) forever in free cash flow without touching the corpus. That's financial security for anyone, even those in the high brow leagues.

[Dan_ref]

Scabby,

You should have included a link to a sneaker outlet in China to make this thread even more worthwhile. But, I still love it which makes me say...


MODS!!! Lock this thread now before it is despoiled by posters I disapprove of!!!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

MODS!!! Lock this thread now before it is despoiled by posters I disapprove of!!!

Moi?

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

MODS!!! Lock this thread now before it is despoiled by posters I disapprove of!!!

You already despoiled it with your slipshod grammar.

Even though nobody seems to care about this topic, I agree with Texas Aggie. It's like a kid coming out of college after his freshman year. College is probably a better fit for him, but the money is there now. So you have to take it now.

Unlike the college player, Donovan will end up back in college and will probably do a great job after doing a lousy job in the NBA.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Even though nobody seems to care about this topic, I'm gonna bore you anyway.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

You already despoiled it with your slipshod grammar.

Geeze, you grammar nazis are something I've never been able to put up with.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Geeze, you grammar nazis are something I've never been able to put up with.

At least if you're going to be inflammatory, do it right...

"You grammar nazis are something up with which I will not put." or some such...

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Scabby,

You should have included a link to a sneaker outlet in China to make this thread even more worthwhile. But, I still love it which makes me say...


MODS!!! Lock this thread now before it is despoiled by posters I disapprove of!!!

Too late. You've already posted.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Too late. You've already posted.

HAR. HAR. HAR.

(btw enjoy your big baseball game)