BC gave Steve Addazio a contract extension. As usual the financial terms were not disclosed, but the school did announce that the coach is under contract until 2020. The money doesn't really matter. These sorts of things are never really about money. It is about power and score keeping. We weren't losing Addazio this time around and doubt that anything in the new contract will ever keep him if another job comes along that he wants. However, BC is better off with a happy, motivated Addazio. If he (and his agent) wanted an extension right now, then BC rightly gave him one. He's earned it by college football standards.
Addazio is not perfect, but he's been much better than I ever thought he would be. The overachieving in Year 1 and Year 2 bought him some time and credibility with fans and recruits. Now as he tries to transition us from overachievers into contenders, he won't have any obstacles from BC. We've supported him publicly and financially. Soon we will have the facilities improvements. I now hope that Year 3 and Year 4 go so well that his next extension is another no-brainer like this one.
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Very happy to hear this. I hope the put a steep buyout in as well. Now if Bates stays on board,which looks more likely now, all will be right in Eagleland. On to the Pinstripe Bowl!
Great news for BC. Now, let's get to the real news. Jimmy Clausen will start for da Bears. So, where is Rich Gunnell? He was a grad assistant at BC until recently.
Great comment. Was wondering the exact same thing.
Wait. No. Was wondering about the cosmological constant.
The real news is that nobody understands the post above. I lied. That's not news.
Maybe a compliment thrown to BJK would redeem the post.
So, more of a PR move than anything else. Would have liked to have seen this happen after the bowl game (regardless of outcome), but that's a small thing I guess. Overall, good work so far, Daz.
Well done on Hoib & Bill for their calls on this. Still think its absurd to give people a 6-year rolling contract (not even members of the U.S. Senate get that), but a necessary evil for the current industry trend. And I definitely love what Daz has done, so congrats to him.
C Scanz
It is absurd that the game of football generates so much money, but it does. The most important thing I take from this is, now BC is making decisions re: the football program in a professional manner. Unlike the comedy of errors that Gene D. presided over.
Pretty standard stuff.
Wonder what the bump in salary was.
@CT: Interesting. At 12.24, I see that you were burning the midnight oil. Next time, try a glass of milk.
CT
Ease up on JBQ, he's kind of the Colbert repor of this blog.
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