If PSU gets the Death Penalty What Happens to O'Brien? - New England Patriots Forums

TyronePoole · 07-15-2012, 03:08 PM

If say they lose their program for 2 years does he come back? Go to another team? This thought just occurred to me and I don't think it's really been brought up by anyone afaik...

robertweathers · 07-15-2012, 03:26 PM

Just like any college coach. If he becomes a god by winning a BCS Championship, he gets to write his own ticket. If the situation becomes almost uninhabitable, he can jump ship.

His deal is a decent one.

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O'Brien's five-year deal calls for a base salary beginning at $950,000 in 2012 and increasing by five percent each year. He'll also receive $1 million per year for radio and TV obligations and $350,000 per year from a Nike deal, bringing his total compensation to $2.3 million in Year One. That figure would make O'Brien the Big Ten's sixth highest-paid coach, behind Ohio State's Urban Meyer, Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, Michigan's Brady Hoke, Nebraska's Bo Pelini and Wisconsin's Bret Bielema.

O'Brien can also earn up to $200,000 per year in incentives, including a potential $104,500 bonus if the Nittany Lions make a bowl game next season. O'Brien would make $47,500 for a division title, $76,000 for a Big Ten championship and $85,500 for a BCS national championship in the 2012 season.

TyronePoole · 07-15-2012, 03:30 PM

I meant what do you think he does if PSU football gets shut down for a couple of years?

Can anyone see him back with the Pats or is he definitely going elsewhere?

serifyn · 07-15-2012, 03:30 PM

I dont think robertweathers knows that the death penalty is in college football.

***Joker*** · 07-15-2012, 03:33 PM

well..first he takes a nice hot shower followed by a thorough delousing...and then he goes out on the open market..."..Penn wha?...huh? what is this "state" to which you refer??..

***PatsWickedPissah*** · 07-15-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Joker

well..first he takes a nice hot shower followed by a thorough delousing...and then he goes out on the open market..."..Penn wha?...huh? what is this "state" to which you refer??..

He needs to shower alone

robertweathers · 07-15-2012, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by serifyn

I dont think robertweathers knows that the death penalty is in college football.

I do and I am old enough to know what happened to SMU. BOB stays under contract regardless.

PSU is not getting shut down.

The DP is only for a year.

***jmt57*** · 07-15-2012, 04:18 PM

If PSU does get the death penalty he would presumably still collect his salary. If he accepts another position elsewhere then I would think that he then forfeits that PSU paycheck. I would think that he could get around that by taking a job as a 'consultant' or something similar.

I think that we as fans have a tendency to look at things as simply being the most prestigious, or best chance of winning and being a champion - and forget that this is how these people earn a living in a very unforgiving profession that tends to have limited windows of opportunity.

It's not as simple as somebody offering O'Brien a job if there should be no football at Penn State; they would still need to make it worth walking away from the money that Penn State is obligated to pay him.

scout · 07-15-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsWickedPissah

He needs to shower alone

In the new renovated showers at PSU?

***Joker*** · 07-15-2012, 05:30 PM

BTW, listening to EEI right now and Shepard is going off on PSU big time...seems that the board of trustees have come out and vehemently declared that Joe Paterno's statue will stay where it is ...they say a lifetime of achievement should not be trashed because of a lapse in judgement...I really have to wonder what the hell is in the water over there in Pennsylvania