The only issue is everyone is highly paid with guaranteed contracts. Jen is one of the highest-paid AD's in the conference; Jimmy has 9.9 million guaranteed left on his contract after this year, and the coaching staff is the highest paid in the Pc-12 costing over 5 million, and they all got one year extensions this offseason. So to clear house, it would cost you over 15 million, and that's before you hire anyone. With the money lost last year in the athletic department, I can't see anyone being let go.
Here’s the problem
You do nothing and you’re going to further erode your season ticket base … single game tickets are going to be absolutely nothing
Part of the reason I’m fairly confident in that is the schedule … Michigan St is the only compelling game … the others? Kent St, Portland St, Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, and Oregon St … fuck that $600-700 bill per ticket from the AD
So in that sense, Jen’s losing $$$ one way or the other … lose 10k in attendance and that’s half the collective buyout. On top of that, what are the odds that you get those fans back after a change? What about booster $$$ … does some get withheld? It’s not hard to see Jen losing close to $15M in revenue next year if Jimmy’s retained after laying an egg
It’s a shitty political situation for Jen … fire Jimmy after this year and then she’s got to admit she got another big hire very wrong … that isn’t a great message to her bosses. Retain Jimmy and she very well could lose the confidence of the big $$$ who then go to Cauce demanding a change or $$$ dries up … the extra year for Jimmy allows Cauce to hire Jen’s replacement and then make their hire … Jen’s got to walk really delicately here