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Assume Feld is headed to Miami


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That’s been the rumor for awhile. This just looks like confirmation.


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Too bad. I liked Feld. He added some comic relief.

Feld was a great personality but I’ve heard people say he worked the guys too hard and that’s why Oregon was so injury prone under him. Excited to see what the new S&C coach does, Ole Miss fans are mad he left them for Oregon.

OregonFan4Life wrote:Feld was a great personality but I’ve heard people say he worked the guys too hard and that’s why Oregon was so injury prone under him. Excited to see what the new S&C coach does, Ole Miss fans are mad he left them for Oregon.

I too heard very mixed reviews on Feld. I have zero expertise in this whole area but a couple of people I spoke to seemed to think he worked them way too hard and that lead to the plethora of injuries. A couple of people also said they found his sideline antics annoying. Another said they felt like he was always looking for attention. Again, don’t know him and only heard the mixed reviews from some people who have contacts inside the AD.


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I love Feld’s persona and recruiting help. I have no way to judge S&C, and gave him the benefit of the doubt last season for guys being out of shape because they were out of his aegis. That and the injuries make me wonder, but if Mario thinks so highly of him to bring him to Miami then he must think he’s good.

Our new target from Ole Miss is young; was a scholarship DL at Alabama who never played in a game, graduated in three years while being an academic All SEC selection in 2013, and began working for Saban shortly after in the S&C program, then followed the Lane Train to FAU and now Ole Miss. Looks like he’s lost a lot of weight since his playing days, and the only negative I see for him is a civil suit claiming he punched a Bama frat guy on spring break and broke his nose that was filed years after the fact.

SEC money is never at a shortage, so it sounds like Oregon is getting some money to chase these guys. Another guy Lanning crossed paths with at Alabama in 2015.

What is the date when assistant coach buyouts drop? Looks like the remaining coaches (Mastro, McClendon, Mirabal, Williams, Big Joe, and Feld) without announced destinations will all be following Mario to Miami, but even after the bowl games are over and the new year has started, nothing has been announced. Makes it seem like they are waiting for something... Is there a date in January when their buyouts of their contracts will be reduced?

pdxduck2013 wrote:What is the date when assistant coach buyouts drop? Looks like the remaining coaches (Mastro, McClendon, Mirabal, Williams, Big Joe, and Feld) without announced destinations will all be following Mario to Miami, but even after the bowl games are over and the new year has started, nothing has been announced. Makes it seem like they are waiting for something... Is there a date in January when their buyouts of their contracts will be reduced?

To answer your direct question the assistant contracts are through January 31st, 2023. I think Bobby Williams is through 2022. But the buyout is 4/1/2022 and is 25% so it’s not playing a factor in Miami’s timing.

Once again, as a disclaimer, there are negotiations we are not privy to and the contracts say one thing but the reality may be different.

For McClendon the specifics are 50% of remaining salary if he leaves before 1/31/21 and 25% of remaining guaranteed money if he leaves before 4/1/2022 - no buyout if he leaves to be a play calling coordinator or FBS head coach. You see the contracts were retroactive for the 2020 season, so contract year 1 for the head coach and assistant was over a month after they extended Cristobal.

That’s right, they received retroactive raises during the financial bleeding caused by the pandemic.

I would bet there was an agreement in place to not have assistant buyouts paid, or if they are negotiable. Oregon’s assistant contracts were not good for the university, I compared them to others from around the country. Oregon would owe them a buyout if Cristobal left voluntarily, at 60% of remaining salary. In comparison, Junior Adams’ buyout is 100%. Also might have been negotiated.

Of note: assistants (like McClendon) have it in their contract that if they’re negotiating to leave then they notify the head coach and not the AD. I wonder if Mullens wants to change that for the future.

Miami newspaper article, about their new coaches: Joe Salave’a, Aaron Feld, Jim Mastro, and Bryan McClendon. https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/coll ... 15522.html