I'll bet pay bump isn't much, but he sees the trouble the program may be in and left. While doing so, he'll get a small pay increase, likely a longer runway, and perhaps more opportunity down the road.
88 dropped plenty last year too; I remember shaking my head about all the hype at the beginning of the year thinking, "Have these people seen him play regularly?"
I agree with your point, but I want to point out to those who might point to Iowa as a reason we should tolerate a down 7th year and not question it that Ferentz had more equity in his first six years.
His 7-5 7th year was after winning the B1G Title 2 times and THREE straight years of...
Yep....big ego often leads to thin skin! SON pointed out how the landscape of CFB has changed since his hire; thus, PJ has to follow his mantra and own advice: change his best!
If he doesn't he'll be gone in 2 years max.
"A lot of influence" is not 100%. Also, PJ makes $6M. Jordan Addison went from Pitt to USC for $3.5M....let PJ donate and we are still small potatoes!!!!!
PJ doesn't have 100% control over NIL. We don't have a booster system worthy of respect. I think we are still trying to pay off the Athletes Village. I'm sure he has a little influence over the tiny amount of NIL money that's available.
NIL has made CFB a free-agency market. We are small...