There's going to be some attractive jobs:
Open:
Michigan State (B1G)
Northwestern (B1G)
Very Hot Seats:
Indiana (B1G)
Houston (B12)
Baylor (B12)
Mississippi St (SEC)
Cal (ACC)
Boston College (ACC)
Pitt (ACC)
Stranger Things Have Happened:
USC (B1G) - Lincoln Riley really wants to go pro
TAMU (SEC)- Huge buyout, but the money is there and the patience is evaporating
Auburn (SEC) - Hugh Freeze isn't popular, and Auburn has zero patience for development
Arkansas and South Carolina (both coaches are trending in the wrong direction and fans are chirping)
Plus, there's so many P5 schools that are going to have openings for sure, I'd be surprised if Marion doesn't interview, and while I don't think Scherer is looking to skedaddle, I can't take that off the table either.
I hope that Odom sticks around another year, but his buyout here is basically peanuts, and he's making half of what he would make a mid-tier P5 school, but the salary differential between us and some of those guys is profound.
* Michigan State - 9.5 million
* Northwestern - 5.65 million
* Indiana - 4.35 million
* Houston - 4.4 million
* Baylor - 3.81 million
* Mississippi State - 3.0 million
* Cal - 4.75 million
* BC - 3.0 million
* Pitt - 5.88 million
* USC - 11.0 million
* TAMU - 9.15 million
* Auburn - 6.15 million
* Arkansas - 5 million
* South Carolina - 6.13 million
With the lack of the support the program has gotten in the community despite their clearly improved product and top notch facilities, any one of those programs would be very dangerous--hell, most of them could fart and cover Barry's buyout with the smell.
But, we can't really worry about that. If he leaves, this becomes a much more attractive location to come coach and we will have enough money with the buyout to pay a little more for the next coach. If you can make UNLV have a reputation besides "Coaching Graveyard", it has to help the program long term.