Edit: I misread the terms of Billy's contract. He's owed 85% of the contract and 50% due within 30 days of his firing.
Corrected:
Billy's contract is $51.8M over 7 years. He's in year 3 of his contract. So, $51.8M - 3 x $7.4M (yearly salary) = $29.6M remaining on his contract. 85% of his remaining contract would be $25.16M.
It gets even worse. Billy's contract states that 50% of his remaining contract is due within 30 days of firing him. That would be $25.16 x 0.50 = $12.58M due within 30 days of firing. This is of course if he were fired after the season has ended. If he were fired midseason after 6 games, he'd be owed another $3.7M of which 85% of that is $3.145. 50% of that ($1.57M) would be due within 30 days bringing the new total to $14.15M ($12.58M + $1.57M) due with 30 days.
Florida coach Billy Napier has come under scrutiny following a 9-9 start to his Gators tenure. What would the university owe him if it fired him?
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Still not done / Just make it stop:
They also have to pay the assistant coaches the remainder of their contracts, which is 1-3 years depending on what year they are in their contract.
That's another $7.25M each year for likely 2 years.
How much are the Florida Gators paying their assistant coaches and how does that stack up against the rest of the schools across America?
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A firing midseason after 6 games would cost Gayta' athletics $14.15M for Billy and $3.625M for his assistants. That's a $17.775M hit for 2024 and they'd have to pay a new coach and his assistants on top of that. I would expect their NIL to take a huge hit if Billy gets fired.
Gayta' nation may be married to Billy longer than they're hoping for.