no way he gets canned in his first year. And probably shouldn't. Too much precedent with decent past coaches and lackluster first year records. He should be on the clock though. You also have to send a message to prospective future coaches or else who in the **** would want come in and work for an admin. that doesn't at least give you some time to turn things around? You just need to be smarter with negotiating contracts with incentives and reasonable buy-outs, not just throwing the wallet at people unless they have a proven track record.