wojo extended for 5 years

[Mike Deane's Seat Belt]

well at least this should stabilize the recruiting waters for a while??????????

[PointWarrior]

So that explains the sound of wojo haters heads popping...

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I dig it.

[MUBBau]

I dig it.

I agree with this assessment.

[lawdog77]

well at least this should stabilize the recruiting waters for a while??????????

What is the buyout? I am sure Keefe has plenty stored away to make it happen.

[Herman Cain]

There is one positive in this. If a scenario plays out where Wojo can squeeze out a 21-22 win ,3rd in Big East type year that may be enough to get him near enough to the top few picks  when coaching carousel starts up next year. With the additional years MU can get a bigger buyout and can be ahead on the deal. Who know the Arizona job May open and Wojo would be the perfect Mr. Clean for them post Miller.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

There is one positive in this. If a scenario plays out where Wojo can squeeze out a 21-22 win ,3rd in Big East type year that may be enough to get him near enough to the top few picks  when coaching carousel starts up next year. With the additional years MU can get a bigger buyout and can be ahead on the deal. Who know the Arizona job May open and Wojo would be the perfect Mr. Clean for them post Miller.

Now that he is locked up, you care to drop the anti-wojo bit? Great, thanks!

[jficke13]

hahaha, could not be happier just to watch everyone complain.

<Obvious thing happens>

I can't believe this obvious thing would happen!

<RAGE>

lol.

[Galway Eagle]

fairly neutral on this. I'd like tournament success I really would, but if he levels us out as what providence has become (prior to this past year) then I'm fine with it for a  few more years before I'll start to get truly frustrated.

[muguru]

I'm s anti Wojo as they come, as you all know. That being said..I would NEVER root against MU to fail, just to see Wojo fail. I have liked his recruiting chops since Day 1, it's his coaching/leadership, I think there are still some questions about...Believe me, I would love NOTHING more than to see him lead MU to a National Championship.

[muguru]

fairly neutral on this. I'd like tournament success I really would, but if he levels us out as what providence has become (prior to this past year) then I'm fine with it for a  few more years before I'll start to get truly frustrated.

Really?? You'd be happy with a Providence level program??

[Goose]

If he swung this type of deal at any other school I would say he must have a helluva of an agent. Sadly, with deal being done at MU, he likely did not need an agent.

[MUBBau]

There is one positive in this. If a scenario plays out where Wojo can squeeze out a 21-22 win ,3rd in Big East type year that may be enough to get him near enough to the top few picks  when coaching carousel starts up next year. With the additional years MU can get a bigger buyout and can be ahead on the deal. Who know the Arizona job May open and Wojo would be the perfect Mr. Clean for them post Miller.

Yes, so we can then start another rebuild.

[muguru]

If he swung this type of deal at any other school I would say he must have a helluva of an agent. Sadly, with deal being done at MU, he likely did not need an agent.

I do think, more than anything else, this shows Goose, what we have feared..the administration's level of commitment to the program and what level of program they are satisfied with.

[Herman Cain]

I do think, more than anything else, this shows Goose, what we have feared..the administration's level of commitment to the program and what level of program they are satisfied with.

Been saying for years the Bromance is alive and well. Only way we get rid of this turkey is for him to win enough for some desperate Power 5 program to pony up the coin necessary

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Hmm, the Instagram post has been deleted.  So, uh, #DoneDeal?

[The Lens]

MU deleted the IG post about it.

It was put up or shut up for MU, they had to do something.  You can't have a guy recruiting past his contract.

[Uncle Rico]

Guess we won't be bringing Tony Bennett home ☹️

[Billy Hoyle]

I worked with a coach who was extended for 5 years and was fired two seasons later. The extension was done to stop rumors on the recruiting trail that the coach was going to be fired (a recruit specifically mentioned this in choosing another school). In exchange for the extension, the buyout was lowered significantly. So before the Wojo haters hit the panic button here, maybe this is MU's strategy - to show stability but provide more flexibility on their end.

[Galway Eagle]

Really?? You'd be happy with a Providence level program??

5 tournament appearances in a row? I wouldn't reject that. I'd be ok with making the tournament given who's here, their experience at that point and what I expect of them. I'll get impatient for more after about two more years of seasons like this.

[cheebs09]

If he swung this type of deal at any other school I would say he must have a helluva of an agent. Sadly, with deal being done at MU, he likely did not need an agent.

For all we know, his buyout was reduced should we need to fire him. There's a lot of ways this extension could have gone down.

Interesting to me that they used a picture of him hugging
Markus.

[tower912]

Would not have made sense to show a picture of him hugging Sam.🙄

[NCMUFan]

Good for Wojo!  Good for MU!  Go MU! RahRah!

[The Sultan]

I worked with a coach who was extended for 5 years and was fired two seasons later. The extension was done to stop rumors on the recruiting trail that the coach was going to be fired (a recruit specifically mentioned this in choosing another school). In exchange for the extension, the buyout was lowered significantly. So before the Wojo haters hit the panic button here, maybe this is MU's strategy - to show stability but provide more flexibility on their end.

Exactly.

[willie warrior]

well at least this should stabilize the recruiting waters for a while??????????

Key word here "stabilize the recruiting waters". What the hell does that mean? What recruits is Eojo going to bring in
All this shows is that the 2.5 million gift bought Wojo for 5 more years. The mediocrity message is loud, clear, and perpetuates mediocrity. All Wojo worshippers should prepare themselves for more letdowns like the last 3 months. And MU can own that.