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Chris Holtmann (ex-tOSU Bball coach, HC at DePaul)

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Bringing his staff with him is HUGE. One, because he's comfortable working with those guys, two because they already have strong ties regionally, and as stated before, Shrage has a national background recruiting for Dook. I feel better about this hire the more I see of them. Excited to see the impact they have in recruiting the next few weeks.

And that press conference was impressive. You can immediately see that he "gets it" and the stage isn't too big for him.
 
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ScriptOhio said:


Can anyone name the other 3 coaches?
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NFBuck said:
Bringing his staff with him is HUGE. One, because he's comfortable working with those guys, two because they already have strong ties regionally, and as stated before, Shrage has a national background recruiting for Dook. I feel better about this hire the more I see of them. Excited to see the impact they have in recruiting the next few weeks.

And that press conference was impressive. You can immediately see that he "gets it" and the stage isn't too big for him.
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Telling you, he's got some Tressel to him. Basketball is all over this guy's mind.

He'll have success- that's somewhat relative to the climate we're in regionally and what we experienced 5-10 years ago, but Coach Holtmann is going to make this school proud winning and competing the right way. That means a lot to me and the rest will flow. Still pumped about this hire.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Telling you, he's got some Tressel to him. Basketball is all over this guy's mind.

He'll have success- that's somewhat relative to the climate we're in regionally and what we experienced 5-10 years ago, but Coach Holtmann is going to make this school proud winning and competing the right way. That means a lot to me and the rest will flow. Still pumped about this hire.
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The program at Butler has something about it. You just have a good feel about people coming out of there. That's the reason I was high on Holtmann from the moment it became apparent the Matta days were winding down. I always had Archie as my number one guy to replace Thad, but Holtmann was never far behind. I wouldn't have been disappointed if we made the move in March and ended up with Holtmann if Archie chose IU over tOSU. The guy can coach.

As has been said over and over, it might be unrealistic to expect Matta-era success, but I think Holtmann gives us as good a chance as anybody this side of pipe dreams like Donovan and Stevens.
 
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CHRIS HOLTMANN'S OHIO STATE CONTRACT OUTLINES MEGA BONUS OPPORTUNITIES, HEFTY BUYOUT LANGUAGE, OTHER PERKS

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It appears Gene Smith made absolutely sure Chris Holtmann won't be leaving Ohio State anytime soon. The new coach of the men's basketball program signed an eight-year deal worth $3 million per season, with plenty of incentives, worked into it.

Holtmann is in line to receive $850,000 in base compensation, $1.315 million from media promotions and public relations, another $825,000 in Nike apparel and shoe equipment and finally $10,000 for Coca-Cola appearances.

The contract has not be finalized, according to the Ohio State Public Records Office. Holtmann, Smith and CFO Geoffrey Chatas signed it on Friday.

As approved by the Board of Trustees, Holtmann is eligible for an increase in salary beginning in 2018, according to his contract obtained by Eleven Warriors on Tuesday. He also agreed to hefty buyout language, mostly having to do with the potential of the coach bolting before the completion of the next four basketball seasons. Holtmann's current deal expires on June 30, 2025.

The contract states that if Holtmann discontinues his contract with the Buckeyes within the first four years of his employment (thus, before June 2021) he owes the school the money remaining on his deal multiple by the years remaining on his agreement. So if Holtmann left after two years, he would have to pay back the $18 million multiplied by six, or $108 million, to Ohio State. That's a lot.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...portunities-hefty-buyout-language-other-perks
 
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ScriptOhio said:
The contract states that if Holtmann discontinues his contract with the Buckeyes within the first four years of his employment (thus, before June 2021) he owes the school the money remaining on his deal multiple by the years remaining on his agreement. So if Holtmann left after two years, he would have to pay back the $18 million multiplied by six, or $108 million, to Ohio State. That's a lot.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...portunities-hefty-buyout-language-other-perks
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Are they worried about Kansas, UNC, and Duke coaches all being close to retirement age or what? That's a hell of a buyout clause.
 
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