Virginia MBB coach Tony Bennett suddenly retires

[FlotownDawg]

Three weeks before the season starts. It is apparently not health related. He is only 55 years old. Another coach quitting because they hate where college athletics is right now? Looks like it.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Transfer Portal, NIL.... what is being said.

Saban like.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Don’t blame them one bit.

When you start hashing it out what these coaches have to do now with the portal and NIL I can easily see the burnout.

 

[aTotal360]

I heard he left his heart in San Francisco.

 

[Raiderdawg]

The interesting part is he just signed a 4 year extension on his contract in July with a built in automatic extension for another year in 2026 for 4 million a year with a guaranteed 5% raise and bonuses built in the contract. He is leaving at least 20 million on the table even if he lost every game from now on and was fired.

 

[patdog]

There’s got to be more to this story. You don’t just quit on your team 3 weeks before the season starts just because you suddenly decided you don’t like NIL & the transfer portal.

 

[HailStout]

There’s got to be more to this story. You don’t just quit on your team 3 weeks before the season starts just because you suddenly decided you don’t like NIL & the transfer portal.

I bet whatever the story is, it involves something that remains undefeated

 

[Dawgg]

I heard he left his heart in San Francisco.

He’s ready to live The Good Life.

 

[L4Dawg]

There’s got to be more to this story. You don’t just quit on your team 3 weeks before the season starts just because you suddenly decided you don’t like NIL & the transfer portal.

Agree, even if he was not happy about the general trend of things. He wouldn't do that, he would at least see that contract out. Something will surface event.

 

[L4Dawg]

I bet whatever the story is, it involves something that remains undefeated

I'd say this is the leader in the club house.

 

[Lucifer Morningstar]

The interesting part is he just signed a 4 year extension on his contract in July with a built in automatic extension for another year in 2026 for 4 million a year with a guaranteed 5% raise and bonuses built in the contract. He is leaving at least 20 million on the table even if he lost every game from now on and was fired.

To leave that much money on the table there can be only one explanation. Side piece. Remains undefeated.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Likely more to it than that. For folks who throw out Saban's name for retiring due to the changes in the game, he's 72, 7-10 years older than what most consider, "retirement age."