"breach of contract" means nothing here. No one is found "guilty" of such a thing. Basically, the contract stipulates the duties of the parties and the consequences of not performing those. Our basic coaching deals basically guarantee a rate of pay for a specific time period. If the university fires him, they have to pay him anyway, with some exceptions, etc. There is no monetary penalty in our deals specifically, when a coach quits in the middle of the term of employment. He just doesn't get paid anymore, obviously.
I have been a huge Jerry Gray fan for years. Or, I was. Gray had to understand that when he accepted the job here, he would likely be passing up more lucrative opportunities in the NFL. He took the job because, by doing so he and all of us understood that a head coaching job at Texas could be a realistic possibility in the future. If that's what he aspired for (and I assume that it is), then he made a very big mistake by moving to the Titans. If it's about the money, how much does a head coaching job at Texas pay? From my perspective, Jerry Gray has become persona non grata. I really don't want to see him here in the future regardless of the circumstances.
Have we hired any assistants lately that were under contract with someone else? Did we express these same moral convictions then?
Because if you sue him for contractual stuff, no one in their right mind is ever going to come work for Texas in case another job ever opens up.
Again, you don't sue for breach of contract because he hasn't breached his contract. They are one-way deals. SOME schools have penalties and buyouts to deal with coaches leaving under contract. Dodds and Mack talk about us "being able to get whoever we want, so we don't do buyouts".
All this talk about breach of contract, contractual obligations... and suing is ridiculous! Let's wish Jerry Gray "all the best" and move on! Mack has an important position to fill....
