Football Joe Harasymiak to be UMass next Head Coach

[RUGuitarMan]

He has one year left on his contract, he signed a two year contract last year

The guys on the podcast said he has a 3 year , not 2 year contract.

 

[Jonny S]

I actually know Piana, he is a good guy, he made mistakes and is open about them.

Tem was on staff after all of that happened.

 

[TRU2RU]

The guys on the podcast said he has a 3 year , not 2 year contract.

They are wrong, a simple google search shows it was a 2 year contract signed in Jan of 24, also the Minnesota 247 board all the mods & posters say it is a 2 year contract & most believe he is returning to RU

 

[Extra Point]

He did a great job here at RU. It is a big loss. I hope that Mohamed Toure stays here for his final year.

 

[Rutgers85]

 

[Rufaninga]

RU should do like other big programs, grab a current FBS head coach tired of the position and hire them as a coordinator.

Come on down, Fran Brown :)

(Yes this is sarcasm with 0 chance)

 

[BlockR]

Is Chris Ash available?

 

[MadRU]

Is Chris Ash available?

Ryan Day might be

 

[RULoyal]

Is Chris Ash available?

Why? Is your toilet backed up?

 

[RU-05]

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Harasymiak is expected to agree to a five-year deal worth between $1.3 and $1.4 million annually, according to sources.

Harasymiak comes to UMass at an intriguing time of transition, as it enters the MAC in 2025. The administration has dedicated significant funds to assuring better success as the school, which has not had a winning season since elevating football to FBS in 2012.

UMass will have nearly $2 million in NIL/revenue share for the 2025 season and $3 million for 2026, according to sources. Those numbers are guaranteed, according to sources, which means they don't have to go out and fundraise.

Harasymiak will also have a staff pool of more than $2.7 million, according to sources, which projects to be the highest staff pool in the MAC by a significant amount.

In the 13 seasons since elevating to the FBS, UMass has never won five games and won four games just twice. Don Brown was fired after going 6-28 and Walt Bell went 2-23.

So where does that $2 mil NIL rank relative to other MAC teams?

 

[ashokan]

Bama was getting coaches picked-off every year when Saban was there.
Position coaches and coordinators dont stick around long if they are any good.
Nobody is forever in cfb
I read the coach bios on Wiki and its scary how many times these coaches move after a year or two

Monken turned Army around when he came rom GA and packed the team with southern players.
Army went from 2 guys from GA to over a dozen in 1st year and over 25 total from the southern states.

This was before Michigan but for a long time most NC teams were from southern states

 

[rutgersguy1]

So where does that $2 mil NIL rank relative to other MAC teams?

No idea

 

[mildone]

Put down the crack pipe

No, no… pick it back up. Just don’t pull a Richard Pryor.

 

[mildone]

I mostly agree but the rushing TD given up to the UCLA QB was inexcusable.

I disagree. But I don’t feel like rehashing that argument.

 

[newell138]

I would consider bill bellichick (not Steve) or saban if either wanted to get back into coaching as DC.
Spags if he ever wanted to come back to Jersey and he did work with Flaherty before.

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[ManasquanMike]

Harasymiak was making $1.25M at Rutgers. Bump Hetherman up to $1.1M and do the buyout.
He is an East Coast guy. Living in the midwest can suck if you are from the East Coast.

Living in the Midwest does suck you mean-lived in Iowa for 4 years

 

[Knight Shift]

Living in the Midwest does suck you mean-lived in Iowa for 4 years

My condolences. We did not make a full year in Ohio.

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[RU#1fan]

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That stinks…. He would have been a great hire.

 

[cubuffsdoug]

That stinks…. He would have been a great hire.

We showed the ability to pay a coordinator a fair value salary, so the pool to choose from should be of quality and quantity.

 

[Knight Shift]

Wonder if Ryan Walters, former Purdue HC, gets an interview? He was DC at Missouri and 2 years at Illinois for Bret Bielema.

 

[Scarlet Blind]

Steve Belichick?

Bill Belichick?

 

[RUNVA]

Guess we will be playing UNC.