The Leitao extension has been rumored ever since COVID19 broke out. Going from getting fired to being extended, not bad.
I'll be honest, it may be multiple years before there is any serious coaching carousel again. I don't think 2021 is likely to have much of a turover because AA's aren't going to have enough revenue to change coaches. Maybe by 2022 if revenue's for AA's have improved by then.
If an AD loses 30% of their revenue and is trying their best not to cut out sports programs - how are they ever going to justify firing a coach, paying his/her buyout, and hiring a new coach.
Pretty much any new coach would have to be hired at a lower salary and buyout.
Heck, if any of the football or basketball seasons are cut short or don't happen GT's best bet may be to give Pastner an extension at his current rate (which is well below the median for the ACC), just as long as you don't do anything silly with the buyout (of which i think coaches may have a more difficult time getting huge buyouts as AD's have to deal with shrunken revenue).
in the survey I linked in a different thread the AD's (110 responded) made it clear they have to find ways to reduce coaching contracts and reduce buyouts because they expect to have less revenue.
With the University System of Georgia announcing this afternoon that Summer sessions will be remote and they hope to have students on campus in the fall if health conditions permit it, that means there will likely be no on campus recruiting this summer, no summer camps (which will be a loss of revenue), i believe GT had 2 concerts set up - good chance those don't happen.
And even if we manage to get full football and basketball seasons in, does anyone believe revenue won't be down. FB attendence has dropped for like 10 straight years nationally, and I suspect it is going to drop even more this year. I can't imagine many older alum/fans attending games this year.