Matter of fact, he gets bonuses for: Beating GA, winning the Coastal, winning the ACC, winning the NC, ACC Coach of the Year, graduating certain % of players, and all kinds of other stuff. Saw a list one time. It is public record.
No bonus for beating UGAG nor for winning the Coastal.
E. EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE
In recognition of the fact that exemplary performance by the intercollegiate football team
produces both tangible and intangible benefits for the Association and the Georgia Institute of
Technology by focusing favorable, public attention on the Association and the Georgia Institute
of Technology, and in further recognition of the additional work and sacrifice of Coach to
prepare and participate in a pre-season or post-season bowl game, the Association shall pay
additional compensation to Coach in each year of this Contract in which any of the following
events occur:
1. Coach shall be paid an additional One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($125,000) for each season in which the Georgia Tech football team achieves a Graduation
Success Rate of seventy percent (70%), as calculated by the NCAA according to their criteria;
2. Coach shall be paid an additional incentive for achieving athletic performance goals as
follows regarding APR Rates (not cumulative);
Greater than or equal to 930 $25,000
Greater than or equal to 940 $50,000
Greater than or equal to 950 $75,000
3. Coach shall be paid an additional Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) for
being the ACC Champion in a season in which the Coach participates and completes the season;
4. Coach shall be paid an additional Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) for each
season in which the team and the Coach participate in a bowl game. This amount shall be
increased to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) if said post-season game is a Bowl
Championship Series (BCS) game;
5. Coach shall be paid an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for each bowl
win;
6. Coach shall be paid an additional Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000)
for a BCS national championship;
7. Coach shall be paid an additional Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for any
season in which he is selected ACC Coach of the Year by the following media outlets: ACC
Football Writers, AP, USA Today, College Football Writers Association, ESPN.com,
FOXSports.com. Coach can only earn a maximum of $25,000 for any given season under this
provision. It is non-cumulative;
8. Coach shall be paid an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for each year in
which he is selected the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year or the National Coach of the
Year by the following media outlets: ACC Football Writers, AP, USA Today, College Football
Writers Association, ESPN.com, FOXSports.com. Coach can only earn a maximum of $50,000
for any given season under this provision. It is non-cumulative;
9. Coach shall be paid an additional Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in any season in
which the Georgia Tech football team is ranked in the Top 25 at any time during the regular
season by the following polls: AP, Coaches, BCS, Harris, or Coach shall receive Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for any season in which the Georgia Tech Football Team is ranked
in the Top 25 in the final regular season poll according to the following media outlets: AP,
Coaches, BCS, Harris, or,
Coach shall be paid an additional Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) if the Georgia Tech
football team is ranked in the Top 10 in the final season rankings after the bowl games according
to the BCS, AP or Coaches poll. It is understood and agreed that in any year the Coach will
receive no more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for the ranking of the Georgia Tech
football team in any given season.
10. It is understood and agreed that any incentives earned under Article III E shall be
paid as follows: The first Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) of incentives earned shall
be paid on January 30th of the next year following the season in which they are earned and any
remaining incentives earned by Coach shall be paid on May 30th of the year following the season
in which they are earned.
11. It is understood and agreed that there is no cap on the total value of the incentives Coach
may earn in any given year. It is expressly understood and agreed that in order for Coach to
receive any of the aforementioned bonuses pertaining to participation in post-season bowl
games, the Coach must have served as Head Coach in the preparation for and participation in
said bowl game.
