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re: LA Tech head coach Sonny Cumbie receives a 3 year contract extension with 19-31 record
Posted on 2/5/26 at 4:16 pm to msutiger
Posted on 2/5/26 at 4:16 pm to msutiger
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Cut every dollar you can from football and get baseball to 34 full scholarships.
Ding ding ding
Everything at Tech is about baseball. EVERYTHING. Moving to the Sun Belt right after Coastal made the NC isn't a coincidence. Tech thinks they can achieve that level of success after hosting a regional several years back. It dictates every other move they make in the athletic department.
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Posted on 2/5/26 at 7:10 pm to saint tiger225
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Cumbie receives contract extension
Ivey shares exclusive comments on new deal
— Matt Belinson
Thursday, February 5, 2026
...As for why Tech felt the need to give Cumbie an extension now, Ivey told the Leader, “That can go one of two ways. Look at Marshall with Charles Huff. You go into the final year of a contract and then what happens if they go win the league? Then you’re faced with a situation where that coach will have leverage at the negotiating table to where they’re going to ask for more than we’re prepared to give or they leave, rather than us being fiscally responsible to the university. That’s why we went ahead and got this done now because we believe Sonny is the person who will help lead us forward in our program and it was important we reset the contract and give our players and staff continuity and show them we’re invested in them and the path they’re on.”
When asked why the threshold was set at six wins to trigger the option year to the contract, Ivey told the Leader, “Anytime you’re negotiating, you’re thinking about how we create access to the postseason and six wins in college football gets you there,” Ivey said. “We have two Power Four teams on our schedule this year, so we’re basically asking them to win six out of 10 games which I think is fair. Now, that doesn’t mean we’re settling for six wins. We’re chasing bowl wins and championships, and nobody knows that more than Sonny.” ...
Ruston Daily Leader
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:13 pm to saint tiger225
This so fricking beyond insane. Cumbie is legit a bottom 10 coach in all of Div 1 football.
What the frick is LA Tech doing? Will no one else even sniff taking that job??
Legit the craziest bad decision I've ever seen an Ath dept make.
What the frick is LA Tech doing? Will no one else even sniff taking that job??
Legit the craziest bad decision I've ever seen an Ath dept make.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:33 pm to saint tiger225
8 wins at Tech is like going 10-2 at Indiana. Not bad. Great coach.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 10:19 pm to saint tiger225
Some context would show he is coming off his best year with a bowl win.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 5:47 am to Jack Ruby
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This so fricking beyond insane. Cumbie is legit a bottom 10 coach in all of Div 1 football.
What the frick is LA Tech doing? Will no one else even sniff taking that job??
Legit the craziest bad decision I've ever seen an Ath dept make.
We won 8 games last season. We haven’t won even six games since before Covid. His buyout in total with assistants would have cost us over 1.5 million. We don’t have that money laying around while we are forfeiting media rights our last year in C-USA to move to the Sun Belt.
If he wins less than six games next year, he’s getting fired and the buyout is under $600K.
Last year it seems Tony Franklin saved him. Tony Franklin is gone, he is on his own now to sink or swim.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 1:57 pm to msutiger
Posted on 2/6/26 at 2:21 pm to msutiger
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. Tony Franklin is gone
Where is Tony Franklin going? I haven't heard anything about him leaving. I hope he's staying on staff.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 6:38 pm to Manlaw35
Nevermind, just saw that Coach Franklin is retiring.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 7:41 pm to Jack Ruby
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Legit the craziest bad decision I've ever seen an Ath dept make.
I feel confident there’s been worse
Posted on 2/7/26 at 8:29 am to Mushroom1968
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I feel confident there’s been worse
Tennessee taking Dooley off our hands has to be up there.
Posted on 2/7/26 at 12:26 pm to RougeDawg
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A 12 year old with ChatGPT could have won 9 games with that soft arse schedule.
Y'all should have hired one.
Posted on 2/8/26 at 9:03 am to saint tiger225
Is Kolbe Fields returning? I thought he graduated. Chat gpt says he’s returning but it seems to be really off on sports stuff. Also, wondering about QB Baker, if he’s returning
Posted on 2/8/26 at 1:16 pm to msutiger
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If he wins less than six games next year, he’s getting fired and the buyout is under $600K.
I am in the wrong profession.
Not bad to lose a bunch of games, that's getting close to OT money.
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