Tressel's contract extended. Shocker.

In news as unexciting as his demeanor, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel's contract was extended Wednesday. Apparently Tressel turned down a raise on the new contract which will run until 2015.

In coaching contract extensions are pretty much worthless and amount to legalese translation of "here's what we're going to pay you when we fire your ass." But in this case, the extension is probably more about recruiting as the Tressel retirement rumors will likely begin to start in a couple years.

But the interesting part, according to a tweet from OSU beat writer Ken Gordon of the Columbus Dispatch, is that this new contract contains a provision that if Tressel doesn't finish this entire extension, he gets a job as an assistant athletic director.

That's interesting on two fronts: A) Tressel was the AD at Youngstown State and reportedly loved the work and B) his previous contract guaranteed Tressel a spot on the faculty.

Seems to indicate the Senator is thinking about retirement. Maybe not next year, but coming sooner than most Buckeye fans are prepared for.

The PR Pirate

Texas Tech and it's bizarro lawyer/pirate/six plays in my offense coach, Mike Leach, are in a contractual showdown that is reaching new depths of silliness.

As of Tuesday night, Leach still hadn't signed his extension. That's important because it was the deadline Texas Tech set for Leach to sign the contract offer.

Leach and Tech don't disagree over money, but over compensation if Leach were ever fired.

Tired of getting bad press, Leach responded by hiring a PR agency and having a rally - for, uh, himself. Does the band show up for that one?

This reminds me of one of those many games when Leach decides to go four a fourth and long in his own territory early in the game and it comes back to bite him in the ass.