Negotiating a buyout

[vv83]

I don't really understand this aspect. Why would a school ever negotiate a buyout down? Isn't a rival school poaching a coach expected to pay what that coaches buyout is?

[preachermatt83]

If Cohen allows dan to leave for one penny less than his pitiful buyout I will lose all respect for Cohen.

[msstate7]

Working on a deal for a WR and a CB instead of buyout**