Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire just landed one of those contract extensions that makes your brain short-circuit a little bit. We\u2019re talking about a seven-year deal worth roughly seven million dollars a year. Let\u2019s round that off the Texas way and call it $49 million.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s serious money. Life-changing money. \u201cRecalculate your entire concept of reality\u201d money. So instead of breaking down buyouts, incentives, and contract language, let\u2019s do something far more relatable: figure out what $49 million actually buys in the real world.<\/p>\n
\u2708\ufe0f A Private Jet<\/p>\n
You\u2019re not getting the gold-plated \u201cbig-pimpin\u2019\u201d jet with a hot tub and chandelier, but you are getting the kind of plane where TSA is no longer part of your emotional journey. No middle seats, no screaming toddlers, and absolutely no man explaining crypto to you at 30,000 feet.<\/p>\n
About 800 Brand-New Pickup Trucks<\/p>\n
You could give everyone you know a pickup truck. Then they could give everyone they know a pickup truck. Eventually, the entire state of Texas is inexplicably lifted two inches off the ground, and nobody knows why\u2014but it feels right.<\/p>\n
Roughly 49 Million One-Dollar Tacos<\/p>\n
What would you do with 49 million tacos? The better question is: what wouldn\u2019t you do? You\u2019d solve hunger, anger, and several personality problems. You wouldn\u2019t be remembered as rich\u2014you\u2019d be remembered as legendary.<\/p>\n
About 3,500 Years of Minimum-Wage Labor<\/p>\n
Okay, yeah\u2026 this one hurts. That\u2019s one person working full-time since the Middle Ages. Suddenly the joke turns into quiet reflection, and everyone stares at the floor for a second.<\/p>\n
Enough Therapy to Finally Trace All Your Issues Back to Childhood<\/p>\n
Weekly sessions. Premium couch. No insurance drama. Imagine sorting out your emotional baggage so thoroughly that you stop yelling at traffic. On second thought, maybe wait until retirement\u2014football coaches need at least a little unresolved rage.<\/p>\n
A Fully-Stocked Doomsday Bunker<\/p>\n
Not for the apocalypse\u2014just for a rough losing streak. Climate-controlled, self-sustaining, and quiet enough to avoid talk radio. If things go south, you\u2019ll have someplace safe to ride it out with canned chili and denial.<\/p>\n
About 1,225 Years of Netflix<\/p>\n
Enough to never worry about your subscription again\u2014and still spend 20 minutes scrolling before rewatching Stranger Things. You won\u2019t finish Netflix, but Netflix will absolutely finish you.<\/p>\n
Read More:\u00a0What Does Texas Tech’s Ranking Mean For Lubbock’s Community?<\/a><\/p>\n At the end of the day, Joey McGuire earned his deal, Texas Tech locked down stability, and the rest of us got a fresh reminder that sports money lives in its own universe.<\/p>\n Texas Tech Looks Rather Lovely Covered in Snow<\/p>\n Lovely images of the Tech campus after a big snow.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n If You Haven\u2019t Been to the Texas Tech Museum in Years, Here\u2019s What You\u2019re MissingThe Museum of Texas Tech University is free to the public and open every day of the week, aside from major holidays. Hours vary slightly. You can find more information here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Also, I’d like to apologize in advance for my photos. They aren’t the greatest. I also didn’t capture most of the art because it’s much better in person, and I want to leave some things for you to discover on your own. Can’t spoil it all!<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy Covington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire just landed one of those contract extensions that makes your brain…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-74764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}