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The contract specified the payout but it left room for the buyout to be negotiated over time. Radakovich has met at least 2 times that I know of with Hewitt's agent at the agent's office. The 2 mentioned times were within the past month. It's possible that there were more but what I have heard is that they are hammering out the details of the buyout.
Remember that Hewitt is still a relatively young coach and would like to coach again. Being a bouchedag about the buyout would guarantee that not only would DRad fire him but would probably trash him to any AD who called to ask about CPH as a person. Being negotiable doesn't hurt here. The man already has his fortune made and will still get the same amount of money. Just maybe over 3 - 5 years and he also might get a positive reference along the lines of "We still think the world of Paul. He took us to great heights at GT but we just felt like it was time for us to try something else. But Paul is still one hell of a coach and one of the finest men you'll ever meet." May make the difference in the man getting another head coaching gig somewhere, who knows?
Thanks for the feedback. The meetings are news to me.