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[QUOTE="PoppyHart, post: 2136962, member: 515"]
B/c it's NOT a contract unless there's a quid-pro-quo!  Offer-Acceptance-Consideration are the elements. The last part, consideration, is the interesting part here. It doesn't mean there must be monetary penalties binding both parties, but rather both parties must be receiving value from the deal; otherwise it's just an empty promise.

I believe you could argue that the university benefited, or at least at the time of this "deal" thought they would benefit, from a PR/recruiting perspective, in that maintaining the continuity and outward appearance of the program was valuable, even if the transition/succession never occurred. This could imply, in my opinion, that the agreement was really a sham, however, and that there was no meeting of the minds that the transfer would ultimately take place.  Additionally, t could also be argued that Hopkins was less likely to leave (and possibly turned down other genuine offers) in order to remain as assistant prior to the anticipated time of succession.  So the University received tangible value in the form of his services over the last two years, and Hopkins would have been entitled to payment if he fulfilled his obligations through the end of next season.
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