 And he got a big contract, but it didn't go well. With two games left in the year last season, Boise on the verge of having their first losing season since 1997. They said he was out. They bought out the remainder of his contract, paid him about $3 million to go away. Spencer Danielson, the interim, won a couple. Three games to close out the year, including the Mountain West Conference Championship game at UNLV. He was elevated to the full-time coach. That was before the bowl game.