Charlie Weis built his reputation in New England as the offensive mastermind behind the Patriots’ first three Super Bowl wins under Bill Belichick. That success launched him to a head coaching gig with Notre Dame, and later another chance with Kansas.

Now, Weis is known for quite the opposite of what was once his job: getting paid handsomely not to coach. Weis’ buyout with Notre Dame is expected to reach nearly $19 million, while Kansas will eventually pay him more than $5.6 million to do anything but coach the Jayhawks. In 2015, Weis will cash checks from both teams not to coach. He’ll make more than both Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and Kansas coach David Beaty from each of those schools, respectively.

Weis stands as the ultimate cautionary tale for hiring big-name coaches. To get one of them, it takes a big monetary commitment. If that coach doesn’t work out, they still get to collect their paychecks.

Buyouts are one of the issues that make firing a coach a tricky thing. Even as SEC schools continue to rake in cash, it’s not an easy thing for an athletic director to bite the bullet and pay one guy to go away while presumably paying top dollar for his replacement.

Which SEC schools have taken the financial hit to dismiss a coach? We look at the buyouts in recent SEC history.

It’s worth noting that what would be the biggest buyout on this list didn’t end up getting paid out. Bobby Petrino didn’t pursue his $18-million buyout from Arkansas after his infamous motorcycle accident, as he was fired with cause.

Gene Chizik, Auburn

Fired: Nov. 25, 2012
Total buyout: $7.5 million
Payments remaining: $209,457.84 monthly through 2015-16 fiscal year

Auburn originally set aside more than $11 million to pay off Chizik and his assistants. However, with those assistants finding jobs, that number dropped to around $8.8 million, according to AL.com.

Will Muschamp, Florida

Fired: Nov. 16, 2014
Total buyout: $6.3 million
Payments remaining: $2.1 million annually for next two years

Even though Muschamp was hired as defensive coordinator at Auburn, his buyout with Florida won’t be affected. Combining the two salaries — Muschamp will earn $1.6 million annually with the Tigers — he will be one of the 15 highest-paid coaches in the nation.

Houston Nutt, Ole Miss

Fired: Nov. 8, 2012
Total buyout: $6 million
Payments remaining: None

Nutt technically resigned, but Ole Miss still owed him the $6 million left on his contract. In January 2013, Nutt agreed to a deal with the school that paid him a lump sum of $4.35 million, saving Ole Miss around $550,000.

Mike Sherman, Texas A&M

Fired: Dec. 1, 2011
Total buyout: $5.4 million
Payments remaining: None

Sherman’s buyout was a point of contention, as he believed he was owed nearly $9 million at the time of his firing. He had agreed to an extension with A&M after leading the team to the Cotton Bowl in 2010, but the language in the deal was never finalized and Sherman did not sign it.

Derek Dooley, Tennessee

Fired: Nov. 18, 2012
Total buyout: $5 million
Payments remaining: $104,167

When the Volunteers dismissed Dooley after a four-OT loss to Missouri at home, they were in the midst of an expensive period. The school was completing a $45-million renovation of its practice facility, and had just come off of paying Philip Fulmer a nearly $4-million buyout. At the time of his firing, Dooley was the sixth-highest paid coach in the nation.

Joker Phillips, Kentucky

Fired: Nov. 4, 2012
Total buyout: $2.55 million
Payments remaining: None

UK paid Phillips his buyout over the final two years of his contract, which ran through 2014. According to Darren Rovell, the Cats had to pay Joker more than $3,000 per day to not coach the team.