It can be spread over the length of the contract, but it certainly counts. All your doing is pushing the pain out by a few years (see next years NO Saints.)
They're probably waiting until their planet gets close again to take off.
http://io9.com/two-or-more-undiscovered-planets-could-be-hiding-in-our-1679842067
Well, he's made an impression, and fair or not it's stuck with him.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8466428/ohio-state-buckeyes-cardale-jones-tweets-classes-pointless