Hope Gene Took Him Out to Dinner

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  1. Stu Ryckman

    Stu Ryckman Well-Known Member

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    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/college-wrestler-wins-title--athletic-director-gets--18-000-bonus-210331816.html

    Interesting article...points out the hypocrisy of the system well...but not much about solutions or problems they might cause.
     
  2. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    That certainly does seem odd that Smith gets a bonus when an athlete wins a NCAA championship. I could see the wrestling coach getting a bonus, but Smith? I guess it's pretty common according to the article.
     
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    I have to admit I was shocked when I read this earlier this morning!
     
  4. JO'Co

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    :shock: :(

    Wow. I was not aware of this either. AD's get a bonus for the accomplishments of individual athletes? This seems like a real bad idea. It also opens the door for those athletes to sue for a slice of the pie...
     
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    And it is ******** like this that leads to player's unions etc.. it opens that door of sympathy that often bypasses reason.

    It's greed and these people (yes I said these people) will get what's coming to them if they don't change their ways.