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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
I think that this dispute is in essense the AD wanting the coach to put the college's best interests over his and that is either shortsighted or idiotic. I say idiotic. Virtually every AD understands that in order to attract future coaches and even players they have to be willing to let them go if a better opportunity comes up. If the coach were to get the Jets job BC would be off the hook for his contract money. If the President of BC were to get offered the Harvard position, think he stays? Couldnt you say that the players who play for the college "owe" it to the college to play for them for four years too?
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shake ups like this can lead to players bailing-and don't forget, many colleges restrict transfers-you can't transfer to a conference rival, and many times kids have to sit out a year if they go to a fellow 1-a school. players get penalized if they move-but coaches can just move at will? not so much now, look at petrinos contract for example-a huge buyout if he should want to leave, and can't move to a sec west team. who can blame arkansas for those terms, with his track record?
how would this particular coach feel if the AD had come to him and said..you're doing good, but we can do better, so we're going to interview others and see if we can improve....kind of like what the coach is saying-i think i can improve, too bad i signed for five years. i didn't really mean it, altho no doubt he'd want the college to live up to their end regarding his money should they let him go.