UAZipster0305

I agree with you. However, there is enough commonality to consider them in tandem. In both cases, relative to the average person, these coaches have achieved an absurd pay rate relative to even elite professionals (doctors, lawyers, engineers, tech) all while simply rising to their highest level of incompetence for a job that arguably has no meaning in terms of societal needs.

Or just have the right pedigree as to what some specific AD is fetishizing at the moment. E.g. Ianello and his ND connection or Arth and his having led his team to one big upset in a past position.

Cue Frank Caliendo in his John Madden voice.

And all as a reward for not being good at one's job!

There is really no difference between being the 2 or 3 seed in the conference tournament. It's the same match up, regardless. However, dropping to 4 and having to play Georgetown the first match in their (our, mine and your) back yard is a tough draw.

It depends on him choosing to take employment next year after the fact that he was fired by UA. That is a total unknown. I believe it was Bowden who volunteer coached for a year or two after being fired, so UA had to continue paying out his contract.

What I took from last night is that despite a disparity in NIL spending (and/or overall program budget), the talent is there to not only compete, but to dominate the best team in the conference. However, the in game coaching is not sufficient to win with any kind of regularity.

Not to mention that unless Joe sits out a year from coaching or serves as a volunteer, that $600k does not have to be paid out. When he gets another job, the contract is over.

Everyone is focusing on the two big plays that killed us at the end of the game. What isn't getting attention is the terrible play call to throw short and back across the center of the field on the second or third drive that resulted in the pick 6. Unless that play is perfectly executed, there is high likelihood that it will be disastrous. That play should never be called! Broughton made that pass off one foot and moving away from the direction of the pass, so it was inaccurate and soft. The play also came at a time when we were absolutely dominating, especially in the run game. There was no reason for it! That single play put OU ahead at half when we absolutely dominated everything except the scoreboard. Infuriating!

And also from the Big East, #1 Georgetown, #10 Creighton, and RV Xavier.

Unfortunately, I could not read the article because I am not a subscriber, but thanks for sharing anyhow. Sad and definitely an ethical gray area whether legal or not.

https://collegesoccernews.com/college-soccer-news-mens-soccer-week-11-top-25-poll-akron-jumps-into-the-top-5/ #5, and we are the featured team this week. Also, we tied #6 Creighton, beat #s 15, 16, and 24 (Cornell, Wake Forest, and Xavier, respectively) and were up 1-0 on #14 West Virginia before the game was cancelled. Our only loss is to #1 Georgetown, albeit at home, who has only lost at Maryland (#7) and tied UNC (#18) the first game of the season. If only we hadn't tied a few to low teams...

This is all new information to me. Based on what was publicized, I stand by my supportive statements. However, if these things are true, I am glad UA made the ethical choices to maintain standards and keep all stakeholders safe. Win-lose record is secondary to such things.

I agree. I was merely updating the accuracy of the original statement. Both JD and Bowden were more than competent enough to maintain their positions longer than they did. We had little success before and none since.

We have our first regular season game today, and gozips.com does not even have a game preview. Talk about underwhelming!