(09-10-2019 11:58 PM)Zorch Wrote:  Lastly, like Tribal, my first thought was that this was a mechanism to get funds to pay for Shaver's buyout. So, if true, then the negative ramifications of that blunder will continue to be felt BY MANY in the Tribe community for years to come.

Believe me, the Shaver payout is NOT an issue for the Athletic Dept. That has already been covered.
One major donor (and, as I understand it, a smaller one - about 95% + 5%) have already committed to covering the buyout over a three year window (so, if Tony decides to take a job somewhere else, the donors are off the hook for whatever payout remains).

So, while I feel that this policy change is definitely short-sighted, it has nothing at all to do with Tony's buyout.