Saw on ESPN where the Boston College AD fired the head football coach for interviewing for the New York Jets job. I guess it was insubordination. The AD told him not to interview, and he did anyway. What a prick.

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Saw on ESPN where the Boston College AD fired the head football coach for interviewing for the New York Jets job. I guess it was insubordination. The AD told him not to interview, and he did anyway. What a prick.

I agree. You can't tell a coach not to at least look into a situation that could be a lot better. Well I guess you can if you're this ahole

(01-07-2009 11:55 PM)Dr. J. Wrote:  [quote='LRTrojan' pid='3879586' dateline='1231386894']
Saw on ESPN where the Boston College AD fired the head football coach for interviewing for the New York Jets job. I guess it was insubordination. The AD told him not to interview, and he did anyway. What a prick.

I agree. You can't tell a coach not to at least look into a situation that could be a lot better. Well I guess you can if you're this ahole

I will disagree. The coach signed a contract to be there for a certain amount of time. Then you need to honor your commitment you made to the program.

If there is a a failure to meet the standard or goals in the contract, the employer has all the right to void the contract and send the employee on his merry way.

It is the same with the professional players, you signed a contract, you made a commitment. You need to honor and do what you said you would do.

(01-08-2009 09:25 AM)FuegoFuego Wrote:  [quote='Dr. J.' pid='3879793' dateline='1231390527']
[quote='LRTrojan' pid='3879586' dateline='1231386894']
Saw on ESPN where the Boston College AD fired the head football coach for interviewing for the New York Jets job. I guess it was insubordination. The AD told him not to interview, and he did anyway. What a prick.

I agree. You can't tell a coach not to at least look into a situation that could be a lot better. Well I guess you can if you're this ahole

I will disagree. The coach signed a contract to be there for a certain amount of time. Then you need to honor your commitment you made to the program.

If there is a a failure to meet the standard or goals in the contract, the employer has all the right to void the contract and send the employee on his merry way.

It is the same with the professional players, you signed a contract, you made a commitment. You need to honor and do what you said you would do.

In a perfect world that should be the case. But we all know that the university always has the upper hand. They can always fire the coach at any time. Of course they have to pay off the contract, but basically a coach is on a year to year contract. And coaches leave for better positions every year. The coach has a family to support. He should be looking out for his own best interests. If the coach leaves, all the university has to do is go out and buy another coach. If the coach gets fired, he is unemployed. And his family is affected. I just think, as LRTrojan stated, the AD acted like a prick. He was supposedly great friends with the coach. So do best friends deny someone to get a better job? I don't think so. But you're right. There are always two sides to every story. I just think it makes the AD look like a bad guy.

(01-08-2009 09:40 AM)Dr. J. Wrote:  

(01-08-2009 09:25 AM)FuegoFuego Wrote:  [quote='Dr. J.' pid='3879793' dateline='1231390527']
[quote='LRTrojan' pid='3879586' dateline='1231386894']
Saw on ESPN where the Boston College AD fired the head football coach for interviewing for the New York Jets job. I guess it was insubordination. The AD told him not to interview, and he did anyway. What a prick.

I agree. You can't tell a coach not to at least look into a situation that could be a lot better. Well I guess you can if you're this ahole

I will disagree. The coach signed a contract to be there for a certain amount of time. Then you need to honor your commitment you made to the program.

If there is a a failure to meet the standard or goals in the contract, the employer has all the right to void the contract and send the employee on his merry way.

It is the same with the professional players, you signed a contract, you made a commitment. You need to honor and do what you said you would do.

In a perfect world that should be the case. But we all know that the university always has the upper hand. They can always fire the coach at any time. Of course they have to pay off the contract, but basically a coach is on a year to year contract. And coaches leave for better positions every year. The coach has a family to support. He should be looking out for his own best interests. If the coach leaves, all the university has to do is go out and buy another coach. If the coach gets fired, he is unemployed. And his family is affected. I just think, as LRTrojan stated, the AD acted like a prick. He was supposedly great friends with the coach. So do best friends deny someone to get a better job? I don't think so. But you're right. There are always two sides to every story. I just think it makes the AD look like a bad guy.

The AD told him he would be dismissed if he interviewed for the Jets job. He did and he was fired. No real surprise there.

The AD told him he would be dismissed if he interviewed for the Jets job. He did and he was fired. No real surprise there.
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I agree he was told he would be fired, but is that the right way to treat a coach, to possibly deny him a chance to improve his ability to take care of his family. I don't think that if I were a coach looking for a head job, that I'd be interested in going to Boston College with that prick as the AD. How many times have you heard of that happening before? I can't think of a single one right now.

(01-08-2009 01:46 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  The AD told him he would be dismissed if he interviewed for the Jets job. He did and he was fired. No real surprise there.

I agree he was told he would be fired, but is that the right way to treat a coach, to possibly deny him a chance to improve his ability to take care of his family. I don't think that if I were a coach looking for a head job, that I'd be interested in going to Boston College with that prick as the AD. How many times have you heard of that happening before? I can't think of a single one right now.
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I can't think of one in the sport's world. I'm sure it's happened many times in the "real world". If you're working for a major company and your boss finds out you interviewed with competitor you're likely out on your butt the next day. That's just the way it is. If he had a 5 year contract why was he interviewing for another job? I guess I'm old-fashioned and believe a contract should mean something. I don't know what BC pays, but I have a feeling that he makes enough to take good care of his family.

(01-08-2009 02:18 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(01-08-2009 01:46 PM)LRTrojan Wrote:  The AD told him he would be dismissed if he interviewed for the Jets job. He did and he was fired. No real surprise there.

I agree he was told he would be fired, but is that the right way to treat a coach, to possibly deny him a chance to improve his ability to take care of his family. I don't think that if I were a coach looking for a head job, that I'd be interested in going to Boston College with that prick as the AD. How many times have you heard of that happening before? I can't think of a single one right now.

I can't think of one in the sport's world. I'm sure it's happened many times in the "real world". If you're working for a major company and your boss finds out you interviewed with competitor you're likely out on your butt the next day. That's just the way it is. If he had a 5 year contract why was he interviewing for another job? I guess I'm old-fashioned and believe a contract should mean something. I don't know what BC pays, but I have a feeling that he makes enough to take good care of his family.
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he is/was is the 40th highest paid coach in the nation. Last year salary: 40 Jeff Jagodzinski Boston College $1,500,000

He was in his second year of a five year contract.

Sam Goodwin told Steve Roberts "he better get the job" when word leaked he was interviewing at ASU.

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Sam Goodwin told Steve Roberts "he better get the job" when word leaked he was interviewing at ASU.

I have to admit that if I had a job making $1,500,000 a year, and I was told that if I was to interview for a job I'd be fired, anyone who wanted to hire me would have to do it without an interview.

(01-08-2009 02:35 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  Sam Goodwin told Steve Roberts "he better get the job" when word leaked he was interviewing at ASU.

Sam Goodwin is a prick too. That makes two pricks. Contract don't mean much to either side. The school can kick the coaches ass out at anytime. They should all have a buyout clause in the contract that if a coach leaves, he pays the school. It could work the same way for the AD. He gets a better situation, he'll want to interview with that school.