Word is ETSU fires softball coach.

had to know this was coming after all the allegations. not sure why it took so long.

(11-16-2022 10:19 AM)Buced_Up Wrote:  had to know this was coming after all the allegations. not sure why it took so long.

Potential lawsuit? . The university would be wise to hire a new AD with a law degree to keep these buy-out clauses out of future coaches’ contracts. What is the university paying this one to get canned? Are we still paying Steve Forbes, for example?

When there are title 9 allegations, typically the university can get out of paying buyouts

No, ETSU didn't pay Steve Forbes anything when he left.

Coachs have agents who protect and demand many things in a contract.
Obviously your not paying attention to the outrageous sums of money being paid by other Universities to get rid of coaches.

I guarantee you, ETSU would not be giving away money to the now departed coaches just to be nice.

When does softball season begin? I know we have no coach but do have some players?

We now have a softball coach! Welcome Coach Milligan.

(12-14-2022 01:50 PM)bucfan81 Wrote:  We now have a softball coach! Welcome Coach Milligan.

According to the report I see, Coach Milligan is being named as interim coach. Is it unusual to bring in an external person as an interim?

(12-14-2022 01:50 PM)bucfan81 Wrote:  We now have a softball coach! Welcome Coach Milligan.

I can't decide whether to describe this as ironic, hilarious, or Maybe Karma has a sense of humor

(12-14-2022 02:18 PM)WingedWarrior Wrote:  

(12-14-2022 01:50 PM)bucfan81 Wrote:  We now have a softball coach! Welcome Coach Milligan.

According to the report I see, Coach Milligan is being named as interim coach. Is it unusual to bring in an external person as an interim?

Read to see the point of "interim", and how that could easily change:

Sander discusses hire and potential going forward

(And this fits with what I thought was going to happen - i.e. Sander naming a coach before another AD comes in.)

(11-16-2022 12:00 PM)Buc66 Wrote:  

(11-16-2022 10:19 AM)Buced_Up Wrote:  had to know this was coming after all the allegations. not sure why it took so long.

Potential lawsuit? . The university would be wise to hire a new AD with a law degree to keep these buy-out clauses out of future coaches’ contracts. What is the university paying this one to get canned? Are we still paying Steve Forbes, for example?

Just for the record, Forbes/Wake had to pay ETSU around $500K for a buyout. Most of that money was turned around and handed to Jason Shay for his buyout a year later, though. Randy Sanders didn’t finish his contract, but since he retired, I assume didn’t have to pay a buyout to ETSU.