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wonder what kind of contract professors at UCLA receive -- you know, the people who actually contribution to students' education at a publicly-funded university.

Sounds like a basic "we're covering our a&ses" contract, given his coaching track record

"...if the program is put on NCAA probation and must return previous bonuses if the team is 'subsequently sanctioned for NCAA violations in which coach was directly involved, that coach facilitated, condoned, or ignored about coach knew or reasonably should have known.'"

Your reputation is well-known, NewWeasel. What a disgrace to have this written in to your contract, ya jerk.

It is a good move for UCLA, however, one has to wonder why a university like UCLA would have to take such measures.

Just covering the bases. I seriously doubt Rick will cause any problems at his alma mater...but it's just due diligence and it's fair

I think all colleges will start implementing that provision where if a coach screws up a program they can still be held accountable. Even if it's just for the money at this point.

It's a good thing!

Those left leaning professors are over-paid they sit on their asses and do nothing. Give the money to coaches and players.Cut professors salaries and lower ticket prices with money saved. I f these lazy bums ever did a days work they would have a heart attack. How about if professors screw up students their held accountable. If you have ever been to LA you can see these professors are not improving it.

golfwacko has it right. Besides, when was the last time a teacher had 85,ooo people show up for a lecture?

Silverblack: A good football program (or even a mediocre program like UCLA's) generates a big profit, thereby enabling the school to spend more money on students and professors, while requiring less money from the taxpayers and students.

Those left leaning professors are over-paid they sit on their asses and do nothing. Give the money to coaches and players.Cut professors salaries and lower ticket prices with money saved. I f these lazy bums ever did a days work they would have a heart attack. How about if professors screw up students their held accountable. If you have ever been to LA you can see these professors are not improving it.

golfwacko

golfwacko has it right. Besides, when was the last time a teacher had 85,ooo people show up for a lecture?

Hillary Clinton

The only thing dumber than the first comment is the second one agreeing with it. What do the salaries of "overpaid left leaning professors" have to do with self-standing athletic programs that generate their own revenues? (Do you know how many millions even a second tier bowl can generate for a team?)

Thinking that ticket prices would go down because professors' salaries are reduced is as imbecilic as thinking that gas prices would go down because the government suspended its taxation. Remember, if you can, Mr and Mrs Wacko, that colleges and professors existed long before the business of sports and that students can choose their own universities, their professors and their classes. (They can also choose not to go to university. You know, like changing the channel if you don't like it?) At universities, education is supposed to be first and everything else comes after that. It's not about filling stadiums with intoxicated, red eyed frat boys who haven't got a clue and never will.

Yet, despite what universities are supposed to be, no professor except maybe the biggest star Nobel prize winner could ever hope to approach the same salary as even a middling football coach's. Without the university and its mission of education, football teams, players and coaches have no reason to exist at the university or college level.

That's the perversity of it and you two are maybe just following out the perverse string you think you see. That or maybe you two wackos just need a hug because you had bad college experiences and bad profs. Clearly you could use some more schooling.

PS I'm a longshoreman by the way.

GWW, that's not a post, that is a full blown article

colleges and universities are institutions of higher education, not farm systems for professional sports teams nor entertainment centers for the masses. were the University of California and the State University systems established so that the people of California could enjoy intercollegiate sports? I think not. The investment in higher education institutions was/is intended to further and enhance intelligence and knowledge so as to improve the quality of life on planet earth. thousands of people go to rock concerts and car races, but that doesn't mean they belong in an academic setting. I have no problem with students participating in sports programs -- my problem is that the sports has taken precedence over the academics, and kids go to college only for the sports, which is wrong.

GWW, that's not a post, that is a full blown article

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Sometimes you have to train all guns on the misinformed.

Consider us all institutionalized

That should fill his passionbucket!

The professors get exactly what they deserve and they should be thankful that the football program pours millions into their pockets.

The professors get exactly what they deserve and they should be thankful that the football program pours millions into their pockets.

jamesdcarroll

Ain't the way it works, bucko. Athletics money stays in athletics for the most part and helps especially the less popular sports (like lacrosse, etc.) and Title 9. Athletics departments are very jealous of how the money is spent. Mind you, Nobel awards and US grants - which by the way get you things like cures for cancer, ends to hunger, new meds for folks, etc. - don't get shared with athletics departments. So it all works out.

UCLA is a very good academic institution and it appears it had someone from their Law School draw up the contract. Excellent Move!