In 2016 Indiana approved a $53 million project to enclose the stadium. And now, 7 years later, the university has announced that it is going to modernize the stadium! No details yet but apparently bathrooms and concessions that are 63 years old might be on the agenda. No mention of aluminum benches.
That's roughly during the era where Fred was taking a stroll through the corridors of the athletic department with the goal of finding a new football coach that same afternoon. After all Wilson had just been terminated and the Hoosiers needed a coach for their bowl game and more importantly they needed a coach for the next day's practice.
A year earlier, in 2015 Fred signed a 3-year agreement with Louisville for a football series with the provision that if a team backed out they would have to pay $1 million dollars per game if the cancellation occurred within 2 years of the game. And here we are!
A year earlier Fred created the athletes Bill of Rights which allowed scholarship players with two seasons of eligibility left to quit the program, and as long as they did not transfer to another school, they could return to Indiana anytime in the future to complete their degree for free. Once again no time to performance. If you quit the program you can come back with a lifetime guarantee of completing your scholarship.
And then prior to retiring he recommended that ex-basketball manager Scott Dolson be appointed the new athletic director. To his credit he engineered the 10 million buyout of Archie Miller's contract. Perhaps that might have been an indication that long-term multimillion dollar contracts should have some minimal performance stipulations. Not banning masturbation while on a telephone call is a reasonable oversight.
But Scott did step up to give significant raises and contract extensions to Tom Allen and staff. Also the men's and women's soccer coaches. Same with the women's softball coach. Same with the men's baseball coach. Same with his swimming coach. Same with the diving coach. The man was spending TV contract revenues like a drunken sailor. It should be noted that all of these other coaches produced more competitive teams, which was a wonderful coincidence.
But I digress. Let's get back to football. The the Hoosiers are backing out of years two and three of the Louisville series. And they're doing it in a way that is reminiscent of the villain in The Pincess Bride when facing the protagonist in a dual drops his sword and runs away. I was reading an article this morning where it is uncertain where the Hoosiers are going to be on the hook for $1 million or $2 million for canceling two of the three games before a single one is played.
The athletic department and Tom Allen obviously see a bigger upside canceling a game that everybody wants to see, in order to find another mediocre opponent that nobody wants to see. The upside of this well thought out idea is a greater likelihood of a six win season, which adds another $5 million obligation to Tom Allen as a result of qualifying for a bowl game and that's another year extension to his contract. I mean
Woody just got a 1 million dollar raise. Of course the basketball program is showing significant gains.
I'm wondering if football can borrow the San Diego chicken as a mascot. It certainly would be appropriate.
That's roughly during the era where Fred was taking a stroll through the corridors of the athletic department with the goal of finding a new football coach that same afternoon. After all Wilson had just been terminated and the Hoosiers needed a coach for their bowl game and more importantly they needed a coach for the next day's practice.
A year earlier, in 2015 Fred signed a 3-year agreement with Louisville for a football series with the provision that if a team backed out they would have to pay $1 million dollars per game if the cancellation occurred within 2 years of the game. And here we are!
A year earlier Fred created the athletes Bill of Rights which allowed scholarship players with two seasons of eligibility left to quit the program, and as long as they did not transfer to another school, they could return to Indiana anytime in the future to complete their degree for free. Once again no time to performance. If you quit the program you can come back with a lifetime guarantee of completing your scholarship.
And then prior to retiring he recommended that ex-basketball manager Scott Dolson be appointed the new athletic director. To his credit he engineered the 10 million buyout of Archie Miller's contract. Perhaps that might have been an indication that long-term multimillion dollar contracts should have some minimal performance stipulations. Not banning masturbation while on a telephone call is a reasonable oversight.
But Scott did step up to give significant raises and contract extensions to Tom Allen and staff. Also the men's and women's soccer coaches. Same with the women's softball coach. Same with the men's baseball coach. Same with his swimming coach. Same with the diving coach. The man was spending TV contract revenues like a drunken sailor. It should be noted that all of these other coaches produced more competitive teams, which was a wonderful coincidence.
But I digress. Let's get back to football. The the Hoosiers are backing out of years two and three of the Louisville series. And they're doing it in a way that is reminiscent of the villain in The Pincess Bride when facing the protagonist in a dual drops his sword and runs away. I was reading an article this morning where it is uncertain where the Hoosiers are going to be on the hook for $1 million or $2 million for canceling two of the three games before a single one is played.
The athletic department and Tom Allen obviously see a bigger upside canceling a game that everybody wants to see, in order to find another mediocre opponent that nobody wants to see. The upside of this well thought out idea is a greater likelihood of a six win season, which adds another $5 million obligation to Tom Allen as a result of qualifying for a bowl game and that's another year extension to his contract. I mean
Woody just got a 1 million dollar raise. Of course the basketball program is showing significant gains.
I'm wondering if football can borrow the San Diego chicken as a mascot. It certainly would be appropriate.
