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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Uh-Oh. Somebody Just Got Wind
of What's Going on at Minnesota.




The Minnesota House Minority Leader is pissed that not only the football, but also the basketball coach at the University of Minnesota are having their mucho big contracts bought out by the university -- which, whatever the university says, means shaking down students, taxpayers, and other innocent victims for all the millions.

'Seifert said he will ask DFL Rep. Tom Rukavina, who heads a higher education budget panel, to investigate the university's contracts with high-paid coaches. He will also ask the university's Board of Regents to examine "golden parachute" packages for coaches more closely and sign off on big hiring or firing moves. Rep. Joyce Peppin, R-Rogers, said she will introduce a bill to ban the university from using any state money - directly or indirectly - to cover buyouts for coaches.'


They're really piling on. Good thing, too. Unlike the University of Alabama, the University of Minnesota is an excellent, serious university. It's disgraceful that it has let itself get into this deep a mess. The university has allowed its athletic department to damage its academic quality and reputation. It has also mismanaged its incredibly expensive stadium. Fire the university's president.