Houston promotes Major Applewhite to head coach
December 9th, 2016 at 11:43 AM ^
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December 9th, 2016 at 11:06 AM ^
While I agree that affairs are generally personal matters, these universities pay football coaches a lot of money to pubically represent the university and a coach's personal life is relevant to the strength of their candidacy for the position.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^
*pubically
That's some grade-a unintentional awesomeness there.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:35 AM ^
Ha, typing with fat fingers is hard...
December 9th, 2016 at 12:00 PM ^
December 9th, 2016 at 11:30 AM ^
If you will cheat on your spouse or be the catalyst for someone else cheating on their spouse it shows that your moral compass is skewed and you will probably cut corners in all aspects of your personal and professional life. A cheat and a liar will always be a cheat and a liar and they are not welcome in any organization Im a part of.
December 9th, 2016 at 12:02 PM ^
December 9th, 2016 at 12:06 PM ^
Well aren't you special. Someone having an affair or being a catalyst for an affair would not automatically mean they would cut corners in the rest of their life. What kind of stupid logic is that? And I hate to break it to ya, but there is a good chance that someone in an organization you have been part of is or has been a cheat or a liar.
December 9th, 2016 at 12:28 PM ^
"You're a fake and a phony and I wish I never laid eyes on you."
December 9th, 2016 at 10:50 AM ^
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December 9th, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^
Why is it an issue? Obviously infidelity isn't a great look but if its not students working for the team, and they are over 18 it is just two consenting adults having sex. Not really a lot of bearing on him as a football coach.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^
I don't know the details here, but I would imagine there is no prohibition on the football coach hooking up with a track girl unless other factors exist.
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December 9th, 2016 at 11:30 AM ^
December 9th, 2016 at 1:22 PM ^
Hope you aren't an elementary school teacher 0_o
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December 9th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^
December 9th, 2016 at 2:54 PM ^
Reply to bluesparkhitsyo, This issue is not neccessarily a legal one, unless the contract has a code of conduct clause, as much as a public optics issue.
Most colleges and universities would prefer not to have a public image as a place where male employees use the access to female students as a means for having sexual relationships. There are parents and institutional partnerships who do not think that is cool.
December 9th, 2016 at 3:20 PM ^
He didn't hook up with a member of the track team. He hooked up with one of the student trainers for the football team.
December 9th, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^
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December 9th, 2016 at 10:59 AM ^
Well, given they were also looking at Les Miles, I'd say aparently not.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:01 AM ^
The reason he wasn't fired but the women's track coach was, is because her relationship was with one of her own athletes (which creates the appearance of an uneven power dynamic and a higher chance that the relationship wasn't 100% consentual) while his was with a student-athlete not under his jurisdiction.
Both relationships were wildly inappropriate but I can see why they were handled differently.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^
Actually, the student was a student-trainer working for the football team, and it occurred on a bowl trip. It's not exactly the same, but it's pretty damn close.
December 9th, 2016 at 1:08 PM ^
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December 9th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
Easier to understand than one person having sex
December 9th, 2016 at 2:05 PM ^
December 9th, 2016 at 12:17 PM ^
Wasn't Applewhite fresh out of college when he coached at Texas? Was he married back then?
December 9th, 2016 at 10:46 AM ^
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December 9th, 2016 at 10:48 AM ^
Did not see that coming.
December 9th, 2016 at 10:55 AM ^
"Major Applewhite" sounds like a new character in Clue.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:02 AM ^
December 9th, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^
The sad thing for me is I remember vividly when he was the QB at Texas. That was right in my heyday of playing QB as well. For the record, I did not pattern my game after his.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^
Kifflin to OSU as Urban's OC.
Let's just go full fanservice Michael Bay superhero vs badguy movie on this shit.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:14 AM ^
A source told ESPN on Thursday that the university wanted to require an excessive buyout so the next coach can't leave after a couple of seasons without paying a substantial penalty. Herman left after going 22-4 with the Cougars over two seasons.
Ah, so whoever was the next head football coach at Houston was going to be ACC'd by an AAC school. Clever.
It also cuts down the list of people willing to take the position considerably, I bet. Well done, Houston, if self-hamstringing was the goal.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:22 AM ^
for the 2019 season.
December 9th, 2016 at 11:51 AM ^
December 9th, 2016 at 12:01 PM ^
December 9th, 2016 at 12:02 PM ^
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December 9th, 2016 at 1:21 PM ^
Kiffin didn't get or take the job because of the buyout that Houston was trying to install. It says nothing about him as a strong candidate for future jobs. I can't stand Kiffin as much as the next guy but he's a plenty hot commodity and will get a good job. The problem with Houston is that he would've came in, did an even better job than Herman in 2 years and be off to another big job as well and they're tired of watching that happen. Can't blame them for wanting to put an end to being perceived as a stepping stone, although I can't imagine Applewhite stays 5 or 10 years if he's successful.
December 9th, 2016 at 1:25 PM ^
I don't think Houston would have to worry about Kiffin doing a better job than Herman.
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December 9th, 2016 at 2:34 PM ^
I agree Herman is likely a better head coach but the ball is rolling there now and Kiffin sure AF can recruit and is a hot name again. There probably aren't too many top QBs in the country that wouldn't want to go play for him at Houston. His job with the Bama offense has been pretty darn masterful. Of course their talent is off the charts vs all their competitors but he basically installed 3 different offenses to match 3 completely different QBs while there--one time even on the fly with Sims and molded it to work for whoever it was. Not many guys could've accomplished that no matter who they were working with.
December 9th, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
Good pick. He is a better choice than Captain OrangeBlack.
December 9th, 2016 at 12:26 PM ^
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December 9th, 2016 at 2:01 PM ^
are we gonna try to make the big 10 match the $10k fine to chadtough before donating the $28,500, or not?
December 9th, 2016 at 2:08 PM ^
Colonel by now????
December 9th, 2016 at 8:47 PM ^
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