BuckNekked

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.

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Maynard

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.

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bluesparkhitsy…

December 9th, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^

I was wondering the same thing. In my experience, student-faculty relationships aren't viewed as problematic at all so long as they are voluntary, the student is old enough to legally consent, and the faculty member has no supervisory authority whatsoever over the student. Student-faculty sexual relationships were fairly common in my field, and not particularly controversial (unless one of the above tenants was violated or it was otherwise controversial (e.g., extra-marital).

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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trueblueintexas

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.  

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Real Tackles Wear 77

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.

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MGoBlueMyself

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. 

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LSAClassOf2000

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. 

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ghostofhoke

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.

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ghostofhoke

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. 

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