SoBeCuse
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You're not being scolded, but rather being set straight. You had no idea there was a contract in place, which is ridiculous. Obviously, there is. There was never a verbal contract or promise. And contracts are not broken everyday without consequence. There are penalties in place for a reason. That's the whole point of a contract. There is a very large buyout in this case. AD's report to Chancellors and BOT's. They don't run them. See Daryl Gross, who didn't run Syracuse. It's not just the AD's job to select a coach. Gross had to put together a committee to find the football coach. So, as you can see, it's not just the AD's decision, especially in this case, where not honoring the contract would harm the university's reputation and monetarily.
The due diligence has been done. Hopkins is taking over, like it or not. Everyone at Syracuse says so.
Thanks for the lesson. We can agree to disagree on the heirarchy of the powers to be making these decisions. Obviously it is not just the ADs decision but, IMO, you are giving the AD far less power and credibility. Don't ever try to belittle me again. Just because I don't believe that this process is as set in stone as you do doesn't mean I can't question it. You are speculating as much as I am frankly.