15 Nov 2006
Coach's son gets big payoff to quit

And people still wonder why I think college athletics are a sham and a waste. Here we have a little nepotism, with outsiders ("boosters") stepping in to pay the incompetent boob (nominally a state employee) better than half a million dollars to quit! And once he quits he keeps drawing his paycheck until next August!

No wonder I gag every time I hear the word "amateur" applied to college sports.

Florida State offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden received a $537,500 payoff from the school's boosters to resign following several seasons of declining production.

(link) [CNN]

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