Karen Aston fired at Texas

[Graddean]

Looks like a done deal before Aston was terminated.  A high standard for ethics.

[greenjoe]

He was making $1.6mil at an SEC school.  This is about twice what UT was paying Karen Aston.  I know there is a money printing press in the basement of Memorial Stadium but I don't understand how they can increase his pay enough to lure him from Miss State. 

[MCMLXXX]

42 minutes ago, greenjoe said:

He was making $1.6mil at an SEC school.  This is about twice what UT was paying Karen Aston.  I know there is a money printing press in the basement of Memorial Stadium but I don't understand how they can increase his pay enough to lure him from Miss State. 

You will find your answer here.

https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances

[greenminer]

What's his new salary?

Digging around, I saw that prior to Miss St ,he did not have a great record at SHSU.  He had one winning season out of 7.  UT will be his 3rd stop as HC.  That SEC money really helped, eh?

[GrandGreen]

17 hours ago, Graddean said:

Looks like a done deal before Aston was terminated.  A high standard for ethics.

That is the normal process, has nothing to do with ethics. 

Not always, but it is hardly unusual to have a replacement ready before a termination.

[bstnsportsfan3]

She’s a good enough coach that I figured they already had a big name lined up.. sure enough that was exactly the case.

[greenjoe]

$219 mil floats a lot of ships.  

[dml7007]

On 4/3/2020 at 6:20 PM, FirefightnRick said:

Exactly.  

Dumb move imo.

 

Rick

That has all to do with Money... Shaka has years left on his contract. Ashton did not.  All schools have to make smart decisions right now as they lost lots of money with not spring sports, and no basketball revenue from post seasons.  Shaka won some games down the end that bought him one more year.  He needs to move away from the 1 year rentals and get the core built.