Non-Typical Solutions

I did the google thing on ASU coaching salaries and here are some excerpts from an agenda from a meeting about their womens coaching contract. ISSUE: Arizona State University (ASU) requests approval of a multiple-year employment contract for Charli Turner Thorne as Head Women’s Basketball Coach from the execution of the contract through April 15, 2012, pursuant to ABOR policies 6-1001 through 6-1003. Coach’s current annual salary is $275,000. Effective July 1, 2007, Coach’s salary will be increased to $400,000 per year, consisting of $350,000 base salary and $50,000 additional salary. This salary increase is in lieu of any performance criteria salary increase under Coach's existing contract. Coach's salary will be for basic duties relating specifically to coaching and for additional duties consisting of participation in media programs, development activities, public relations activities and endorsements, and other promotional activities. Effective July 1, 2008, Coach will receive an increase in additional salary from $50,000 to $100,000. Academic Performance Compensation Academic Year GPA Graduation Rate (Fall/Spring semesters) (NCAA 4-year rolling rate) $20,000 2.8 OR 75% $22,500 2.9 OR 80% $25,000 3.0 OR 85% A single payout for the highest achievement in post-season competition: NCAA two games $10,000 NCAA three games $25,000 NCAA four games $35,000 NCAA five games $50,000 NCAA national championship $65,000 Coach may also receive retention bonuses for staying through certain dates. If Coach stays as Head Women's Basketball Coach through April 15, 2011, Coach will receive a bonus for staying for the 2010 to 2011 basketball season of $240,000. In addition, if Coach stays as Head Coach through April 15, 2012, Coach will receive a bonus for staying for the 2011 to 2012 basketball season of $160,000. AS you can see, there is some serious money being earned by coaches at the college level...UofA Livengood Athletic Director was making a million plus in 1998, so I can imagine what miss Love is making at ASU........lots of money floating around to be cutting programs. Definitely top heavy.

Nice post Schmitty, what year did BYU drop their wrestling program? I agree, football carries the torch for many a sport to have money, it is just the way things are. I know here just at the high school level, nobody makes any money off of gate, just football, and basketball if Alchesay is playing here.

I took a chance and emailed Lisa Love yesterday....of all names. Mainly out of frustration, and figured it would hit the round file cabinet. But instead I got this lengthy letter which is basically the same thing you will read if you pull up the subject on ASU's website. Here are a couple of excerpts from that letter. Mr. Mortensen, "Thank you for your correspondence regarding our decision to discontinue three varsity sports at Arizona State University. Your passion and frustration with the decision is noted." Then it goes into lengthy details as to why, but this one is the comment that really gets me: "With a dedicated effort to a successful 20-sport varsity program in mind, these three sports were selected with the following criteria: financial impact, potential competitive success, conference/regional support and gender equity." Gender equity, title nine in other words.... Womens soccer and water polo were added to the varsity program in 2002........I am sure that water polo is a money making machine and probably top 10 in the nation. As for the kids on scholarships, the article goes on to state that scholarships will be honored for all students who have been affected by the drop in programs.

And McCain pissed me off this morning on the news......claiming the URGENCY of this global warming needed to be addressed......I hope I misunderstood him.....but I don't think I did......

It isn't that Lil'Y is that big, we are all that small ....genetics.......plus Lil'Y is physically challenged so we tried to make the gun light and take as much pop out of it as we possibly could........

He-She +1 Congrats on the HE-HE and good to see there was still some snow on the ground........

Somebody get me a BB gun...............................................

in my minds eye there is no problem with the 204 but not a fan of the new remington i would just go with a regular ordenary plane jane remington 700 just my oppinion of

I parked my big truck.....79 Ford short bed 4X4.....truck of my dreams, owned it for 20 years, and this song pretty much sums it up. LORD, MR. FORD (Dick Feller) Jerry Reed - 1973 Well, if you're one of the millions who own one of them gas drinking, piston clinking, air polluting, smoke belching, four wheeled buggies from Detroit City, then pay attention; I'm about to sing your song son. Well, I'm not a man appointed judge To bear ill-will and hold a grudge But I think it's time I said me a few choice words All about that demon automobile A metal box with the polyglass wheel The end result to the dream of Henry Ford Well, I've got a car that's mine alone That me and the finance company own A ready made pile of manufactured grief And if I ain't out of gas in the pouring rain I'm a-changing a flat in a hurricane I once spent three days lost on a cloverleaf Well, it ain't just the smoke and the traffic jam That makes me the bitter fool I am But this four wheel buggy is a-dollaring me to death For gas and oils and fluids and grease And wires and tires and anti-freeze And them accessories, well honey that's something else Well, you can get a stereo tape and a color tv Get a backseat bar and reclining seats And just pay once a month, like you do your rent Well, I figured it up and over a period of time This four thousand dollar car of mine Costs fourteen thousand dollars and ninety-nine cents Well, now Lord Mr. Ford, I just wish that you could see What your simple horseless carriage has become Well, it seems your contribution to man To say the least, got a little out of hand Well, Lord Mr. Ford, what have you done Now the average American father and mother Own one whole car and half another And I bet that half a car is a trick to buy, don't you? But the thing that amazes me I guess Is the way we measure a man's success By the kind of an automobile he can afford to buy Well now, red light, green light, traffic cop Right turn, no turn, must turn, stop Get out the credit card honey, we're out of gas Well, now all the car's placed end to end Would reach to the moon and back again And there'd probably be some fool pull out to pass Well now, how I yearn for the good old days Without that carbon monoxide haze A-hanging over the roar of the interstate Well, if the Lord that made the moon and stars Would have meant for me and you to have cars He'd have seen that we was all born with a parking space Lord Mr. Ford, I just wish that you could see What your simple horseless carriage has become Well, it seems your contribution to man To say the least, got a little out of hand Well, Lord Mr. Ford, what have you done Come away with me Lucille In my smoking, choking automobile

Do I get to brag??? Gun was built by Willie, he put it together for his little brother who happens to be bigger than all of us. Lil'Y is graduating from high school this year and we decided to build him a gun that would fit his arms and his big mellon. We could never figure out why he had such a hard time finding things in a scope until we did the "duh", he is bigger than the rest of us, full head bigger. Anyway, Willie did a nice job on it, we shot it a couple of weekends ago and had a blast shooting Lil'Y's gun without him being around. We built several loads and found one of the powders 4831 seemed to group a little better than the others. Nice looking gun Willie....course.....I am biased.....Lil'Y is going to put a bunch of scratches on that gun, you and I both know that, but he is going to be one proud kid to have a gun built by big brother........can't wait to help him put something down with that gun. Which only means that we better go shoot it a few more times just to make sure it is on

Good to see it getting some publicity, but it is still a back burner issue, gotta keep pushing it to the front......thanks for the link.

I'm pretty sure they will figure out how man was somehow responsible for the unexpected blow...........I mean, it had to be man caused if the last time something like this happened was over 9000 years ago...... But this line is the best one of all that OwlGore might want to take note of, "What happens after today is anybody's guess," Stern said. Hope they didn't spend alot of money trying to figure that out.........

Up until last Christmas I owned three guns. A Marlin .22 that I won selling magazines in FFA way back when. A Remington Model 700 BDL 22-250 that I bought with pig money when I turned 16, shot probably 6 mule deer with it until my wife bought me a Ruger .270 which has taken care of all my deer and elk needs since then. I wouldn't recommend the 22-250 as a deer gun, but it can sure enough kill them, if you are buying a 22-250 it is because you want a fast shooting varmint gun that if in a pinch you can kill a deer with. Biggest deer I ever killed was with my 22-250, a mulie up in unit 10, cross canyon, 60 grain hornady spirepoint........I love that gun...... Last Christmas.....added the Remington .17 to my small but efficient arsenal...........

Being from the White mountains, and due to an error in my deer applications last year when we ended up in 36B, which we enjoyed the hunt. But I honestly was very unaware of the conditions and circumstances going on along our Arizona border. It is an unfortunate situation, but kind of like my own kids, if I give them a mile of rope they take two or three and I am afraid that we have given and given and now it is time to start reeling it back in, and I mean hard. When we have our own state reps. who are not willing to stand up for the USA, it is time to get them out of office. That whole article made me sick to my stomach to think that we have allowed this to happen. I made a DVD of the photos I took down in 36B and mailed off copies to 5 TV stations, Sen. John McCain and Janet Nepalitano......this was clear back in December.....I got a little post card from Nepalitano thanking me for my concerns..............I don't know...it was good to see somebody getting some public recognition with the Tucson Weekly.......... And I tend to agree strongly with TLH's approach...............

Was down in Tucson over the weekend and had to make a stop at Eegees to cool off. I noticed a familiar picture on the front of a free newspaper on the stand there. It is the picture that has frequented this site of illegals packing "contraband" on their backs. Included in the newspaper is a lengthy article about the proposal of additional wilderness area down south along the mexico border. Sounds like something we should show some concern for, but not being from Tucson I guess I really don't know if the Tucson Weekly is a credible source of information. I can't imagine that a wilderness area along the border is going to help matters at all, at least in my simple mind it just complicates matters. Plus....what about Rep. Grijalva, is he a Rep for the state of Arizona or Mexico???? Hard to tell for sure....................... Here is a link to the article, it is a good read and an eye opener. http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=oid:110370

Thanks Desert Bull....that answers my question about grijalva................

Different fire but same problem up north.......I'll bet it is clearing some country today.......it is flat horizontal up here today.........

"Termites and cattle add a tremendous amount of Co2 to the atmosphere as well as methane." And my son as well..... I planted some trees on my property about two weeks ago, it was like scooping ice cream, the ground underneath is real damp and looks good around these parts as far as moisture......I know though, up in Unit 10, in the past you could drive across the pipeline road way out there and see exactly where the moisture was....or wasn't......give it a little more time and you will be able to tell how things are gonna be up there.

Been watching alot of the news with Joe and Illegals. Last night alot of people voicing their concern that people were afraid to come out and go to church, eat out or social events because of Sheriff Joe and his roundups. Am I missing something here.....people are afraid?? Why?? Is it because they don't have the proper documentation to be in this country? They are criminals with a record?? I don't get it....... So now, Joe has to give 48 hours notice that he is doing a roundup.........I still don't get it.......somebody help me out here that is maybe closer to the situation and has a better idea of what the heck is going on.

Nice pics.......I would love to see the Monster in real life......never seen one of those critters before out in the wild......

I love this political discussion forum....gives me someplace to vent my frustrations.........we are going to our honey hole for sheds for mothers day.....the wife actually really enjoys shed hunting.......we have to wait to wait for global warming to help us move the big snowbank so we can get back there......thank heavens for global warming We checked this weekend and there is still too much snow to get in where we go.....

The good book says the earth will be cleansed by fire in the last days.........I know where Show Low would be right now if it weren't for some tough fighters who were up here in the Rodeo/Chediski days........ We were practicing summer baseball here in Snowflake, catching full sized burnt leaves as they trickled from the black sky.........traveling miles from here....I can't even imagine how hot that fire was on the front line...... Lark.....you pretty much said it in a nutshell.....well put.....

I'm pretty sure the petrified forest was human caused.............. Well, thanks for making me feel a little better about my ignorance......some people try to make things so complicated.....

This one here is going to show just how ignorant I am.........how did the wolly mammoth get trapped in the deep ice way up North??? And the Iceage man....how did he get trapped up there???? Is it possible that there didn't used to be ice up there once upon a time??????? So, my guess is........ if we were to reverse the situation and all of the sudden Ice was starting to appear way up north where people were living and it was scaring the crap out of everybody because pollution and the green thing was causing everything to freeze up and wolly mammoths were dieing because of the global cooling thing..........wait.......did we have global cooling way back then?? And what caused it???? I hate to tell you boys this but there is alot of crap that happened to this earth long before we every invented fire and the round wheel.....say what you want but we have very little control over big picture......nature will take its course, maybe with all the gloom and doom we better pay a little more attention to the good word........and if you think that Rodeo/Chediski fire was hot....wait for the big one... Sorry boys....been lacquering this morning and forgot to wear a mask.......