[Husker] Callahan Resignation statement in doubt

[Rod Wellman]

My point wasn't that he would stay as coach.  He's too stubborn to  
take directions from anyone.  My point was that if he DIDN'T take  
those directions from his boss, isn't he being "fired for cause".  I  
understand that firing him because of a win/loss record is grounds  
for him to get the rest of his contract bought out.  But aren't there  
cases where we can fire a coach without having to pay him his salary  
for 5 years?  For example, what if he had committed NCAA violations?   
Can we fire him then without sending him out with millions in his  
pocket?

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.


On Nov 9, 2007, at 4:15 PM, Pat Gaule wrote:

> Rod Wellman wrote:
>> How about if our AD (and former excellent football coach) has a   
>> meeting with BC at the end of the season and says:  "Well Bill,  
>> it  was a rough year.  Normally as an AD I don't get too involved  
>> with  day to day decisions on the part of my coaches, but I feel  
>> that due  to the circumstances I have to in this case.  And I DO  
>> happen to know  a little bit about football.  So here's the deal:   
>> as your boss I'm  telling you that you need to make certain  
>> changes to the football  program to get it back on track.  I've  
>> studied the situation, and  here are the changes you will make:   
>> you'll make the following staff  changes (fill in the blank here  
>> with firings, hirings of assistants  as Tom sees fit);  you'll  
>> make the following practice changes (fill  in the blanks here as  
>> Tom sees fit);  you'll make the following  changes to the walk on  
>> program (fill in the blank as Tom sees fit);   you will make the  
>> following changes to the conditioning program,  etc., etc.  If you  
>> don't agree to these conditions, I'll expect your  letter of  
>> resignation."  The boosters get to keep their buyout money.  Or BC  
>> does what he's told (not likely under the circumstances) and we   
>> see if he can indeed be a success at NU.
>> Whattya think?  Is there a clause in his contract that says he   
>> doesn't have to follow orders from the AD?
>
> I think this is a bad idea.  Callahan needs to go....PERIOD.
>
> _______________________________________________
> husker site list
> husker at tssi.com
> http://romaine.tssi.com/mailman/listinfo/husker