Sherri and others:

In yesterday's paper 4/24/02, in the Sports page section on the front page
there is a full detailed, itemized article on the new basketball coach's
salary and his family's package deal/perks.  It states that his 10-yr
contract could surpass $400,000 a year, new cars, etc

His GUARANTEES are:  Salary $175,000, basketball camps $150,000, plus 50
percent of camp profits.  Radio & TV $33,120

INCENTIVES are:   winning SoCon South Division $17,500
                           earning NCAA bid $26,250
                                      (additional $17,5000 per NCAA win)

                                     earning NIT bid $21,000
                           (additional $10,5000 per NT win)

INCREASE IN  UTC ATTENDANCE:  $7,500

2-Lexus cars donated, etc., etc., etc.

WOW!  Now don't get sick!

I am sure he is a good person and may GOD bless his abilities and the team.

At 10:05 AM 4/25/02 -0400, Sherri L. Hobart wrote:
>Well, after having been completely informed on the whole sorry state of
>affairs, I feel the need to vent my two cents worth.  I am completely and
>thoroughly disgusted by the whole thing.  You look at the condition of some
>of the buildings on this campus, classrooms professors are teaching in, the
>scraping to put two nickels together that some departments have to
>do....what in the world was UTC thinking???  Here we are, trying to convince
>our legislature that we are underfunded, can't meet our budget, and we need
>more money, and they go and pull some ridiculous crap like this?  I am
>sickened.  All this over basketball.  All this just to win some games?  You
>certainly won't see my face at any basketball games.  Or any other sporting
>event for that matter.  What a waste.
>
>              <---Sherri--->
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>Sherri L. Hobart
>Administrative Assistant
>Southeast Center for Education in the Arts
>615 McCallie Avenue - Dept 6706
>Chattanooga, TN  37403
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