Interesting Bland article on UT barter deals

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:14 am

With all the things going on at UT to point and laugh at from down I-75, I agree that this doesn't seem to be one of them. But if you find a roach in one corner of your house, you can be damn sure you're going to check every corner. That's pretty much what The Blade seems to be doing here.

(Of course, if they go too far down Bancroft, the roaches will win.)

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:39 pm

VDub26Falcon wrote:
Warthog wrote:No cash expenditure for the cars. And no lost revenue on the other side as you look at like those people wouldn't have bought tickets anyway. That's one way to look at it.
How much does Fatstutz make? Why can't the bastard buy his own damn car? Same thing for Joplin. There's a good way to free up a couple hundred thousand dollars. Having a person with a 6 or possibly 7 figure salary buy their own vehicle??? That's unheard of.

Yes God knows, Kresciejskllkji at Duke and Bob Knight and all those other coaches surely buy their own cars. And certainly no other public officials drive vehicles owned or leased by their legal jurisdiction. And I'm sure BG wouldn't have any such arrangement for their coaches.

A couple hundred thousand for two cars? Your real concern should be the dramatic increase in the price of Hondas and 1999 Lexus since, well, it must be about yesterday.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:00 pm

h2oville rocket wrote:And I'm sure BG wouldn't have any such arrangement for their coaches.

Nope. Just Antonio Daniels.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:34 pm

Hey! UT is rehiring the "whistleblower" Suzette Fronk. Ms Fronk had been canned by the athletic department back in May supposedly because her position had become redundant in the aftermath of the UT/MCO merger.
Her return to employment comes just prior to a deadline she had set for filing suit against the University for wrongful termination.

I guess she wasn't quite so redundant after all.....

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:35 pm

h2oville rocket wrote:
VDub26Falcon wrote:
Warthog wrote:No cash expenditure for the cars. And no lost revenue on the other side as you look at like those people wouldn't have bought tickets anyway. That's one way to look at it.
How much does Fatstutz make? Why can't the bastard buy his own damn car? Same thing for Joplin. There's a good way to free up a couple hundred thousand dollars. Having a person with a 6 or possibly 7 figure salary buy their own vehicle??? That's unheard of.
Yes God knows, Kresciejskllkji at Duke and Bob Knight and all those other coaches surely buy their own cars. And certainly no other public officials drive vehicles owned or leased by their legal jurisdiction. And I'm sure BG wouldn't have any such arrangement for their coaches.

A couple hundred thousand for two cars? Your real concern should be the dramatic increase in the price of Hondas and 1999 Lexus since, well, it must be about yesterday.

OU gave Solich a car.....they would have been spared so much embarassment had they ponied up for a driver as well.

transfer2BGSU · Post by **transfer2BGSU** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:31 pm

VDub26Falcon wrote:How much does Fatstutz make? Why can't the bastard buy his own damn car? Same thing for Joplin. There's a good way to free up a couple hundred thousand dollars. Having a person with a 6 or possibly 7 figure salary buy their own vehicle??? That's unheard of.

Did you know that BGSU coaches are currently driving around in vehicles provided by area car dealers? It's not just Amstutz and Joplin there VDub, but Brandon, Orr, Miller, and their assistants too.

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:10 pm

transfer2BGSU wrote:
VDub26Falcon wrote:How much does Fatstutz make? Why can't the bastard buy his own damn car? Same thing for Joplin. There's a good way to free up a couple hundred thousand dollars. Having a person with a 6 or possibly 7 figure salary buy their own vehicle??? That's unheard of.
Did you know that BGSU coaches are currently driving around in vehicles provided by area car dealers? It's not just Amstutz and Joplin there VDub, but Brandon, Orr, Miller, and their assistants too.

Yeah, but they're not earning 7 figures like Amstutz.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:25 am

If you count the two places to the right of the decimals, he's earning EIGHT figures

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:03 am

Flipper wrote:If you count the two places to the right of the decimals, he's earning EIGHT figures

7 + 2 = 8?

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:09 am

no...6+2 =8..."stutz does not earn seven figures. In the land of grown ups that's a euphemism for a million dollars a year. He has a six figure deal at UT...he makes somehting like 250-300k per year.

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:26 am

Got it. But, do we count all the coins he's accidentally swallowed at buffet accidents as part of his worth?

Amstutz base salary is about $180,000. For comparison sake, Brandon makes $130,000.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:09 am

BGDrew wrote:Got it. But, do we count all the coins he's accidentally swallowed at buffet accidents as part of his worth?

Amstutz base salary is about $180,000. For comparison sake, Brandon makes $130,000.

On top of that, just imagine what the pre-game meal budget has to be! That could easily push it into the 10-figure range.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:32 am

I think Fatty fatty boom ba latty gets some major coin for "promotional work"...like 75-100k IIRC....

DevilGrad · Post by **DevilGrad** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:46 am

h2oville rocket wrote:
VDub26Falcon wrote:
Warthog wrote:No cash expenditure for the cars. And no lost revenue on the other side as you look at like those people wouldn't have bought tickets anyway. That's one way to look at it.
How much does Fatstutz make? Why can't the bastard buy his own damn car? Same thing for Joplin. There's a good way to free up a couple hundred thousand dollars. Having a person with a 6 or possibly 7 figure salary buy their own vehicle??? That's unheard of.
Yes God knows, Kresciejskllkji at Duke and Bob Knight and all those other coaches surely buy their own cars. And certainly no other public officials drive vehicles owned or leased by their legal jurisdiction. And I'm sure BG wouldn't have any such arrangement for their coaches.

A couple hundred thousand for two cars? Your real concern should be the dramatic increase in the price of Hondas and 1999 Lexus since, well, it must be about yesterday.

Isn't the real news here that 'Stutz and his staff managed to eat over $4,000 worth of Honey-Baked Ham?

More generally, I'd worry if I were a Rocket fan. The NCAA is so pissed at Oklahoma that they're likely to put Toledo on probation.