It true I think UPRM is looking too big picture. I'm sure he is thinking any instability and seeing large checks to fire someone will look bad at a critical time in the budget process.
Friend, that's perception only. The AD is in the last year of getting any university support. Now it's a pittance from SGA, next FY, $0.
I know they have been drawing down the general fund contribution to athletics. The point I was making is that the legislature wont understand that nuance and if they did, they would argue that if we have so much money to break off a mediocre coach then we should have more then enough money to fund other other programs that are being smashed by the budget cuts, like the massive draw down in subscriptions for academic resources at Hale.
The regents and relevant legislators have had it explained to them on multiple occasions that Kstate athletics is at the end of receiving any funds from the academic/student governance side of Kstate and that Kstate athletics pumps nearly $10 million a year into the academic side in tuition and fees, as well as employing students.
Plus, Kstate Athletics Inc would likely offer a multi year settlement pay out to Weber, just like most other schools do. Unless of course the payout were relatively small.