A five-week investigation into allegations of emotional abuse and NCAA rules violations in the women’s basketball program at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis has led to the dismissal of the program’s head coach, according the The Indianapolis Star. Earlier this year the newspaper reported that 28 players and assistant coaches had quit the program over the past four years following allegations that coaches broke NCAA practice-time rules, promoted a culture of emotional abuse, and publicly humiliated players by asking intrusive questions about their personal lives. The ousted coach, who was dismissed without cause, will receive $300,000.
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5 Responses to Indiana-Purdue Fires Women’s Basketball Coach Following Allegations of Abuse
11262324 - September 27, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Oh good, let’s reward abusive behavior. What happened to “You’re out of her!”
dank48 - September 28, 2010 at 8:33 am
#1 asks “What happened to ‘You’re out of her!’”I don’t think anyone has suggested that the abuse took quite that form. I hold no brief for any abusive coach, but $300K is virtually nothing compared to the compensation packages executives routinely collect after running their companies into the ground. Not to mention senators and representatives after doing the same thing to their country.
22011344 - September 28, 2010 at 10:30 am
The $300K “severence pay” to an employee fired for cause is one more bit of evidence that our legal system is broken. The common law rule was that a “disloyal agent” forfeited all rights to compensation. Now, in large part because of extravagant legal fees and use of SLAPP suits, the law has become a weapon in the hands of those able to pay; and it is used to inflict economic injury on otherwise innocent parties. Our failing legal system is another aspect of the class war going on all around us that no one “dares” to discuss. The so-called “news outlets” keep us up-to-date on important things such as Paris Hilton’s escapades and the arrests of NFL players. “Don’t worry, be happy.”
muntzp - September 28, 2010 at 5:28 pm
I don’t know whether the $300K was justified or not–seems like a big payday to me–but the final line of the posting says that the coach was fired WITHOUT cause, not “with cause.” If the dismissal had been “with cause,” I bet the settlement would have been different.
tony__ross - September 28, 2010 at 8:07 pm
the decision to fire the coach “without cause” was, as the president noted, in the best interest of the university, the coach, as well as the student athletes. there will always be questions as to “why the payout” of the contract, however as was noted, if not inferred, if the case were to go to trial, the cost would have been prohibitive. think about the following: attorneys fees, lost time in work for administrators and staff; missed class time for the students who would have had to provide depositions or otherwise appear in court; the negative publicity alone would have major adverse impacts on new student recruitment, fundraising, as well as potential embarassment for the students involved. there comes a time when such a decision is in the best interests of all involved and you much “cut your losses” and move on. IUPUI has done just that.