OT: Auriemma offers to forego salary amidst budget crisis

[SirHypeAlot]

Auriemma offers to forego pay in education budget battle

Not sure if this will happen, but Geno has spoken.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Auriemma offers to forego pay in education budget battle

Not sure if this will happen, but Geno has spoken.

Not his fault. He shouldn't have to regardless of how much he makes.

 

[huskeynut]

Geno's portion of his salary as paid by the state is $307,000 and change. Same as Kevin Ollie.

 

[upstater]

Yes, but this is good PR for the university. UConn better watch out, this might go national, just as LSU did.

 

[Kembacity]

way to piss on the shadow of Jim Calhoun, Geno

/s

 

[UCweCONN]

Geno is on the liberal side so probably trying to help Malloy.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Not his fault. He shouldn't have to regardless of how much he makes.

It's not about "have to."

 

[WrenchFan69]

Geno's portion of his salary as paid by the state is $307,000 and change. Same as Kevin Ollie.

I'm sure UConn could reallocate the rest of his salary if he wishes.

 

[sammydabiz]

Not a dime back!

Long live Calhoun

 

[awfuldan]

I'll just post the video, as long as no one else is going to.

 

[auror]

Yes, but this is good PR for the university. UConn better watch out, this might go national, just as LSU did.

ESPN just picked it up front page top right news headlines.

 

[Pudge]

Geno is on the liberal side so probably trying to help Malloy.

BS. There are NO sides if you are a UConn stakeholder. Everyone needs to pull their way through a true crisis moment.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Geno's portion of his salary as paid by the state is $307,000 and change. Same as Kevin Ollie.

I thought UConn coaches salaries are paid from ticket sales, appearances, donations and such.

 

[intlzncster]

Geno is on the liberal side so probably trying to help Malloy.

This isn't about partisan politics. It's about the school. I thought this was blatantly obvious

 

[HuskyV]

Pensions (and the failure to adequately budget) are the issue, not this years salary.

 

[Spaceman213J]

It's a really smart move by Geno if he can afford it. It changes the story. Instead of it being about the financial problems of the University, it becomes about the goodwill of the greatest women's coach in the game. It an attempt to turn a loss into a win.

 

[gtcam]

It's political Period
I know Geno very well and he has his convictions and I respect him for that,but this, is 90% politics
That's all I'm going to comment on this subject

 

[FartMan69]

Thank God