$20 Handling Fee for United Center Game??? BOGGLE!

It's bad enough the men's basketball team is playing Auburn, a perennial $EC basketball doormat, for the annual United Center game.  But charging a $20 handling fee for tickets?  On top of $60 to sit downstairs?

I thought Mike "MAC" Thomas was using B1G Network ca$h money to pay off the contracts of Zook, Bruce All Mid-Major and Jolette Law? 

How Low Will UI Football Go?

Complete turd show at the Big House.  Underdog on road, 4th and inches at midfield on the opening drive (which looked decent) and you punt. Michigan scores.  Down 10-0 on the road, as an underdog, 4th and 4 from the scUM 32 and you try a 50 yard field goal in poor conditions.

Any chance we beat IU for Homecoming?  They gave Ohio State a tough game.

This sucks.  So does Tim Beckman and his staff. Yeah, let's throw a 2 yard screen pass to a WR on 3rd down and 5!

Memorial Stadium Event Staff FAIL

Our pal Robert from A Lion Eye had some issues with Memorial Stadium event staff.  Apparently he didn't leave the stadium quickly enough for their liking. The way this turd of a season is going, will there be any fans left for event staff to harass.

Meanwhile, $60 for tickets downstairs for the United Center basketball game vs. Auburn?  WTF?

Chewing The Tobacco in Beckman's Contract

It's bad enough our football coach got busted chewing tobacco on the sidelines, in clear violation of NCAA rules. Now, we here at FireMikeThomas take you inside the particular's of Tim Beckman's contract:


1)  a bonus of 8% of his base salary of $400K for merely making a bowl game.  No need to worry about that this season! Thanks Tim Beckman!

 

2) $150K bonus if he's still the coach on 1-31-15.   A $350K bonus if still here on 1-31-17.

 

3) yearly salary increases of $100K.

 

4) UI paid the $130K buyout of his Toledo contract.

 

5) free car usage for his wife and he. but no free tobacco?  

 

6) free membership at Champaign Country Club.   Caesar Salad with Coach Guenther!

 

7) joint responsibility for scheduling with MT.  Remember, RZ beefed about scheduling when asked, saying that "a HC should have as much input as his AD allows."

 

8) ah yes, the buyout.  the rumour of a "mere" $400K buyout is B.S.

 

if UI sacks Beckman for being a bad coach the buyout is as follows:

 

TWO TIMES the base salary of $400K for the remainder of the contract plus any prorations, less $275K per year based on Beckman's duty to mitigate damages.

 

EXAMPLE:  UI sacks Beckman on 8/1/2014.  It owes Beckman TWO TIMES the base salary  for partial Contract Year 3 (400,000) PLUS TWO TIMES the full year's salary owed for years 4 and 5 (that is $800,000 PER YEAR)  MINUS $137,500 for Beckman's duty to mitigate damages in year 3 (prorated) and MINUS $550,000 total for Beckman's duty to mitigate damages in years 4 & 5 ($275,000 per year, times 2)= for a total lump sum  of $1,312,500.   BOGGLE!

 

 

Football Is A Joke

We thought Mike "MAC" Thomas had found a competent coach. Boy we were wrong! 2-3, and the team looks awful. Too many penalties, turnovers and a bad offense and bad defense.

can't wait for the crowd of 20,000 for homecoming!