Did you even read the story?Amazing that nj.com has to beat the horse.
A once disgraced coach is making $160K at a N.J. school. But is it just to win games?
The district made waves by hiring the infamous coach. A closer look reveals it's at the cost of a six-figure salary.www.nj.com
Yes. I read the story. Sorry I can’t get worked up over yet another overpaid public employee.
he should gave just cheated in recruiting to the high levels or had extramarital sex on a restaurant table. we can forgive that in a ny minute. but only if you had a way a better record than mike had at rutgers.
They gave him a job. Is it best practice? No. Does it deserve front page? I’d say no.
I mean, this is obviously the salient point of the article: A public school district that serves many underprivileged kids and without the resources to pay the most qualified people for the positions pursuant to its purpose -- education of the city's students -- finds a way to funnel an inordinate amount of money to pay someone it simply wants to restore its boys' basketball team to prominence, and disguises it as some expanded role with some higher purpose. It's a role that exists in many places under various names, but usually for half the cost, but of course Rice -- who is steeped in a culture that waaaaay overvalues coaches -- won't do the job (coaching; the other thing is a sham) for less than $150,000 a year, which is obviously more than any college program is willing to shell out for him.
Don’t forget that they also gave Tamecka Dixon a $125K job to coach the girls.
What a value. Just think of all the television money those programs bring in, plus the luxury skyboxes they must sell at Linden High School's arena!
No i dont question merit or deserving of the opportunity and most head coach stipends at public level are between 5 and 10k and many full time teachers take up a lot of their time coaching sports.
And had murdock not been wronged in his eyes the footage would have never seen the light of day. Which act is the worst?...bannon, amaker or rice?
He told his roster one thing, went to the funeral services for brother of griffin and brokered a deal with michigan, left out the back door and asked jerry izenberg to write a soft landing about it
Ah, got it. Yes—I remember that well. I was thinking based on comparison to Bannon and Rice it was some practice issue.
