Baylor paid ex-coach Art Briles $15.1MM after dismissal amid school's sexual assault

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per SportsDay:

Former football coach Art Briles received $15.1 million from Baylor following his 2016 dismissal during a sexual assault scandal that engulfed his program and the university.

Former President Ken Starr got $4.52 million from the university as part of his departure. Then athletic director Ian McCaw, now the AD at Liberty University, received $761,059, essentially one year's salary, upon his resignation.

The dollar figures of the settlements surfaced in Baylor's 990 filing to the IRS, required annually of non-profit organizations, filed this week and obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The settlements had been subject to non-disclosure agreements. All settlement payments have already been made with the funds coming from Baylor's institutional reserves, according to a university official.

The Briles settlement figure will be the one that draws the most attention given the former coach's profile after leading Baylor to national prominence with consecutive Big 12 titles in 2013 and 2014. In the joint settlement statement issued by Briles and Baylor in June 2016, both sides acknowledged "serious shortcomings in the response to reports of sexual violence by some student-athletes, including deficiencies in university processes and the delegation of disciplinary responsibilities with the football program."

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/co...xual-assault-scandal-ken-starr-got-45-million

Go Gophers!!
 

That's private island money for Briles.
 

why is baylor not fired into the heart of the sun?
 


Go away money. The last (either) side wants... is people squealing under oath in a protracted lawsuit misadventure. Better to bury the bodies and try to move on.
 


Why hasn't a nuclear device been detonated over Waco for all the $hit that's gone down at that supposed religious university?
 

Go away money. The last (either) side wants... is people squealing under oath in a protracted lawsuit misadventure. Better to bury the bodies and try to move on.

Nope, just proves that the underlying problem, concern for appearances, is still the factor dominating decision making.
What is worse having the squabble in court, or trying to buy a coverup with a ridiculous amount of money and then getting exposed? At this point, the Board of Trustees or whatever they are at Baylor owns the whole stinking mess. They would have had to authorize those payments.
 

Nope, just proves that the underlying problem, concern for appearances, is still the factor dominating decision making.
What is worse having the squabble in court, or trying to buy a coverup with a ridiculous amount of money and then getting exposed? At this point, the Board of Trustees or whatever they are at Baylor owns the whole stinking mess. They would have had to authorize those payments.

Holding the finger to wind of public sentiment, along with legal exposure is always the guide. Do you think Kaler got in front of the cameras and defamed the team last year because he was worried about justice?

I have to admit, I genuinely underestimated the level of insane illiberalism amongst the student body and the media. I've learned much about mob psychology.
 




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