Ray Anderson Is Resigning - he's gone !!

[AZCB34]

I wonder if ASU has been notified by the NCAA with their findings and Anderson was told to resign or be fired?

I firmly believe he resigned on his own and the reason I believe that is if you were going to fire him, why would you let him stay on as a professor of practice in the sports law department? Seems to me if you were firing him, you would completely sever the relationship

 

[Lefty]

I firmly believe he resigned on his own and the reason I believe that is if you were going to fire him, why would you let him stay on as a professor of practice in the sports law department? Seems to me if you were firing him, you would completely sever the relationship

Isn't that what ASU fans want?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Karpman on 98.7 right now.

 

[SeattleCardinal]

I wonder if he will continue to get most of what he would have been paid as AD (i.e., as one of the highest paid ADs in the country).

 

[AZCB34]

Isn't that what ASU fans want?

If he is a good professor, then I have no issue with him staying on to teach and I would find it off if anyone has an issue with him doing this. So, from my perspective, no, I don’t need a complete break in his relationship with ASU.

He wasn’t effective but I believe he wanted the best for the athletic program and he just never got his vision to work. he is gone and am shedding no tears over it but I am also not petty in wanting kick the guy in the nuts while he is down

 

[AZCB34]

I wonder if he will continue to get most of what he would have been paid as AD (i.e., as one of the highest paid ADs in the country).

Can’t imagine that would be the case since he resigned vs being fired…which also probably bolstered the idea he wasn’t given an ultimatum.

 

[SeattleCardinal]

Can’t imagine that would be the case since he resigned vs being fired…which also probably bolstered the idea he wasn’t given an ultimatum.

Makes sense, although the last sentence in this Cronkite piece that I just now read is weird.

Anderson’s contract, which Cronkite News obtained, reveals that compensation will hinge on the definition of his termination.

In the event Anderson terminated his contract “with good reason,” the university is obligated to pay Anderson his salary and performance bonuses earned through the termination date as well as potential liquidated damages, which amount to two times his current salary (at least $950,000). If Anderson resigns without “good reason,” the University will owe Anderson the salary and bonuses earned through the termination date, as well as “any benefit continuation rights as required by law.”

If Anderson had been fired with cause, the university would have owed Anderson the salary and bonuses earned through the termination date, as well as “any benefit continuation rights as required by law,” unless there were NCAA violations, in which case Anderson would owe any “special compensation or performance bonus” paid after the infractions back to ASU.

However, because Anderson will still remain employed by the university, the amount he will receive through the end of his contract remains uncertain.

 

[AZCB34]

Makes sense, although the last sentence in this Cronkite piece that I just now read is weird.

Anderson’s contract, which Cronkite News obtained, reveals that compensation will hinge on the definition of his termination.

In the event Anderson terminated his contract “with good reason,” the university is obligated to pay Anderson his salary and performance bonuses earned through the termination date as well as potential liquidated damages, which amount to two times his current salary (at least $950,000). If Anderson resigns without “good reason,” the University will owe Anderson the salary and bonuses earned through the termination date, as well as “any benefit continuation rights as required by law.”

If Anderson had been fired with cause, the university would have owed Anderson the salary and bonuses earned through the termination date, as well as “any benefit continuation rights as required by law,” unless there were NCAA violations, in which case Anderson would owe any “special compensation or performance bonus” paid after the infractions back to ASU.

However, because Anderson will still remain employed by the university, the amount he will receive through the end of his contract remains uncertain.

Interesting info. You’re right, that last sentence is intriguing in all of this. It looks like everything hinges on the termination date?

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Whooooooo HOOOOOOO!

 

[SeattleCardinal]

Outrageous.

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[Raindog]

Outrageous.

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Outrageous, indeed. He was the second highest paid AD in the country... which quite likely now makes him just about the highest paid professor in the country.

I mean I am happy he can't destroy ASU's sports programs any further. But he continues to rob Arizona taxpayers blind.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

F Ray Anderson.

On a podcast he blamed the poor hiring of assistant coaches as the biggest issue under his tenure. No way. The blame of a program, right or wrong, when there is a huge recruiting scandal falls on the program's head coach (on up to the AD who hired said coach) and not lower-level assistants. Ray also said he has no regrets on the hiring of Herm Edwards.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

F Ray Anderson.

On a podcast he blamed the poor hiring of assistant coaches as the biggest issue under his tenure. No way. The blame of a program, right or wrong, when there is a huge recruiting scandal falls on the program's head coach (on up to the AD who hired said coach) and not lower-level assistants. Ray also said he has no regrets on the hiring of Herm Edwards.

Delusional as always. Even on his way out he finds a way to anger all of us. The fact that he'll continue to get paid makes me ill.

 

[Dback Jon]

F Ray Anderson.

On a podcast he blamed the poor hiring of assistant coaches as the biggest issue under his tenure. No way. The blame of a program, right or wrong, when there is a huge recruiting scandal falls on the program's head coach (on up to the AD who hired said coach) and not lower-level assistants. Ray also said he has no regrets on the hiring of Herm Edwards.

On heard that - disgusting. No accountability for him or Herm.


And you can say in this case: fudge Ray Anderson

 

[Devilmaycare]

This is another reason Crow needs to be fired. How can you possibly keep him on as a professor at that price??? Is this something ABOR can step in on?

 

[Mainstreet]

Ray Anderson will still get paid salary as when he was the AD.

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[ajcardfan]

Way too late to avoid destruction of the department. It will take a long time to recover from all the harm he did.

 

[AZCB34]

Sun Devil athletics still floating along with no AD leadership

 

[Mainstreet]

Sun Devil athletics still floating along with no AD leadership

I have mixed feelings. Better no hire than a bad hire. ASU needs to get hiring a new AD right.

 

[AZCB34]

I have mixed feelings. Better no hire than a bad hire. ASU needs to get hiring a new AD right.

But each day that goes by is another day the program tracks further behind

 

[AZCB34]

I have mixed feelings. Better no hire than a bad hire. ASU needs to get hiring a new AD right.

I want the right hire but have you heard anything about candidates or interviews? Not even a rumor so are people asleep at the wheel?

 

[ASUCHRIS]

I want the right hire but have you heard anything about candidates or interviews? Not even a rumor so are people asleep at the wheel?

Almost all of the candidates are external.

 

[Adrian]

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[Dback Jon]

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A bunch of hot air from Crow.

 

[SeattleCardinal]

UW hired Patrick Chun (who has ties to the Valley, btw) quickly but ASU's search drags on. At this point, I'm hoping ASU is waiting for David Benedict to finish up with UConn in the Final Four in the Valley.