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Icy_Abies552 t1_j1e5evf wrote

Reply to comment by Direct-Pressure-7452 in Mass. State Police to set up sobriety checkpoint starting Thursday in Bristol County by LackingUtility

Too many people on here distracted with easy targets sitting right in the open and missing things like the Umass basketball coach on state payroll for over $1,000,000 dollars a year. That statie making 40k in OT is hardly the worst of the waste and corruption.

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Direct-Pressure-7452 t1_j1e5rry wrote

I dont mind that they get OT, as long as they are actually doing the OT and just committing fraud

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invalid404 t1_j1ee7aj wrote

A good basketball coach brings money into the program and fills seats at games which fund other things (remember the '95-96 UMASS basketball team?). This is a poor example if you're trying to point out waste. Ticket sales from games bring in more than this not counting TV revenue and merchandise.

I don't mind them paying this for good coaches, but I do mind the relatively poor results they've had since Calipari left (he makes over $8 million a year now, btw). This isn't high-school basketball. You're not going to get a coach that can compete for $80k a year, nor would you be able to recruit good players.

I'm guessing you neither care for sports or understand the revenue they bring in.

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BasicDesignAdvice t1_j1equfk wrote

The coach is overpaid, not corrupt. The police are corrupt. There is a difference.

That is literally the going rate of a coach for that level of play. Or for a college that wants to elevate their play. Many colleges pay outrageous coach salaries. You can blame the investments in college athletics for the ridiculous salaries. Consumers are driving that, not corruption.

I am much much much more concerned with corruption in the police than I am a basketball team. Since police actually matter and basketball does not. A cop getting cheating $50k is much more dis-concerning to me than someone who is overpaid. That is the difference here.

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RevengencerAlf t1_j1fihwz wrote

Here's a tip my man... you can have the biggest bootleather licking fetish in the world and you can live your whole life just... not telling anybody about it like you just did.

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Icy_Abies552 t1_j1ftpff wrote

you're scared arnt you honey?

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RevengencerAlf t1_j1ftvz1 wrote

Scared? No. Creeped the fuck out? Sure. You have a very rapey "I'm missing all my teeth and I have a body hidden back at the trailer park" vibes.

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warlocc_ t1_j1ehtrj wrote

Generally speaking, school sports coaches actually contribute to their school and community. Seems perfectly acceptable to me that they get paid more than cops.

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