I will say: not unusual for an AD to want to put his stamp on the entire AD…..
Man, sure didn't need that!! Enough depressing "crap" already going on up in DC!!!
But there has to be a why. Spears can’t put his stamp on things that matter, FB and BB so he puts it on things that just mess w peoples lives so he can act like he’s doing something. This was just mean spirited
Spears is just being cheap. If he allowed him to retire, say next year, he would have had to have some retirement party and parting gifts etc . This way he doesnt get that, and the University doesnt get to bring back his former players, many of whom gave a lot of money.
was Wags at retirement age? But still another case were Christian gets to feel like a big man.
We can only assume what happened. I doubt Spears would act alone without notifying Old Main of his intentions. I don't think any AD would have that much autonomy, to be honest. I wish Small well.
if he didnt and allowed him to retire say in a year, what would change at MU? nothing.
I am sure the AD has this authority or why be AD? Maybe he runs it by ole Main so they can get the paper work ready, but this is Spears . The track team is well represented on the Champions Advisory board, I wonder how they feel about all of this?
Maybe he is I don't know and I don't know the specifics behind termination. So I'm fairly apathetic to it at this point. Sounds like you are personally invested in coach smalls career. That's fine, I take it he's a friend.
Actually Small is a state employee. With him being at MU for almost 30 years, he could have retired years ago with full pension. He'll still get that, as he deserves.
actually employees at MU are not in the state pension plan, they participate in TIAA/CREF
There is the "old" state pension and the new plan - which is a contribution plan, much like a typical 401K but for state employees. My wife is retiring and on the old plan. I have a daughter who teaches and she is on the "new" plan - FWIW.
Are you coach small? Who gives a shit. The guy was employed for thirty years being mediocre at best. We can all only hope to get that kind of work. Seriously it’s ok to make a change in a sport like track and cross country where we have no expectations.
Only people who don't want to improve retain employees to the detriment of the institution. Right or wrong, if the retirement was a friendly nudge, it seems the AD is looking to improve.
