What the bigten has spent to fire coaches pales in comparison to the $1.1 billion Division I Football Subdivision Schools spent on coaches’ severance. B1G
A winning record at one university might be a good enough reason for a school to continue paying that coach, Fort said, but, at another university, that record may mean nothing if the school doesn’t make the playoffs or win a championship.
“Some programs, even performing well isn’t good enough,” Fort said. “If revenues are failing, relative to what the AD considers to be the best the program can do, that’s when coaches come under scrutiny.” In other cases where, even though both the coach and university agree to end a contract mutually, the school still pays out. , a well-known Ohio State basketball coach, stepped down from his position for health reasons in 2017.Archie Miller falls out of favor Miller was a big recruit for the Hoosiers, coming off a successful run with the Dayton Flyers that netted NCAA tournament seeds during four of his six years there, according to IU’s athletics page. However, after four seasons as the head coach, students and fans were ready for a fresh start. Unlike other financial investments and decisions, sports performance can be extremely difficult to predict, Fort said. It’s never certain how coaches will perform each season, let alone what external circumstances might present themselves. The Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism sent an Access to Public Records Act request to IU for all emails sent to or from IU Athletic Director Scott Dolson and former IU President Michael McRobbie concerning Miller’s buyout between Feb. 1, 2021 and April 30, 2021. The request turned up four emails. Emails obtained showed discontent among alumni and donors with the dismal 12-15 record after the end of the 2020-2021 season.“Don’t you care that Indiana University is now a laughing stock when it comes to men’s basketball? Do the right thing. Fire Miller today,” Dempsey wrote in an email to the university. “I use[d] to assistant coach Bloomington HS North, hire me, I sure couldn’t do any worse then Miller and I won’t cost as much.” University administrators use sports to advertise to potential donors, Fort said, so it’s important for teams to perform well. Schools want donors to become nostalgic for their time spent on campus, Fort said, which usually involves going to a sports game. “You want to walk them through campus on the way during a crisp, wonderful fall day to the football stadium, because everybody remembers that part of their university experience and cherishes it,” Fort said. Of course, a poor record can also affect athletic revenues and how much money the program brings in, Fort explained, so both pieces of the buyout puzzle are essential to understanding that process. Nick Autry, another alumnus, also expressed frustration about Miller’s IU career in an email to Dolson. “It’s embarrassing that Purdue kicks IU’s butt every game and that we are lucky to be invited to the NIT, not the NCAA Tournament,” Autry wrote in an email. Responding to Autry mid-February, Dolson highlighted the high standards he and the program shared regarding IU basketball, the level of success he expected and his commitment to making sure these standards and expectations were met.“Indiana Basketball has a long, rich history of success that dates back generations,” Dolson said in a after the announcement. “I have high expectations for our program, and we have not competed at a level within the conference or nationally that I believe we should."The size of Miller’s buyout raised complaints from some donors, and the anonymity factor only added fuel to the fire. In an email to former president McRobbie, Jim Caughlin, an alumnus and donor, called Miller’s buyout “disgusting” and announced plans to partially pull his donations to the IU. “Just the fact that somebody can afford this, to buy him out like that. And, a step or two prior to that, is why these guys get paid so damn much money in the first place,” Caughlin said during a phone interview with the Arnolt Center. “I think it’s kind of obscene.” Elmore, the Knight Commission member, said one reason for high buyout prices is that schools choose big-name coaches. They believe that a high-profile coach will turn the program around, he said. “It’s almost like a revolving door,” Elmore said. “You have some coaches who are collecting checks from two or three schools simply because they believe that these coaches were the Messiah with regard to football, not recognizing there’s a deeper pool of talent that may not have the notoriety of others, but certainly may have the skill.” Beyond that reason is the simple fact that fans and athletic directors have high, even unreal, expectations of coaches. People want more, Elmore said, and a decent performance may be overshadowed by a lack of championship titles or loss to an in-state rival.against in-state rival Purdue University, isn’t the first coach at IU who’s been bought out of his contract by anonymous donors. In 2008, Kelvin Sampson left with a $750,000 buyout, $550,000 of which was paid by anonymous donors, according to the
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