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Why is the staff not getting/accepting their bowl bonus?

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will play in a bowl with a 5-7 record if invited to one, but coach Mike Riley and his assistants won't receive bowl bonuses.

Senior associate athletic director David Witty confirmed Monday night that athletic director Shawn Eichorst met with Riley and decided not to pay bowl bonuses outlined in the coaches' contracts. The Omaha World-Herald first reported the decision.

Riley's contract calls for him to be paid a $150,000 bonus if in a bowl outside the College Football Playoff. Including assistants, Nebraska would have paid $435,000 in bonuses.


Nebraska is first in line among 5-7 teams to fill bowl slots once all teams 6-6 and better have been selected. Witty said contract wording might be tweaked in the future to cover going to a bowl with a losing record.
 
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There's probably some legalities to go through, but I think it's fairly obvious why they're not accepting the bonuses.
 
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If Riley and staff helped in this decision then i give him a huge thumbs up!
I made a post after the Wisconsin Championship debacle that Bo should turn down or give that money to the Native Youth Group at UNL. And of course i was roundly chastised.
 
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Agree 100%. They are only getting to a bowl because of a technicality. They didn't earn it. Props to Riley as well if this was his choice.
 
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It had to be his choice to turn them down, right? I can't see the school just not paying him.
 
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I asked one in the know earlier and she said "donors of substance" weren't keen on the idea. Her comment was, "Give it to Bo. The APR is based upon his time here." I think it was in jest.
 
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Because non-donating Nebraska fans who think their opinion matters would freak out, and make stupid claims like their taxes are paying it. I agree they shouldn't take it btw
 
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LBremser said:
It is in the contract, but the decision to accept a bowl bid is the AD's office. Eichorst made the decision not to pay the bonuses (at least according to the OWH),
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The mental gymnastics going on in this thread is numbing. Riley turned down the money. The NCAA stated 5-7 teams are bowl eligible. The B1G pools it's Bowl money together so Eichorst isn't going to turn down a bowl. By contract the University has to pay him his bonuses. Riley made this decision.
 
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red rover 70 said:
The mental gymnastics going on in this thread is numbing. Riley turned down the money. The NCAA stated 5-7 teams are bowl eligible. The B1G pools it's Bowl money together so Eichorst isn't going to turn down a bowl. By contract the University has to pay him his bonuses. Riley made this decision.
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1. You are right...although it may have been a strong "hint" from Eichorst.

2. With the Big Ten pooling it's money we just stuck it to Iowa (and everyone else!) Our expenses for this bowl are going to be waaaaayyyyy over the payout. The rest of the Big Ten gets less bowl money because we (and a few other lower tier teams) played in these bowls.
 
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red rover 70 said:
The mental gymnastics going on in this thread is numbing. Riley turned down the money. The NCAA stated 5-7 teams are bowl eligible. The B1G pools it's Bowl money together so Eichorst isn't going to turn down a bowl. By contract the University has to pay him his bonuses. Riley made this decision.
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"NU would not, however, pay bowl bonuses to head coach Mike Riley and his assistants that could have totaled more than $435,000. David Witty, NU senior associate athletic director, said that decision was made by Husker Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst, who met Monday with Riley. Witty said Eichorst would have no further comment."

 
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LBremser said:
"NU would not, however, pay bowl bonuses to head coach Mike Riley and his assistants that could have totaled more than $435,000. David Witty, NU senior associate athletic director, said that decision was made by Husker Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst, who met Monday with Riley. Witty said Eichorst would have no further comment."

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By law they have to pay any and all bonuses to Riley and his staff. Now if you choose to believe what the OWH is reporting that's up to you. I'm telling you Riley and his staff decided not to take the bonuses. Anything else is illegal... including coercion.
 
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Tulsa Tom said:
1. You are right...although it may have been a strong "hint" from Eichorst.

2. With the Big Ten pooling it's money we just stuck it to Iowa (and everyone else!) Our expenses for this bowl are going to be waaaaayyyyy over the payout. The rest of the Big Ten gets less bowl money because we (and a few other lower tier teams) played in these bowls.
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You are crazy. The Foster Farms payout is over $2.2M.

http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-bowl-game-payouts/
 
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Soooo...Riley is like a saint? From a PR standpoint this was a brilliant move.
 
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You are crazy. The Foster Farms payout is over $2.2M.

http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-bowl-game-payouts/
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I'm not sure how certain that bowl is. If it's the Armed Forces Bowl, you're looking at $625k, which doesn't leave a whole let over after bonuses for travel. It's not uncommon to lose money on bowl games.

I could easily see Riley having a discussion with Eichorst (before any indication of which bowl it might be) where he stressed the importance of the practices and exposure, and offered up foregoing the bonuses to remove any negative financial impacts to accepting a bowl at 5-7. It would seem more likely than simply passing on $150k unilaterally. But either situation seems more likely than Eichorst deciding to get into a litigious conflict (with little legal argument to support him) with a first year coach and his staff. That'd be just silly of Eichorst.
 
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JohnRossEwing said:
Soooo...Riley is like a saint? From a PR standpoint this was a brilliant move.
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Riley isn't a saint. Riley and his staff probably sat down and decided this move. Riley then talked with Eichorst and told him their intentions. Shawn gets to look like a strong AD and Riley doesn't send the Bo army into a rage over him and his staff's classy move. Everybody wins.
 
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headcard said:
It's a common sense move that probably took everyone involved a few seconds to come to.
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But the ball was in Riley and his staff court. They understand the University of Nebraska is a great place and i appreciate Shawn for bringing in such class.
 
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Tulsa Tom said:
I asked one in the know
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red rover 70 said:
Riley isn't a saint. Riley and his staff probably sat down and decided this move. Riley then talked with Eichorst and told him their intentions. Shawn gets to look like a strong AD and Riley doesn't send the Bo army into a rage over him and his staff's classy move. Everybody wins.
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Of course under this scenario Eichorst's senior associate AD is a liar, but I'm sure that is how it went down....
 
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Irony on this again is that it's Bo to thank for our current APR standing and us getting in as a five win team. As we're all too well aware of, there is more to a program than just W's (I think??)...

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jay-cheese said:
Irony on this again is that it's Bo to thank for our current APR standing and us getting in as a five win team. As we're all too well aware of, there is more to a program than just W's (I think??)...

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Bo started our academic support program. I don't know how I missed this. Sick

I will give him credit for not ruining it, but to give Bo all the credit for our APR rating is laughable.
 
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red rover 70 said:
If Riley and staff helped in this decision then i give him a huge thumbs up!
I made a post after the Wisconsin Championship debacle that Bo should turn down or give that money to the Native Youth Group at UNL. And of course i was roundly chastised.
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Apples and oranges. What was bobo's record vs Riley's?
 
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If one of my underlings cost me a couple thousand dollar bonus because he didn't follow my instructions, I would be pretty upset. If it cost me $150K, I would be livid.
 
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jay-cheese said:
Irony on this again is that it's Bo to thank for our current APR standing and us getting in as a five win team. As we're all too well aware of, there is more to a program than just W's (I think??)...

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No...not anymore. Bo had in place bonuses for academic achievement like having the football team have higher gpa's than the student body. Also, there was a bonus for reaching a particular APR score. Eichorst has now decided he isn't interested in those things and those don't appear in Riley's contract.
 
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Bo started our academic support program. I don't know how I missed this. Sick

I will give him credit for not ruining it, but to give Bo all the credit for our APR rating is laughable.
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This is the biggest joke I hear the last couple days. Blo had zero to do with academics.
 
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This decision seems a bit odd. I can see why the guy making $2.7mil could easily opt out of his bonus, but a lot of his coaches are making a small fraction of that amount. If they had it owed to them, it seems kind of unfair for the two millionaire employees to decide for them. Were they at least consulted? I imagine they were but how could you say no to Riley and Eichorst and stay in their good graces?
 
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In my world, you get a bonus for doing more than the minimum expected at your job. Why is there even a bowl bonus, shouldn't $2.7 million be enough compensation for a season where you fail to win your division? Even at 6-6 or 7-5, why would you get a bonus for a second/third tier bowl game?
 
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