Coach McClain

[bradleybraves1]

many of the fans - especially the "old timers" who are a large part of the support for BU - have great memories and strongly want to maintain our connections to the past...

I agree that respecting and honoring BU's past heritage is important. I think they have done a good job of that with the Hall of Fame wing in the new arena. Balancing a healthy respect for the past while striving to constantly move forward is a delicate balancing act; I hope our administration will always strive to honor the past as they strive to improve Bradley University.

[Da Coach]

there's a current discussion on one of the Illini message boards about Wayne McClain with a bunch of different thoughts,
but one guy says Bruce Weber did speak to McClain about a position at Kansas State (a presumably non-coaching position).....
... at least there's a start for those who want to know what's up with WM....

I have heard the offer of a job with the Kansas State program is still alive, and WM has still not decided yet.

[tornado]

Anyone know what Wayne McClain is doing - is he coaching anywhere?

[Braves4Life]

Anyone know what Wayne McClain is doing - is he coaching anywhere?

It looks like someone from the PJS follows you tornado. Here's the answer to your question -- http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x123877...ber-at-K-State

[tornado]

interesting - if Weber was going to hire him at K-State then why did he wait more than 6 months to do so?

[Braves4Life]

interesting - if Weber was going to hire him at K-State then why did he wait more than 6 months to do so?

The article said McClain had a 6-month severance package with Illinois.

[tornado]

I guess I am confused as to what the term "severance" means in the PJS article...I suppose anyone can sign any agreement that says anything if they want to...so maybe WM's "severance" package prevented him from working for six months but it is unusual to agree not to work elsewhere for such a length of time -

If his agreement prevented him from working elsewhere it would not really be a typical severance package -
It would be like what happened to Coach Molinari - it would be that he opted not to take the buyout or severance package - thus he'd still be contractually prevented from taking another job without permission from the University.

I have paid "severance" packages to employees many times - - some virtually nothing, some 2-weeks and others 1 or 2-months --
but a "severance package" is exactly what it says -- it severs the relationship so that as soon as the person accepts the severance package they are free to go anywhere they want and work or lay around or do anything they choose to do.

Even the US Department of Labor's definition of a severance package or severance agreement states that it willingly ends the relationship so that the employee cannot ask for more pay and also allows him to be free to seek new employment.

[tornado]

http://www.themercury.com/K-StateSports/article.aspx?articleId=eb2e2eb57fc54750844ef34605abbfad

the pipeline now goes to Manhattan, KS

[Da Coach]

http://www.themercury.com/K-StateSpo...4ef34605abbfad

the pipeline now goes to Manhattan, KS

From that article-
A Kansas State official confirmed on Monday that the men's basketball program expects to add a fourth full-time assistant coach.
The Wildcats are expecting to add Wayne McClain to the staff, who previously worked under K-State head coach Bruce Weber as his associate head coach at Illinois.

This is a misstatement. The NCAA only allows D1 schools to have 1 head coach and 3 assistant coaches. So if Kansas State intends to hire McClain as a "fourth full-time assistant coach", then they will be in violation of the rules.
The position McClain will hold is a non-coaching, non-recruiting administrative position, created just to allow Coach Weber to hire his friend.
Big schools with unlimited financial resources do these kinds of things all the time. Schools like Kentucky have numerous full time and part time personal assistants, and even assistants to the assistants. AAU coaches or high school coaches and even recruits' family members have been hired by the big boys as a reward for their help in recruiting players.

[tornado]

Same at U of L - Pitino has several extra positions beyond the assistants and the DBO..such as
Director of Video Operations
Executive Assistant to the Head Coach
Director of Academic Services

http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/coaching_staff.html

[Da Coach]

Same at U of L - Pitino has several extra positions beyond the assistants and the DBO..such as
Director of Video Operations
Executive Assistant to the Head Coach
Director of Academic Services
http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-b...ing_staff.html

Yup, we know Pitino has many layers of assistants, often referred to as his "inner circle". Much of that became public with his extramarital affair with Karen Sypher, who later was convicted of trying to extort money from Pitino.
At the time, Sypher was married to Tim Sypher who was described as Pitino's long time personal assistant and chauffer. He still has a nice job courtesy of Pitino.
But Pitino has, for a long time, had a number of full time paid "personal assistants".

Here is a real interesting Sports Illustrated story about Pitino and how he operates. It focuses on another mysterious personal assistant/gatekeeper named Vinny Tatum-

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/pablo_torre/08/26/pitino/index.html