UW alum pledged $100K if Willingham were fired

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Robinson and Gross - Happy They Don't Live in Washington
Published 1/10/2008 by Russianator at Three Idiots on Sports
... One other thing the University of Washington has that Syracuse does not - an alum that is willing to pony up $200,000 for the University to fire football coach Ty Willingham and Athletic Director Todd Turner. ...

If an eGrizzer had a billion dollars
Published 1/10/2008 by colinokeefe@gmail.com (Colin) at The Grizzoulian
... While there aren't nearly as many now, the beginning of the football offseason—started by a first-round home playoff loss for the second time in three years—brought a lot of chatter on the coaching abilities of Bobby Hauck. After seeing an article today stating that one University of Washington booster pledged to give the school 100k if they fired coach Tyrone Willingham. I don't doubt that ...

Will Ty Willingham Ever Coach His Own Seniors Again?
Published 1/10/2008 by J-Red at East Coast Bias
Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request, we now know that attorney and developer Ed Hansen has pledged $100,000 to a U. of Washington Law scholarship fund if Ty Willingham is fired, as well as $100,000 if the AD, Todd Turner, is fired. ...

BOOSTER: FIRE ROBINSON OR KITTENS DIE
Published 1/11/2008 by The Realests at REALESTS NCAA College Michigan Football Basketball Rich Rodriguez Lil Wayne DMX
We have a copycat on our hands, folks - no pun intended. Everyone knows about the Washington booster that would donate $200k if Ty Willingham and AD Todd Turner get whacked. That already had us deeply disturbed. Are crazy college football fans really resorting to terrorism to get their way? But this... this just makes up sick to our stomach. An insider at The Realests has informed us that a Syracuse alum has taken an even more drastic measure in an attempt to fire football coach ...

Syracuse University Hates Kittens
Published 1/14/2008 by MariusJanulisForThree at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
... In the wake of the "I'll give you $100,000, you give me Ty Willingham's head on a platter" allegations coming out of Washington, it's become clearer than ever that athletics programs are subjected and possibly influenced by the actions of their alumni and boosters. ...

Road to Recovery: Washington
Published 2/18/2008 by SMQ <info@sundaymorningqb.com> at Sunday Morning Quarterback: Front Page Posts
... "Improvement" has been the buzz from the moment Ty Willingham was hired, and it hasn't been confined to the Seattle faithful clinging to their latte macchiatos (light on the foam): a very willing national media briefly ranked the Huskies in the top 25 after a 4-1 start in 2006 and a 2-0 start last year. From there, they lost six straight and nine of eleven, respectively, and wealthy alums were offering to create scholarships in honor of Willingham's termination. ...

Underlying Literary Themes In the Pac Ten
Published 8/21/2008 by Matt Hinton at Dr. Saturday
... , "the 2006 Cats are a bowl team." Close -- they rallied late to finish 6-6 -- but no cigar, and the record regressed to 5-7 last year. Washington found itself in the polls after starting 4-1 in '06 and then 2-0 last year. From there, they lost six straight and nine of eleven, respectively, and wealthy alums were offering to create scholarships in honor of Willingham's termination. ...