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	<title>Comments on: The Morning After: February 23, 2009</title>
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		<title>By: jacchx67</title>
		<link>http://www.spartyandfriends.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-february-23-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-36066</link>
		<dc:creator>jacchx67</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>so that reporter basically said that the state shoul regulete how much the free market should pay him in accordance with state employees</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>so that reporter basically said that the state shoul regulete how much the free market should pay him in accordance with state employees</p>
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		<title>By: john</title>
		<link>http://www.spartyandfriends.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-february-23-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-36065</link>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m not that familiar with Conn. politics, but I&#039;m guessing Calhoun isn&#039;t the only overpaid state employee.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not that familiar with Conn. politics, but I&#8217;m guessing Calhoun isn&#8217;t the only overpaid state employee.</p>
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		<title>By: sae</title>
		<link>http://www.spartyandfriends.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-february-23-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-36064</link>
		<dc:creator>sae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it&#039;s good to be an MLB GM, &lt;a href=&quot;http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/02/22/segura.feds.investigate.nationals/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;until you get caught skimming&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it&#8217;s good to be an MLB GM, <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/02/22/segura.feds.investigate.nationals/" rel="nofollow">until you get caught skimming</a></p>
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		<title>By: cbh49er</title>
		<link>http://www.spartyandfriends.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-february-23-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-36063</link>
		<dc:creator>cbh49er</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All of Comcast Center was chanting DUI at Lawson, that was pretty funny.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All of Comcast Center was chanting DUI at Lawson, that was pretty funny.</p>
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		<title>By: knightro</title>
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		<dc:creator>knightro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ miz - take that little monopoly guy that looks like a banker and put calhoun&#039;s mug on it...or scrooge mcduck</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ miz &#8211; take that little monopoly guy that looks like a banker and put calhoun&#8217;s mug on it&#8230;or scrooge mcduck</p>
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		<title>By: knightro</title>
		<link>http://www.spartyandfriends.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-february-23-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-36061</link>
		<dc:creator>knightro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And actually the question should be asked of the school...why do they pay him that salary.  If someone offered you or I $1.6 mil to work you&#039;re damn right we&#039;d take it.  That question is often asked of the wrong party.  The payee should be to be questioned about fiscal responsibility.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And actually the question should be asked of the school&#8230;why do they pay him that salary.  If someone offered you or I $1.6 mil to work you&#8217;re damn right we&#8217;d take it.  That question is often asked of the wrong party.  The payee should be to be questioned about fiscal responsibility.</p>
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		<title>By: mizerle06</title>
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		<dc:creator>mizerle06</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>now that Calhoun&#039;s shown what can get under his skin, any opposing fan group for UConn&#039;s away games that doesn&#039;t chant his salary or hold up signs with his quotes is stupid.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>now that Calhoun&#8217;s shown what can get under his skin, any opposing fan group for UConn&#8217;s away games that doesn&#8217;t chant his salary or hold up signs with his quotes is stupid.</p>
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		<title>By: knightro</title>
		<link>http://www.spartyandfriends.com/2009/02/23/the-morning-after-february-23-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-36058</link>
		<dc:creator>knightro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>agreed - not the place or time to ask the question</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>agreed &#8211; not the place or time to ask the question</p>
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		<title>By: sparty</title>
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		<dc:creator>sparty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>wrong forum to ask the question.</description>
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		<title>By: cbh49er</title>
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		<dc:creator>cbh49er</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wouldn&#039;t appreciate someone telling me how much money I should be earning or what I should be doing with the money I have earned.

The guys who asked that was the asshat.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wouldn&#8217;t appreciate someone telling me how much money I should be earning or what I should be doing with the money I have earned.</p>
<p>The guys who asked that was the asshat.</p>
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		<title>By: cycledan</title>
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		<dc:creator>cycledan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I actually don&#039;t have a problem with Calhoun earning his salary. I just think the way he handled it showed what a jerk he is. Shouting for the blogger to get his facts straight was stupid. The blogger didn&#039;t have his facts wrong. Calhoun is the highest publicly paid employee of the state of Connecticut. If the governor of the state earned $1.6M, I am sure he would be scrutinized as well. 

The point that Calhoun doesn&#039;t get is that if the state let&#039;s say, paid him $600k/year, then something like 60-70 extra students could attend UConn this year tuition free. 

The real economic question is if UConn hired a different coach for that $600k salary, how much money would the team generate? The answer is probably that Calhoun is worth his salary. I just don&#039;t like the guy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I actually don&#8217;t have a problem with Calhoun earning his salary. I just think the way he handled it showed what a jerk he is. Shouting for the blogger to get his facts straight was stupid. The blogger didn&#8217;t have his facts wrong. Calhoun is the highest publicly paid employee of the state of Connecticut. If the governor of the state earned $1.6M, I am sure he would be scrutinized as well. </p>
<p>The point that Calhoun doesn&#8217;t get is that if the state let&#8217;s say, paid him $600k/year, then something like 60-70 extra students could attend UConn this year tuition free. </p>
<p>The real economic question is if UConn hired a different coach for that $600k salary, how much money would the team generate? The answer is probably that Calhoun is worth his salary. I just don&#8217;t like the guy.</p>
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		<title>By: knightro</title>
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		<dc:creator>knightro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@cycledan - I agree with you that Calhoun is an asshat and I think that the salary question is a valid one and should be on the table.  However the amount of money generated by the basketball program is directly related to it&#039;s success.  And that succes is directly related to his ability to coach and recruit.  If FNCUH was a bottom feeder and blew (as I wish they would) the money wouldn&#039;t be the same.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@cycledan &#8211; I agree with you that Calhoun is an asshat and I think that the salary question is a valid one and should be on the table.  However the amount of money generated by the basketball program is directly related to it&#8217;s success.  And that succes is directly related to his ability to coach and recruit.  If FNCUH was a bottom feeder and blew (as I wish they would) the money wouldn&#8217;t be the same.</p>
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		<title>By: john</title>
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		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I won&#039;t argue that Calhoun is just a wee bit of a bully, but that reporter/blogger who asked the salary question had some sort of agenda.  If you want to talk salary/politics with a coach, you don&#039;t do it during a post-game press conference.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I won&#8217;t argue that Calhoun is just a wee bit of a bully, but that reporter/blogger who asked the salary question had some sort of agenda.  If you want to talk salary/politics with a coach, you don&#8217;t do it during a post-game press conference.</p>
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		<title>By: cycledan</title>
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		<dc:creator>cycledan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On another note, Jim Calhoun has proved himself to be one of the biggest assholes in sports. What a self centered jerk. I am glad that blogger asked him about his salary. 

The big problem with his attitude is that he sees the team as HIS. He thinks he personally earned $12M/year for the school so he should get $1.6M/year. The question was a valid one and I wish reporters had the balls to ask questions like that more often. Last I checked, the players were the ones playing the game and they don&#039;t get paid unless you consider the scholarship. Calhoun has always been a me first jerk. Of course his response was to threaten and bully the reporter with a see me outside response. Typically bully moron.

I remember a few years ago, St. John&#039;s recruited a PG and he verbally committed. Calhoun recruited him away from a conference rival just so he could possibly play for a couple of months while his starter was hurt. No ethics or morals.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On another note, Jim Calhoun has proved himself to be one of the biggest assholes in sports. What a self centered jerk. I am glad that blogger asked him about his salary. </p>
<p>The big problem with his attitude is that he sees the team as HIS. He thinks he personally earned $12M/year for the school so he should get $1.6M/year. The question was a valid one and I wish reporters had the balls to ask questions like that more often. Last I checked, the players were the ones playing the game and they don&#8217;t get paid unless you consider the scholarship. Calhoun has always been a me first jerk. Of course his response was to threaten and bully the reporter with a see me outside response. Typically bully moron.</p>
<p>I remember a few years ago, St. John&#8217;s recruited a PG and he verbally committed. Calhoun recruited him away from a conference rival just so he could possibly play for a couple of months while his starter was hurt. No ethics or morals.</p>
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		<title>By: marcomarco</title>
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		<dc:creator>marcomarco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>lol.  That I did hear.  Completely unsurprised, and don&#039;t care.  I actually give Arod a ton of credit for being open and honest instead of taking the McGwire route.

Brady Anderson once hit 50hrs and Luis Gonzales hit 57.  Arod on roids should&#039;ve hit 100.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lol.  That I did hear.  Completely unsurprised, and don&#8217;t care.  I actually give Arod a ton of credit for being open and honest instead of taking the McGwire route.</p>
<p>Brady Anderson once hit 50hrs and Luis Gonzales hit 57.  Arod on roids should&#8217;ve hit 100.</p>
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		<title>By: jacchx67</title>
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		<dc:creator>jacchx67</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>john, said american and brit or australian, pretty much along the same lines, like I said these days its not that important</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>john, said american and brit or australian, pretty much along the same lines, like I said these days its not that important</p>
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