Hawaii's AD Fired Today

[MrMustang1965]

http://www.kitv.com/sports/15007509/detail.html

HONOLULU -- The University of Hawaii and Herman Frazier on Tuesday reached a buyout agreement for the embattled athletic director, UH officials said.

The deal comes one day after Warrior football head coach June Jones accepted a deal to leave the islands for Southern Methodist University.

The school agreed to pay Frazier $312,510. Frazier makes about $250,000 a year. His contract was set to expire on July 31, 2010.

School officials and Frazier are still working out the details, UH said. The deal must still be approved by the UH Board of Regents.

Officials said Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw will recommend Associate Athletics Director Carl Clapp become the acting director. Clapp will help the school find a new head football coach, according to the school's written statement.

Many in the public blamed Frazier for a schedule that did not include top-tier non-conference opponents other than Washington.

Frazier has also been blamed for turning down thousands of tickets Hawaii could have received for the Sugar Bowl. The school had to scramble to get more tickets to accommodate fans who made the long trip.

[smu diamond m]

A day late, a $312510 short.

[Ponymon]

I can't understand why they would want to fire him and pay him all that money. He did a great job in getting June to go to SMU and deserves all the kudos that can be given by the Mustang faithful!

[MustangPride]

U of H has got the Clapp!

[planoponyfan]

UH is better off today without Frazier. They can still have a good footbal program if they take the following steps:

1. Hire one of the current assistants who does not plan to follow Jones to SMU.
2. Put 25 million in a bank account that can only be used to upgrade facilities for the football program.
3. Make the head football coach the athletic director as well.
4. Quadruple the recruiting budget.

If they do those things, they'll still be a decent football program.

[George S. Patton]

By this move, I think it really showed all of the athletic program's shortcomings that were shielded by Jones.

Perhaps, the good in this for them is that they really will show a commitment to do something. But again, their actions will speak louder than their words.

[Mexmustang]

Maybe Frazier can have replace Copeland in his new job...oh I forgot, Copeland has no new job!

[couch 'em]

With all the rich people who set up places to live in Hawaii, how can they not find one single dude with a ton of cash to donate? There is no reason they haven't updated their facilities.

[MrMustang1965]

With all the rich people who set up places to live in Hawaii, how can they not find one single dude with a ton of cash to donate? There is no reason they haven't updated their facilities.

A lot of those rich people who set up places to live in Hawaii are SMU alumni, aren't they?

[h00fhearted808]

With all the rich people who set up places to live in Hawaii, how can they not find one single dude with a ton of cash to donate? There is no reason they haven't updated their facilities.

Many of the rich folk here aren't originally from here.

[Scoops]

Maybe Frazier can have replace Copeland in his new job...oh I forgot, Copeland has no new job!

Very nice. Mr. Copeland is being a grandfather and trying to be healthy. Leave him alone.

[Mexmustang]

Well that is what he was doing while he was on our payroll!