The State of Washington has quite a few things that Syracuse New York does not. They have the Space Needle, Starbucks Corporate Headquarters, the Seahawks and at least for now the SuperSonics to just name a few attractions.
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.
According to the above story, Ed Hansen, who graduated in 1966 from the University's Law School, offered a $100,000 a piece to be used for law school scholarships if the school sent these two guys packing.
Willingham, hired at the same time as Robinson is now in a similar circumstance, having had 3 unsuccessful years and a fan base that's growing restless. Both have 5 year deals and both are headed into year 4 squarely on the hot seat. To date, Willingham is 11-25 in 3 years at UW, while Robinson is 7-28 at Syracuse. Willingham also lead his team to a 42-12 ass kicking of the Orange last August in the season opener in the windy Carrier Dome.
We know that one of Gross' missions is to increase fundraising and revenue so a word of warning to the good Doc, be careful who you solicit, they might have enough cash to try and send you on your way - be thankful you are in Central New York, those guys in the Pacific Northwest can be rough.
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