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[pbiflyer]

Stephen F Austin is searching for a new assistant bowling coach.


This is one of the craziest stories I've ever read.

An assistant bowling coach at Stephen F. Austin resigned after getting caught in an affair with a player.

His wife is the head coach.

And his quotes are *wild*, why would you say any of that out loud?

https://twitter.com/RobDauster/status/1671330541726056450?s=20

(Love the headlines) - https://lufkindailynews.com/news/community/spare-relationship-causes-awkward-split/article_fb8f6ae4-0fbc-11ee-8ecf-ff57d9685d28.html

Spare relationship causes awkward split
SFA assistant bowling coach out after affair with athlete

Stephen F. Austin State University assistant bowling coach Steve Lemke chose to resign rather than be fired this spring after the university discovered he had an affair with a student-athlete.

Lemke, 38, who is married to head coach Amber Lemke, resigned April 10 from the program he helped coach to two national titles and two second-place finishes.

[Eye]

Aware of something similar that happened in a program not too far from my neck of the woods, assistant coach had an affair with a player. Still has a job in college athletics at a different school.

[4everwarriors]

Good startin' spot fore T-cubed or Woj ta resurrect da program, aina?

[Warriors4ever]

Good lord, those quotes from Lemke are certainly 😱

[Jay Bee]

Straight out tha gutta

PS - last Friday I bowled 9 games. I need a new bowling ball - what should I get?

[Hards Alumni]

Straight out tha gutta

PS - last Friday I bowled 9 games. I need a new bowling ball - what should I get?

A new hobby.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Straight out tha gutta

PS - last Friday I bowled 9 games. I need a new bowling ball - what should I get?

A life

[Dr. Blackheart]

Straight out tha gutta

PS - last Friday I bowled 9 games. I need a new bowling ball - what should I get?

Brazilian

[wadesworld]

Josh Eilert goes from Director of Basketball Operations a year ago to head coach at West Virginia.  Bit of a step up there.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Straight out tha gutta

PS - last Friday I bowled 9 games. I need a new bowling ball - what should I get?

Hammer Ocean Vibe

[Skip Intro]

Josh Eilert goes from Director of Basketball Operations a year ago to head coach at West Virginia.  Bit of a step up there.

It seems that they were trying to keep together any pieces of the team that they could this season, and even asked the players who they'd stay for.  It obviously worked with Kerr Kriisa.  If Ron Everhart stays on (which he said he's hoping to do), Eilert will have an assistant with 18 years of head coaching experience beside him, and one who also has an existing relationship with the players. 

Not saying they'll be good this season, but I think they'd be a lot worse going in any other direction right now.  It'll be interesting to see what Eilert can do with this opportunity - if they surprise everyone and make the tourney, does WVU basically have to hire him permanently (a la Gard)?  Best case for WVU is that they do decently enough to stay out of the media, but not so well that they can't feel free to go after bigger names at HC. 

[Herman Cain]

Huggie wants his job back

https://www.si.com/college/cincinnati/news/bob-huggins-demands-job-back-plans-to-sue-west-virginia-university

[Mu8891]

LOLLLL ...

[The Sultan]

If his lawyer's letter is accurate, he never resigned.  His wife resigned for him via a text message to the associate AD.

Anyway I think it's obvious he won't coach again, but he wants his buy-out. Which is fair.

[MU82]

Maybe he was too drunk to remember he resigned.

[pbiflyer]

Maybe he was too drunk to remember he resigned.

Or maybe he drunk texted that he didn't resign.

[Mu8891]

His wife texted for him ?  Yah.  Ok ...

Maybe he's still drunk, and thus can't keep his stories straight

[The Sultan]

His wife texted for him ?  Yah.  Ok ...

Maybe he's still drunk, and thus can't keep his stories straight

Did you read what the lawyer wrote?  Again, if that is accurate, he did not resign by the methods outlined in the contract.  (Basically "in writing.")

Just my guess, but I bet that he agreed to resign but not officially until they agreed upon a buy out, and they can't come to an agreement on that. So he is just going to assert that he is still coach because legally that's his best option.

[WhiteTrash]

Needless to say Huggy is burning the small bridge he has with WV to the ground. He will be persona non grata at that school for ever. Sad to see him double down on his mistakes but these are his choices.

[The Sultan]

The problem is they never fired him for cause. They claimed he resigned, but apparently didn't legally do so.

So he wants his cash. Which they should have just given him in the first place, or at least negotiated most of it, given he was on a year to year contract after the radio incident.

[brewcity77]

The problem is they never fired him for cause. They claimed he resigned, but apparently didn't legally do so.

So he wants his cash. Which they should have just given him in the first place, or at least negotiated most of it, given he was on a year to year contract after the radio incident.

No, but if he's going to fight it, I'm sure they could. Most likely, they had a conversation that included resignation talk but he never submitted the actual paperwork. So when it came to paying out the contract, WVU operated under the "he texted us and told us he was done" while Huggins operated under the "pay me all my money" premise and when they didn't, his lawyer dug into the contract for a loophole, and here we are.

I just think it gets real tenuous if Huggs tries to fight this. I have to imagine there's language in his contract about drinking and driving.

[DoctorV]

And in the end, the attorneys always win, amirite?

[WhiteTrash]

And in the end, the attorneys always win, amirite?

YES

[MU82]

Don't coaching contracts have clauses allowing schools to fire them for horrible behavior, freeing them from all financial obligations? If not, why the hell not?

[Scoop Snoop]

Don't coaching contracts have clauses allowing schools to fire them for horrible behavior, freeing them from all financial obligations? If not, why the hell not?

Too bad the coaching contracts do not have clauses allowing schools to fire them for horrible game coaching. Our nightmare could have ended much sooner.

One thing about Huggy that is indisputable- he's not boring.