Apparently the woman with whom former Michigan football coach had his affair received a 55% raise last year, but at the same point, an internal investigation did not show any flags. Now perhaps she had received a promotion--which is problematic enough in itself--but generally speaking, 55% raises are not common unless one has gotten to executive ranks.
I would dare say the failure to flag this is, absent some really exonerating evidence, evidence that (just like a few years ago up the road in East Lansing) institutional controls have completely failed in Ann Arbor, and it's even possible that this is linked to Michigan's well-known problems with NCAA compliance--impermissible payments to players, the sign stealing/cheating scandal, etc.. So it's very possible that this could get a lot uglier.
On another level, perhaps this is a sign that the collegiate athletic structure is out of control--I'm told that extremely long work weeks are common, and as a rule, this is not good for family life or spousal fidelity. It's going to be really rough for Moore, especially if he's indicted and/or convicted for assaulting someone linked to this investigation, horrendous on his wife and kids, and is going to be pretty bad for the assistant coaches, many of whom will probably lose their jobs as a new head coach is hired. For that matter, any assistant coaches who knew that something was going on, but did not speak up, could end up nearly as unemployable as their former boss.
Sadly, I don't think that this is going to help colleges and universities re-evaluate their commitment to big time sportsball. It will take a lot more to get our attention here.
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