Good luck, UH, finding someone to take AD job

By Dave Reardon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 26, 2012

~~<p>The University of Hawaii presented it as a "retirement" when it pushed football coach Greg McMackin out the door after a 6-7 season last December. UH didn't give him a gold watch, but he could buy himself a nice timepiece with the $600,000 buyout he receives for going 0-0 in 2012.</p>
<p>McMackin was entitled (by contract) to $1.1 million. According to the then-66-year-old coach in his goodbye address, he "decided" to retire. And, because he loved his players so much, "In their honor I am foregoing a half a million dollars in the final year of my contract," he said.</p>
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The University of Hawaii presented it as a "retirement" when it pushed football coach Greg McMackin out the door after a 6-7 season last December. UH didn't give him a gold watch, but he could buy himself a nice timepiece with the $600,000 buyout he receives for going 0-0 in 2012.

McMackin was entitled (by contract) to $1.1 million. According to the then-66-year-old coach in his goodbye address, he "decided" to retire. And, because he loved his players so much, "In their honor I am foregoing a half a million dollars in the final year of my contract," he said. Login for more...