Money (That's What I Want)

Here are two stories from the same day, but with different results.

ISU men's basketball: Cyclones paying departed assistant $175K

Nick Nurse agreed verbally to become an assistant coach for Greg McDermott on April 22 , at a salary of $130,000 per year for two years.

Nurse was to begin his duties on May 10.

On April 26 McDermott agreed to become the coach at Creighton.

For not working one day, Nurse makes off with $175,000, plus he got his old job back.

Call me "Coach" King of SNARK and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Then there's this -- KCCI TV8 meteorologist Bryan Karrick resigned last week without a job.

"I had a job offer in the Twin Cities that didn't pan out at the last second, so I'm continuing my leap of faith, with hopes of finding something...".

Hey Bryan, Iowa State's hiring.

Media Movement

KCCI TV8 has made some cutbacks and it includes on air staff.

That now makes them Iowa's News Lighter and the scientific community is united in that fact.

After 10 years, Meteorologist Jason Parkin was let go.

That's too bad, he was very smooth and had a sense of humor.

13 or 5 should snatch him up and can their lightweights.

For my money they could have let the morning guy, Bryan Karrick, go or Me Twinkie Slater.

Both must do their dirty deeds dirt cheap.

That leaves TV8 with only four weather wienies and means John McLaughlin may actually have to work.

The other on air casualty was Ryan Luby, LOOOBEE, no loss there as he was a weak presence (other than his Eddie Munster widows peak).