I think anyone who believes this is a race thing is full of **** and grasping at straws here. Only reason Golden is still employed here is leadership (or lack of leadership) most likely feels guilty for hiring him and not being truthful about the Shapiro investigation. The fact that according to them, "He stuck with us", they feel like he deserves a little more time. Dude needs to be canned now. No one other than the president and AD support him. The players don't like him. The BOT allegedly doesn't support him. All the former players hate him. Fact of the matter is, while $8M is a large number, hiring a good coach would make up the difference in a matter of a couple years.
"Race
thing" It's obvious that this is something you feel quite uncomfortable talking about.
You are the one grasping at straws with the "only" reason UM is keeping Golden is the loyalty that "He stuck with us" when the fact is that left us for Ped State, but Ped State did not want him. Keep thinking that shrewd businessmen are all into this loyalty "thing" then you'd be the one that'd be full of SHlT.
Finally, if a black coach was as sorry as Golden, plus a 4-game losing streak to end the season, do you really think that they would NOT find the $5-8M to pay him off?