College coaches are breaching coaching contracts at a record pace these days. The reason is quite simple, as the money involved in college coaching is nothing short of astronomical. The acceptance of the breaches, however, is the part that is not understood by many in both the general population and those involved in the field of sports.

I played collegiate tennis at two universities, and I know for a fact that my coaches were happy coaching where they were, and an offer to coach elsewhere for a few thousand more would have been a non-issue because, in their minds, happiness trumps money. However, things are different with college basketball and football because the thousands of dollars mentioned above becomes hundreds of thousands of dollars in these two sports. Now things get interesting.

The Sports Law Blog has a great compilation of recent articles on the subject, one of which can be found here. Rick Karcher, author of the article, brings up a good point when he mentions that athletic directors and coaches just assume that contractual breaches are "just a part of the business" they are in. Is this the right mentality to have? Many say no, but doesn't a contract create legal obligations between two or more parties in which the agreement is a private matter? Who cares if the contract is breached as long as the terms of potential breaches within the contract are upheld?

This subject should generate some good comments...fire away!