Originally Posted by
tsquare
OK.. maybe I was a bit harsh. but whenever I hear.. see..the term windfall from a senior guy when it relates to more junior guys getting some sort of improvements in "pay" it gets under my saddle blanket. And one thing I was afraid of in this argument came to fruition. I have ALWAYS complained about the current reserve system, even when I was a line holder. It sucked then.. and it sucks still. It just happens to be a bit more personal now. Reserve is the only thing we do that ignores seniority... (bring it slowplay and alfa, there's no way you can defend this one.) But a little more from my perspective. I just think it's wrong that a regular line guy can fly a 2 day trip for 10+ hours and a reserve guy cen fly the exact same trip for 5. No way that can be justified.
ahhhh I'll let this go.. the same way I did Kiffin. (I do hope that USC gets the death penalty under his watch though
).
Oh.. and one last thing for you SEC fans to think about. There are now TWO departures in ATL that are named for UT coaches... Summit and Dooley. bwaaaaa haaaaaa haaaaaaa
GO VOLS
T, I know exactly what you are saying about the 2 different rates. I too questioned that for many years. It was actually satisfactorily explained to me one time by someone very knowledgable about the subject. Problem is, I can't remember what the justification was. I will get a screwdriver from my tool box and see if I can pry it out of my rusty memory banks. It is difficult to believe, but I remember saying, "OK, that is actually logical and makes sense." After that I let it go. Right now it sounds a bunch a whookey. To be continued.