court ▁settlement ▁was ▁reached ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁for ▁just ▁under ▁$ 2 4 , 8 0 0 . ▁When ▁Mc Ne ase ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁after ▁spring ▁dr ills ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Don ▁Rob b ins ▁was ▁promoted ▁from ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁to ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁V and als . ▁His ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁team ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁record ▁( 8 – 3 ) ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁but ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁seasons ▁were ▁less ▁successful ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁Rob b ins ' ▁departure , ▁the ▁Id aho ▁athlet ics ▁administration ▁turned ▁to ▁yet ▁another ▁V and als ▁assistant ▁coach ▁to ▁fill ▁its ▁head ▁co aching ▁vac ancy . ▁Ed ▁Tro x el , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁staff s ▁of ▁Mus seau , ▁Mc Ne ase ▁and ▁Rob b ins , ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁head ▁coach . ▁Tro x el ▁had ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁head ▁football ▁job ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁but ▁later ▁accepted ▁after ▁persu asion ▁from ▁his ▁players ▁and ▁con cess ions ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁athlet ic ▁director , ▁namely ▁a ▁fourth ▁assistant ▁coach . ▁His ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁was ▁$ 1 6 , 5 0 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁$ 1 ,