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re: Auburn: You ready to pay Saban/Calipari money for a bb coach?
Posted on 1/27/22 at 1:32 pm to Leto II
Posted on 1/27/22 at 1:32 pm to Leto II
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Basketball is a close second now to football. If you don't believe that, then you haven't been paying attention.
That is very nice but is it generating enough money to warrant that?
The year before COVID Auburn basketball made a 2 million dollar profit. That is pretty good I grant you. Arkansas scrapped by with a paltry 11 million dollar profit that year in basketball in comparison.
So, Bruce Pearl makes about 4 million a year. Nick Saban makes about 9 million a year. That would require you giving him a 5 million dollar a year raise. During a perfectly normal year you'd be losing 3 million bucks a year paying for a coach that has yet to win a national title.
That... seems like a heck of a bargain there.
You want to spend that sort of money. By all means, go right ahead.
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Posted on 1/27/22 at 1:34 pm to Arksulli
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You want to spend that sort of money. By all means, go right ahead.
Look at all the fricking $ Auburn threw at Gus after winning 1 SEC Championship. Pearl has won two and played in a Final Four. It's not just about ticket sales. A high profile basketball program will bring in $ from everywhere.
And I'm not comparing Pearl to Saban because Bama has been great before, (and for a lot of resasons) but Saban's success has had huge impacts on the University in many ways. Pearl's success in basketball will do the same.
This post was edited on 1/27/22 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 1/27/22 at 1:39 pm to Arksulli
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You want to spend that sort of money. By all means, go right ahead.
Do you think Auburn BB will only make 2 million this year?
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