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Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:21 pm to LSUNV
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:21 pm to LSUNV
What do the sanctions have to do with coaches pay? There wasn't a punishment that restricted how much they pay Golden. Holding back because of bad publicity supports my argument.
The only way I can see this applying is if the Miami AD knew their program was screwed and then got Golden to be a cheap scapegoat. But normally ADs don't operate that way.
I don't need the Miami example though. I can go all over the country and find underpaid coaches. For example, Mark Helfrich makes $2 million as does Rich Rodriguez. PAC 12 teams have plenty of TV money, why aren't they paying more? I will tell you why- West Coast sensibilities.
Given how the costs of university education have exploded the last ten years, paying coaches huge sums- even if not a single student dime goes into it- simply looks bad. Already in Virginia there was a political push to limit coaching pay:
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If you search around on the internet you can find plenty of people criticising institutions for misplaced priorities:
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Politics do matter.
Heck, even the politics within the AD ranks matter. One reason they are reluctant to overpay for a coach is because it raises the entire market which paints a target on their back at the next meeting of the ADs.
The only way I can see this applying is if the Miami AD knew their program was screwed and then got Golden to be a cheap scapegoat. But normally ADs don't operate that way.
I don't need the Miami example though. I can go all over the country and find underpaid coaches. For example, Mark Helfrich makes $2 million as does Rich Rodriguez. PAC 12 teams have plenty of TV money, why aren't they paying more? I will tell you why- West Coast sensibilities.
Given how the costs of university education have exploded the last ten years, paying coaches huge sums- even if not a single student dime goes into it- simply looks bad. Already in Virginia there was a political push to limit coaching pay:
LINK
If you search around on the internet you can find plenty of people criticising institutions for misplaced priorities:
LINK
LINK
Politics do matter.
Heck, even the politics within the AD ranks matter. One reason they are reluctant to overpay for a coach is because it raises the entire market which paints a target on their back at the next meeting of the ADs.
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Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:23 pm to cardboardboxer
Dear lord, mayne! Give it up already! Miami has a smaller budget than years past not because it was a punishment, it was the direct result of the punishment. Legal fees, etc. golden wasn't hired for anything else other than to clean up the image. At one point, before the sanctions, Miami had one of the top paid coaches in all of college football
And again, Politics and local economy had little to do with why Chavis left
And again, Politics and local economy had little to do with why Chavis left
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 3:25 pm
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