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Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:09 pm to GIbson05
No one else would deserve it. Who cares
Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:10 pm to TouchdownTony
Bear Bryant refused to accept a raise... saying it wouldn't be right for him to make more than the University president....hell of a coach and man.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:36 pm to mattloc
Bear Bryant was a hell of a coach, but it was a different era, his salary was handled in line with the time he lived.
In the current world the big money boosters give money to athletic foundations who give it to the coach.
In the Bear's day big money boosters primarily instead gave sweetheart investment deals to coach and his family under the table and on the side.
How else do we think Paul Bryant, Jr. had the capital to own a bank while in his 20s?
Jr. is obviously now a capable, successful and generous businessman in his own right, but his 'hundreds of millions' from 'dog tracks, concrete, insurance, and banking' have their root in investments made in the 60s and 70s with his dad's buddies.
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In the current world the big money boosters give money to athletic foundations who give it to the coach.
In the Bear's day big money boosters primarily instead gave sweetheart investment deals to coach and his family under the table and on the side.
How else do we think Paul Bryant, Jr. had the capital to own a bank while in his 20s?
Jr. is obviously now a capable, successful and generous businessman in his own right, but his 'hundreds of millions' from 'dog tracks, concrete, insurance, and banking' have their root in investments made in the 60s and 70s with his dad's buddies.
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Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:41 pm to Sid E Walker
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He's worth it. The ROI for the football program and the school overall have been astounding. Remember when everyone thought we were nuts for paying him $4M a year in 2007?
I still think about that whenever there are coaching rumors. People were absolutely incredulous that Alabama would pay a football coach $4 million a year.
Now Bret Bielema makes $4 million a year to go 7-5 and lose to teams like Toledo and Mizzou.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:45 pm to Feral
Saban is worth 20-30M per year EASY
Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:51 pm to Sid E Walker
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He's worth it. The ROI for the football program and the school overall have been astounding. Remember when everyone thought we were nuts for paying him $4M a year in 2007?
I moved here in 2004. The amount of change that has happened to both the University and the city of Tuscaloosa as a whole is incredible. And there's no doubt it's thanks to Saban.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 7:52 pm to Hussss
Worth what ever he says he wants , he has upped BAMA's bottom line 4 or 5 times I would guess .
Posted on 11/27/16 at 8:03 pm to BAMAneck
Yes I agree. Way UNDERpaid on a relative basis.
Posted on 11/27/16 at 8:21 pm to GIbson05
Probably Jimbo first. He wants $50mill over 5 years
Posted on 11/27/16 at 8:42 pm to RBWilliams8
"No coach is putting down championship seasons like saban... not even in the NFL"
Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
This post was edited on 11/27/16 at 8:44 pm
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