I'm trying not to put words into his mouth here but his posts sound very selfish/socialist and I don't understand it at all.Because that's too much money for one human to make. They should have to redistribute some of that wealth.
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247 Sports Ranks the Top 25 College Football Jobs (Nebraska made the cut)
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I get what you’re saying. No I don’t like paying what we pay. I don’t like the cost of anything though. I’m turning in to get off my lawn guy.
You know I’m not a socialist! My goodness man! Now this is political.
It's not. I just didn't understand your post!
Lol this 100%. So tired of hearing folks say that. The reason we haven’t done well is leadership hasn’t made good choices on hires…period. I’m not being really hard on them, just stating a fact. It’s tough to hire the “right” person. Anytime I hire a person it’s a crap shoot best case scenario. Anyone that says different just isn’t being honest.
Lol I'm NOT trying to be communist in my thinking. Go ahead and get 5 million. If universities are stupid enough to pay it, go for it.
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In most cases, they're not stupid for paying it. They're actually pretty smart to pay it. It pales in comparison to the profitable revenues they bring in because they pay their coach that much. Even Frost, making 5 mill/year, while producing losing records, is making UNL a boatload of money.
Year 4 hoping for 7 win season.
I'm not speaking about Frost at all. I love the guy. It was just a moment of clarity on the backwardness of the world in general.
I once asked my teacher when I was very young why pop musicians make sooooo much money compared to classical musicians and why do people like it so much? His response was, "idk, why do people eat McDonald's?" LOL
I’ll get you a rocking chair next to mine
Interesting, not bad, but I see what I think is recency bias...
Is Clemson really a better job than Texas? Texas A&M? Is LSU better than those two? I think it arguable that Clemson is better than LSU; yet I think it might be (lead dog in home state vs. only dog in home state; ACC vs SEC have their trade offs, too).
That LSU wandered in the wilderness for decades is testament that it is a very good job. Clemson has had generally good years but was not anywhere near top dog for a vast many; yeah a good job, but as good as LSU? And is LSU really a better job than those two Texas schools?
Clemson is where it is because of Swinney... Will mama call Swinney home? Would he go?
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TN has very little going for it IMO. The coaching search is always taken over by the fans/boosters and it's public. They pay well which is key and I'm sure their facilities are nice as well.
NC? I just don't see it.
OSU should be #1. Alabama is a great coaching spot but after Saban leaves (if Swinney doesn't take it) they will likely wander aimlessly again. Two big schools in the state vying for the same talent.
The money from the ticket sales, seat licenses, and TV contracts is there. People are willing to pay, so the conference/school keeps charging. The money has to go somewhere, so it goes to ridiculous coach contracts, ridiculous administration contracts, and ridiculous facilities.
This is why I have no issue with paying players.
My personal top 5 (I know you all are begging for it)
#1. OSU - the state's clear top dog in a good recruiting region. Passionate fans. Administration able to keep the boosters/fans in line. As long as Gene Smith is there they will be #1.
#2. Bama - Great tradition, great recruiting area, passionate fans that will do anything for the team. When they have a strong coach they are #1. Without that strong coach the boosters/fans run amok and sabotage the program
#3 Texas - Best state for recruiting in the country, clear #1 in that state. With fan/booster support money and facilities is never an option. Should be #1 - but for some reason they've never had sustained greatness. Why? Hubris?
#4. USC - the clear top dog in the union's most populous state, conference they should dominate. Would be #1 if not for a somewhat disinterested fan base.
#5. Oklahoma - Tradition, passionate fans that don't seem to negatively impact the program the way they do in most of the SEC. A tradition of having great coaches - Wilkinson, Switzer, Stoops, and now Riley. They face more challenges in recruiting than the others, holding them down.
Next group (in no order)
Georgia
LSU
Florida and Florida State (the Miami fan base makes USC look rabid, holding them down)
Clemson
Penn State
Michigan
#1. OSU - the state's clear top dog in a good recruiting region. Passionate fans. Administration able to keep the boosters/fans in line. As long as Gene Smith is there they will be #1.
#2. Bama - Great tradition, great recruiting area, passionate fans that will do anything for the team. When they have a strong coach they are #1. Without that strong coach the boosters/fans run amok and sabotage the program
#3 Texas - Best state for recruiting in the country, clear #1 in that state. With fan/booster support money and facilities is never an option. Should be #1 - but for some reason they've never had sustained greatness. Why? Hubris?
#4. USC - the clear top dog in the union's most populous state, conference they should dominate. Would be #1 if not for a somewhat disinterested fan base.
#5. Oklahoma - Tradition, passionate fans that don't seem to negatively impact the program the way they do in most of the SEC. A tradition of having great coaches - Wilkinson, Switzer, Stoops, and now Riley. They face more challenges in recruiting than the others, holding them down.
Next group (in no order)
Georgia
LSU
Florida and Florida State (the Miami fan base makes USC look rabid, holding them down)
Clemson
Penn State
Michigan
Not sure I’d put USC in top five. Private school. Pacific time zone…. Competition from pro-football for attention (again). And primarily there are vastly better things to do in SoCal on autumn afternoons. I recall staying over on a business trip in Manhattan Beach. We went to a bar for lunch and a UCLA game was on the TV and I thought oh yeah, it’s Saturday. I’m not sure if I’d even watch the Huskers (although I did do so in Santa Barbara, once).
