sarge87 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Statesman.com Mack Brown gets raise to $5 million a year By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz | Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 02:55 PM University of Texas football coach Mack Brown will be paid $5 million a year, plus annual increases of $100,000, through 2016, when his contract ends, the school’s governing board decided today. The compensation, recommended by UT President William Powers Jr. and men’s athletic director DeLoss Dodds, amounts to a $2 million raise for Brown. He already was set to earn $3 million this season and then collect a one-time $2 million “service payment” next February. Today, the regents decided to make that $2 million payment a part of Brown’s annual compensation package. For this season, Brown is also set to earn $250,000 for advancing to the national championship. Winning the national championship would add $450,000 to his bank account. Powers told the UT System Board of Regents that Brown’s compensation places him at or near the top of football coaches’ pay nationwide. “Mack is the best college football coach in America, and this action recognizes him for that,” Dodds said. Mods bear with me here for a second for posting this in the Husker Football forum......move if you wish after reading. It wasn't too long ago we were in this same situation on the Coaches Carousel, and maybe God forbid, sometime in the future may be back there again. I know bonuses and other perks are a part of coaching contracts nowadays, but this is starting to borderline on the ridiculous with the huge raise Mack Brown just received. According to USA Today, current highest paid coach is Pete Carroll at $4.4M. Mack went from being 8th on the coach's salary list to being 1st by a huge gap. If you say who cares, Texas can afford it. Why should I care do you ask? Full disclosure here, I have no problem with coaches getting paid for their hard work. I am just looking at the consequences down the road. By getting this large of a raise, other coaches from around the Big 12 whose salaries were in the ballpark of Brown's former contract ($3M) may have clauses within their contracts guaranteeing automatic raises if the pay-scale for coaches changes within the conference to keep that coach's salary comparative. What will other institutions do when their head coaches contracts come due? They would like to stay competitive with the highest salary in the conference and college football as a whole if their coach deserves it. How will institutions, who are stretched to the limit in this economy with their donors, be able to keep funding salaries of college football coaches? Every school wants to be the best, but how long fiscally can a school sustain such expenditures before programs or facilities have to be cut, especially with Title IX hanging over their heads? Less prestigious football schools such as Kansas and others who are on the Coach's Carousel right now will have to dig deep if they were to lure a highly sought after coach to their programs. Many of those who can't afford big salaries for coaches will inevitably be relegated as stopover destinations on the journey to the big paycheck at a richer institution down the road. I think we may be seeing the last days of coaches who choose to have long careers at single institutions such as Bowden, Osborne, and Paterno to coaches who are looking for the next big paycheck. Let's look at reality here. This year at the BCS Championship in Pasedena, Mack Brown and Nick Sabin will be making a combined $8.7M. Contrast that to the head coaches in last year's Super Bowl who made a combined $5M. Will these salaries get so out of control the everyday Joe and Jane will not be able to afford to go to see their favorite college football team? It has already happened with the NFL, NBA, and MLB. NFL fans pay an average of $412.64* to take a family of four to a game. It costs over $260.00 at general admission prices to take a family of four to a Nebraska home game in the nosebleed seats. There was some thought Mack might ride into sunset with win over Bama, but it's harder to take that ride after getting $5M per year until 2016. The only good thing to come from this raise is what might be in the future of Will Muschamp. Muschamp had signed his contract as coach-in-waiting, but with Mack's new deal, question is how long will he wait, or will he go out on his own? He could be a huge get at another institution, question is, can they afford him? On a lighter note, I wonder if Nick Sabin's agent, Charlie Sexton is burning up the phone lines after learning his Nicky isn't the highest paid coach in college football. Look out for your pocketbooks Bama fans. *NFL family of four costs include tickets, concessions, and parking. Quote Link to comment
Husker Runner Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 This is directly related to football revenue. Top 10 schools in football revenue for 2008 1. Texas $87.6 million 2. Ohio State $68.1 million 3. Florida $66.15 million 4. Georgia $65.2 million 5. Alabama $64.6 million 6. LSU $61.9 million 7. Penn State $61.7 million 8. Auburn $58.6 million 9. South Carolina $57.1 million 10. Notre Dame $56.9 million Nebraska is #2 in the Big 12 at $55.2 million. Oklahoma is at $42.6 million. Texas is so far ahead of everyone else it is ridiculous. Yes, the salaries are insane but unlike the NFL they are not handing out multi-million dollar contracts to players so this is where the arms race lies in college football. Until people stop buying tickets, they will price them as high as they can. It sucks but fans don't seem to be speaking with their pocketbooks so this is the result. Quote Link to comment
WCHusker Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Doesn't Stoops pull 6 a year? Quote Link to comment
Cornhuskers Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Texas is the New York Yankees of College Football Quote Link to comment
sarge87 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Doesn't Stoops pull 6 a year? Football coach Bob Stoops had his contract extended through the 2015 season and will make $3.675 million this season. His new contract includes an annual raise of $250,000, a $700,000 stay bonus each July and an additional one-time $800,000 bonus in 2011. If Stoops remains through all seven years, he will make more than $4 million a year in the final five years of the contract and make nearly $5 million in the the 2011 season. Quote Link to comment
Husker Runner Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Doesn't Stoops pull 6 a year? Football coach Bob Stoops had his contract extended through the 2015 season and will make $3.675 million this coming season. His new contract includes an annual raise of $250,000, a $700,000 stay bonus each July and an additional one-time $800,000 bonus in 2011. If Stoops remains through all seven years, he will make more than $4 million a year in the final five years of the contract and make nearly $5 million in the the 2011 season. Well, he should have gone to Notre Dame then. I don't know how he can make it on those wages. At least he lives in a low cost area. Quote Link to comment
irafreak Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 That was the first thing that crossed my mind ....what does Muschamp think about that? Ridiculous salary. The guy isn't even that good. Wonder if the AD realizes what kind of a mismatch they're in for soon? Perhaps this should've waited until after the title game.... Quote Link to comment
sarge87 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 This is directly related to football revenue. Top 10 schools in football revenue for 2008 1. Texas $87.6 million 2. Ohio State $68.1 million 3. Florida $66.15 million 4. Georgia $65.2 million 5. Alabama $64.6 million 6. LSU $61.9 million 7. Penn State $61.7 million 8. Auburn $58.6 million 9. South Carolina $57.1 million 10. Notre Dame $56.9 million Nebraska is #2 in the Big 12 at $55.2 million. Oklahoma is at $42.6 million. Texas is so far ahead of everyone else it is ridiculous. Yes, the salaries are insane but unlike the NFL they are not handing out multi-million dollar contracts to players so this is where the arms race lies in college football. Until people stop buying tickets, they will price them as high as they can. It sucks but fans don't seem to be speaking with their pocketbooks so this is the result. I was also looking at the implications this causes with other schools in the conference we depend on for strength of schedule for BCS rankings. Quote Link to comment
predictionking Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 This is directly related to football revenue. Top 10 schools in football revenue for 2008 1. Texas $87.6 million 2. Ohio State $68.1 million 3. Florida $66.15 million 4. Georgia $65.2 million 5. Alabama $64.6 million 6. LSU $61.9 million 7. Penn State $61.7 million 8. Auburn $58.6 million 9. South Carolina $57.1 million 10. Notre Dame $56.9 million Nebraska is #2 in the Big 12 at $55.2 million. Oklahoma is at $42.6 million. Texas is so far ahead of everyone else it is ridiculous. Yes, the salaries are insane but unlike the NFL they are not handing out multi-million dollar contracts to players so this is where the arms race lies in college football. Until people stop buying tickets, they will price them as high as they can. It sucks but fans don't seem to be speaking with their pocketbooks so this is the result. Just out of curiosity, how does Auburn and South Carolina produce more football revenue than Nebraska? Is it just due to the revenue sharing of the SEC? There is no way those schools have larger radio contracts? Quote Link to comment
Yellowjacketfan Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It was a wall of words so I will admit I didn't read it. But I will just say that the amount of money he makes compared to the revenue he generates is a pittance ... Quote Link to comment
Twodocs Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 If any school with money wants Pellini we are toast he is paid like 1.375 and when Texas & Mack winning the Big 12 cost every Husker coach and Bo abot 100k Quote Link to comment
shyndy Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 just more money for Mack to hand over to walt anderson. lol just kidding Quote Link to comment
irafreak Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 You really think Bo is all about the money? He strikes me as the type that likes to finish the job. Quote Link to comment
sarge87 Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 You really think Bo is all about the money? He strikes me as the type that likes to finish the job. I believe he is about finishing the job, but you do not want a coach feeling unappreciated for his hard work either. Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 You really think Bo is all about the money? He strikes me as the type that likes to finish the job. after he gets more results, money will follow, it is only natural. nothing different with any coach. Quote Link to comment
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