Does Bo Deserve a Pay Raise?

[HuskerTrucker]

Sipple wrote a good article on this in the LJS. Here is the link: http://www.huskerextra.com/articles/2010/0...60238514179.txt

[WVhuskerXX]

When he wins the Big XII then he should get a raise.

[HuskerTrucker]

Everyone knows what Bo can do with a defense. I am waiting to see what he does with this offense. I have to say, wait another season and go from the results we see, then if he has us where we want to be heading, pay up.

[Blackshirtsguru]

I think if the school has the funds and the "powers to be" thinks he deserves it, then so do I.

[GSG]

When he wins the Big XII then he should get a raise.

 

 

We've done well the last 2 years, winning/tying for the North. We went to nice bowl games and won, but the Big 12 Championship is next on the list. If he does that then I'd say we should bump him up.

[knapplc]

Bo's salary should remain competitive in the Big XII. If he starts winning it on a regular basis then he should be among the highest-paid coaches in the conference.

 

I think it's unwise to try to get into a tit-for-tat situation with Texas or Oklahoma. They pay way more than we would, or should.

 

Bo didn't walk into this gig unaware of our pay scale at Nebraska. He knows where he stands, and what his ceiling is. He isn't about to throw a fit over cash.

[RockyMountainOySker]

I was very surprised to see Gill receive over $2 million at the start of his career with Kansas. That is what Lew Perkins does though....pay coaches and so far it has worked very well at Kansas and his previous positions.

 

As far as Bo, I think he deserves over $2 million a year.....what Pinkel is making seems about right. The one thing to keep in mind though is our pay structure to assistant coaches. Bo has put together a pretty dang good staff and I know he wants that staff to get paid. If Neb can take the million more Bo would be paid and spread it out to the assistants to keep them here and happy, I know he is all for it.

[husker98]

i'm a big backer of performance based pay. maybe a base salary of a million or so with a 700K reward for a big XII title and a one million dollar reward a BCS champion ship

[Hskr86]

I'd say the significant 'bumps' should continue... Bo's already progressed way beyond the stage of being an unknown-commodity (a first time head coach). I'd also say that defensive ranking alone qualifies as a measurable achievement.

[DJR313]

I wish you guys were my employers! You guys are generous with the raises!

[Pedro Guerrero]

If we take a step back one season does he get a pay cut?

 

He just got a raise and is making roughly $1,850,000 a year. He doesn't need another raise for a few years unless we win it all.

[Hskr86]

I wish you guys were my employers! You guys are generous with the raises!

 

Likewise! but...

 

there are 25 guys, in the entire country, with top 25 college football teams. that would be different. i'm sure there are at least 30 others out there who could do what i do...

[husker rob]

he got a pay raise after last year. i dont think it would be a good idea to hand out pay raises every year. maybe increases to the bonus schedule for performance

[HuskerTrucker]

The last thing we need at Nebraska is another Callahan situation, where we jump the gun and give him a huge pay raise, and then he goes bust on us and we are stuck eating his contract.

 

That being said, I have faith that Bo will continue to improve this team. The one thing he brings that Callahan never had was attitude, and that is being passed to the team. He also don't have his "chosen players", so everyone knows they have a shot at playing if they are the best.

[HuskerTrucker]

I wish you guys were my employers! You guys are generous with the raises!

Nobody but the execs at my company have had any raises for several years now...so I can empathize with your sentiments there DJR.