CFB Assistant Coach Salaries
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84HuskerLaw
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The out of control spending by colleges in the athletics departments in general is the direct result of the most intense competition amongst those colleges in general. Perhaps there were times when schools competed more heavily for students and athletes in the past (30s, 40s or 50s perhaps?) but I am not sure it exceeded today.
Look at the sums being spent on arenas, locker rooms (a place to change clothes?), stadiums to play about 7 freaking games a year in?, coaches, scholarshps, uniforms of a different color or style to play about 13 games a year, etc, etc. Step back and take a 'big picture' look. We have 40 million unemployed and another 30 million underemployed and millions more living in poverty. We have government budgets so deeply red that most number crunchers project nothing but red ink indefinately until the big crash hits.
The NCAA and its membership have created a bunch of this by allowing far too many schools to become 'big boys' in the top divisions of the sports. I've said we need to limit the top division to 64 schools in 4 - sixteen team conferences. There would be incredibly good football played with intense competition and relative balance as there are enough H.S. players with the talent to play at this level for all the stock up and field strong teams. As it is, there are too many colleges competiing for too few athletes. The result is schools trying to out recruit the others by building lavish facilities, offering other 'benefits' and treating their players like rock stars instead of college students. Competing for coaching talent is of course is likewise a part of it. Once you can't get the winning edge with players, then you have to try to find that special coach with some mystical formula for out smarting his opponents - football is a game of chess in many ways. Some coaches are better than others - it is true. The 'arms race' will continue as long as the competitors are willing and able to race.
Look at the sums being spent on arenas, locker rooms (a place to change clothes?), stadiums to play about 7 freaking games a year in?, coaches, scholarshps, uniforms of a different color or style to play about 13 games a year, etc, etc. Step back and take a 'big picture' look. We have 40 million unemployed and another 30 million underemployed and millions more living in poverty. We have government budgets so deeply red that most number crunchers project nothing but red ink indefinately until the big crash hits.
The NCAA and its membership have created a bunch of this by allowing far too many schools to become 'big boys' in the top divisions of the sports. I've said we need to limit the top division to 64 schools in 4 - sixteen team conferences. There would be incredibly good football played with intense competition and relative balance as there are enough H.S. players with the talent to play at this level for all the stock up and field strong teams. As it is, there are too many colleges competiing for too few athletes. The result is schools trying to out recruit the others by building lavish facilities, offering other 'benefits' and treating their players like rock stars instead of college students. Competing for coaching talent is of course is likewise a part of it. Once you can't get the winning edge with players, then you have to try to find that special coach with some mystical formula for out smarting his opponents - football is a game of chess in many ways. Some coaches are better than others - it is true. The 'arms race' will continue as long as the competitors are willing and able to race.
junior4949
All-American
This is all happening off the back of the student athlete. We're ever so close to seeing the first 10 million dollar coach, yet we can't pay the student athlete. We've already hamstrung the student athlete by making them be three years removed from high school before they can get paid. Money has ruined pro football. It's well on its way to ruining college football.