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Well, there's these stats. The highest-paid public employee in 39 US states is either a football or men's basketball coach http://www.businessinsider.com/us-s

Well, there's these stats. The highest-paid public employee in 39 US states is either a football or men's basketball coach http://www.businessinsider.com/us-states-highest-paid-public-employee-college-coach-2016-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/us-states-highest-paid-public... But it doesn't say how much their salaries are compared to the overall budget or how much the team facilities cost.

samsolomon 10y ago
That is not surprising at all. I think it probably should be the case. Football at any SEC school or basketball at Duke generate a significant amount of money for the school—sometimes in the hundreds of millions. This revenue may subsidizes other sports programs entirely. http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/the-5-most-valuable-college-football-teams-in-2015.html/?a=viewall http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/the-5-most-valuable-college... If schools want to generate revenue from their sports programs, then winning is very important. What's the key to winning? Hiring the best coaches. Edit: There is a Forbes article with more information and teams, I just hate linking to Forbes.
- kalleboo 10y ago
  And as people continue cutting the cord and ESPN will actually have to start charging what people will pay for sports coverage, that money will disappear.