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Just a little perspective, the 2 people at the top of the list (do search all) are football coaches making $2 million plus each year. And as an inspirational a
by ojbyrne 16y ago
Just a little perspective, the 2 people at the top of the list (do search all) are football coaches making $2 million plus each year.
And as an inspirational aside suggesting anyone can make it big, one of them coached in the Canadian Football League. He was probably lucky to make $40k a year there.
- tlrobinson 16y agoA head football coach who does well at a school like Cal can bring in revenue many multiples of $2 million per year. Unfortunately for Cal, that's not the case currently...
- startupgrrl 16y agoExcept all of that revenue is funneled directly back into the Team. Go Football!
- ojbyrne 16y agoI've heard that particular canard before, but its just hand-waving. Who says he has to get paid $2 million? What if it was $500k? I think if you looked at it objectively, you might find that it's like startup CEOs - cheaper is better.
- asmithmd1 16y agoNo one wants to hear this -- but why does everyone involved with college football make money except for the players? The schools have colluded to fix the players pay at 1 full scholarship. College football is treated like a business in all areas except for players pay, why shouldn't there be a free market for their services?
- yardie 16y agoShhh!!! No one is supposed to talk about the plantation system in the ivory tower. Some of them do get compensation like, tuition, room & board, tutoring and free jerseys. The ones that don't are supposed to do it for the love of the game! But life-altering injuries and head trauma are totally worth it. /s
- krschultz 16y agoEspecially relevant after one of the Rutgers football players was paralyzed for life from the neck down this weekend. Ugh. It probably would be worth it if the graduation rate for players was higher, but when it is in the 50-75% range for a lot of schools, most people just bumped up their education level from "high school" to "some college" while saddlying themselves with healthcare problems for life.
- yardie 16y agoThank you. I was trying to remember which school had the accident this weekend. It just sickens me when people try to justify NCAA/NFL/NBA hoops talented athletes have to jump through just to get an audition to go pro. It's one thing to spend a few weeks in practice to go professional. It's something else to spend 4 years destroying your body before you can even get the shot at going pro.
- tmarthal 16y agoturn on your javascript, an ajax table loads with the actual CHP salaries
- ojbyrne 16y agoAs I said above, and am repeating with slightly clearer punctuation: do "search all"