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Its actually football coaches at big universities that make all the money. Median salary is over a million dollars last I saw. The academic salaries are much m

• ecuzzillo 18y ago
  If you want to win at football, you most definitely need a good football coach, and the markets for pro football coaches and college football coaches are hardly separate. So you have to pay college football coaches somewhere in the ballpark of pro football coaches. What has never been properly explained to me is the utility of winning football teams to universities. I really would like to hear about that.
  • KaiP 18y ago
    Top football programs basically fund entire athletic departments. So in order to maintain a top brand, paying an excellent coach 10% of your budget doesn't seem to be a bad investment. See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122853304793584959.html?mod=googlenews_wsj http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122853304793584959.html?mod=...
  • smokey_the_bear 18y ago
    The football teams at most major universities are profitable, and the coaches' salary come out of the teams earnings. At my university, the football team ended up funding most of the athletic teams in unprofitable sports.
  • endtime 18y ago
    If you want to win at football, you most definitely need a good football coach, and the markets for pro football coaches and college football coaches are hardly separate. So you have to pay college football coaches somewhere in the ballpark of pro football coaches. If you want to be successful in business, you most definitely need a good CEO...etc.