It is a pretty wild disparity. And when people complain about our coaches, I feel like a lot of them don't realize just how underpaid our assistant coaches and coordinators are when compared to FBS gigs.Interesting look at the diversity of $$$ in todays college football
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Compare it with necessary jobs in our society and their compensation is even more disgusting. A cardio thoracic surgeon for example makes somewhere in the neighborhood of $750,000 to $1,000,000 a year. They literally hold someone’s heart/life in their hands day in and day out. A front line EMT or paramedic makes $39k-$59k a year. There are many other examples of more critical jobs that get compensated way less in our society, and it is outrageously disproportionate when comparing coaching and athlete salaries to these jobs.
I disagree. It’s all supply and demand. We live in a capitalist society, like it or not. Russian football coaches are starving.
Actually, it does not seem to matter what economic system is in place. Remember how much the old Soviet bloc countries poured into their sports programs? Not sure how old you are, but I remember huge squads (and Polish female athletes being essentially force fed hormones to enhance their performance). Today, China has an enormous (basically professional) sports program. The reality is that humans pay better for their entertainment than just about anything else. Why else would Taylor Swift have a net worth of over a billion dollars? Anywhere you look, it's about how many people are interested in what you, the athlete/performer, do. Many athletes (and coaches too, I suspect) seem to not understand that ... in the end, they are competing against every other form of entertainment. There's a big thing going on with the WNBA ... they want better salaries. Sorry ladies, until you draw more butts into the seats and eyeballs for broadcast, the money won't be there. Same issue arises in U.S. soccer. The women's team is way much more competitive in their "division" than the men's team. And they draw better here. Trouble is, women's soccer does not draw fans internationally, where most of the money is made.
Not really making a statement of capitalism versus other systems, just the only way that that engine slows down in our country. Profits decrease, so do salaries. I had the WNBA as an example and deleted it, but that is the best argument for how what you provide for your company matters ala the Saban example.
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Probably will make him pretty popular when he runs for re-election with the amount of that buyout. Don’t know how much or if any comes from the state coffers.
