And he’s still overpaid.
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Insane money. Brian Kelly purportedly going to LSU for about $15mil per year
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Bliff Cranch
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I think we’ve seen the upper limit at CU.
These salaries may sound crazy but it's what the market bears and schools/boosters are willing to pay. It's entertainment, like actors, musicians, etc. Judge Judy makes $50 million, Howard Stern makes around $100 million...
I blame Jerome Powell
To be fair, neither is his coaching
SeanMSan
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Here is LC telling the story of contract negotiations with RG and the CU admin and BoR…
*Nick Saban to Alabama donors/AD/coffers right now*
Yep. I said it when Tucker inked his new deal, but he completely reset the market for college coaches. Saban and Dabo definitely about to get theirs and I imagine it will be more in AAV than Kelly and Riley*Nick Saban to Alabama donors/AD/coffers right now*
I was just thinking this- given what Riley is getting at USC, what Tucker is getting at MSU, what Kelly is getting at LSU and so on, is there a better deal than Saban's contract currently?*Nick Saban to Alabama donors/AD/coffers right now*
Only if you are measuring by wins.
And now we will see the gap between the haves and have nots get even bigger. CU will fall farther behind. Doing things like keeping Danny for year five, saddling the dept. with an unmanageable contract on HCKD, delays CU from making the moves th4e haves make to stay in the game. CU will rapidly, along with many other programs, become perennial also rans in their conferences.
Wouldn't be a surprise to hear sometime in the next month or two about a "reset" to Saban's contract pushing him further back out front again.
That said he doesn't suffer from poverty.
He just signed a new deal that pays him over $10 million a year New deal but he may have an agreement that they will keep him on top of the heap.
In addition to his coaching he is a partner in multiple car dealerships (mercedes-benz) and has a number of other business and investment supplements to his income
It doesn’t snow in Baton Rouge. Problem solved.
Someone has to park the air boats
He doesn't sound very warm, does he.
Pretty amazing that two NFL HCs came from that gradass room.
It's been awhile since Kelly caused Declan Sullivan's death
I'm shocked!
I think we will have to re-think how we define “being in the game”. With the right admin support, our ceiling is probably a consistent 9-win team. We are a long way from that ceiling. We won’t ever be a true MNC contender again. These teams that are paying ridiculous amounts of money for coaches all fancy themselves MNC contenders.
If I’m being honest, consistently winning 9 games a year and regularly going to bowl games sounds really good. Leave the crazy **** to schools like LSU and USC. We don’t play in that sandbox and probably never will.
Bliff Cranch
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I see your point but I think consistent 9 win seasons is probably beyond their reach as well. I’d say consistent 7-8 wins is achievable with the right mix of administration from above and good coaching/recruiting. 9 wins every year is, well, in the realm of Florida, Okie Light, Wiscy, etc. and I just don’t see that as realistic.
A few years ago, I wanted CU to be a perennial bowl team, challenge for a conference championship every few years and be a national player occasionally.
Now, I would just settle for being a .500 or better team. CU cannot even manage that.
But, to your point, I think you are right. CU will never be nationally relevant again. It remains to be seen if the PTB can figure out how to support and field teams that at least win as much as they lose.
The last sixteen years have killed a great deal of the interest.
When Dabo leaves, will Clemson be willing to pony up $15MM+/yr for his replacement? I have my doubts. In fact, I wonder if they’d be willing to pay Dabo that. Clemson, while undeniably very strong, plays in a conference with a pretty weak media payout when compared to their “peers”. I’m sure they have good booster support, but even that has its limits. If Sark has another year next year like he had this, do the hats in Austin throw stooopid money at Dabo? That’s exactly the kind of thing they’d do to make an impact in the SEC.
brockbuff
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LSU hiring Brian Kelly has implications for Nick Saban's Alabama contract
Per a clause in Nick Saban's contract at Alabama, he's due for a raise thanks to LSU's reportedly staggering contract offer to Brian Kelly.
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In all honesty, it should be an NCAA violation to pay your HC more than Nick Saban.LSU hiring Brian Kelly has implications for Nick Saban's Alabama contract
Per a clause in Nick Saban's contract at Alabama, he's due for a raise thanks to LSU's reportedly staggering contract offer to Brian Kelly.