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Official 2016 Coaching Carousel Thread - How safe is Kevin Sumlin´s job?
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Good question. I think so, but I'll be honest and say I haven't actually heard/seen him in over five years. Does he still have a show?
silver&gold
Well-Known Member
Cuz there's nothing better than Mike Evans or Douche Mac to get to the hear of the matter.... Please...
silver&gold
Well-Known Member
Freudian slip intended..
Say, what?
Two completely different kinds of suck.
Neither is good, Rome is a much worse waste of time.
I agree, I think he was mostly talking about the media and how you have to suck up to them in order to get good press in Miami but I have no idea what that guy is thinking most of the time.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
If he doesn't want to deal with boosters or media attention, I know a perfect place for him.
IDK. He has a good gig at Stanford. Makes 7 figures with very little fan pressure or expectations.
Yeah definitely agree but coaches always seem to surprise. If the Colts are looking for a coach I would think they might look at him.
HighlandsBuff
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I agree with this. Shaw is a Stanford alum, and though that hasn't always been enough to keep a coach at a school, I think he is happy there. He played three sports for the Cardinal. Wife is a Stanford alum, she follows them very closely (so I do by proxy), and I would tend to doubt he goes. He is a bit hard to read though... Great man overall.
If they can pluck Fangio from the Bears it´d be a total Stanford reunion with Shaw and Hamilton.
Happy or not, the NFL is the NFL ... and most coaches owe it to their egos to try themselves there if they get the chance. Only 32 jobs around there and I think it´s very hard for most to turn that chance down. That spotlight, the allure of the Super Bowl ... most answer the call sooner or later.
Rome has a national radio show from 10 am - 1 pm MT that is nationally syndicated by CBS Sports Radio and he also has a TV show on Showtime. I read somewhere that CBS pays him north of $30mm/year for his radio show.
The money you can make as a media personality over there amazes me. Whether it be TV or radio.
In comparison, ESPN saved around $10mm/year by not bringing back Cowherd, Olberman and Bill Simmons at their current rates. You think those guys looked at Jim Rome and asked for a tad more? Check out this article that lists the highest paid sportscasters... From a list of the following, who would you think would be the highest paid?
Rome, Costas, Dan Patrick, Jim Nantz, Joe Buck, Al Michael, Chris Berman, and Mike Tirico. Shocking numbers to me.
http://www.totalsportek.com/money/highest-paid-sportscaster-analyst-commentators/
And while I don´t want to push this thread off topic, look at what guys like Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck are getting paid to rant on a radio show.
SuperiorBuff
Well-Known Member
That's what happens when your media transitions from reporting the news to making the news.
If you can get on 300 stations it's a big audience. It's also a somewhat captive audience, lots of people in cars. And a very focused demographic, almost all male, almost all above 35. Unlike some other media a more actively engaged listener.
The WWL has had to adapt and give you a reason to tune in, so they create drama and sell stories (although all sports outlets do that, they love to create stories and subplots for games). 10 years ago people tuned into SportsCenter to watch the night´s highlights, the internet and mobile devices have killed that. The WWL now sends me a push message straight to my iPhone lock screen when a great play happened on a WWL game.
SuperiorBuff
Well-Known Member
I quit watching any sports channels, with the exception of games, a couple of years ago. In my opinion, these networks have ruined professional sports and are in the process of doing the same to amateur sports.
I didn't know Rome still had a radio show, knew about his tv gig. Jay Mohr has his time slot on Fox Sports radio here now, don't know about where u guys are.
You gotta be kidding, Rome is the highest paid by 5X?
I also wonder when Joe Buck is gonna lose the rug.
this doesn't seem right. I can't believe that Rome is ahead of Costas. Maybe someone typoed a "0". 3 million/ year is still pretty good money for an un-listenable radio show.
