Are they including the house USC is buying him in their calculation? Gas and food aren't that much more expensive in LA.
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USC is hiring Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma as its new HC
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Are they including the house USC is buying him in their calculation? Gas and food aren't that much more expensive in LA.
I'd take that tweet with Riley's contract details with a HUGE grain of salt.
Even if they aren't, he's making an extra $3-4 million per year in LA. And while houses are expensive out there, they appreciate in value.
He's paying more in state income taxes, which will be a chunk, no doubt, but that's about it other than gas. I was shocked seeing over $5/gallon when we were in Napa.
My point was solely about that tweet. I really don't give a **** whether 10m in SoCal goes further than just short of 8 in Oklahoma as I think you can live very, very, very comfortably either way.
That's putting it mildly. His USC contract is generational wealth for his family if managed properly.
Plus, depending on whether Oklahoma employs a similar system to Colorado’s PERA, Riley may have maxed out his pension benefits.
Now we wait for the the inevitable discussion that will ensue regarding pension benefits. It will certainly rival the discussion of commuting in LA.
Now we wait for the the inevitable discussion that will ensue regarding pension benefits. It will certainly rival the discussion of commuting in LA.
And so was his OU contract.
Nevermind that OU will probably match or come very close to USC's offer if Riley's wants to use it as leverage.
Yeah, but then he's stuck in Norman forever. Even Stoops immediately bought a place in Chicago when he retired.
This actually brings up something I hadnt considered before. In the real working world, accepting a counter offer is almost universally discouraged. Lots of reasons to not accept a counter offer, not the least of which is the fact that if they thought you were worth that, it shouldn’t take a threat of leaving to get you to stay. Seems as though in the coaching profession, it’s fairly commonplace to leverage offers to get a raise from your current employer.
Just a random weird thought that came to my mind.
Yeah, but have you considered that there aren't many opportunities for to noodle for catfish in muddy lakes in L.A. as there are around OKC/Norman?
72grad
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$4.63 in San Luis Obisbo last week
And I paid $3.09 at Costco last week.
It was something like $5.29 by the Sacramento airport.
When I first took a job in So Cal, I asked the owner about real estate and where I should live. He said, "West of the 5, you'll pay 50% more but your quality of life is at least 100% better being that close to the beach." He was right. Different strokes for different folks and all that, but the difference between living in L.A. vs Norman, OK at his level of wealth & fame would be at least an order of magnitude (10x) improvement to quality of life in my opinion.
I saw a show on noodling and I thought it was the strangest thing I had ever seen until I saw the show about the guys who kill wild boar with their bare hands and a knife. I love hunting and fishing as much as anyone but that was beyond.
Yeah, plus the $500k “over asking” he supposedly got for both his houses in Norman. A free $7m buys him 3.5 years before he actually starts making “less” by my count. Suck it Sooners!
Not to mention he’s now a legit celebrity in that town. The endorsement opportunities are endless
White_Rabbit
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plus:
-live next to the Pacific Ocean
-USC will be psyched to get rolled in the CFP for a few years
-brinks truck of money
-kids will finally shut up about when they'll live somewhere cool
-on the drive to work you pass by a half dozen 5*s
minus:
-fishing is limited to piers and fishing boats, no hand fishing in the dirt
-traffic exists because nobody likes CA, it's a conspiracy that half of the country lives there
-assistants have to share a duplex in Compton
-the Dodgers and Lakers exist
-live next to the Pacific Ocean
-USC will be psyched to get rolled in the CFP for a few years
-brinks truck of money
-kids will finally shut up about when they'll live somewhere cool
-on the drive to work you pass by a half dozen 5*s
minus:
-fishing is limited to piers and fishing boats, no hand fishing in the dirt
-traffic exists because nobody likes CA, it's a conspiracy that half of the country lives there
-assistants have to share a duplex in Compton
-the Dodgers and Lakers exist
Meh. He’s a bigger celebrity in Norman. He will be a minor celebrity in LA.
Positive for media & endorsement financial opportunities.
Positive if he or his wife don't want to get mobbed if they go out to eat.
Sure but very limited media and endorsement opportunities in Norman relative to LA. The HC for USC is a legit star there if they are winning.
SHUT IT DOWN!
That was debunked. Considering how hot the real estate market is, I’m sure they’ll make money and find something awesome in a beach town.
The best thing about making that kind of money in Norman is I'd have the scratch to first class travel to destinations like LA all the time.
There is a number somewhere (with fewer zeros) where my answer might change, the point where you have to drive in from the 909 and can barely afford to eat.
I’d choose LA, but I’d bitch about it constantly.
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