They compete in more sports than we do and those figures are 2 years old. Our revenue was somewhere around 145 million last year. Very comparable. Texas is a school I would not got to for any amount of money. There is way too much politics. I suspect all they can do at this point is drive us up on salary and may have already.
People said the same thing about Saban's salary. A couple of points, Saban's salary is cheap compared to the return on investment. He has brought billions in return to the university. A successful basketball coach would be an outstanding investment. Bama fans are eager for success in basketball. Second, it's the right time in history to make the investment. If he is successful he could change the perception of Bama basketball forever. It's time to win a national title in basketball. bama Athletics is developing into one of the top programs in the nation. This what we have to do to be competitive in basketball.
Actually we sponsor more sports. They sponsor everything we do except for gymnastics.
TE, if it comes down to Texas, one big factor would be outside of our control -- a conference and region that pays a lot more attention to basketball than the SEC.
Saban had won a national title and turned programs around at Michigan State and LSU. Both schools had become pretty bad programs and faced incredible odds in two of the toughest power conferences in America.
Billions in return? Please show me that breakdown. Regardless, let's just start a coach at 1 mil the first and give him a 1 mil raise each year with no buyout....I know that's stupid, but so is a 5.25 mil. 6 year contract. Oh, and by the way, let's pay the President of the University the same.
Hey, Texas has The Longhorn Network.
Sip, he took Wichita to the Final Four in 2013.
OOPS! I thought Louisville beat them in the Elite 8 Game. I didn't realize it was the national semi.
Comparing coaching salaries to that of university presidents is an apple and orange comparison. The vast majority of coach's salaries are paid from the athletic dept which is funded with private dollars. Otoh, University officials, including college presidents, are paid directly by the university.
Agree, that number seems out of bounds as a base salary but could be accurate with built in achievement payments. I would make our best offer and not get into a bidding war with texas. Marshall's due diligence should determine program control from each school.
For Pearl it would be a great move. Memphis is one of the few southern urban cities that somehow seems to continue to be loaded with high school talent every single year.
