i find this extremely interesting
Barry Alvarez receives a Pay-Raise for Rose Bowl
December 13th, 2012 at 9:47 AM | 
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December 13th, 2012 at 9:20 AM |
Seems fair to me
Seems fair to me
He's not double dipping - if the poster's info is correct, he's taking only 10% of his usual AD salary and 90% of the old coach's salary. Rough math says this setup saves the University about $100,000 this month versus the old status quo. Could he take less - sure. But this seems fair. Perhaps his estimation was he would be spending 90% of his time this month coaching, or being a figurehead, or whatever you want to call it, and 10% as AD.
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December 13th, 2012 at 9:48 AM |
Some of you are really bad at math.
Some of you are really bad at math.
That is all.
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December 13th, 2012 at 9:58 AM |
Public employees in Wisconsin
Public employees in Wisconsin
Not taking sides in politics here, but with all of the attention on Lansing this week, and all of the attention in Madison last year, isn't the pay level of public employees kind of a tender issue right now? Does someone have asbestos underwear up there?
December 13th, 2012 at 12:12 PM |
If Wisconsin's finances are
If Wisconsin's finances are
If Wisconsin's finances are like Michigan's, Alvarez is not truly a public employee (i.e., taxpayer funds do not pay his salary).
December 13th, 2012 at 10:33 AM |
Another Tidbit...
Another Tidbit...
The USA Today story doesn't add much, but it does mention this regarding the temporary raise:
"The money for the coaching job will come out of Bielema's $1 million buyout to be paid by Arkansas."
If that's correct, then he is being paid (mostly, anyway) with money owed to the school, not necessarily straight from the budget (save for the percentage of his salary perhaps, which would be in the budget), so it isn't necessarily hurting their progress on finding a replacement for Bielema or shorting someone or something vital to the program. That being said, I have to wonder if it might be a different arrangement - from a monetary standpoint - if they weren't expecting the buyout money from Arkansas.
Like others, I don't really have an issue with someone being compensated to do two jobs on a temporary basis, especially since it probably means his some horrific hours for the next few weeks more than likely.
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December 13th, 2012 at 1:41 PM |
I'm not questioning the
I'm not questioning the
I'm not questioning the legitimacy of the pay, but I simply can't imagine working for a month at something and earning enough money during that time to pay off my house in its entirety. Blows my mind.
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December 13th, 2012 at 2:02 PM |
Who gets 90% of the AD money then
Who gets 90% of the AD money then
If he's only devoting 10% of his time to the AD job, then isn't there some assistant AD that deserves $100k or so for December.
Just realized I didn't check whether some else made the same comment.
I have incessantly ribbed my UW friends and neighbors (I live in Madison, work at UW) about this exact fact. Barry's statue definitely seems "streamlined", at least compared to his heydays as head football coach. Thanks for the evidence.