Grey Area OT: Doc Saturday on Kiffin's Salary
Didn't see this posted after searching the site.
Doc Saturday is reporting Lane Kiffin will be making around $4 million a year:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Lane-Kiffin…
That's a lot of cash for 12 wins to your name.
and Lane's insanely effective (not saying legal but effective) recruiting skills (or that of his posse).
Wow $4 million for a unproven young coach? How does Lane Kiffin do this? And the better question is why would USC do this? If USC is his dream job, I bet USC could have paid him something closer to the $2 million he earned at Tennessee.
At first glance it looks like he's wearing a Tennessee Volunteers visor.
Not to mention his hot wife. There are plenty of men who would pay large amounts of other people's money just to have her visit the athletic dept from time to time.
Stop it with the over use of descriptors for OT.
I.E.
SUPER MEGA OT
KINDA OT
Grey Area OT
It's either OT or it's not. If you're not sure say it's OT.
For example:
SUPER MEGA OT: My dog has anal glands leakage should be:
OT: My dog has anal glands leakage
etc.
A lot of dog crap to me...
"SUPER MEGA OT: My dog has anal gland leakage" should be:
Not posted. At least not until after I've had enough to drink.
case of beer!
Actually, I think people list 'Gray Area OT' because it''s included in the Mgoboard FAQ. Brian has a section for 'On Topic', 'Off Topic' and 'Grey Area.' I agree that people listing MEGA SUPER OT is annoying, but I have no problems with Gray Area.
Give me one good reason why it matters whether or not people attach adjectives to the OT disclaimer.
Yea I have to agree. What difference does it make. I generally find OT posts to be annoying period because they knock stuff off the front page but who cares what adjectives they use to define it's OTness.
Is it necessary to even add "OT"? The thread titles are usually pretty self-explanatory.
requests it.
And then he breaks down sobbing when we use it improperly.
Which is always good for a laugh.
Understand your frustration on the hyperbole in many "OT" labels but I used "grey area" because that's how Brian had non-Michigan college sports material labeled as "grey area".
Did it say anything about his benefits package? I know he had at least 10 baby seal pelts per SEC win at Tennessee guaranteed.
Daddy is making ~2 million a year, which is what coordinators make...in the NFL.
He helped turn the second-worst franchise in the NFL into a Super Bowl Champion, and most of it was done on his side of the ball. He may be the best DC in the game over the last ten years. Also, there is a chance that Monte can keep Lane's shenanigans closer to the Bell Curve than anyone else.
Man, 4 mil/ year. That's like Reggie Bush/Joe McKnight money. I guess maybe they thought he was a recruit.
Yeah, that's really steep. If they said something along the lines of "we'll give you 2 mil a year for 2-3 years and if you can maintain the success we had under Carroll, then we'll give you 4 mil a year." If he can continue the run they're on, it's worth that money. But until we know he can do that, he's getting way overpaid.
USC definitely overpaid b/c I think anything equal to slightly more than what he was getting at Tenn would've gotten the job done. If he is successful, they could've renegotiated. Oh well, they probably have tons of money and don't give a shit.
No matter how rich a school or athletic department is, I promise you they give a shit. They have a lot of other sports to support, and USC likes to compete at a high level for every sport. That doesn't mean I know why they decided to throw an unnecessary 2 million a year his way. This makes me want him to fail even more (if that's possible).
I guess now a days you can go 7-6 and run up recruiting violations all year and then get hired by a school and get paid $4 million a year.
they tattoo "epic fail" on his forehead before they push him out the door. But I think they are paying him a lot because they are working to convince themselves he is worth paying a lot. We're talking self-delusion here.
Unfortunately, a monkey could probably coach USC to a nice pile of wins annually. So many things going for them, whether the coach is a national laughing-stock/beauty contest winner or not. . . starlets working their way up and down; unrented condos and other housing stock; unsold cars and dealerships looking for cache; has-been rappers trying to get their name called one more time . . .