Is Saban worth it? Nuss makes more than Kiffen.
So much money in CFB, why not lock down the best coach and reward him for his legendary status?
"...Alabama's football program had $88.7 million in operating revenue during the 2012-13 fiscal year. That powered the Crimson Tide athletics department to $143.8 million in total operating revenue that year..."
There are many metrics which we could use here to determine if he is worth it, but when football is responsible for approximately 62 cents of every dollar of revenue as is the case in Alabama (and probably at many other schools in Division I), I can see why they are willing to offer such contracts.
If App State saw an increase in enrollment and donations after the horror imagine what Satan-sorry Saban-has done for Bama.
grumbled plenty about him this year. The AD is probably saner than the fans, as there is definitely a vocal group of the "what have you done for me lately" variety.
I know Alabama recruits incredible athletes, but let's not lie about it. Who thought it was humanely possible for USC and Miami to both go nearly a decade without a conference championship with the way they both were recruiting.
Look at how well Alabama football is doing and the amount of positive exposure their athletics department and university are getting. Off course he's worth it.
Will some be offended and say "A coach shouldn't make that much"? Yes they will. But monetarily, Saban is worth it and it's not even a question.
money than the best pro coaches in a league where he failed?
I like Saban and think he is a terrific coach but the contract Alabama just gave him is obscene. When he took the Alabama job it was not like it was taking over a losing program. The Alabama brand in football is better than Michigan.
This is the tipping point for college football. Handing out this kind of money will only embolden college players to demand some type of pay for play.
Why does it matter what NFL coaches are making? Is there a rule saying NFL coaches need to make more than college coaches? College football makes a ton of money at the college level, and due to recruiting, the Head Coach plays a much bigger role in the program's success.
Any chance big colleges start to lure coaches from NFL gigs?
The NFL was always the big pay day and coaches would just there because of the money. If the big college start offering more than NFL positions seems like it would be possible.
I always understood that college coaches got more of an "off-season" than NFL coaches and now the NFL is trying to shorten that (moving the draft and free agency).
Could be an interesting dynamic.
We spent money to get Mattison from the Ravens and Nussmeier from Alabama.
"The Alabama brand in football is better than Michigan" It is now. Back in 2006, Michigan's brand was better.
You're entitled to your own opinion. Without a question right now it's not even close and i cant comment on the 40ies since I was even thought of but, for most of my life 1975 till now, I'll say Michigan was equal to and in most cases better than the Alabama brand.
It's hard to really seperate schools like Alabama, Michigan, USC, Nebraska, Ohio State and Notre Dame as far as historical greatness goes.
Mckay at SC had a great program. Darrel Royal at Texas also had a terrific program.
I agree there will be years where the performance is not up to the school standards. Yet even in losing seasons like Michigan's recent run under RR, Hoke was able to attract top talent. No one would consider Michigan, Alabama, Texas or Oklahoma losing programs. Despite recent downturns, most would consider these schools elite schools in football.
It doesn't hurt that he has a "free" PR firm named ESPN.
I trust you. You have a certain confidence about you.
Hopefully Nuss is worth it. I'm excited to see what he can put together this fall.
I'm not sure what point the OP is trying to make about Kiffen and Nussmeier, but yes, Saban is worth it, and Nussmeier is worth more than Kiffen as well.
Yeah, as much I hate to admit it, Saban probably is worth the money. At least right now. Nussmeier is worth more in my opinion as well, even though I haven't seen the team play a down in an actual game. I wouldn't want Kiffen around my program if I was an AD or head coach.
If Brady Hoke started winning multiple National Championships, would you say he was "worth it" at $6.9 million a year?
Until he stops winning championships, Saban may be worth as much as $20 million a year to any school with a big budget and NC aspirations.