college sports are a business

Pretty perverse, isn't it? I guess it's ultimately good for the school, but this is a bunch of ~20 year old kids, many of whom don't care about education, and a bunch of assholes making millions off of them, operating under the pretense that these are "student-athletes".

That said, it is what it is. It's part of the LSU identity in the current paradigm, and it's what people in the state want. frick F King Alexander for trying to change it to what he would prefer.

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we will never have a basketball coach that makes as much as Aranda.

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Wanna bet. Aranda only makes like 300K more than Johnny and Johnny is at the bottom the SEC coaching pay.

That's not what's at debate.

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Why spend more than 30k on any non revenue sport coach then?

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Title IX

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businesses and universities choose to allocate their resources to their most profitable businesses (sports)...

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we will never have a basketball coach that makes as much as Aranda...because an investment in aranda and canada will bring huge returns....and resources arent there to do that in every sport.

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The subject of your message is accurate. The substance is way off.

Basketball is a sport that if you invest in it will bring Huge returns. It's the second most profitable sport and we have invested the least amount of money than any other school. While Kentucky, Kansas, etc bring as much revenue from basketball as lsu does in football. Some programs like Ohio St and Florida maximize both sports and yield the most return. It appears Alabama has figured this out and invested in basketball. Avery has the #2 class coming in.

Resources are there to invest in basketball. The basketball coach should make more than Aranda because a good basketball product would yield a larger return in money. There is huge growth potential in basketball. Football can't grow as much, It's at a high point right now.

I agree, you don't throw money at every sport, especially those that aren't making money. When you look at the salary Caldwell is making compared to the revenue loss. that doesn't make sense. At least Beth is minimizing her sports loss in revenue. That is something that needs to be notice. If a sport normally loses 10 million and a coach is putting a product out there that reduces that loss to 5 million. then that is a good investment.

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Why spend more than 30k on any non revenue sport coach then?

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Probably because top athletes in revenue sports want to do something in the offseason. For example, the LSU track program is a recruiting tool for good wide receivers.

If the *only* sports you have are the ones that make money, you won't get good talent overall.

LSU is leaving money on the table by not investing in the basketball program.

paying 1 m a year...just to wrong guy. we wont pay much more, Guaranteed. As far as Aranda vs Basketball coach...its a no brainer. We can be top notch in Football and Baseball, or Basketball and baseball. Again, show me a program where Both Basketball and Football are in top 10....

Alabama no
Clemson no
FSU no
Michigan no
Ohio State no

LSU should not be as bad as we are....but we are, and a new coach is needed. Young, ambitious, able to grow with the program and $$$ friendly.

and lastly,,FSU coach hamilton amkes $2m a year and jimbo makes 7.....FSU basketball is good year in and year out because of the coach...not how much he makes. made same as Jones until this year....Fla bb coach makes 2m.....

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Pretty perverse, isn't it? I guess it's ultimately good for the school, but this is a bunch of ~20 year old kids, many of whom don't care about education, and a bunch of assholes making millions off of them, operating under the pretense that these are "student-athletes".

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That sounds like business.