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Found on the OT: Highest paid public employees by state
Posted on 4/4/14 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 4/4/14 at 8:51 pm
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Posted on 4/4/14 at 8:57 pm to weagle99
So Les Miles is the highest paid public employee in the state?
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:00 pm to Turkey_Creek_Tiger
That's just it, not every dime earned by coaches come from public funding directly at all.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:01 pm to weagle99
Big time college football coaches make $3mill+ a year so this isn't a surprise.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:04 pm to Brosef Stalin
New York seems to be the only state that has a very successful basketball or football program and a highest paid public employee that isn't a basketball or football coach.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:10 pm to CITWTT
quote:Not even close. Terrible OP.
That's just it, not every dime earned by coaches come from public funding directly at all.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:12 pm to weagle99
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So are my hard-earned tax dollars paying these coaches?
Probably not. The bulk of this coaching money—especially at the big football schools—is paid out of the revenue that the teams generate.
From the article, which has been posted before I'm pretty sure.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:19 pm to weagle99
while I enjoy sports as much as anyone- this map let's you know what is wrong with our country. We have become entertainment oriented while the rest of the world focuses on making something to sell to us!
This will not end well- the question is how long
This will not end well- the question is how long
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:30 pm to 756
Disagree. Being able to spend lots of money on entertainment is the sign of a prosperous society.
This post was edited on 4/4/14 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:45 pm to Yat27
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This revenue rarely makes its way back to the general funds of these universities. Looking at data from 2011-2012, athletic departments at 99 major schools lost an average of $5 million once you take out revenue generated from "student fees" and "university subsidies." If you take out "contributions and donations"—some of which might have gone to the universities had they not been lavished on the athletic departments—this drops to an average loss of $17 million, with just one school (Army) in the black. All this football/basketball revenue is sucked up by coach and AD salaries, by administrative and facility costs, and by the athletic department's non-revenue generating sports; it's not like it's going to microscopes and Bunsen burners.
Most all of these schools are using tax money as a major part of their survival.
This post was edited on 4/4/14 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:47 pm to weagle99
What's terrible is how many basketball coaches top the list.
That just a damn shame.
That just a damn shame.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:04 pm to weagle99
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athletic departments at 99 major schools lost an average of $5 million once you take out revenue generated from "student fees" and "university subsidies." If you take out "contributions and donations"—some of which might have gone to the universities had they not been lavished on the athletic departments—this drops to an average loss of $17 million, with just one school (Army) in the black.
Yeah, now you're talking about the entire athletic department. I know this isn't a popular thought, but athletic departments lose money because most sports are not profitable... Especially female sports.
Big time football programs make money, as do some basketball programs. I believe only a select few college baseball programs are profitable. Many (perhaps most) of coaches represented on your map are from football/basketball programs that are profitable.
You really do have to spend money on coaching, facilities, etc. to maintain a big time football program, and it's profitability.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:15 pm to Yat27
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You really do have to spend money on coaching, facilities, etc. to maintain a big time football program, and it's profitability.
No doubt. And I like cheering for my team as much as anyone. However it is a curious system we have where institutions of higher learning, mostly funded by taxes, are in effect managing a minor league football farm system for the NFL.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:54 pm to Yat27
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New York seems to be the only state that has a very successful basketball or football program and a highest paid public employee that isn't a basketball or football coach.
Huh?
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:59 pm to Yat27
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New York seems to be the only state that has a very successful basketball or football program and a highest paid public employee that isn't a basketball or football coach.
Which coaches are you talking about?
Posted on 4/4/14 at 11:02 pm to trackfan
All I can guess is, he didn't realize Syracuse was a private school.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 11:06 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Delaware
Alaska
Nevada
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
New York
The above are the 11 states where the highest paid public employee is not a football or basketball coach.
Of these 11 states, New York is the only one that I can think of that has a very successful football or basketball program. Jim Boeheim is legit.
None of the other 10 has a major football/basketball program, so I can understand why the highest paid public employees in those states are not coaches.
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Delaware
Alaska
Nevada
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
New York
The above are the 11 states where the highest paid public employee is not a football or basketball coach.
Of these 11 states, New York is the only one that I can think of that has a very successful football or basketball program. Jim Boeheim is legit.
None of the other 10 has a major football/basketball program, so I can understand why the highest paid public employees in those states are not coaches.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 11:08 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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All I can guess is, he didn't realize Syracuse was a private school.
Good guess. If you want have directly asked me that question, I might have said it was... But I didn't think about it.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 11:09 pm to Yat27
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Of these 11 states, New York is the only one that I can think of that has a very successful football or basketball program. Jim Boeheim is legit.
But Boeheim is not a public employee. Read the OP.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 11:15 pm to weagle99
I'm surprised that the highest paid public employees in New Mexico and Wyoming are football coaches.
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