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re: The College Coaching Pay Bubble Is Bursting — Time for LSU to Lead, Not Follow
Posted on 10/30/25 at 4:19 pm to ScotlandAve
Posted on 10/30/25 at 4:19 pm to ScotlandAve
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the economics changed.
This year has shown that they have not. It’s very clear that plenty of schools have boosters with plenty of money. Booster money has always driven college football decisions. People with money will still continue to pay millions to have a say at their school.
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Posted on 10/30/25 at 4:29 pm to ScotlandAve
To be fair, this all started when states started telling their university presidents to start planning for the Zero state contribution day. At this point, 15-20 years later, many states give little to no state money to the institutions that bear their name.
A WSJ or Forbes article (I can’t remember which) that ran about 12 years ago showed how Alabama significantly upped their incoming Freshman average GPA and ACT/SAT scores just by offering full rides or no in state tuition to highly qualified students throughout the country. These students saw the football team on national TV over and over. It put them on the map as it were. There was a clear cut advantage the article, and the University President clearly outlined. What does that get them?? GRANT MONEY. Read, free money.
TLDR: Universities need MONEY. ANYTHING the gives them an advantage, read free advertising on a national level, is desired.
But I agree. Only a fool can’t see the bubble.
A WSJ or Forbes article (I can’t remember which) that ran about 12 years ago showed how Alabama significantly upped their incoming Freshman average GPA and ACT/SAT scores just by offering full rides or no in state tuition to highly qualified students throughout the country. These students saw the football team on national TV over and over. It put them on the map as it were. There was a clear cut advantage the article, and the University President clearly outlined. What does that get them?? GRANT MONEY. Read, free money.
TLDR: Universities need MONEY. ANYTHING the gives them an advantage, read free advertising on a national level, is desired.
But I agree. Only a fool can’t see the bubble.
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