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Does anyone really care how much we pay coaches?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:12 pm
I sure don't.
I keep reading about, we shouldn't pay that, or this, or that's too much.
If you crunch the numbers, you almost can't pay a successful coach enough.
The overall benefit to the school of a Final Four berth is tremendous, from higher enrollment, to merchandise sales, to alumni donations. It far exceeds whatever stats are released by the athletic department as far as profitability is concerned.
For that reason, LSU needs to identify the best possible coach and pay whatever it takes.
I keep reading about, we shouldn't pay that, or this, or that's too much.
If you crunch the numbers, you almost can't pay a successful coach enough.
The overall benefit to the school of a Final Four berth is tremendous, from higher enrollment, to merchandise sales, to alumni donations. It far exceeds whatever stats are released by the athletic department as far as profitability is concerned.
For that reason, LSU needs to identify the best possible coach and pay whatever it takes.
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Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:14 pm to Bubba Hotep
I agree.
I don't know if the athletic department does.
I don't know if the athletic department does.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:14 pm to Bubba Hotep
pay enough to win without damaging the University or the State and I'm fine.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:15 pm to Bubba Hotep
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For that reason, LSU needs to identify the best possible coach and pay whatever it takes
Kind of the purpose of my thread. We're going to need to pay out of the arse to get someone good considering the current state of the program. Do you see us spending that much?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:16 pm to Bubba Hotep
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Does anyone really care how much we pay coaches?
NO...Just win baby!!
I dont like high ticket prices anymore than anyone else...BUT I will pay whatever it takes for a winner in football, basketball or baseball!!
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:16 pm to Bubba Hotep
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If you crunch the numbers, you almost can't pay a successful coach enough.
The overall benefit to the school of a Final Four berth is tremendous, from higher enrollment, to merchandise sales, to alumni donations. It far exceeds whatever stats are released by the athletic department as far as profitability is concerned.
Isnt the BBall program decently in the black with paying trent 1.4 and attendance in the shitter? IMO Scott drew is value to the AD in terms of increased concessions and ticket sells would be well over 1 million. Upping Drew to 2.4 and a chance to go to a place where he has been rumored to want to be for sometime might be enough to sway him.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:16 pm to Bubba Hotep
i don't. doesn't affect me any.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:18 pm to Bubba Hotep
Solid post.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:19 pm to Bubba Hotep
i dont care personally.
But LSU has a budget. It's pretty obvious. So it definitely comes into play when fans talk about bringing in an A level coach.
But LSU has a budget. It's pretty obvious. So it definitely comes into play when fans talk about bringing in an A level coach.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:21 pm to Adam Banks
LSU basketball makes money.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:21 pm to Lester Earl
I don't
but the timing is wrong for it to be about money IMO
I would be fine with LSU paying whatever it took but I don't think that is possible at the current time, meaning no one is leaving their gig for LSU, not the BIG names anyway
but the timing is wrong for it to be about money IMO
I would be fine with LSU paying whatever it took but I don't think that is possible at the current time, meaning no one is leaving their gig for LSU, not the BIG names anyway
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:31 pm to stapuffmarshy
LSU needs a homerun hire this go around
Time to pack the pmac again
Time to pack the pmac again
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:34 pm to TheDoc
if it's the right guy, they should overpay, much like Emmert did to get Saban here in the first place
I see it that way, if you can GET one of the big names, money shouldn't be the thing that holds it up
I see it that way, if you can GET one of the big names, money shouldn't be the thing that holds it up
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:35 pm to stapuffmarshy
What's there to worry about?
We have dukes old AD!
What could go wrong??!?
We have dukes old AD!
What could go wrong??!?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:48 pm to TheDoc
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What could go wrong??!?
nothing since his first hire for Men's BB went so well
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Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:54 pm to TheDoc
Worst hire by LSU since Hallman. And I am not talking about Johnson.
As for coach salaries, I think we should be able to get a very solid coach for a similar salary to what we were paying Johnson. Johnson did not work at LSU, but it wasn't because the AD went the Joe Dean hire and tried to put 35 cents in the vending machine and expected to get 3 Sprites and a Cherry Coke.
As for coach salaries, I think we should be able to get a very solid coach for a similar salary to what we were paying Johnson. Johnson did not work at LSU, but it wasn't because the AD went the Joe Dean hire and tried to put 35 cents in the vending machine and expected to get 3 Sprites and a Cherry Coke.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:54 pm to stapuffmarshy
You'd think he'd know what it takes to have a good basketball coach coming from DUKE
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:58 pm to TheDoc
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You'd think he'd know what it takes to have a good basketball coach coming from DUKE
agree but look, I thought TJ was a home run hire when it happened and I was clearly wrong
Alleva ain't going anywhere so let's hope it works out better this time, can't really get much worse IMHO
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:58 pm to TheDoc
He is very good at losing to Coach K in racquetball (seriously).
Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:00 pm to stapuffmarshy
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I thought TJ was a home run hire when it happened and I was clearly wrong
I had my concerns from him being from out west with no ties to recruiting.
Couple that with he didn't like to recruit in the first place and was never truly committed to lsu basketball.
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