Football salaries...

[DeputyHawk]

could be worse. we could be paying almost 3 mil for Houston Nutt.

 

[HawkeyeDenis]

Joe Pa "only" making a mil a year. Now Penn State's going to have to shell out some big bucks for a new coach.

 

[DTF]

Texas was 5-7 last year and just 6-3 so far this year. Of course they'd won 10 games for 8 straight seasons prior, including 13 games twice.

Stoops went 8-5 in '09 and the boo birds were out.

Petrino at Arkansas went 5-7 and 8-5 in '08/'09

Mark Richt at Georgia went 8-5 and 6-7 the last 2 yrs and was considered on the hot seat, though currently 8-2 after an 0-2 start.

My point is that even the finest coaches have teams that stumble. If Ferentz starts delivering a pattern of mediocrity, I'll be concerned, but until then will give him every benefit of the doubt.

At least they get better recruits.

 

[OnLookin08]

Who do all of these people that say he is over paid propose should happen?

Lower his salary and watch him leave?
Fire him and hire someone cheaper? I mean, we all know our elite program will attract high level coaches willing to take a pay cut to coach here.

Our program makes a good chunk of money and he is a big part of that. He deserves to get paid.

 

[briankaldenberg]

What the **** are you ******* talking about?

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