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(02-16-2014 06:09 PM)bladhmadh Wrote:  

(02-16-2014 06:00 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  

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(02-16-2014 03:35 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  

(02-15-2014 11:44 PM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  Get real for Pete's sake. What the 'wonderers' are going to be asking themselves is whether he is worth 300K or 350K or 400K or 450K or even more. And which of those numbers would you be happy with as one whose money is partially paying him?? In the end, all that really matters among such realistic possibilities is whether we get value, ie , wins, right??

I just want to know. It's called keeping them honest. And yes, I would care if he's getting paid $12 million even if he won a national championship next year, because unlike the two Division 1 state schools south of the Jones Valley, football isn't the most important thing in the world at UAB.

if he won a national championship and got UAB into a major conference as a result he would be worth 12 million a year. The SEC paid over 20 million last year and the Big Ten over 25 million last year. even the lowly ACC paid 16.9 million. After you deduct the 12 mill a year that's still an increase of 4 million over our CUSA payout not to mention increased ticket sales etc.

Absolutely not. What the hell have you been smoking?

my point was strictly economic not moral. if he won a national championship and that led us into a conference that paid us 17-25 million a year than 12 for him would be worth it. are you saying its not worth 12 million a year to increase our revenues by 30 million a year?

Yeah...it would be a great deal for the university. But no, absolutely not worth it for the state that pays his salary