A great article from the Chicago Tribune on how Carey's thoughts if a bigger program was to come and offer more money

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/foo...olumn.html

Nice article thanks for posting

I think we have a chance at keeping Rod for several more years because money apparently isn't his prime motivation and he can be in a place he likes while still making very good money without the hassle of the bigger spotlight.

Nice article.

This may be an interesting statement, especially since I studied finance at NIU and now work in the arena of saving corporations money. But, I've always found the pursuit of higher salary in college athletics interesting.

I will never fault a guy for doing what is best for his family or the hopes of coaching at the highest level. In college that's a Power 5 program.

However, outside of providing more money for your family to have upon your death and to give to charity, as a coach you're gonna have a hard time spending $400,000 a year to go broke let alone when you hit the millions. Over 90% of these colleges are in undesirable "normal" living areas. Take Saban for example, who the hell wants to live in Tuscaloosa, let alone a guy that makes $7,000,000. He doesn't have a house payment, car payment, and they get free clothes and food for the most part.

Outside of having more zeroes in your bank account, which I'm normally all for, your lifestyle isn't mucb better. It's not like these guys drive Porsches let alone Ferarris, and a nice house in most college towns isn't like living on Lake Shore Drive. Plus, most of these coaches are like the least materialistic people ever.

HuskieJWN - as you said - money is not the major factor for some coaches and maybe not for Carey (of course he is going to say money is not his motivation). However, there is the status of seeing if you can win again with a larger program. Carey inherited a wonderful program (going to the OB) and then he has kept winning for 2 more years. If he leaves it will be for a troubled program and thus he will have the challenge of turning around a losing program. In addition, it is the challenge of performing on a bigger stage against the biggest names teams.

So while Carey may not be motivated by the money most HC are motivated by the challenges a P5 team brings.

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The OB experience may also make him a bit hesitant to move to a bigger school, at least for a few years. I think NIU has to, at the very least, bump him to match Campbells salary and give him another couple of years.

(12-23-2014 08:21 AM)Mark26pt2 Wrote:  HuskieJWN - as you said - money is not the major factor for some coaches and maybe not for Carey (of course he is going to say money is not his motivation). However, there is the status of seeing if you can win again with a larger program. Carey inherited a wonderful program (going to the OB) and then he has kept winning for 2 more years. If he leaves it will be for a troubled program and thus he will have the challenge of turning around a losing program. In addition, it is the challenge of performing on a bigger stage against the biggest names teams.

So while Carey may not be motivated by the money most HC are motivated by the challenges a P5 team brings.

Think it's a lot more about pride, "I make more than my competition" than it is about being able to spend it on anything.

(12-23-2014 12:30 AM)NIUSAE Wrote:  I think we have a chance at keeping Rod for several more years because money apparently isn't his prime motivation and he can be in a place he likes while still making very good money without the hassle of the bigger spotlight.

He'll be gone next year for sure with another 10 win season.

(12-23-2014 09:31 AM)badmoonrising13 Wrote:  

(12-23-2014 12:30 AM)NIUSAE Wrote:  I think we have a chance at keeping Rod for several more years because money apparently isn't his prime motivation and he can be in a place he likes while still making very good money without the hassle of the bigger spotlight.

He'll be gone next year for sure with another 10 win season.

Especially if Indiana opens up. That's where he's ultimately headed IMO.

(12-23-2014 09:28 AM)Huskies2006 Wrote:  

(12-23-2014 08:21 AM)Mark26pt2 Wrote:  HuskieJWN - as you said - money is not the major factor for some coaches and maybe not for Carey (of course he is going to say money is not his motivation). However, there is the status of seeing if you can win again with a larger program. Carey inherited a wonderful program (going to the OB) and then he has kept winning for 2 more years. If he leaves it will be for a troubled program and thus he will have the challenge of turning around a losing program. In addition, it is the challenge of performing on a bigger stage against the biggest names teams.

So while Carey may not be motivated by the money most HC are motivated by the challenges a P5 team brings.

Think it's a lot more about pride, "I make more than my competition" than it is about being able to spend it on anything.

I think this is it for most guys. It's viewed as a measure of faith by the employer. And.... I'm sure Rod looked at his TV Saturday and saw the ******* in Kalamazoo jumping around, pretending it wasn't raining so he could show off his new pullover with his slogan slapped all over it like some deranged NASCAR driver and thought,
"He's worth twice as much as the rest of us, huh?"

(12-23-2014 10:03 AM)cawoo22 Wrote:  

(12-23-2014 09:28 AM)Huskies2006 Wrote:  

(12-23-2014 08:21 AM)Mark26pt2 Wrote:  HuskieJWN - as you said - money is not the major factor for some coaches and maybe not for Carey (of course he is going to say money is not his motivation). However, there is the status of seeing if you can win again with a larger program. Carey inherited a wonderful program (going to the OB) and then he has kept winning for 2 more years. If he leaves it will be for a troubled program and thus he will have the challenge of turning around a losing program. In addition, it is the challenge of performing on a bigger stage against the biggest names teams.

So while Carey may not be motivated by the money most HC are motivated by the challenges a P5 team brings.

Think it's a lot more about pride, "I make more than my competition" than it is about being able to spend it on anything.

I think this is it for most guys. It's viewed as a measure of faith by the employer. And.... I'm sure Rod looked at his TV Saturday and saw the ******* in Kalamazoo jumping around, pretending it wasn't raining so he could show off his new pullover with his slogan slapped all over it like some deranged NASCAR driver and thought,
"He's worth twice as much as the rest of us, huh?"

Campbell probably said the same thing, which is probably why he got his new paper yesterday.

Coaches might not have time to spend their money but their wife and kids do. Money always matters.

(12-23-2014 10:03 AM)cawoo22 Wrote:  

(12-23-2014 09:28 AM)Huskies2006 Wrote:  

(12-23-2014 08:21 AM)Mark26pt2 Wrote:  HuskieJWN - as you said - money is not the major factor for some coaches and maybe not for Carey (of course he is going to say money is not his motivation). However, there is the status of seeing if you can win again with a larger program. Carey inherited a wonderful program (going to the OB) and then he has kept winning for 2 more years. If he leaves it will be for a troubled program and thus he will have the challenge of turning around a losing program. In addition, it is the challenge of performing on a bigger stage against the biggest names teams.

So while Carey may not be motivated by the money most HC are motivated by the challenges a P5 team brings.

Think it's a lot more about pride, "I make more than my competition" than it is about being able to spend it on anything.

I think this is it for most guys. It's viewed as a measure of faith by the employer. And.... I'm sure Rod looked at his TV Saturday and saw the ******* in Kalamazoo jumping around, pretending it wasn't raining so he could show off his new pullover with his slogan slapped all over it like some deranged NASCAR driver and thought,
"He's worth twice as much as the rest of us, huh?"

For many, there's also the excitement of playing before a full house of 60-100k every week. A lot more stress and pressure to win though. Indiana won't provide that, except on the road, or if he wins there.

If NIU could afford to pay coaches ~$1 million, he seems to be a guy that would stick around for a while. But we can't, so he's still gone once a better offer comes around

(12-23-2014 11:57 AM)HuskieRak Wrote:  If NIU could afford to pay coaches ~$1 million, he seems to be a guy that would stick around for a while. But we can't, so he's still gone once a better offer comes around

If NIU could afford to spend $1 million on a head coach then Carey would have never been the pick two years ago.