(08-25-2016 12:11 PM)NIU75 Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 10:00 AM)HuskieFootball Addict Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 08:23 AM)klake87 Wrote:  Give Lovie Smith a couple of years. He will turn the program around then season ticket Holders will grow. He is the biggest name to come to Illinois ever.

And the highest paid in the entire state! When they hired him he became the highest paid public employee in Illinois.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/2...c-employee

The highest paid public employees in most states are the football or basketball coaches.

Should we discuss the state pensions some of the former coaches are receiving? Lou Henson?

From 2007:

Five men receive the largest public pensions in Illinois, all from their careers with the University of
Illinois:
Dr. Jacob Wilensky, a glaucoma expert - almost $242,000 a year pension.
Six-Figure Public Servants
former Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson - $250,000 a year pension.
Dr. Mahmood Mafee, a nueroradiologist - $265,000 a year pension.
Dr. Riad Barmada, a retired orthopedic surgery professor - $333,000 a year pension.
UIC Dr. Tapas K. Das Gupta, top pensioner in Illinois - currently being paid $358,000 a year.

(08-25-2016 10:41 PM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 12:11 PM)NIU75 Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 10:00 AM)HuskieFootball Addict Wrote:  

(08-25-2016 08:23 AM)klake87 Wrote:  Give Lovie Smith a couple of years. He will turn the program around then season ticket Holders will grow. He is the biggest name to come to Illinois ever.

And the highest paid in the entire state! When they hired him he became the highest paid public employee in Illinois.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/2...c-employee

The highest paid public employees in most states are the football or basketball coaches.

Should we discuss the state pensions some of the former coaches are receiving? Lou Henson?

From 2007:

Five men receive the largest public pensions in Illinois, all from their careers with the University of
Illinois:
Dr. Jacob Wilensky, a glaucoma expert - almost $242,000 a year pension.
Six-Figure Public Servants
former Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson - $250,000 a year pension.
Dr. Mahmood Mafee, a nueroradiologist - $265,000 a year pension.
Dr. Riad Barmada, a retired orthopedic surgery professor - $333,000 a year pension.
UIC Dr. Tapas K. Das Gupta, top pensioner in Illinois - currently being paid $358,000 a year.

Lou Henson at $336,950 for 2016
http://www.bettergov.org/pension-database

When you rake in big bucks while working, you're going to get a bigger pension. Stands to reason.

Unfortunately, my pension will be roughly $17.28 per month. I hope I can get a lot of jury duty to supplement my retirement.