Did I read correctly in a recent thread that MAC schools are limited on what they can pay a coach? I don't mean limited in that they don't have the money, but limited in that they are not allowed to pay a coach over a certain amount based on the salaries of other coaches in the conference?
limited = schools don't have money
not MAC limiting the schools
I forget who it was, but ONE person said that with no proof, link, etc.
Louis Kitton claims that no new salary can be more than 10% higher than the highest paid coach. MAC rule agreed upon by the presidents. Commish Steinbrecher was also quoted as saying that no MAC coaches will make over $1 million anytime soon.
(01-11-2013 02:42 PM)Miami (Oh) Yeah ! Wrote: [ -> ]Louis Kitton claims that no new salary can be more than 10% higher than the highest paid coach. MAC rule agreed upon by the presidents.
I can believe that this (or something similar) exists as a gentleman's agreement among the presidents, though I doubt you'll find it written down anywhere.
Quote:MAC'S PRIORITY SPORTS PLANS
A big factor in all of the budgeting done by Beauregard and her staff this year is the priority sports plan, a league-wide set of guidelines that were set in motion last year by MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, the universities’ presidents and athletic directors.
The four priority sports referred to in the plan are football, volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball.
“What the MAC has established is the four priority sports in the conference that the investment dollars and commitments and increased funding go to,” Beauregard said.
MAC Associate Commissioner Jeff Bacon said the priority plans are guidelines to enhance the four sports the conference deems most successful or having the potential to be successful.
“We have a ton of recommendations that span across all four of those,” Bacon said. “There’s a plan for each sport, and each looks a little different and focuses on different priorities, relative to that particular sport.”
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/inde...et_ma.html
The MAC established a set of guidelines by which schools should follow in spending and scheduling in Football, Basketball and Volleyball.
I've tried to find a draft of the plan with the details but so far no luck. The only detail I've read is a recommendation to limit payday games in football to increase win totals.
The salaries then are I'm sure mentioned as a recommendation but its not something that is enforcable. The model a lot of schools are looking at for football salaries is to hit at least the mid range of the league for the next football coaching hire while tacking on a substantial buyout (see Kent State).
Quote:AKRON, Ohio — Akron's national image was tires, blimps and LeBron James.
Then, Caleb Porter and his University of Akron men's soccer team won the NCAA Division I national championship -- the first ever at Akron.
Predictably, Porter's phone rang off the hook with job offers for higher pay and profile.
To keep him, Akron made him one of the highest-paid soccer coaches in the country. Getting the university president and board to approve the reward wasn't a tough sell.
http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/ind...big_b.html
This year, Akron reasoned that the coach of the best men's soccer program in the country deserved to get paid accordingly.
To keep Porter, who declined through an athletic spokesman to comment for this story, Akron extended his contract 10 years and raised his base salary $100,000 to $270,000 a year, plus incentives. He also gets $800 per month for a car allowance, up to $7,500 a year for a club membership, a retention bonus of $15,000 a year in an escrow account and $80,000 a year to help promote the university. Akron also rebuilt the soccer stadium.
Such compensation outside of football and basketball, the top revenue sports, is rare. The other exception in Ohio was Miami hockey coach Enrico Blasi, who made $566,154 -- a base salary of $300,000, plus benefits and bonuses for such accomplishments as winning the league, being named Coach of the Year and reaching the NCAA Frozen Four.
Miami Athletic Director Brad Bates said the total actually reflects more than one year of compensation because Blasi's contract was reworked during the season. Bates also said increases in the hockey coaches' salaries and the program's operating budget were covered by private donations
Akron is paying its Soccer coach 270k a year and Miami is paying 300k for its Hockey coach. More proof that MAC salary recommendations are just that recommendations.
Honestly it makes me feel a lot better about staying in the MAC if we can spend.
(01-11-2013 05:43 PM)Louis Kitton Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:AKRON, Ohio — Akron's national image was tires, blimps and LeBron James.
Then, Caleb Porter and his University of Akron men's soccer team won the NCAA Division I national championship -- the first ever at Akron.
Predictably, Porter's phone rang off the hook with job offers for higher pay and profile.
To keep him, Akron made him one of the highest-paid soccer coaches in the country. Getting the university president and board to approve the reward wasn't a tough sell.
http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/ind...big_b.html
This year, Akron reasoned that the coach of the best men's soccer program in the country deserved to get paid accordingly.
To keep Porter, who declined through an athletic spokesman to comment for this story, Akron extended his contract 10 years and raised his base salary $100,000 to $270,000 a year, plus incentives. He also gets $800 per month for a car allowance, up to $7,500 a year for a club membership, a retention bonus of $15,000 a year in an escrow account and $80,000 a year to help promote the university. Akron also rebuilt the soccer stadium.
Such compensation outside of football and basketball, the top revenue sports, is rare. The other exception in Ohio was Miami hockey coach Enrico Blasi, who made $566,154 -- a base salary of $300,000, plus benefits and bonuses for such accomplishments as winning the league, being named Coach of the Year and reaching the NCAA Frozen Four.
Miami Athletic Director Brad Bates said the total actually reflects more than one year of compensation because Blasi's contract was reworked during the season. Bates also said increases in the hockey coaches' salaries and the program's operating budget were covered by private donations
Akron is paying its Soccer coach 270k a year and Miami is paying 300k for its Hockey coach. More proof that MAC salary recommendations are just that recommendations.
Honestly it makes me feel a lot better about staying in the MAC if we can spend.
The salary we pay our hockey coach has nothing to do with the MAC. We are in The National in hockey.
(01-11-2013 05:52 PM)Miami (Oh) Yeah ! Wrote: [ -> ] (01-11-2013 05:43 PM)Louis Kitton Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:AKRON, Ohio — Akron's national image was tires, blimps and LeBron James.
Then, Caleb Porter and his University of Akron men's soccer team won the NCAA Division I national championship -- the first ever at Akron.
Predictably, Porter's phone rang off the hook with job offers for higher pay and profile.
To keep him, Akron made him one of the highest-paid soccer coaches in the country. Getting the university president and board to approve the reward wasn't a tough sell.
http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/ind...big_b.html
This year, Akron reasoned that the coach of the best men's soccer program in the country deserved to get paid accordingly.
To keep Porter, who declined through an athletic spokesman to comment for this story, Akron extended his contract 10 years and raised his base salary $100,000 to $270,000 a year, plus incentives. He also gets $800 per month for a car allowance, up to $7,500 a year for a club membership, a retention bonus of $15,000 a year in an escrow account and $80,000 a year to help promote the university. Akron also rebuilt the soccer stadium.
Such compensation outside of football and basketball, the top revenue sports, is rare. The other exception in Ohio was Miami hockey coach Enrico Blasi, who made $566,154 -- a base salary of $300,000, plus benefits and bonuses for such accomplishments as winning the league, being named Coach of the Year and reaching the NCAA Frozen Four.
Miami Athletic Director Brad Bates said the total actually reflects more than one year of compensation because Blasi's contract was reworked during the season. Bates also said increases in the hockey coaches' salaries and the program's operating budget were covered by private donations
Akron is paying its Soccer coach 270k a year and Miami is paying 300k for its Hockey coach. More proof that MAC salary recommendations are just that recommendations.
Honestly it makes me feel a lot better about staying in the MAC if we can spend.
The salary we pay our hockey coach has nothing to do with the MAC. We are in The National in hockey.
True.
Quote:Objective 2: Create equitable funding model promoting competitive success, consistent with top conference programs.
a) Compare and contrast all Mid‐American Conference programs from consistent data source and assess our funding model by ranking all sport programs by operating budget, coaches’ salaries, and competitive success.
b) Fund all of our sport programs operating budgets in the top half of the Mid‐American Conference while considering equity among sport programs.
c) Determine implementation of miscellaneous expense allowance, pending NCAA approval.
d) Determine implementation of multi‐year financial aid agreements, pending NCAA approval.
Objective 1: Increase the attendance for the MAC priority sports each year for three consecutive years.
a) Create and implement a survey to assess gameday experience for fans and students.
b) Consider past attendance numbers when setting game times and days of the week.
c) When possible, increase the number of home contests and home tournaments.
d) Perform analysis of ticketed sports considering adding, deleting or changing which sports are currently ticketed.
e) Provide quality ancillary entertainment during home events.
Objective 2: Increase exposure of Huskie Athletics through traditional and progressive methods
a) Through television and radio opportunities
1) Increase number of televised football games per year.
2) Increase number of televised men’s and women’s basketball games per year.
3) Televise at least two additional contests per year among remaining sports.
4) Explore viability of producing a seasonal 30‐minute recap/preview show and secure airtime on local/RSN TV.
This is taken directly out of the Northern Illinois strategic plan.
It is clear they are benchmarking funding against other Mid American schools. Perhaps they are recommended to stay within some ratio of the recommended median salary.
It sounds like most of the "recommendations" I've read are likely centered around how to increase marketing in the 3 priority sports (football, basketball, volleyball).
It might be a case that the MAC doesn't want a competition in-balance CUSA has with Memphis hoops or the WAC had with Boise St football. Both of those programs bought themselves titles and then bolted the conference. MAC wants to keep the MAC as it is together.
(01-11-2013 06:39 PM)OhioBobcatJohn Wrote: [ -> ]It might be a case that the MAC doesn't want a competition in-balance CUSA has with Memphis hoops or the WAC had with Boise St football. Both of those programs bought themselves titles and then bolted the conference. MAC wants to keep the MAC as it is together.
They aslo don't want to offend the university faculty which are a much more important part of fan support than what you find in larger programs.
Now THAT was funny, LK. The faculty at most schools are always offended at the amount of $$ spent on athletics. Just a fact of life. Sure, not all are offended but it is pretty universal.
Oh, in the Miami hockey salary, perhaps LK did not read carefully when it said that was covered by private donations. So, it's a moot point to the discussion.
You would figure at MAC schools they would offer free season tickets to faculty as part of the comp package. If I ran a university that would be an easy way to win support. Any sporting event on campus would be included.
(01-11-2013 02:37 PM)freshtop Wrote: [ -> ]Did I read correctly in a recent thread that MAC schools are limited on what they can pay a coach? I don't mean limited in that they don't have the money, but limited in that they are not allowed to pay a coach over a certain amount based on the salaries of other coaches in the conference?
It would be challenged and defeated in court if it were proven they did this
I didn't think there was a real hard limit, but I was just clarifying based on what I had previously read. If there was such an agreement, it seems like it would hamper a teams ability to keep a coach or hire a new one. Thanks for the replies!