07-27-2014, 10:57 AM
(07-27-2014 10:24 AM)lumberpack4 Wrote: [ -> ](07-27-2014 06:44 AM)Kaplony Wrote: [ -> ](07-26-2014 02:43 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote: [ -> ](07-22-2014 08:02 PM)nole Wrote: [ -> ](07-22-2014 02:30 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote: [ -> ]Really? I would think WINNING is all that matters.
Nick Saban at Bama makes $6 million a year (approx.)
Coach K at Duke makes $6 million a year (approx.)
Those wins....they cost money. Without revenue akin to other power 5 conferences......the ACC will struggle to keep their coaches who do win.
Everyone understands that....lets not pretend we don't.
Thankfully.....ACC revenue is fine...for now. The Conference Networks at SEC and B1G might change everything. Hope Swofford and his son have a plan.
Nole, what you seem to be suggesting is that money buys wins. Does it? http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/InstList.aspx
Using the above data based the schools report to the US Department of ED what they spent on football and this is their per win amount they spent in the fall of 2012:
Auburn $12 million a win - $36 million total - 3 wins
Iowa $5.25 million a win - $21 million total - 4 wins
Miami $3.4 million a win - $24 million total - 7 wins
Duke $3.16 million a win - $19 million total - 6 wins
Alabama $3.15 million a win - $41 million total - 13 wins
Tennessee $3.0 million a win - $27 million total - 9 wins
Michigan $2.87 million a win - $23 million total - 8 wins
Michigan State $2.85 million a win - $20 million total - 7 wins
NC State $2.57 million a win - $18 million total - 7 wins
Baylor $2.5 million a win - $20 million total - 8 wins
Iowa State $2.5 million a win - $15 million total - 6 wins
Florida $2.3 million a win - $26 million total - 11 wins
South Carolina $2.27 a win - $25 million total - 11 wins
UNC - 2.0 million a win - $16 million total - 8 wins
FSU - 1.9 million a win - $23 million total - 12 wins
Clemson - 1.81 million a win - $20 million total - 11 wins
TAMU - 1.63 million a win - $18 million total - 11 wins
Other than Alabama and Auburn - the spending on the football programs range between $15 and $27 million. Auburn spent $36 million for it's worst season in modern history and Bama spent $41 million for a BCS championship. $5 million separated their spending.
The really big head coaching salaries come after the results on the field, not prior to the result - essentially Saban and K are getting defacto bonuses. The players still have to play the game.
A great QB, and a great defense is needed to win 10 or more games.
Here's that cohort with 2013 results (spending not available)
Auburn $12 million a win - $36 million total - 3 wins - 12 wins
Iowa $5.25 million a win - $21 million total - 4 wins - 8 wins
Miami $3.4 million a win - $24 million total - 7 wins - 9 wins
Duke $3.16 million a win - $19 million total - 6 wins - 10 wins
Alabama $3.15 million a win - $41 million total - 13 wins 11 wins
Tennessee $3.0 million a win - $27 million total - 9 wins - 8 wins
Michigan $2.87 million a win - $23 million total - 8 wins - 7 wins
Michigan State $2.85 million a win - $20 million total - 7 wins 13 wins
NC State $2.57 million a win - $18 million total - 7 wins - 3 wins
Baylor $2.5 million a win - $20 million total - 8 wins - 11 wins
Iowa State $2.5 million a win - $15 million total - 6 wins - 3 wins
Florida $2.3 million a win - $26 million total - 11 wins - 4 wins
South Carolina $2.27 a win - $25 million total - 11 wins - 11 wins
UNC - 2.0 million a win - $16 million total - 8 wins - 7 wins
FSU - 1.9 million a win - $23 million total - 12 wins - 14 wins
Clemson - 1.81 million a win - $20 million total - 11 wins - 11 wins
TAMU - 1.63 million a win - $18 million total - 11 wins
Money is important, but money simply can't buy wins. It takes more than money.
Moreover, the cost of competing in your conference is the first obstacle you face. What does it cost to make it to your championship game in the B10, versus the SEC, versus the ACC? I think we can all agree that the cost of competition is highest in the SEC and probably lowest in the ACC.
Then the issue becomes what do you do on the field when you meet a team from outside your conference - is the money edge of that much value in such meetings? FSU and Clemson and MSU seem to indicate that the answer is no.
Perhaps the reality of the money is a two tier game:
1. You need a certain base amount to compete in your conference then,
2. You need a certain extra amount to compete for the top of your conference
3. Once you finally mix with the other top 10 on the field for one game, the extra money seems to have a diminishing return.
Those 2012 finances for Clemson are amazing considering 2012 was when we built our $10 million practice facility.
Oh yeah....that isn't those numbers for football.
Neither are coach's salaries.
Neither are recruiting expenses.
Neither are other facility upgrades for the football program.
Now when you look at those numbers provided the only thing that comes to mind is this:
Quote:There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statisticsMark Twain
Baloney - you need to argue with the folks at Clemson who supplied the information to the feds. Unless you are claiming that Clemson lied to the feds: http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/InstDetails....353120414d :
I thought Clemson stopped lying when Danny Ford was forced out. Am I wrong?
Step 1. Institution Search Step 2. Select Institution Step 3. View Data New Search
Step 1. Institution Search (Redefine Search Criteria)
Step 2. Select Institution (Search Result)
Step 3. View Data
Search Criteria•Institution name: 'Clemson'
Clemson University Unit ID: 217882
General Information Athletic Department Information
201 Sikes Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: 864-656-4636
Number of Full-time Undergraduates: 15,570
Men: 8,298
Women: 7,272 Director: Dan Radakovich
PO BOX 31
MCFADDEN BUILDING
CLEMSON, SC 29633-0031
Reporting Year: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
Reporting Official: Graham Neff
Title: Associate Athletic Director
Phone: 864-656-0128
Sanctioning Body: NCAA Division I-A
Participants | Coaching Staff and Salaries | Revenues and Expenses | Supplemental Info
Athletically Related Student Aid
Men's Teams Women's Teams Total
Total $5,794,789 $4,259,507 $10,054,296
Ratio (percent) 58 42 100%
CAVEAT
Recruiting Expenses
Men's Teams Women's Teams Total
Total $967,824 $317,172 $1,284,996
CAVEAT
Operating (Game-Day) Expenses by Team
Men's Teams Women's Teams
Varsity Teams Participants Operating Expenses per Participant By Team Participants Operating Expenses per Participant By Team Total Operating Expenses
Basketball 14 $59,597 $834,361 14 $44,821 $627,494 $1,461,855
Football 115 $42,914 $4,935,053 $4,935,053
Baseball 32 $13,527 $432,863 $432,863
All Track Combined 93 $2,742 $254,984 100 $3,158 $315,765 $570,749
Diving 12 $4,912 $58,938 $58,938
Golf 10 $5,758 $57,575 $57,575
Rowing 76 $2,186 $166,099 $166,099
Soccer 28 $4,094 $114,642 21 $4,218 $88,584 $203,226
Tennis 7 $16,526 $115,681 6 $17,503 $105,015 $220,696
Volleyball 14 $10,003 $140,035 $140,035
Total Operating Expenses Men's and Women's Teams 299 $6,745,159 243 $1,501,930 $8,247,089
CAVEAT
Total Expenses by Team
Varsity Teams Men's Teams Women's Teams Total
Basketball $4,373,940 $2,619,645 $6,993,585
Football $19,969,497 $19,969,497
Total Expenses of all Sports, Except Football and Basketball, Combined $5,727,830 $6,908,817 $12,636,647
Total Expenses Men's and Women's Teams $30,071,267 $9,528,462 $39,599,729
Not Allocated by Gender/Sport $25,861,595
Grand Total Expenses $65,461,324
CAVEAT
Total Revenues by Team
Varsity Teams Men's Teams Women's Teams Total
Basketball $6,245,295 $680,011 $6,925,306
Football $41,273,517 $41,273,517
Total Revenues of all Sports, Except Football and Basketball, Combined $2,536,795 $3,664,553 $6,201,348
Total Revenues Men's and Women's Teams $50,055,607 $4,344,564 $54,400,171
Not Allocated by Gender/Sport $13,763,777
Grand Total for all Teams (includes by team and not allocated by gender/sport) $68,163,948
CAVEAT
Revenues and Expenses Summary
Men's Teams Women's Teams Total
1 Total of Head Coaches' Salaries $4,341,295 $681,079 $5,022,374
2 Total of Assistant Coaches' Salaries $5,192,110 $838,680 $6,030,790
3 Total Salaries (Lines 1+2) $9,533,405 $1,519,759 $11,053,164
4 Athletically Related Student Aid $5,794,789 $4,259,507 $10,054,296
5 Recruiting Expenses $967,824 $317,172 $1,284,996
6 Operating (Game-Day) Expenses $6,745,159 $1,501,930 $8,247,089
7 Summary of Subset Expenses (Lines 3+4+5+6) $23,041,177 $7,598,368 $30,639,545
8 Total Expenses for Teams $30,071,267 $9,528,462 $39,599,729
9 Total Expenses for Teams Minus Subset Expenses (Line 8 – Line 7) $7,030,090 $1,930,094 $8,960,184
10 Not Allocated Expenses $25,861,595
11 Grand Total Expenses (Lines 8+10) $65,461,324
12 Total Revenues for Teams $50,055,607 $4,344,564 $54,400,171
13 Not Allocated Revenues $13,763,777
14 Grand Total Revenues (Lines 12+13) $68,163,948
15 Total Revenues for Teams minus Total Expenses for Teams (Line 12-Line 8) $19,984,340 -$5,183,898 $14,800,442
16 Grand Total Revenues Minus Grand Total Expenses (Line 14- Line 11)
How it's reported is related to how the school classifies each category, and no two school does their accounting the same.
Oh BTW....the EADA report doesn't count the money that IPTAY spends on athletics every year since technically IPTAY is not a part of Clemson University.
In 2012 IPTAY spent money on items like new lights for Death Valley (along with Riggs Field it cost IPTAY $568k), $1,116,000 for new bleachers in the lower bowl of Death Valley, $1.6 million on practice facility needs and enhancements, and $400k on the training table/dining facility in the West Zone. It also annually contributes around $2 million towards the operation of Vickery Hall. None of that is covered in your "report", which is about as useful as something like this:
Quote:I'm going to list all the schools that I think can get the votes to get into the ACC. Not that I like them or that it will happen.
The ACC presidents will not invite a school with an open enrollement component in their undergraduate mission. That means no WVu, no Kentucky, no Louisville, (notice how those schools are clustered in the upper Appalachian/Ohio River/ Coal Belt. Syracuse is not liked by some of the schools and may have blackballed NCSU at the 2001 AAU vote - I don't know that for certain. FSU and Miami will not vote for other Florida schools and GT and Clemson will back them - UNC, Uva and Duke as well.
That leaves:
Notre Dame (Most money, but the ACC has to accept a modified football schedual 7 games)
Pittsburg (As I gleen, all the Presidents and Chancellors second choice)
UConn (We are over the litigation and their Attorney General)
Rutgers (A nose holder due to being in New Jersey)
Army (Well respected, not a first choice)
Navy (Well resepected, not a first choice)
Cincinatti (Well respected, not a first choice - someting must be done to Nippert Stadium)
SUNY -Stony Brook (A project for the entire league, but it might bring NYC)
Missouri - Only if the Big XII falls apart
Kansas - Only if the Big XII falls apart
Vandy - The only SEC school that 4 ACC schools do not have a full reason to hate or despise
Indiana - The only Big 10 school that 4 ACC schools do not have a reason to hate or despise
Toronto - (Well respected, but a tertiary option)
McGill - ( See above)
Dailhousie - (See above)
The odds favor the ACC staying at 12, even if we expand we are likely to stay at 14.