(01-25-2019 02:20 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 10:55 AM)JKHuskie45 Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 10:43 AM)7 Wrote:  

(01-25-2019 10:34 AM)JKHuskie45 Wrote:  I do not get this. Seems like they low balled him. Carey was going to make $675k and Coach U $125k. If school is broke and and Carey never left how were they going to pay him? Also, our MAC coach should not be among the lowest paid, since we are not finishing in the lower part of the standings. NIU is arguably the best MAC coaching position in conference and should be treated as such. Finally, I believe the University got a $1.8 million check for the FSU game alone last year. You would think they would value the football program a little more.

Why would you pay somebody more than you have to? What kind of business model is that?

Why would you pay somebody less than all your competitors and keep expectations of outperforming them?

A business model that tells the employees you value their positions and shows the seriousness of the program with respect to it competitors (other MAC teams). Also, being properly compensated raises employee engagement.

NIU is all about more with less. The school is in a pretty dire situation because of the state and rapidly declining enrollment. Don't believe me? Walk into Reavis Hall and tell me what you see.

Carey was on the high side of what NIU could afford. And his salary was ranked 103 of the 130 FCS D1 coaches. So why would they go all in and give the top of their budget away to an unproven head coach?

Yeah the expectations are high. But that's part of the Hard Way culture. More with less...