[NU Sports] Walker's salary

[prplehaze at insightbb.com]

Jeff,
I think your facts are a bit mixed up.  The fact that the rest of the Big 10
coaches "salary" are low and the rest of their compensation is high has more to
do with the nature of the institutions at which they work then anything else. 
>From what I know about most public universities and big time athletic programs,
the salary paid to coaches may be paid by the school, while the rest of the
compensation is paid by the athletic department, which is often a separately
chartered association into which all athletic generated revenue goes.  That
includes ticket, tv, conference revenue sharing, fund-raising and sponsorship.
The practical reality is it makes little difference how it is paid to the coach
and ultimately the school is likely on the hook for all of it.  There is still a
big difference between the $600,000 Walker is getting and the $1.5 and up that
the rest of the conference coaches are getting.
Mark
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Mark Ament
prplehaze at insightbb.com


>  
> Harry,
> 
> Sorry I have to pick on you again, but we ARE paying a lot of money to RW.
> 
> The daily lists Walker's salary at $602,887
> 
> Lloyd Carr's salary is half that much at UoM, but his total package is
> estimated to be between $1M and $1.5M.
> 
> Barnett makes $1.6M a year (including slush funds) but his salary is only
> $200K.  Ron Zook has a similar package.
> 
> Tressel is at a similar salary as Carr but his total package may be closer
> to $2M.  
> 
> Ferentz comes the closest in salary at $582,800 with a total package in the
> same $1.5 - $2M range.
> 
> I don't have numbers on all of the BT coaches, but in terms of salary Walker
> seems the highest paid.  It is certainly possible that he doesn't make as
> much in terms of total package and so the board feels that they have to make
> some of that up in salary because he doesn't have some of the big
> endorsement and personal appearance opportunities that the much bigger
> schools have.  But all of the "extra" money for these other coaches isn't
> coming out of the athletic department budget either.  It is whatever is
> considered their fair share of revenue that they are generating for the
> school.  
> 
> So don't claim that RW is here because we can't afford any better.
> 
> Jeff
> 
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