[NU Sports] Walker's salary

[Hakirsch at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/16/2005 4:41:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
prplehaze at insightbb.com writes:

> 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
> --
> Mark Ament
> 

Yes and I think the likely scenario is that if we were to have a very 
successful coach like Barnet , they would leave if they didn't get a package close to 
what to what they could get elsewhere--If that would be $1.5 MM , and  the NU 
 environment doesn't offer a lot of potential extras (TV program/Camps , 
etc), then we would have to pay a lot of money to keep him--and I for one am 
opposed to  that because of what message it sends about our priorities. Which gets 
me back to my original point --We should keep  a guy who delivers middle of 
the pack  aggreagte results--with an occasional BT Championship  and big name 
bowl, mixed in with several lesser rate bowls.  

Harry