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WSJ writer, Jason Gay's, has a clever article about the insanity in college football surrounding head coaches and their salaries, propelled by TV money.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1 ... 2450045600

From my perspective, college football has lost all perspective when we convince ourselves that coaches should be paid $3-7m per year. It is entertaining when this board is quick to write checks that apparently no one wants to write. We fear the slippery slope of trying to compete with the 5 Power Conferences and their schools that for the most part lose money (except for the dozen or so marquee brands.)

Saban's second contract increase in two years, due to the fear of UT, demonstrates how crazy it has become. My question for Saban is "how do you justify extracting more money?" It is greed? ego?

Now, let's sit back and watch UT overspend.

Why does he need to justify anything? It is supply and demand. There is really only a hand full of coaches that if they are hired you absolutely know without any doubt your team will win. Saban is the top on that list. You would do the same thing if you could.

gostangs wrote:Why does he need to justify anything? It is supply and demand. There is really only a hand full of coaches that if they are hired you absolutely know without any doubt your team will win. Saban is the top on that list. You would do the same thing if you could.

In most business circumstances, I would absolutely agree with your supply and demand position. It is the beauty of the free market. However, educational institutions, their growing tuitions/service fees and self-justifying salaries for administrator and FB/BB coaches are creating a perfect storm, which will ultimately cause most universities and debt laden students to struggle with this crazy model. There is no market value for a university and we are convincing ourselves that this kind of excess is rational because .....?

Seems to me that we (college FB) will "inherit the wind."

With all the money flowing through CFB and CBB, I wonder how long it will be before the IRS revokes the tax exempt status of Universities and by extention their athletic departments.

I wonder what the impact will be from the OBannon lawsuit?

It is all looking so semi pro. The CFB power programs are walking on a slippery slope if they move away from the NCAA to pay athletes.