Comments on: College Coaches: Are They Worth The Big Money? http://cgabriel.com/2008/07/02/college-coaches-are-they-worth-the-big-money/ Lively Conversation. Engaging Interviews. A Breath of Fresh Air. The CGP. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CGabriel http://cgabriel.com/2008/07/02/college-coaches-are-they-worth-the-big-money/comment-page-1/#comment-165 CGabriel Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:53:57 +0000 http://blogharbor.wordpress.com/?p=202#comment-165 100 Division 1 programs operating in the red means there are an awful lot of programs far from the limelight of ABC, CBS, ESPN and bowl games that need a serious reality check. The premise here is whether coaches like Urban Meyer, Mack Brown, Bob Stoops and Pete Carroll (and there are more) are i.e. "giving back" to their universities. Is the money these high-rent coaches make justified by the overall results of the program and the subsequent effect it has on their university beyond athletics. There are a significant array of factors that lead to a university athletic department's bottom line that go well beyond the football program. 100 Division 1 programs operating in the red means there are an awful lot of programs far from the limelight of ABC, CBS, ESPN and bowl games that need a serious reality check.

The premise here is whether coaches like Urban Meyer, Mack Brown, Bob Stoops and Pete Carroll (and there are more) are i.e. “giving back” to their universities. Is the money these high-rent coaches make justified by the overall results of the program and the subsequent effect it has on their university beyond athletics.

There are a significant array of factors that lead to a university athletic department’s bottom line that go well beyond the football program.

]]> By: Bill Rollins http://cgabriel.com/2008/07/02/college-coaches-are-they-worth-the-big-money/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Bill Rollins Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:22:08 +0000 http://blogharbor.wordpress.com/?p=202#comment-166 then why do only 19 of 119 Div IA programs operate in the black? where's all of this so called ROI that comes from paying for these coaches? then why do only 19 of 119 Div IA programs operate in the black? where’s all of this so called ROI that comes from paying for these coaches?

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