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Originally Posted by rroque:

Stop paying coaches outrages 7 figure salaries and maybe they can hand out more scholarships.

Would it surprise anyone that the highest paid employees on campus at the Power 65 is probably the football coach with a handful of possible exceptions for basketball like Coach K or John Calipari? 

When the camp and shoe/equipment money is ladled in on top it is very lucrative.  If the football and basketball tournament money starts really getting weighted to winning in a big way rather than cream spread out over everyone then it will go to another level. 

 

When the coming Football National Championship tournament in a few years brings the estimated $500mm per year in TV money the value of winning the National Championship might skyrocket to close to $100mm.  Making the big dance in Football will make the pressure to win insane. 

 

Are we ready for $5 to 10MM bonuses for coaches that win it all?  After all he earned it right?

 

Let's not forget we are talking about the "top 10%" or so.  The big schools, big teams, that rival professional organizations.  The vast majority of college athletes are real students -- go to class and get a degree -- who play sports for the competition and fun.  My guess is that we will soon have a two tiered model.  One mega "professional conference" and everyone else. 

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