Jim Tressel made $21.7 million at Ohio State

[Auggie]

From the Associated Press, 8-9-2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jim Tressel made $21.7 million as Ohio State football coach over his decade-long tenure before being ousted for breaking NCAA rules, records from the publicly funded school show.

Tressel earned more than $3.5 million in 2010, the year he covered up an improper benefits scandal that has led to Ohio State being forced to appear before the NCAA's committee on infractions this Friday.

SNIP

By comparison to Tressel's $3.5 million salary last year, Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee earned a raise in his base salary to $818,167 and received a $300,000 bonus.

LINK: http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6847366/jim-tressel-made-217m-tenure-ohio-state-buckeyes

[madinmaryland]

1. Come on Auggie. You can do better than that!

A look at many of the other top college coaches make Tressel look like a piker in the pay department. I think Charlie Weis made more than Tressel did!

Un-recced!

[Auggie]

2. This isn't a hit piece on Tressel...

Weis is getting paid by Notre Dame and Florida: $2.6 million contract with the Florida Gators as an offensive coordinator. Weis will continue drawing checks from Notre Dame through 2015 -- he signed a 10-year contract with Notre Dame in 2005 and was believed to be earning nearly $3 million, based on media reports.''

Source: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/gators/florida-gators-charlie-weis-to-be-paid-by-1487948.html

Highest Paid Head Coaches, Huffington Post, December 2010:

1) Nick Saban, University of Alabama, Total compensation: $5,997,349

2) Bob Stoops, University of Oklahoma, Total compensation: $4,375,000

3) Urban Meyer, University of Florida, Total compensation: $4,010,000

4) Les Miles, Louisiana State University: Total compensation: $3,905,000

5) Jim Tressel

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/the-highest-paid-college-football-coaches_n_794387.html#s202467&title=Urban_Meyer_University

Happy?

[madinmaryland]

3. Actually, that artical is a hit piece on Tressel. Sorry, but it is. I'm surprised

the rest of the Ohio State Haters haven't piled in already.

Nowhere in the artical you attached were the other links pointed out. Actually you could say the same thing about basketball coaches, also.

[Auggie]

5. My take away is that the college coach earns

three times as much as the University president. Ohio State is the example, though any number of universities could likely apply. And that is really sad.

It wasn't my intention to single out Tressel and the Ohio State program--the article seemed newsworthy due to his recent resignation.

[El Supremo]

9. Yeah, but that's Gordon Gee.

[trumad]

7. So what if it is...

the dude is nothing more than a sweatered douchebag.

[madinmaryland]

12. You missed the whole point, tru. College sports coaches wherever they are

get far more pay than the university/college presidents. It is everywhere.

And yes, it is a hit piece on Tressel. Sweatered or not.

[trumad]

14. He deserves to be hit... upside his crooked head.

[madinmaryland]

19. He has been hit upside the head. The point is the article was a hit job.

[El Supremo]

4. You left off Mack Brown.

The one who deserves to be #2. But nobody deserves that kind of money for coaching college.

[Auggie]

6. If he was in the top five I didn't leave him off...

the Huffington Post did.

[El Supremo]

8. No, they didn't. Look at it again.

And Condem should look at #7. I've never even heard of him.

[Auggie]

10. Yeah, I did...

Highest Paid Head Coaches, Huffington Post, December 2010:

1) Nick Saban, University of Alabama, Total compensation: $5,997,349

2) Mack Brown, University of Texas, Total compensation: $5,161,500

3) Bob Stoops, University of Oklahoma, Total compensation: $4,375,000

4) Urban Meyer, University of Florida, Total compensation: $4,010,000

5) Les Miles, Louisiana State University: Total compensation: $3,905,000

6) Jim Tressel, Ohio State: Total compensation: $3,888,389

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/09/the-highest-paid-college-football-coaches_n_794387.html#s202436&title=Nick_Saban_University

Good catch. Thanks El.

[madinmaryland]

11. Link doesn't work.

:shrug:

[Auggie]

13. Does now

I'm really fucking up tonight.

[madinmaryland]

17. Thanks, Auggie. Watching the results coming in from WI??

[Auggie]

20. Kind of. One eye on Wisconsin...

one eye on the Giants/Pirates

[Condem]

15. Small potatoes tonight, El.

A lot of buzz out there about A&M bolting to the SEC.

[madinmaryland]

16. It must really suck having all the repukes in your state 24x7. Especially with the frothy

mixture guy!

[Condem]

18. No worries, mad.

The State Fair starts Thursday. Which means I'll have the champions pics posted in the coming days. I just hope Mr. Perry makes the trip. Another Texan brainiac!!

[Condem]

24. From the future President himself.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6851396/texas-governor-says-texas-considering-move-sec

[El Supremo]

25. Perry is an Aggie????

That explains everything.

Stupidity incarnate:


And great grammar:

The key phrase is “As far as I know, conversations are being had.” The response by the governor, a former Aggie yell leader and likely future presidential candidate,

[Condem]

26. Come on, El.

We're seperating the the various stupidities of Texans? Fuck. As far as I'm concerned, you fuckers are all one.

[El Supremo]

27. Well at least we aren't Yankees!

[Condem]

28. Top of the line comeback, Upton.

Well done.

[madinmaryland]

30. Classic!!!

:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

29. Well maybe if you didn't try and secede from the union, we wouldn't think you were a bunch

of "LOSER" douchebags.

[El Supremo]

31. YEE HAW!

[madinmaryland]

32. Nice post, Rick PARRY!!!

:rofl:

[El Supremo]

33. Is that how they spell his name in the Dominion? n/m

[madinmaryland]

34. Apparently the SUPER PAC is advertising in Iowa to vote for Rick PARRY.

in the straw poll. Heh. Colbert!

[proudlib8134]

22. +1

[joeybee12]

21. I will now post the obvious response..."That we know of" nt

[madinmaryland]

23. Nice post, Charlie Weis!

[hughee99]

35. Do you know how many tattoos that would buy? n/t