A&M in the Top 5

[CaliHornia]

In coaching staff salaries:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/04/25/best.paid.staffs.ap/index.html

Alabama appears to be saving some serious coin at #21.

[TwelfthAG]

I'll add the part that you would get flamed at for saying.

1. Auburn - Undefeated Season
2. texas - MNC
3. Tenn - two 10 win seasons and SEC champ
4. A&M - ......................................... :(
5. LSU - MNC

In the last 5 years.

[CaliHornia]

I'll add the part that you would get flamed at for saying.

1. Auburn - Undefeated Season
2. texas - MNC
3. Tenn - two 10 win seasons and SEC champ
4. A&M - ......................................... :(
5. LSU - MNC

Fulmer's probably still gettin' paid from his NC going back a few years.

This was also interesting:


While Alabama was No. 21 -- the only other SEC team in the top 25 -- the Tide ranked fourth nationally in terms of producing revenue from football after expenses. Its football profit was listed as $28.8 million, behind Texas, Georgia and Michigan. Auburn was ninth, with a football profit of about $24.2 million.
When other sports are included, Georgia led the nation with the best financial showing of an overall athletic department, finishing $23 million in the black. Alabama was ninth at $5.2 million and Auburn 72nd with a $121,815 surplus.

Texas brings home a nice chunk of change but Michigan probably is one of the better run programs financially in the country. Since they tend to hire homegrown coaching prospects and its such a great job they don't have to pay the coaching staff to keep up with the top five.

At least for now with Lloyd Carr, money isn't an issue at all.

[hmiles619]

wow, auburn only 121,815 in the black?

[Loftin]

Pete Carroll, Joe Paterno, Larry Coker, Bob Stoops and Bobby Bowden make less money than Fran. Something is seriously wrong with that.

[CaliHornia]

wow, auburn only 121,815 in the black?

Probably huge losses from women's athletics. Those are a drain on every major university's profits.

[Bama Charlie]

Yesterday Alabama released this statement:

"Trustees officially approved a new contract for University of Alabama football coach Mike Shula Wednesday morning.

Overall, Shula will make $1.55 million a year, up from $900,000. The raise puts him in the top half of Southeastern Conference head Director of Athletics Mal Moore told the trustee compensation committee in a conference call."

I guess 10 wins equals big raise.