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News, Notes & Quotes - Nov. 22
- Houston Board of Regents chairman (and billionaire) Tilman Fertitta says UH will not lose
Tom Herman because of money.
Herman currently makes $3 million after a big raise last year and facility upgrades are coming. But the Big 12's decision not to expand was a big blow.
"We will do whatever it takes to keep Tom Herman at the University of Houston," Fertitta told the Houston Chronicle. "We're not going to lose Tom Herman because of money. If Tom Herman wants to go to LSU or Texas or Oregon or Baylor or wherever else, we cannot stop him from doing that. But it's not going to be because of money.
"Tom might want to compete for a national championship every single year and he thinks he might have a better opportunity at another school. We think the opportunity is very good here."
- Similarly, Western Michigan donors are looking to give more money for P.J. Fleck, though it won’t be at the same level as Houston.
Fleck currently makes $800,000, the most in the MAC. Donors told the Detroit News they’re hoping to double that in an attempt to keep Fleck.
“I think the low end is probably at $1.5 million and the high end is at $2 million, and that would now basically double his compensation,” Kalamazoo financial advisor Joe Spoerl told the paper. “The school couldn’t afford that, but that’s with what the donors are going to do too.”
- Houston Board of Regents chairman (and billionaire) Tilman Fertitta says UH will not lose
Tom Herman because of money.
Herman currently makes $3 million after a big raise last year and facility upgrades are coming. But the Big 12's decision not to expand was a big blow.
"We will do whatever it takes to keep Tom Herman at the University of Houston," Fertitta told the Houston Chronicle. "We're not going to lose Tom Herman because of money. If Tom Herman wants to go to LSU or Texas or Oregon or Baylor or wherever else, we cannot stop him from doing that. But it's not going to be because of money.
"Tom might want to compete for a national championship every single year and he thinks he might have a better opportunity at another school. We think the opportunity is very good here."
- Similarly, Western Michigan donors are looking to give more money for P.J. Fleck, though it won’t be at the same level as Houston.
Fleck currently makes $800,000, the most in the MAC. Donors told the Detroit News they’re hoping to double that in an attempt to keep Fleck.
“I think the low end is probably at $1.5 million and the high end is at $2 million, and that would now basically double his compensation,” Kalamazoo financial advisor Joe Spoerl told the paper. “The school couldn’t afford that, but that’s with what the donors are going to do too.”
