Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="javadoc, post: 899479, member: 338"]
From Maisel's most recent [URL='http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/tag/_/name/3-point-stance']3-point stance[/URL]:

"[I]1. With raises to head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff, Clemson now will pay its football coaches $7.6 million, the sixth-highest amount in the FBS and tops in the ACC. The most impressive aspect of this commitment is that Clemson’s annual athletic revenue of $70 million is dwarfed by the five programs ahead of it (Alabama, LSU, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma), which average $126 million in annual revenue.

2. Swinney’s staff still is the highest paid ($4.48 million) in the FBS, receiving about $1.1 million more than Florida State pays the staff of Jimbo Fisher. The Seminoles won the FBS at the lower price point. But what resonated with me about defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt leaving for Georgia is the Seminoles being several steps behind the top of the market in coaching salaries. Florida State tried to match Georgia’s offer to Pruitt ($850,000 per year), but still lost Pruitt. Will Florida State try to close the gap?[/I]"

Yikes all around.  How much are we paying in toto?  I would guess somewhere around $2.5M.

National champion and flagship ACC program, Florida State, can't retain a coordinator when a [B]middling[/B] SEC team comes calling with that coin.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?