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Manhattan Buckeye

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May 17, 2010 6:00 PM
Pretty close to it. But Weis has to be the winner (or loser, depending on your POV) with this.
May 17, 2010 6:00pm
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dave

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May 17, 2010 6:52 PM
I'm a michigan fan but RR has to be up there. Weis definitely takes the cake though, and eats it too. (how much was his buyout?)
May 17, 2010 6:52pm
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May 17, 2010 6:53 PM
Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Pretty close to it. But Weis has to be the winner (or loser, depending on your POV) with this.

Weis it is, or at least was. The idiotic contract extension ND gave him was a bad move and former AD Kevin White made plenty of them.
May 17, 2010 6:53pm
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goosebumps

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May 17, 2010 7:07 PM
Definitely Weis,
RR is pretty bad, but nothing close to the hype around Weis.
May 17, 2010 7:07pm
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May 17, 2010 7:32 PM
Weis made no where near the 4 and 5 million dollars that was being reported as his salary. ND paid him $650k, Adidas gave him $850k and then there were some added media money to bring his total salary to $2.9 million. I'm not saying that isn't a buttload of money or that he earned that much, pointing out that the reports were pretty far off and I would assume the buyout was not the $18 million that some reported it to be.
May 17, 2010 7:32pm
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darbypitcher22

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May 17, 2010 9:37 PM
Had ti have been Weis
May 17, 2010 9:37pm
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May 17, 2010 11:04 PM
Isn't Notre Dame still paying this guy? I think he would take the cake.

May 17, 2010 11:04pm
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thedynasty1998

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May 18, 2010 9:19 AM
I've always wondered why Ferentz is paid so much by Iowa, although I do think he's a good coach, I just don't think he's elite.
May 18, 2010 9:19am
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dave

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May 18, 2010 1:50 PM
thedynasty1998 wrote: I've always wondered why Ferentz is paid so much by Iowa, although I do think he's a good coach, I just don't think he's elite.
They just won the Orange Bowl, I'd say he's a very good investment.
May 18, 2010 1:50pm
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May 18, 2010 2:11 PM
Somebody must think Ferentz does a good job-he has won Big Ten COY awards-something Jim Tressel seemingly can't do.
May 18, 2010 2:11pm
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May 18, 2010 3:40 PM
fortfan wrote: Somebody must think Ferentz does a good job-he has won Big Ten COY awards-something Jim Tressel seemingly can't do.
Because Jim Tressel goes into every year expecting to win the Big 10.

The COY typically goes to coaches whose teams overachieve that season. That can be found in just about any sport.
May 18, 2010 3:40pm
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May 18, 2010 3:47 PM
dave wrote:
thedynasty1998 wrote: I've always wondered why Ferentz is paid so much by Iowa, although I do think he's a good coach, I just don't think he's elite.
They just won the Orange Bowl, I'd say he's a very good investment.
I think Ferentz is a very good coach, I'm not saying that. Just that he might be overpaid compared to where he stands in relation to other big time coaching gigs.

Here's a list I found:
1. Mack Brown, Texas $5,100,000
2. Pete Carroll, USC $4,400,000
3. Urban Meyer, Florida $4,000,000
4. Nick Saban, Alabama $3,900,000
5. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma $3,800,000
6. Les Miles, LSU $3,800,000
7. Jim Tressel, Ohio State $3,500,000
8. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa $3,030,000
9. Bobby Petrino, Arkansas $2,900,000
10. Mark Richt, Georgia$2,900,000
11. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan $2,900,000
12. Bobby Bowden, FSU(Retired) $2,500,000
12. Gary Pinkel, Missouri $2,500,000
T12. Houston Nutt, Ole Miss $2,500,000
T16. Mark Mangino, Kansas $2,300,000
T16. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech $2,300,000
18. Greg Schiano, Rutgers $2,250,000
19. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech $2,100,000
T19. Butch Davis, North Carolina $2,100,000
T21. June Jones, SMU $2,000,000
T21. Lane Kiffin, Tennessee $2,000,000
T21. Gene Chizik, Auburn $2,000,000
24. Al Groh, Virginia $1,875,000
25. Bo Pelini, Nebraska $1,851,000

After looking at that list, there might be a few others more deserving than Ferentz...
May 18, 2010 3:47pm
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May 18, 2010 3:47 PM
goldengonzo wrote:
fortfan wrote: Somebody must think Ferentz does a good job-he has won Big Ten COY awards-something Jim Tressel seemingly can't do.
Because Jim Tressel goes into every year expecting to win the Big 10.

The COY typically goes to coaches whose teams overachieve that season. That can be found in just about any sport.
I think it has to do with ESPN's bias against OSU
May 18, 2010 3:47pm
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May 19, 2010 11:15 AM
It's Kiffin. Hands down. I don't see how there is any other argument. If that $4 million a year is accurate that would make him the fourth highest paid coach in the NCAA. $4 million dollars for a 7 win season at Tennessee? That's fucking ridiculous.

Weis, Richrod, Willingham, and Ferentz have all had 10 win seasons that ended in BCS births. Sure, outside of Ferentz, this bunch has been pretty inconsistent, but their track records are much more impressive then anything Kiffin has done.
May 19, 2010 11:15am
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May 19, 2010 2:08 PM
Brian Kelly.
May 19, 2010 2:08pm
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May 19, 2010 2:22 PM
thedynasty1998 wrote:
dave wrote:
thedynasty1998 wrote: I've always wondered why Ferentz is paid so much by Iowa, although I do think he's a good coach, I just don't think he's elite.
They just won the Orange Bowl, I'd say he's a very good investment.
I think Ferentz is a very good coach, I'm not saying that. Just that he might be overpaid compared to where he stands in relation to other big time coaching gigs.

Here's a list I found:
1. Mack Brown, Texas $5,100,000
2. Pete Carroll, USC $4,400,000
3. Urban Meyer, Florida $4,000,000
4. Nick Saban, Alabama $3,900,000
5. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma $3,800,000
6. Les Miles, LSU $3,800,000
7. Jim Tressel, Ohio State $3,500,000
8. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa $3,030,000
9. Bobby Petrino, Arkansas $2,900,000
10. Mark Richt, Georgia$2,900,000
11. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan $2,900,000
12. Bobby Bowden, FSU(Retired) $2,500,000
12. Gary Pinkel, Missouri $2,500,000
T12. Houston Nutt, Ole Miss $2,500,000
T16. Mark Mangino, Kansas $2,300,000
T16. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech $2,300,000
18. Greg Schiano, Rutgers $2,250,000
19. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech $2,100,000
T19. Butch Davis, North Carolina $2,100,000
T21. June Jones, SMU $2,000,000
T21. Lane Kiffin, Tennessee $2,000,000
T21. Gene Chizik, Auburn $2,000,000
24. Al Groh, Virginia $1,875,000
25. Bo Pelini, Nebraska $1,851,000

After looking at that list, there might be a few others more deserving than Ferentz...
I placed in bold my pics. I think Ferentz deserves some respect. He has been very respectful at Iowa, which is a place out in the middle of nowhere with no in-home talent. He has to recruit his butt off to get kids from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida and Texas to come there so they can be competitive.
May 19, 2010 2:22pm
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May 19, 2010 4:05 PM
One thing to remember is that salary is also relative to location. That $2.3M salary for Mangino goes a lot further in Lawrence, Kansas that it would in Southern California. A $1M house in Knoxville, Tennessee would cost 4x that much in a gated community in LA. Just sayin'.
May 19, 2010 4:05pm
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bartsimpson

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May 20, 2010 4:50 PM
I would put Kiffin at #1....

...and Mark Richt of Georgia a very close second. My cousin lives in GA and her husband graduated from UGA and is a huge fan....the fans down there just can't understand why he's still around.
May 20, 2010 4:50pm
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TheMightyGators

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May 20, 2010 8:12 PM
^^ Georgia fans should probably educate themselves then. Richt is 90-27 in 9 years at Georgia. He might have the best winning percentage in the history of Georgia football.

I'm sure the annual loss to the Gators is getting tiresome though. He's 2-7 in the series.
May 20, 2010 8:12pm
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May 21, 2010 8:44 PM
TheMightyGators wrote: ^^ Georgia fans should probably educate themselves then. Richt is 90-27 in 9 years at Georgia. He might have the best winning percentage in the history of Georgia football.

I'm sure the annual loss to the Gators is getting tiresome though. He's 2-7 in the series.
So he's basically their John Cooper.
May 21, 2010 8:44pm
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TheMightyGators

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May 21, 2010 9:23 PM
krambman wrote:
TheMightyGators wrote: ^^ Georgia fans should probably educate themselves then. Richt is 90-27 in 9 years at Georgia. He might have the best winning percentage in the history of Georgia football.

I'm sure the annual loss to the Gators is getting tiresome though. He's 2-7 in the series.
So he's basically their John Cooper.
lol. I was thinking that when I put his record up against Florida.
May 21, 2010 9:23pm
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May 22, 2010 11:47 AM
still remember tebows soph year i think it was..where georgia stormed the field and celebrated after they scored the first td..that was pretty neat
May 22, 2010 11:47am