Saban contract extension

[sctide]

Originally Posted by Gountiss

You don't have Texas cash. Last year, Texas' football program had a profit of 63,830,484 bucks. Alabama's football program had a profit of 40,766,391 bucks. Sorry, but Texas just has a whole lot more moolah to pony up for a coach. Don't forget about Jerry Jones as well if the Cowboys miss the playoffs again. Saban is just not loyal anywhere.

According to Economic reports, last year Alabama ranked #1 in athletic department profit, with just over 31 million. Penn State was next and Texas was down the list a little way, but in the top ten. Tennessee's profit was almost last in the SEC with just over 14 thousand (not million). This was for the 2010-2011 year. Numbers were not available yet for the 2011-2012 year.

If you "Google" College Athletic Department Profits you will get several stories about this.

[Gountiss]

Originally Posted by sctide

According to Economic reports, last year Alabama ranked #1 in athletic department profit, with just over 31 million. Penn State was next and Texas was down the list a little way, but in the top ten. Tennessee's profit was almost last in the SEC with just over 14 thousand (not million). This was for the 2010-2011 year. Numbers were not available yet for the 2011-2012 year.

If you "Google" College Athletic Department Profits you will get several stories about this.

My totals was football profit, not entire athletic department profit. I saw somewhere Oregon's athletic department brings in 45 million but that's probably because of Phil Knight

[rjd970]

Originally Posted by LLFshoals

Do you think Texas would pony up 20 mil a year?

It would take that before Bama would not match it. Might go as high as 25 mil. We do have a lot of cash.

I don't know where you are getting your $20 million number that Bama would pony up, but I don't buy it. At some point it simply won't make economic sense. I think the threshold for Texas is higher.

[LLFshoals]

Originally Posted by Gountiss

You don't have Texas cash. Last year, Texas' football program had a profit of 63,830,484 bucks. Alabama's football program had a profit of 40,766,391 bucks. Sorry, but Texas just has a whole lot more moolah to pony up for a coach. Don't forget about Jerry Jones as well if the Cowboys miss the playoffs again. Saban is just not loyal anywhere.

Texas isn't paying off a 100 mil stadium expansion, kind of cut down on our profit margin. And you pointed out we could pay him 15 mil more a year and still be 25 mil a year in the black.

[LLFshoals]

Originally Posted by rjd970

I don't know where you are getting your $20 million number that Bama would pony up, but I don't buy it. At some point it simply won't make economic sense. I think the threshold for Texas is higher.

Sure theirs is higher. Where I got it was simply looking at how much money Alabama football brings in.

Did you miss the profit numbers someone else posted?

The two schools that could really throw down some cash are Michigan and Arkansas.

Arkansas could buy or sell any program in the country if their boosters got serious about it.

[sbfinley]

The extension makes sense. That will leave him 13-0 against Tennessee. Kind of along par with an average season.

Likewise Dooley's next extension will probably set him up to be 7-6 against Vandy. Kind of along par with an average season.

[dukes_of_maggard]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

The extension makes sense. That will leave him 13-0 against Tennessee. Kind of along par with an average season.

Likewise Dooley's next extension will probably set him up to be 7-6 against Vandy. Kind of along par with an average season.