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[BamaGrad03 0]

We hate you. Get over it. We're never going to treat you fairly, especially in your jaded view.

Be careful, you know the next couple of rounds are on me. If you keep it up, I may just go to the bar and pick up a round of natural light! Not because I'm cheap, but because I'm worried about how I'm going to have to contribute to Saban's salary.

[Guest Tigrinum Major]

We hate you. Get over it. We're never going to treat you fairly, especially in your jaded view.

Be careful, you know the next couple of rounds are on me. If you keep it up, I may just go to the bar and pick up a round of natural light! Not because I'm cheap, but because I'm worried about how I'm going to have to contribute to Saban's salary.

I use the universal "you".

You know I find your company delightfully amusing.

[AuburnChopper1 0]

We hate you. Get over it. We're never going to treat you fairly, especially in your jaded view.

Be careful, you know the next couple of rounds are on me. If you keep it up, I may just go to the bar and pick up a round of natural light! Not because I'm cheap, but because I'm worried about how I'm going to have to contribute to Saban's salary.

Well, it IS YOUR burden, our fodder, and the next best thing to watch.

I say, go for the Pabst. Just make sure you take a few Pepcid before hand to fight off "the burn" you'll feel in the morning.

[FootballFanatic 4]

Actually, maybe I am in the minority on this one...

I think the new salaries are nutz.

I think tommy is pushing the envelope of high salary. I think anyone over the 3 mill mark is pointing out some serious issues with college football.

Im not happy at all with the amount of money spent on coaches at the moment. I am also not suprised that Meyer and Donovan got raises since it was written into their contracts.

All that said, a 32 mill no buyout no fault contract with absolutely no saftey for the University is nutz.

[Tiger1992 999]

I've managed to mangle the quotes so my responses below are italicized. - T1992

See...this I can live with. Saying you rag us because you hate us or whatever...that makes sense. Dogging a school that pays 4 million to a coach, but not dogging a school that has a coach making 3.5 million, a coach making 3.25 million and has the highest paid AD in the nation...doesn't make sense. Well it doesn't unless you put the "rival ribbing" into play.

In what way doesn't it make sense? Meyer just won a national championship. Donoflipfloppervan just won TWO national championships in a row. Foley hired them both and managed to turn Donovan into Donoflipfloppervan. I'd say all three of them are earning their paychecks.

the connection between that situation and the one at florida is absolutely, obviously not the same. they are OWNING TWO MAJOR COLLEGE SPORTS right now

Was UF owning football when they hired Meyer for over 3 million bucks per?

No. But Meyer was coming off an undefeated season at Utah and Florida was competing with Notre Dame for his services. Meyer had gone 22-2 in the prior two seasons, and 39-8 in his head coaching career at Bowling Green and Utah. Pretty impressive records at those (or any) schools. I agree it might have been a bit much to be hired at, but what he was hired at has nothing to do with him deserving his raise, or the amount of the raise. You seem to think the two are correlated. Say he'd been hired at 2.5 million and got a raise to his current salary. Would you still be overreaching for a valid point?

The fact that Florida thought it was competing with Notre Dame (whether they actually were or not) is one thing that makes this MUCH different than the Saban scenario. Bama wasn't competing with anyone for Saban's services. They were competing with the memory of a coach long since passed away and a string of recent coaching flops/embarrassments. THAT's what made it a $4million/year hire.

While I (and apparently most of us) disagree with your assertions, Chopper pretty much summed it up when he said, hey, this is an Auburn board and you're trying to convince us to take it easy on Bama? If you think that's going to happen, then I want a sip of your kool-aid. You're on an Auburn board talking to Auburn people. It's our job to pick on you and UAT.

[DaddyBoyAU 119]

I just wonder how the Bama posters would react if we went to one of their message boards extolling the virtues of Tuberville.

We've got a coach that has led us to an undefeated season, recruits well, graduates players, disciplines players, and doesn't embarrass us in public with a bunch of f-bombs or derogatory statements. Yet, almost daily, I hear Bama fans on the radio stating Coach Tuberville is a bad coach, is "classless" - they even poke fun at his ears. Now we have a Bama fan complaining that we search out reasons to dig at a Bama coach? That it's so unfair?

Get over it. You're on an Auburn message board - don't make me go search out posts on a Bama board where they trash Tuberville. There are plenty.

[BZ770 2]

I will stick up for BG3 for one time. The salary for Meyer is high and I strongly believe that Florida is the long lost son of Lee Corso. Espn always treats Florida teams like a Notre Dame. But who really cares if I was the coach I would be smiling all the way the bank with the check, forget about direct deposit.

[Guest Tigrinum Major]

Wouldn't direct deposit be quicker, therefore better?

[BamaGrad03 0]

I just wonder how the Bama posters would react if we went to one of their message boards extolling the virtues of Tuberville.

We've got a coach that has led us to an undefeated season, recruits well, graduates players, disciplines players, and doesn't embarrass us in public with a bunch of f-bombs or derogatory statements. Yet, almost daily, I hear Bama fans on the radio stating Coach Tuberville is a bad coach, is "classless" - they even poke fun at his ears. Now we have a Bama fan complaining that we search out reasons to dig at a Bama coach? That it's so unfair?

Get over it. You're on an Auburn message board - don't make me go search out posts on a Bama board where they trash Tuberville. There are plenty.

If you were a respected poster on said board, and had been around for...what...6 years like I have here, then maybe they wouldn't see it as you being disingenous or pompous. I'd expect you to have about the same reaction as has been shown here.

Like I said before, I'm ok with the premise that this is an AU board, and you are going to see all things UA a little differently. That's human nature. Hell, that's rival nature. And that's a valid reason for a double standard. At least in the college football fan world.

[BZ770 2]

Wouldn't direct deposit be quicker, therefore better?

I would like the satisfaction of personally walking up to the teller and seeing her eyes drop and say, I have to get the bank manager to approve this, and smile like a possum eating polkberries.

[BamaGrad03 0]

Honestly, I'd make them give me one of those big ol' fat Happy Gilmore checks.

[AUesquire 1]

Honestly, I'd make them give me one of those big ol' fat Happy Gilmore checks.

That's what I'm talking about.

[AUChizad 0]

Oh my God.

Sorry for being late for the party, but I still gotta chime in.

Don't really know how else to attempt to get you to see the logic you're shutting out here.

While I will secede that we as Auburn fans will not give bammers credit where credit is due, this is NOT a case of this standard. This is common sense. Which as history has proven explains why you're having a tough time with it.

First of all, I do have a problem with all college coaching salaries being too high.

That being said:

This current coaching combo are the FIRST in the HISTORY of college athletics to simultaneously hold national championships in football AND basketball. Then they topped even that amazing record by becoming the first basketball team to win back to back in 15 years, thus keeping their uncontested championship title in the two premier college sports for at least a year and 10 months.

This is incredible history in the making.

If anyone deserves to be bumped to position of highest paid coaches, let alone highest paid combo of coaches at one school, it's beyond a shadow of a doubt them.

Yet neither of them make $aban money.

So what was your point?

"Look at how outrageous their salaries are!!! Can you believe these record shattering history makers that have skyrocketed their current school into the limelight as the be all-end all of all college sports almost make as much as $aban Almighty??? Blasphemy!!! I mean, SaGod only makes a petty half a million more than them and look at all he's done for our University!!! Everyone complains when $aban sets the bar for future coaches to make insane amounts of money, but where's all the outrage when a coach with all those remarkable accomplishments comes along and...still...doesn't...quite make as much as SaChrist. Outrage I say!!!"

And another thing, this whole analogy you keep going back to:

If any of you guys leave your job for a better one, are you going to take an entry level salary until you "prove" yourself?

"Entry level" would be like an assistant coach's salary. Or maybe a coach at some obscure JuCo.

I can tell you this: I am not so egotistical that I expect to be the highest paid IT specialist in the entire world (Bill Gates & Steve Jobs who?) when I look for a new job after 3 decent years in the field, then moving on to another job where I was in way over my head and nearly brought down the company (DolphinCo) due to my incompetence.

[BamaGrad03 0]

"Entry level" would be like an assistant coach's salary. Or maybe a coach at some obscure JuCo.

I can tell you this: I am not so egotistical that I expect to be the highest paid IT specialist in the entire world (Bill Gates & Steve Jobs who?) when I look for a new job after 3 decent years in the feild, then moving on to another job where I was in way over my head and nearly brought down the company (DolphinCo) due to my incompetence.

You can't compare the two. If, when you left the field, you were the 2nd highest paid in the WORLD...you wouldn't expect to come back for half the salary. You can poo poo his career in college all you want. But bottom line, he was making $1 less than Stoops. No one was crying about his salary then. Because 1...he was at LSU...and 2...he had obviously earned it.

This current coaching combo are the FIRST in the HISTORY of college athletics to simultaneously hold national championships in football AND basketball. Then they topped even that amazing record by becoming the first basketball team to win back to back in 15 years, thus keeping their uncontested championship title in the two premier college sports for at least a year and 10 months.

Would be a fair analogy if they didn't hire Meyer for over 3 million BEFORE he ever won a game at UF.

[FootballFanatic 4]

umm, meyer wasn't making over 3 mill before he won a game at uf.

His initial salary was in the 2.1-2.2 mill range.

[AuburnChopper1 0]

umm, meyer wasn't making over 3 mill before he won a game at uf.

His initial salary was in the 2.1-2.2 mill range.

He had also just come from an undefeated season at UTAH. But...I guess BG isn't going to get the point...

I guess since he brings up the "how long I've been here, and how many posts I have" thing, I guess I should just sit and can it, since obviously untill I hit the 5 thousand post mark, my common sense views on the subject mean nothing.

That whole thing is the reason there are so few new posters sometimes on this board. Newbies, good points or not, just get shut out and ignored for the most part. (I've been lucky so far, had some good contacts with a few on here....)

So, BG, my tenure and posts aside, I hope you see the point.

[AUesquire 1]

umm, meyer wasn't making over 3 mill before he won a game at uf.

His initial salary was in the 2.1-2.2 mill range.

He had also just come from an undefeated season at UTAH. But...I guess BG isn't going to get the point...

I guess since he brings up the "how long I've been here, and how many posts I have" thing, I guess I should just sit and can it, since obviously untill I hit the 5 thousand post mark, my common sense views on the subject mean nothing.

That whole thing is the reason there are so few new posters sometimes on this board. Newbies, good points or not, just get shut out and ignored for the most part. (I've been lucky so far, had some good contacts with a few on here....)

So, BG, my tenure and posts aside, I hope you see the point.

Shut up, newbie. Only speak when spoken to.

[AuburnChopper1 0]

thesphinctersayswha?????

[AUesquire 1]

thesphinctersayswha?????

You said sphincter

[BamaGrad03 0]

umm, meyer wasn't making over 3 mill before he won a game at uf.

His initial salary was in the 2.1-2.2 mill range.

He had also just come from an undefeated season at UTAH. But...I guess BG isn't going to get the point...

I guess since he brings up the "how long I've been here, and how many posts I have" thing, I guess I should just sit and can it, since obviously untill I hit the 5 thousand post mark, my common sense views on the subject mean nothing.

That whole thing is the reason there are so few new posters sometimes on this board. Newbies, good points or not, just get shut out and ignored for the most part. (I've been lucky so far, had some good contacts with a few on here....)

So, BG, my tenure and posts aside, I hope you see the point.

I think you read me wrong. My post about my tenure was only in response to "how would me talking about CTT on a Bama board be perceived". I was trying to make the point that if someone went to a UA board, and had been there for a long time...and started having a discussion about CTT's salary or whatever...it would be perceived much differently than someone who doesn't have a history of discussing things without bringing a flamethrower.

And on a rival board, I think it takes a while before people realize that you aren't just another BamaPerry dork who's there only to start trouble.

[AuburnChopper1 0]

umm, meyer wasn't making over 3 mill before he won a game at uf.

His initial salary was in the 2.1-2.2 mill range.

He had also just come from an undefeated season at UTAH. But...I guess BG isn't going to get the point...

I guess since he brings up the "how long I've been here, and how many posts I have" thing, I guess I should just sit and can it, since obviously untill I hit the 5 thousand post mark, my common sense views on the subject mean nothing.

That whole thing is the reason there are so few new posters sometimes on this board. Newbies, good points or not, just get shut out and ignored for the most part. (I've been lucky so far, had some good contacts with a few on here....)

So, BG, my tenure and posts aside, I hope you see the point.

I think you read me wrong. My post about my tenure was only in response to "how would me talking about CTT on a Bama board be perceived". I was trying to make the point that if someone went to a UA board, and had been there for a long time...and started having a discussion about CTT's salary or whatever...it would be perceived much differently than someone who doesn't have a history of discussing things without bringing a flamethrower.

And on a rival board, I think it takes a while before people realize that you aren't just another BamaPerry dork who's there only to start trouble.

No prob BG... I guess since you DO recognize this as an Auburn board, and the way we're going to take it, then I guess it should also make sense why Saban is going to be knocked around in here?

yeah...I said sphincter...

Don't mess with me...I'll do it again!

[autiger518 1]

We hate you. Get over it. We're never going to treat you fairly, especially in your jaded view.

Be careful, you know the next couple of rounds are on me. If you keep it up, I may just go to the bar and pick up a round of natural light! Not because I'm cheap, but because I'm worried about how I'm going to have to contribute to Saban's salary.

I use the universal "you".

You know I find your company delightfully amusing.

Kind of like a monkey that you make dress up like a clown and perform for you?

[ssgaufan 0]

umm, meyer wasn't making over 3 mill before he won a game at uf.

His initial salary was in the 2.1-2.2 mill range.

He had also just come from an undefeated season at UTAH. But...I guess BG isn't going to get the point...

I guess since he brings up the "how long I've been here, and how many posts I have" thing, I guess I should just sit and can it, since obviously untill I hit the 5 thousand post mark, my common sense views on the subject mean nothing.

That whole thing is the reason there are so few new posters sometimes on this board. Newbies, good points or not, just get shut out and ignored for the most part. (I've been lucky so far, had some good contacts with a few on here....)

So, BG, my tenure and posts aside, I hope you see the point.

I think you read me wrong. My post about my tenure was only in response to "how would me talking about CTT on a Bama board be perceived". I was trying to make the point that if someone went to a UA board, and had been there for a long time...and started having a discussion about CTT's salary or whatever...it would be perceived much differently than someone who doesn't have a history of discussing things without bringing a flamethrower.

And on a rival board, I think it takes a while before people realize that you aren't just another BamaPerry dork who's there only to start trouble.

Speaking of BamaPerry, did he get banned or something? I haven't noticed any of his posts.

Oh, I guess he could be at DisneyLand with his folks, seeing as how school is out for the summer.

[BamaGrad03 0]

Speaking of BamaPerry, did he get banned or something? I haven't noticed any of his posts.

Don't tell me you MISS him...

[AU alum 2]

Speaking of BamaPerry, did he get banned or something? I haven't noticed any of his posts.

Don't tell me you MISS him...

No, it isn't MISS exactly. More like notice that he isn't here (you know, sort of like if you have a bump on your butt, and it stops hurting). You notice that, but you in no way miss it.