Hoopie 6 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Attached is Tony Barnhart's March 17, 08 column. There are some good UGA, Joe Pa/Bowden and Miles-$aban comments. AJC > Sports > Blog > Archives > 2008 > March > 17 > Entry Facebook Digg DEL.ICIO.US Newsvine Reddit Les Miles cashes in; Damon Evans counts his blessings By Tony Barnhart | Monday, March 17, 2008, 08:39 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution It’s a Monday morning, Georgia has just won the SEC basketball tournament, and the college football world never ceases to entertain us. Let us count the ways: 1. Who says there is no sense of humor in college football? Les Miles’ new contract says he must be no worse than the third highest-paid coach in college football. LSU officials decided to resolve the issue by making him the highest paid coach in the SEC by paying him exactly $1,000 more than Nick Saban’s $3.75 million at Alabama. So unless something changes, Miles will always make more than Saban as long as he’s at LSU. Given the obvious tension between those two men, that move was a clear poke in the ribs to Saban and had to make for a fun weekend in the football offices in Tuscaloosa. 2. Think Damon Evans is counting his blessings today? Last Thursday, the Georgia athletics director was preparing to look for a new men’s basketball coach. But four improbable victories wrapped around a tornado gave Georgia an SEC championship, an NCAA Tournament berth, and saves Evans the unpleasant task of firing Dennis Felton. Evans is also fortunate to have Mark Richt as his head football coach. Richt will never complain that the highest-paid coaches in the league make about a million more per season. But if this Georgia season turns out the way a lot of people hope, Evans needs to be ready to give Richt another bump. 3. Stop the presses: Terrelle Pryor will sign this week. Mr. Pryor, who has been hailed as the greatest quarterback in the history of organized football, will finally decide which school he will honor by signing this week. We must assume that he is going to have a press conference where he will trot out several different hats, create tension in the room, and then put one of the hats on. That’s entertainment. Guys, I’m really not picking on Pryor. I’m making a point about the process. It’s silly to fawn over a high school athlete, no matter how talented he is, to this degree. It’s also not healthy for the kid. I hope Terrelle Pryor has a wonderful college career, no matter where he goes. I just get the uneasy feeling that after this much hype it is not going to turn out well. Hope I’m wrong. 4. No deadline for Joe Pa: Still no word on the future of Penn State coach Joe Paterno. The 81-year-old Paterno is entering the final year of his contract and Penn State has a decision to make. Either: a) give him a contract extension (not likely), say that this will be his final season and announce a succession plan, probably with assistant Tom Bradley, or c) announce that this will be Joe Pa’s last season and conduct a national search for his replacement. Penn State says there is no sense of urgency. Well, there actually is if the school wants to recruit in May. 5. Rich Rodriguez goes to court: On April 3 a judge will hear arguments in West Virginia’s lawsuit against former coach Rich Rodriguez. West Virginia says Rodriguez owes them $4 million, which was the buyout figure in his contract when he suddenly left for Michigan. Rodriguez says that West Virginia reneged on some verbal promises and therefore the buyout clause in the contract is not enforceable. Here is what the legal people I know tell me: The way the law is set up, the burden of proof will fall on Rodriguez to show that he does not owe the money. So he will have to prove that he did not damage West Virginia to the tune of $4 million when he left. To do that he will have to get complete access to all financial records of the private foundation that supports West Virginia athletics. No one wants to open that door. Expect the case to be settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Attached is Tony Barnhart's March 17, 08 column. There are some good UGA, Joe Pa/Bowden and Miles-$aban comments. AJC > Sports > Blog > Archives > 2008 > March > 17 > Entry Facebook Digg DEL.ICIO.US Newsvine Reddit Les Miles cashes in; Damon Evans counts his blessings By Tony Barnhart | Monday, March 17, 2008, 08:39 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution It’s a Monday morning, Georgia has just won the SEC basketball tournament, and the college football world never ceases to entertain us. Let us count the ways: 1. Who says there is no sense of humor in college football? Les Miles’ new contract says he must be no worse than the third highest-paid coach in college football. LSU officials decided to resolve the issue by making him the highest paid coach in the SEC by paying him exactly $1,000 more than Nick Saban’s $3.75 million at Alabama. So unless something changes, Miles will always make more than Saban as long as he’s at LSU. Given the obvious tension between those two men, that move was a clear poke in the ribs to Saban and had to make for a fun weekend in the football offices in Tuscaloosa. Okay...A legal question for all you AUN barristers: Suppose Bama turns around (or any other SEC school) and gives its coach a new contract saying HE will be the highest paid in the conference? How can two (or more) be "the highest paid in the conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auwallace 6 Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 better yet, how arrogant do you have to be to make that stipulation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopie 6 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 The second "highest paid" contract would provide great fodder to make fun of the "SEC Arms Race"(coach salaries and facilities). Actually IMO the AD or attorneys would catch the legal logic bust and substitute some other pay level barometer. The salary/facilities arms race will not end until the TV revenue/ticket prices level out. That won't happen until the current CFB popularity wanes. Pro Football, Baseball and Basketball have all gone through one or more of those popularity/expense cycles and each sport rode the wave for varying lengths of time. It seems that a player strike usually killed the out of control popularity. Of course a strike won't happen in CFB, but IMO eventually overexposure will cause popuarity to wane. I don't care what happens to Pryor, over hyped recruits seem to either do real well or fall apart depending whether they are able to keep their head screwed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMMERPERRY 0 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Saban will make more than him next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFTiger 282 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Saban will make more than him next year. And win fewer games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopie 6 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 BP..........your comments aren't valid!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrnfanatc 6 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Saban will make more than him next year. Where is he going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerOne 1,151 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Saban will make more than him next year. Where is he going? Penn State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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