Urban Meyer Gets Raise


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Urban Meyer gets raise to $4 million annually

Florida coach Urban Meyer speaks to the media during … .By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer Mark Long, Ap Sports Writer – 16 mins ago

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida coach Urban Meyer has two national championships in the last three years and the same number of raises.

Meyer signed a six-year contract Monday worth $4 million annually, up from $3.25 million, after leading the Gators to the national title in January. The new deal makes Meyer the highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference — at least for now.....

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_florida_meyer_contract_5

Alabama's Nick Saban, scheduled to make $3.9 million this season, is reportedly negotiating a contract extension. And LSU's Les Miles has a clause in his contract that guarantees him $1,000 more than any coach in the league if he leads the Tigers to a national championship.

"Coach Meyer has certainly proven to be one of the top college football coaches in the country and should be compensated as such," athletic director Jeremy Foley said in a statement. "We are proud he is our coach and we appreciate all that he has done for the Gators."
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He deserves every penny. Winning 2 national titles in 4 years, and being heavily favored to win another one this season, they had to complete this deal to hush up all of the Notre Dame talks. The University of Florida has one the top and richest athletic programs in the country.
 



Well.
He deserves it cause he bring's in a shat load of money to Florida everyday.

Somebody once posted on another thread about programs like these never being really worried about operating in the red.
In these hard economic times, these mofo's just spend more money on salaries and facilities instead of cutting back. :lol:
 
SEC Coaches pay.
Houston Nutt is ranked 12th national and 6th in the SEC in pay.
Ole Miss Boosters are paying NUTT $2.3 million of his salary.
Ole Miss only pay's $200,000 in base pay.
Tell me again about Ole Miss and Miss. State "not having money" when they need it.

Clarion Ledger Aug. 4, 2009
OXFORD — Florida coach Urban Meyer is now the richest coach in the Southeastern Conference after signing a six-year extension worth $4 million per year.
And while Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt's $2.5 million salary isn't close to that, it certainly holds its own in the ultra-competitive world of high-stakes college football.
Nutt's salary is tied for 12th in the nation out of 120 programs in the Football Bowl Subdivision, according to a list from the Orlando Sentinel. The coach is tied with Michigan's Rich Rodriguez, Florida State's Bobby Bowden and Missouri's Gary Pinkel.
In the SEC, Nutt's salary ranks right in the middle at No. 6 out of the league's 12 coaches.
Meyer, Alabama's Nick Saban ($3.9 million), LSU's Les Miles ($3.8 million), Arkansas' Bobby Petrino ($2.9 million) and Georgia's Mark Richt ($2.8 million) all make more than Nutt.
Tennessee's Lane Kiffin ($2 million), Auburn's Gene Chizik ($2 million), South Carolina's Steve Spurrier ($1.8 million), Kentucky's Rich Brooks ($1.25 million), Mississippi State's Dan Mullen ($1.2 million) and Vanderbilt's Bobby Johnson ($1.1 million) all make less than Nutt.

Only $200,000 of Nutt's salary is paid for by the state. The other $2.3 million is subsidized by the UMAA Foundation.
 
players said:
...Only $200,000 of Nutt's salary is paid for by the state. The other $2.3 million is subsidized by the UMAA Foundation.
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And that is the key.

I have a guy that I work with who is a big UF alumn and he tells me that ALL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS (that for all sports in both genders) are funded forever. Between trusts, endowments and such, they are covered as long as the university exists without having to contribute another dime.
 
Man, we need to send our AD's over to UF for a how to run an athletic department workshop.
 
2009 Coaches Salaries.

1 Pete Carroll USC Pac-10 $4,400,000
2 Charlie Weis Notre Dame Ind. $4,200,000
3 Nick Saban Alabama SEC $3,900,000
4 Bob Stoops Oklahoma Big 12 $3,800,000
5 Les Miles LSU SEC $3,800,000
6 Jim Tressel Ohio State Big Ten $3,500,000
7 Urban Meyer Florida SEC $3,400,000
8 Kirk Ferentz Iowa Big Ten $3,030,000
9 Mack Brown Texas Big 12 $2,910,000
10 Bobby Petrino Arkansas SEC $2,900,000
11 Mark Richt Georgia SEC $2,900,000
12 Rich Rodriguez Michigan Big Ten $2,500,000
12 Bobby Bowden Florida State ACC $2,500,000
12 Gary Pinkel Missouri Big 12 $2,500,000
12 Houston Nutt Ole Miss SEC $2,500,000
16 Mark Mangino Kansas Big 12 $2,300,000
16 Paul Johnson Georgia Tech ACC $2,300,000
18 Greg Schiano Rutgers Big East $2,250,000
19 Frank Beamer Virginia Tech ACC $2,100,000
19 Butch Davis North Carolina ACC $2,100,000
21 June Jones SMU C-USA $2,000,000
21 Lane Kiffin Tennessee SEC $2,000,000
21 Gene Chizik Auburn SEC $2,000,000
24 Al Groh Virginia ACC $1,875,000
25 Bo Pelini Nebraska Big 12 $1,851,000
26 Jeff Tedford California Pac-10 $1,850,000
26 Steve Sarkisian Washington Pac 10 $1,850,000
28 Mike Sherman Texas A&M Big 12 $1,800,000
28 Art Briles Baylor Big 12 $1,800,000
28 Steve Spurrier South Carolina SEC $1,800,000
28 Mark Dantonio Michigan State Big Ten $1,800,000
32 Ralph Friedgen Maryland ACC $1,750,000
32 Mike Leach Texas Tech Big 12 $1,750,000
34 Chip Kelly Oregon Pac-10 $1,500,000
34 Joe Paterno Penn State Big Ten $1,500,000
34 Randy Edsall Connecticut Big East $1,500,000
34 David Cutcliffe Duke ACC $1,500,000
34 Randy Shannon Miami ACC $1,500,000
34 Jim Leavitt USF Big East $1,500,000
40 Steve Kragthorpe Louisville Big East $1,450,000
41 Bret Bielema Wisconsin Big Ten $1,400,000
42 Ron Zook Illinois Big Ten $1,350,000
43 Dave Wannstedt Pitt Big East $1,300,000
43 Gary Patterson TCU MWC $1,300,000
45 Danny Hope Purdue Big Ten $1,250,000
45 Rick Neuheisel UCLA Pac-10 $1,250,000
45 Pat Hill Fresno State WAC $1,250,000
45 Rich Brooks Kentucky SEC $1,250,00
49 Brian Kelly Cincinnati Big East $1,200,000
49 Jim Grobe Wake Forest ACC $1,200,000
49 Dan Mullen Mississippi State SEC $1,200,000
52 Skip Holtz East Carolina C-USA $1,160,000
53 George O'Leary UCF C-USA $1,150,000
53 Paul Rhoads Iowa State Big 12 $1,150,000
55 Dennis Erickson Arizona State Pac-10 $1,100,000
55 Todd Graham Tulsa C-USA $1,100,000
55 Tom O'Brien N.C. ACC $1,100,000
55 Greg McMackin Hawaii WAC $1,100,000
55 Dan Hawkins Colorado Big 12 $1,100,000
55 Mike Riley Oregon State Pac-10 $1,100,000
55 Bill Snyder Kansas State Big 12 $1,100,000
55 Doug Marrone Syracuse Big East $1,100,000
55 Bobby Johnson Vanderbilt SEC $1,100,000
64 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State Big 12 $1,050,000
65 Mike Stoops Arizona Pac-10 $1,025,000
66 Frank Spaziani Boston College ACC $1,000,000
66 Dabo Swinney Clemson ACC $1,000,000
66 Tim Brewster Minnesota Big Ten $1,000,000
66 Jim Harbaugh Stanford Pac-10 $1,000,000
70 Tommy West Memphis C-USA $950,000
71 Chris Peterson Boise State WAC $900,000
72 Bill Stewart West Virginia Big East $800,000
72 Larry Fedora Southern Miss C-USA $800,000
72 Steve Fairchild Colorado State MWC $800,000
72 Brady Hoke San Diego State MWC $800,000
76 Dave Christensen Wyoming MWC $750,000
76 Ken Niumatalolo Navy Ind. $750,000
76 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern Big Ten $750,000 The next Pete Carroll
76 Mike Locksley New Mexico MWC $750,000
80 Kevin Sumlin Houston C-USA $700,000
80 Kyle Whittingham Utah MWC $700,000
82 Bronco Mendenhall BYU MWC $650,000
82 Stan Brock Army Ind. $650,000
82 Bill Lynch Indiana Big Ten $650,000
85 Paul Wulff Washington State Pac-10 $600,000
85 Bob Toledo Tulane C-USA $600,000
85 Troy Calhoun Air Force MWC $600,000
88 Al Golden Temple MAC $575,000
89 Mark Snyder Marshall C-USA $500,000
90 Mike Price UTEP C-USA $475,000
91 Dick Tomey San Jose State WAC $460,000
92 Mike Sanford UNLV MWC $450,000
92 Tim Beckman Toledo MAC $450,000
94 David Bailiff Rice CUSA 2 $400,000
94 Frank Solich Ohio MAC $400,000
94 Derek Dooley La. Tech WAC $400,000
94 Gary Anderson Utah State WAC $400,000
94 DeWayne Walker New Mexico State WAC $400,000
99 Mario Cristobal FIU Sun Belt $390,000
100 Chris Ault Nevada WAC $375,000
100 Howard Schnellenberger FAU Sun Belt $375,000
101 Neil Callaway UAB C-USA $360,000
102 Jerry Kill Northern Illinois MAC $300,000
102 Larry Blakeney Troy Sun Belt $300,000
102 Rick Stockstill Middle Tennessee Sun Belt $300,000
102 Dave Clawson Bowling Green MAC $300,000
107 Butch Jones Central Michigan MAC $275,000
107 Bill Cubit Western Michigan MAC $275,000
107 Todd Dodge North Texas Sun Belt $275,000
110 Turner Gill Buffalo MAC $265,000
111 Stan Parrish Ball State MAC $250,000
111 Robb Akey Idaho WAC $250,000
111 Ron English Eastern Michigan MAC $250,000
114 J.D. Brookhart Akron MAC $245,000
115 Charlie Weatherbie La.-Monroe Sun Belt $205,000
116 Ricky Bustle La.-Lafayette Sun Belt $200,000
117 Steve Roberts Arkansas State Sun Belt $200,000
117 David Elson Western Kentucky Sun Belt $200,000
117 Mike Haywood Miami (OH) MAC $200,000
120 Doug Martin Kent State MAC $170,000
 
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number1 said:
Man, we need to send our AD's over to UF for a how to run an athletic department workshop.
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Before we send them over there, we (alumni, businesses, estates, etc.) need to dump millions of dollars into the athletic budgets at our schools. Otherwise, the conversations will be very short.
 
Comegy's salary is actually within range of some of the ones at the bottom of that list. Not sure how I feel about that.
 
dacontinent said:
Before we send them over there, we (alumni, businesses, estates, etc.) need to dump millions of dollars into the athletic budgets at our schools. Otherwise, the conversations will be very short.
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Then this is gonna be a dang short convo. :lol:

Mississippi State and Ole Miss just spent $6 million apeice on JUMBOTRONS.
Ole Miss spent $6 million on theirs and not to be outdone, Mississippi State spent $6.1 million on theirs beating Ole Miss out for the 2nd largest Jumbotron in the nation.
THAT'S ONLY $400,000 SHORT OF JSU ENTIRE ATHLETIC BUDGET. :lol:

Texas Jumbotron is #1.
The people in those booster clubs got money to burn and then some.
 
JSU/99 said:
Comegy's salary is actually within range of some of the ones at the bottom of that list. Not sure how I feel about that.
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You feel bad...and you feel bad because you better understand the scope of what we are competing against in trying to improve facilities, recruit both coaches and players, and actually be on the same levels with the big boys.
 
dacontinent said:
Before we send them over there, we (alumni, businesses, estates, etc.) need to dump millions of dollars into the athletic budgets at our schools. Otherwise, the conversations will be very short.
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Florida is like it is because they had leaders that made good decisions with the money. They knew how to invest their money in certain projects that made them a great academic institution and an excellent athletic school.

Jeremy Foley made some excellent hires during his time, Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer (football), Billy Donovan (basketball), Mary Wise (volleyball), Kevin O'Sullivan (baseball), Tom Walton (softball), and many more. Hiring people that know how to build a winning program and generate interest, and knowing when to get rid of those that don't (Ron Zook) is the reason why the Florida boosters were so eager to donate a ton of money to their athletic programs.

If Southern adopted that principle, hire energetic coaches that know how to win and get rid of those that continue to produce losing teams, I guarantee we would dominate the SWAC.
 
kendrick said:
2009 Coaches Salaries.

1 Pete Carroll USC Pac-10 $4,400,000
2 Charlie Weis Notre Dame Ind. $4,200,000
3 Nick Saban Alabama SEC $3,900,000
4 Bob Stoops Oklahoma Big 12 $3,800,000
5 Les Miles LSU SEC $3,800,000
6 Jim Tressel Ohio State Big Ten $3,500,000
7 Urban Meyer Florida SEC $3,400,000
8 Kirk Ferentz Iowa Big Ten $3,030,000
9 Mack Brown Texas Big 12 $2,910,000
10 Bobby Petrino Arkansas SEC $2,900,000
11 Mark Richt Georgia SEC $2,900,000
12 Rich Rodriguez Michigan Big Ten $2,500,000
12 Bobby Bowden Florida State ACC $2,500,000
12 Gary Pinkel Missouri Big 12 $2,500,000
12 Houston Nutt Ole Miss SEC $2,500,000
16 Mark Mangino Kansas Big 12 $2,300,000
16 Paul Johnson Georgia Tech ACC $2,300,000
18 Greg Schiano Rutgers Big East $2,250,000
19 Frank Beamer Virginia Tech ACC $2,100,000
19 Butch Davis North Carolina ACC $2,100,000
21 June Jones SMU C-USA $2,000,000
21 Lane Kiffin Tennessee SEC $2,000,000
21 Gene Chizik Auburn SEC $2,000,000
24 Al Groh Virginia ACC $1,875,000
25 Bo Pelini Nebraska Big 12 $1,851,000
26 Jeff Tedford California Pac-10 $1,850,000
26 Steve Sarkisian Washington Pac 10 $1,850,000
28 Mike Sherman Texas A&M Big 12 $1,800,000
28 Art Briles Baylor Big 12 $1,800,000
28 Steve Spurrier South Carolina SEC $1,800,000
28 Mark Dantonio Michigan State Big Ten $1,800,000
32 Ralph Friedgen Maryland ACC $1,750,000
32 Mike Leach Texas Tech Big 12 $1,750,000
34 Chip Kelly Oregon Pac-10 $1,500,000
34 Joe Paterno Penn State Big Ten $1,500,000
34 Randy Edsall Connecticut Big East $1,500,000
34 David Cutcliffe Duke ACC $1,500,000
34 Randy Shannon Miami ACC $1,500,000
34 Jim Leavitt USF Big East $1,500,000
40 Steve Kragthorpe Louisville Big East $1,450,000
41 Bret Bielema Wisconsin Big Ten $1,400,000
42 Ron Zook Illinois Big Ten $1,350,000
43 Dave Wannstedt Pitt Big East $1,300,000
43 Gary Patterson TCU MWC $1,300,000
45 Danny Hope Purdue Big Ten $1,250,000
45 Rick Neuheisel UCLA Pac-10 $1,250,000
45 Pat Hill Fresno State WAC $1,250,000
45 Rich Brooks Kentucky SEC $1,250,00
49 Brian Kelly Cincinnati Big East $1,200,000
49 Jim Grobe Wake Forest ACC $1,200,000
49 Dan Mullen Mississippi State SEC $1,200,000
52 Skip Holtz East Carolina C-USA $1,160,000
53 George O'Leary UCF C-USA $1,150,000
53 Paul Rhoads Iowa State Big 12 $1,150,000
55 Dennis Erickson Arizona State Pac-10 $1,100,000
55 Todd Graham Tulsa C-USA $1,100,000
55 Tom O'Brien N.C. ACC $1,100,000
55 Greg McMackin Hawaii WAC $1,100,000
55 Dan Hawkins Colorado Big 12 $1,100,000
55 Mike Riley Oregon State Pac-10 $1,100,000
55 Bill Snyder Kansas State Big 12 $1,100,000
55 Doug Marrone Syracuse Big East $1,100,000
55 Bobby Johnson Vanderbilt SEC $1,100,000
64 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State Big 12 $1,050,000
65 Mike Stoops Arizona Pac-10 $1,025,000
66 Frank Spaziani Boston College ACC $1,000,000
66 Dabo Swinney Clemson ACC $1,000,000
66 Tim Brewster Minnesota Big Ten $1,000,000
66 Jim Harbaugh Stanford Pac-10 $1,000,000
70 Tommy West Memphis C-USA $950,000
71 Chris Peterson Boise State WAC $900,000
72 Bill Stewart West Virginia Big East $800,000
72 Larry Fedora Southern Miss C-USA $800,000
72 Steve Fairchild Colorado State MWC $800,000
72 Brady Hoke San Diego State MWC $800,000
76 Dave Christensen Wyoming MWC $750,000
76 Ken Niumatalolo Navy Ind. $750,000
76 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern Big Ten $750,000 The next Pete Carroll
76 Mike Locksley New Mexico MWC $750,000
80 Kevin Sumlin Houston C-USA $700,000
80 Kyle Whittingham Utah MWC $700,000
82 Bronco Mendenhall BYU MWC $650,000
82 Stan Brock Army Ind. $650,000
82 Bill Lynch Indiana Big Ten $650,000
85 Paul Wulff Washington State Pac-10 $600,000
85 Bob Toledo Tulane C-USA $600,000
85 Troy Calhoun Air Force MWC $600,000
88 Al Golden Temple MAC $575,000
89 Mark Snyder Marshall C-USA $500,000
90 Mike Price UTEP C-USA $475,000
91 Dick Tomey San Jose State WAC $460,000
92 Mike Sanford UNLV MWC $450,000
92 Tim Beckman Toledo MAC $450,000
94 David Bailiff Rice CUSA 2 $400,000
94 Frank Solich Ohio MAC $400,000
94 Derek Dooley La. Tech WAC $400,000
94 Gary Anderson Utah State WAC $400,000
94 DeWayne Walker New Mexico State WAC $400,000
99 Mario Cristobal FIU Sun Belt $390,000
100 Chris Ault Nevada WAC $375,000
100 Howard Schnellenberger FAU Sun Belt $375,000
101 Neil Callaway UAB C-USA $360,000
102 Jerry Kill Northern Illinois MAC $300,000
102 Larry Blakeney Troy Sun Belt $300,000
102 Rick Stockstill Middle Tennessee Sun Belt $300,000
102 Dave Clawson Bowling Green MAC $300,000
107 Butch Jones Central Michigan MAC $275,000
107 Bill Cubit Western Michigan MAC $275,000
107 Todd Dodge North Texas Sun Belt $275,000
110 Turner Gill Buffalo MAC $265,000
111 Stan Parrish Ball State MAC $250,000
111 Robb Akey Idaho WAC $250,000
111 Ron English Eastern Michigan MAC $250,000
114 J.D. Brookhart Akron MAC $245,000
115 Charlie Weatherbie La.-Monroe Sun Belt $205,000
116 Ricky Bustle La.-Lafayette Sun Belt $200,000
117 Steve Roberts Arkansas State Sun Belt $200,000
117 David Elson Western Kentucky Sun Belt $200,000
117 Mike Haywood Miami (OH) MAC $200,000
120 Doug Martin Kent State MAC $170,000
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Pete Richardson's salary is competitive with some of the lower-FBS programs. That shows that we should be able to hire a young, excellent person to take over after he retires.
 
Why are the Gators practicing at 5 a.m.? Not that serious, gang. I remember Salter used to make us practice at 6 a.m. :lol: Until they start playing games that early there is no need to practice that early.
 
We want to show everyone that we are not overlooking any game. We are serious about trying to win another championship!
 



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