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Renegade 13 said:
Still, even a 'mere' $400,000 per year is a hell of a lot more than most people rake in. If a college football coach makes $500,000 plus bonuses, perhaps the college should take a long look at reducing the pay of the coach and maybe using the money they save to make college more affordable for the students who are there to learn not play football...
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Except for US universities, football is actually PROFITABLE. Often, football and basketball are the only college sports where the program does not operate at a loss. The extra money those two bring in go straight to paying for all the other athletics at the school, and the coaches get paid a lot simply because if the teams win a lot, the school makes more money! If a coach were to suddenly get $40,000 instead of $400,000, an offer from another school to come win and make money for them would look really good if they offered the $400,000 that used to be the salary. So they get paid a lot to make sure they don't leave. So, to summarize, lots of money for coach leads to keeping a good coach leads to winning more leads to more ticket sales, broadcast contracts, sponsorships, etc. leads to the school being able to afford both the coach and the costs of all the other athletics. And the schools want athletics because students will be a lot less likely to apply if there aren't any *even if they never intend to play*. Fewer students leads to fewer tuition dollars leads to higher tuition for the students that do come or cuts in more areas, both of which lead to fewer students... repeat.