SEC Athletic Director Pay
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- Sep 15, 2014
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Williams is breaking bank. Vandy actually doesn't have an athletics department anymore. Williams is the vice chancellor for all things athletics including rec, intramural, etc. Still that is a crazy salary. At least they won baseball last year. Oh yeah can't forget women's bowling a few years ago.
- Jun 9, 2014
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Fooley gets paid alot for skimping on coaches and bragging about not getting in arms races with the best schools in the SEC.
Maybe Vandy is the goal afterall. We're headed in the correct direction.
Maybe Vandy is the goal afterall. We're headed in the correct direction.
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- Jun 11, 2014
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Foley is one of the best in the business and our success is unmatched...but he is not without fault and has made some blunders in football...some serious blunders. Muschamp was a disaster from the get go and the constant extending of his contract and stubborness to fire him have lead to this crap we see now. We've fallen far behind other schools in facilities and that also needs to be fixed...appears from everything that has been said that is being addressed. He at least deserves to see if this hire is going to be the right one.
- Jun 16, 2014
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Seems about right. Vandy has a lot of big money grads, and might have legacy money as well. They also have a puny stadium that costs little to maintain yet get their full share every year.
- Oct 5, 2014
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From the article by Chris Low:
"USA Today did a study Wednesday of athletic director salaries at the 124 FBS schools. According to the study, Vanderbilt's David Williams was far and away No. 1 on the list at $3,239,678. As is pointed out in USA Today's piece, Williams wore several different hats at Vanderbilt during the period covered by the university's most recent available federal tax return. He was vice chancellor for university affairs and athletics, general counsel and university secretary for Vanderbilt and its medical center as well as a tenured law professor. As of July 2012, Williams' title changed to vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director. He no longer had the roles of general counsel and university secretary, but remains a tenured law professor."
"USA Today did a study Wednesday of athletic director salaries at the 124 FBS schools. According to the study, Vanderbilt's David Williams was far and away No. 1 on the list at $3,239,678. As is pointed out in USA Today's piece, Williams wore several different hats at Vanderbilt during the period covered by the university's most recent available federal tax return. He was vice chancellor for university affairs and athletics, general counsel and university secretary for Vanderbilt and its medical center as well as a tenured law professor. As of July 2012, Williams' title changed to vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director. He no longer had the roles of general counsel and university secretary, but remains a tenured law professor."
- Jun 13, 2014
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Actually, considering the facts that he's worked for UF for almost 40 years, has been the AD for the last 23 years, as AD has had one of the most successful athletic programs in the last 25 years and is in charge of an athletic program that takes in around $150 million a year, I would say his pay is not unreasonable.
Can't be said for what he paid Muschamp and the $1million goodbye package to Meyer, however.
Can't be said for what he paid Muschamp and the $1million goodbye package to Meyer, however.
- Jun 13, 2014
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Foley has made some huge mistakes . He was a good ad 8 years ago but he's behind the times. And he made a terrible hire that was questionable from the get go and then fired him a year too late. It was a huge risk that but a big dent in the university's money maker. The hireing of mcelwain didn't go all that smoothly either. He's had a good run but I think it could possibly be time for a change. The college football landscape is changing and it's an arm race. Why wouldn't we try to be in front of it? These tv contracts make you bullet proof financially. I guess the ipf is a good start but I hear we're way behind in dorms , dinning halls and other facilities.
- Jun 13, 2014
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t-gator;n160115 said:
There are only a dozen or so Div-1 athletic departments that make money. It's not like there is a bottomless barrel of cash to pull from. I see some people on here acting like we are playing with Monopoly money and should pay 8-10 million a year for a coach, have the Ritz-Carlton run our athletic housing and have a staff of 30 topless massueses on staff to take care of our already pampered 18 and 19 year old football players.
While Florida is a well to do program, there are no oil billionaires or shoe company billionaires with more money than sense ready to fund the whims of the fan base. Eventually there is going to have to be a ceiling on what is reasonable to spend on a game played by college kids.
- Jun 12, 2014
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Dave Hart $800,000+. lololol
That's name alone is a great example of why Foley is valuable. We've been scandal-free for 25 years, and won many, many titles. He's got an excellent handle on compliance and a good track record for hiring coaches. We're certainly profitable, but there are measures well beyond that which make him worth what he's paid.
That's name alone is a great example of why Foley is valuable. We've been scandal-free for 25 years, and won many, many titles. He's got an excellent handle on compliance and a good track record for hiring coaches. We're certainly profitable, but there are measures well beyond that which make him worth what he's paid.
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Then how do you explain the Mississippi schools having better facilities? They don't have shoe billionaires in their booster club. It's pretty well documented that Foley is behind in the arms race. It's not unreasonable to say it. My only worry is, if he's fired how will that affect our relationship with the big money guy's. He's been around a long time how comfortable would they be dealing with someone else?divits;n160121 said:
- Jun 13, 2014
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t-gator;n160163 said:
It's freakin' Mississippi. They're priorities have been f**ked up since their state was first chartered. They have the worst education system in the country.
So when does this "arms race" end? I'd like to know what you or other folks consider a reasonable amount of money to spend on coaches and facilities. And please don't give a nebulous answer of "whatever it takes" or "what the market dictates" because those two things are not necessarily reasonable. And if you are a season ticket holder as I am, how much more are you willing to shell out to pay for all these very expensive items in order to keep up with the Joneses?
- Jun 11, 2014
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That bag of cash was actually paid to get him to come back for one more year giving Foley time to seat a new coach.divits;n160003 said:
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Unit-gator;n160163 said:
So between Mississippi State and Ole Miss their only recognized athletic National Title is football 1960 Ole Miss co National Champion with Minnesota. University of Florida has 33 (21 since Foley took over) National Title teams. I don't think either Mississippi Schools are winning an arms race against Florida.
