Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Skip navigation

Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

The said

Petrino will be named coach at UCONN at the conclusion of next season….calling it.  Honestly, WKU would have been better off going for Cristobal.
 Cristobal is not a good coach great recruiter not a good coach with the talent on those FIU teams should have won a lot more games.
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

owlcountry40 said

The said

Petrino will be named coach at UCONN at the conclusion of next season….calling it.  Honestly, WKU would have been better off going for Cristobal.
 Cristobal is not a good coach great recruiter not a good coach with the talent on those FIU teams should have won a lot more games.

For once we agree  :)

As I have said before he is a great recruiter but is not a good coach and bad game day coach.  What we did to them in 2010 and what happened in last years bowl game were perfect examples.

In my opinion he  is going to have a hard time landing another D1 head coaching position at this point.  He might have to take a step back in order to move forward.


GO OWLS!
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

And poor Taggert, an WKU alum who had to endure the bad days and watches a jerk get his old job for almost twice the pay! Belt schools are nut to pay $850K to one year wonders (Mahlzon, Petrino) who are ONLY in it for the $$$! Gonna change entire conference salary structure and I don't think they have a media deal to back it do they?
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

GeorgiaOwl said

Belt schools are nuts to pay $850K to one year wonders (Mahlzon, Petrino) who are ONLY in it for the $$$! Gonna change entire conference salary structure and I don't think they have a media deal to back it do they?

You're absolutely right that it's going to change the conference salary structure. But maybe that's a good thing. If you wanna stop being a stepping stone and start being a destination, you have to fork out more cash. According to this article, the "average compensation in 2011 is $1.47 million" for a football coach while the salaries in the SBC ranged from $200K to $850K. Obviously the closer the Belt gets to the average, the better the coaches they can attract (and retain, in theory).

What's remarkable to me is how you go from paying a head coach something like $300K-400K with modest increases and then all of a sudden you have the money to pay them $800K. Where does that money come from and why didn't you have it a year or two before? Did you really make that much more in those two years? Or are you dipping into the University Foundation for it, which is a precarious thing to do long-term?
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

And now you have 10 assistant coaches to pay at a similar scale (per their positions of couse) but the total has to be up above $1.5M total and probably much closer to $2M for the full staff now. I don't get where tis money comes from ALL OF A SUDDEN either, before Arky. St. splurged on Mahlzon last year did any HC make even $500K?
And with us moving into CUSA next year OUR salary structure WILL HAVE to upgrade BIG TIME immediately if you want to retain let alone have happy Coaches in ALL sports.
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

I would say the pay for assistant coaches is just as important as head coaches.  How is a school like WKU able to offer 2x what FAU can offer a head coach?

WKU really needs to be invited to CUSA.

Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

GeorgiaOwl said

And poor Taggert, an WKU alum who had to endure the bad days and watches a jerk get his old job for almost twice the pay! Belt schools are nut to pay $850K to one year wonders (Mahlzon, Petrino) who are ONLY in it for the $$$! Gonna change entire conference salary structure and I don't think they have a media deal to back it do they?

Petrino and Malzahn are far from one year wonders.  Look at their body of work.  Also, who ISN'T in it for the money?  Wake up, CFB is all about the $$$ now.
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

SigEp77 said

who ISN'T in it for the money?

Some could argue this guy:

ERROR: A link was posted here (img) but it appears to be a broken link.



And we all know how that ended up…
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

Rick said

SigEp77 said

who ISN'T in it for the money?

Some could argue this guy:



And we all know how that ended up…

I don't believe that.  I think he was holding out for a bigger school & offer.
Back to the top

Post

Re: Bobby Petrino to W. Kentucky

SigEp77 said

GeorgiaOwl said

And poor Taggert, an WKU alum who had to endure the bad days and watches a jerk get his old job for almost twice the pay! Belt schools are nut to pay $850K to one year wonders (Mahlzon, Petrino) who are ONLY in it for the $$$! Gonna change entire conference salary structure and I don't think they have a media deal to back it do they?

Petrino and Malzahn are far from one year wonders.  Look at their body of work.  Also, who ISN'T in it for the money?  Wake up, CFB is all about the $$$ now.

Which DOES  NOT make it right and IS something that needs to change, the worshi of the almighty Dollar over all other humn atributes such as honor, respect and dedication. People like Tuberville are awful "role models".
And "one year wonders" was a reference to their length of employment at schools like ASU or WKU. When someone offers that $16M for 4 years they will INSTANTLY and IMMEDIATELY bolt, or even $8M for 4 years, guaranteed! No matter what they have told thier school, players or prospective recruits and families.
Back to the top
Control functions: