College coaching salaries

[beeatnik]

Notre Dame was limiting to him because athletes actually have to meet academic standards. I'm betting LSU doesn't care. I'm modest friends with the XC coach and one time he was telling me that one of the best high school runners wanted to go to ND but couldn't get by their academic entry standards. He was bummed about that.

That was an "issue" at UCLA before the program began to hire prominent coaches. Not quite an excuse but during Karl Dorrell's challenging tenure (now the coach at Colorado) UCLA was the 2nd (3rd maybe) most selective or academically demanding program in the FBS in terms of standards of admission.

[beeatnik]

"Earning"?

Paid.

UCLA, 8-4 this season. Undefeated November for the first time since 1998.

[72gmc]

I see Brian Kelly as a football version of John Calipari—a professional who is acting like one. School loyalty is a tool he uses to get paid, and LSU boosters are showing a lot of it.

[Tom]

Messi's asking Ronaldo if he knows a good tax advisor.

[72gmc]

^^^ Yes, that does seem to be a weakness in Messi's game.