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11-29-2007, 10:26 PM
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OT: Football coach salary
Penn State was forced to release the salary of Joe Paterno today.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?s...v=ap&type=lgns I would have thought that, being an icon in college football, he would have been paid more. Rumor was going around that he was one of the highest paid coaches at 4 million per year. I am glad that he was not. "I'm paid well. I'm not overpaid," Paterno said earlier in the day, during an interview with reporters about his upcoming College Football Hall of Fame induction. "I got all the money I need." It is good to see that he is enjoying what he does, and not for the money, especially at the age of 81. 
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11-29-2007, 10:38 PM
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No wonder they didn't fire him a few years back when they were struggling.
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11-29-2007, 10:39 PM
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That's a base salary from the university. Most coaches more than double that figure with endorsements and weekly TV shows. Still not much compared to the wacky SEC but not far off the PAC 10 base.
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11-29-2007, 11:45 PM
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11-30-2007, 01:24 AM
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Joe Pa sounds like a deal now as the veil has been lifted. I agree that the endorsements and issues like his brother being an play-by-play announcer for all those years are "off the books" perks as well. On the other hand, he's also given a considerable amount of money back to the University. All this coming from a PITT alum.
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11-30-2007, 07:52 AM
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They have a shot at the title next year according to the coach himself-it would be a great way for him to go out...
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11-30-2007, 08:38 AM
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I am not surprised to learn his salary. The man love PSU and would probable not want to take more than necessary from the University.
JoPa and his wife "have donated more than $4 million to expand Pattee Library on Penn State’s campus, and have helped raised another $13.5 million in private donations for its construction." Another recent story was his decision to make the whole team help clean the stadium after home games because of a fight that some players were involved in. He is a rare coach in Football. We could use a lot more like him.
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11-30-2007, 08:48 AM
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Jerry Yeagly (retired IU Soccer coach) was that way. Total class act. Thos eplayers were educated, respected, and decent fellas.
I grew up with IU soccer and even had my fair shot, but Coach Yeags, was the real deal. Took a midwest school and made them a powerhouse on his own! Never got the respect he earned from the sporting world, but he was class defined.
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11-30-2007, 09:00 AM
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I heard today that Charlie Weis earns $3.3M at Notre Dame, with a 10 year contract. No wonder the second basket has been passed a lot at church recently.
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11-30-2007, 05:01 PM
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You should see the house he lives in. Super modest in a development right next to the university right near the start of some mountain bike trails. You'd be riding the trails and run into JoePa out for a stroll four or five miles from his place. Guy is a class act.
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11-30-2007, 05:41 PM
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Paterno deserves every cent of his pay. The man has class and delivers.
http://espn.go.com/ncf/preview01/s/joepanumbers.html The team doesn't do too bad in the classroom as well and had an 83% graduation rate last year. Last edited by gdw; 11-30-2007 at 09:33 PM.
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11-30-2007, 08:58 PM
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Here's a man who has been true to his school, provides a solid role model for leadership, character and dedication to his craft. If half of the young men he mentors turn out as well, his value is priceless.
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11-30-2007, 09:21 PM
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He saved the Classics program at Penn when they tried to close it down and donated to help it. I heard he wrote an MA thesis on Dante! Not your usual coach.
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