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Yavin4

(35,445 posts) Thu May 9, 2013, 05:49 PM May 2013

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Is Your State's Highest Paid Employee A Coach? Probably.

To be fair, these coaches are not paid out of tax revenue. Their programs generate the revenue. However, the student-athletes don't get paid squat.

http://deadspin.com/infographic-is-your-states-highest-paid-employee-a-co-489635228

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Is Your State's Highest Paid Employee A Coach? Probably. (Original Post) Yavin4 May 2013 OP

NH's always gotta be different. ;^) eppur_se_muova May 2013 #1

Sports bring big money into college coffers AgingAmerican May 2013 #2

I didn't even have to open this thread to know that the highest paid employee was a football coach Travis_0004 May 2013 #3

eppur_se_muova

(36,289 posts)

1. NH's always gotta be different. ;^)

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 05:58 PM

May 2013

Too bad it isn't a curling coach.

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)

2. Sports bring big money into college coffers

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Thu May 9, 2013, 06:09 PM

May 2013

Hiring the best coaches is money well spent.

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

3. I didn't even have to open this thread to know that the highest paid employee was a football coach

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 06:40 PM

May 2013

I think its money well spent. The football progam turns a profit, which helps fund other sports, so I really don't care what he makes.

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