Originally Posted by jspchief (Post 9572156)

They are funded by the money the program generates.

Originally Posted by COchief (Post 9571172)

Ever hear about supply & demand? I find it absolutely laughable that this list includes both the NCAA championship coaches. Do you have any idea how much these universities get from the exposure, merchandise, recruiting boosts, and the bonuses from making the final four or bowl games in FB?

A national championship reverberates for decades for a university. Do you have any idea how many 7-12 year olds are now Michigan/Louisville fans because of that one tournament. I still pull for Michigan a little bit because when I was young the fab 5 was owning, and I have bought their merchandise, and I was cheering for them. I am just a casual fan, imagine the guys who really get into it? Their kids watch the games with them and they become fans and they buy the merchandise and everything else that goes along with it.

If paying a coach 5 mill gets you a NCAA championship appearance that will be well worth the risk of paying some no name who never does shit 500K-1mm.

Your view is extremely short sighted and frankly a bit childish. It's all risk vs reward. Did you think TB paid too much for Gruden? If RGIII wins multiple SBs will you think the Redskins paid too much to get him? Run the numbers sport!

There only appears to be 5-10 NCAA coaches that are worth their weight in gold, common sense would tell you that many people could coach a b-ball team very well for less money. However, history and simple math will tell you that is not the case.

Originally Posted by Swanman (Post 9571929)

Bubbles Bruce is getting paid two full salaries for a couple more seasons so he should be on the list too. **** him.

Originally Posted by -King- (Post 9572601)

And yet the players don't get any money. How fair.

Originally Posted by loochy (Post 9571449)

Originally Posted by ILChief (Post 9572795)

Of course calipari should be number one. That program will be in shambles after the NCAA drops the hammer on them and he bolts to the nba

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy (Post 9572644)

He should be at the top of the list. He's simply awful.

Originally Posted by Cornstock (Post 9573696)

I consider many of these coaches to be the best in the game. Crean, Beilein, and Pitino overrated? For that matter, Calipari, Buzz Williams, Tony Bennet? These are great teams. There are 347 Division I basketball teams in the NCAA. Only one can win the championship. Statistically, it is 10 times harder to win than the Superbowl, World Series, or NBA title.

Many of these coaches have had their teams ranked at #1, which is also an accomplishment. Just being highly rated brings tons of publicity to a school. Publicity that is tough to put a pricetag on. In my former field of work it was said that a bumper sticker is the equivalent of $500 of advertising. Product placement is what its all about, and paying a coach to place a school in the top 7% (top 25) is worth these guys' salaries.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 9574083)

The problem is the term. Almost all college "coaches" aren't really coaches, but door-to-door salesmen with a dry erase clipboard of a basketball court in their possession.

Beilein, Crean, and Haith are awful coaches. Crean couldn't crack a ****ing 2-3 zone with NBA talent, FFS; Beilein's team wasn't smart enough to understand the need to foul in a two possession game without the ball and less than a minute left, and Haith would have been crushed by the Polish cavalry if he led a Panzer division.