Cohen's AD salary reported at $750K?

[STATELAW]

Wasn't SS making around $500k? (perhaps my figures are off)
Is Cohen worth 150% of Scott's salary as AD?

 

[dawgatUSM]

I believe that is what he was making as baseball coach not AD.

 

[Strike.sixpack]

He took a pay cut from coach to AD. Nearly $250,000 less.

 

[HD6]

No, that's what he's making as AD.

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[thf24]

May be wrong but I think I saw around the time he left that Stricklin was making a little over 1 mil when all the variable parts of his contract were added up.

 

[STATELAW]

These figures could certainly be out of date http://collegead.com/salary-for-athletic-director/

Cohen may be a great AD (I certainly hope he is, as a msu fan), but given his qualifications, is he top 15-20 nationally?

 

[civildawg88]

He shouldn't be paid that much in my opinion if Scott was making less than that

 

[STATELAW]

It looks like Keenum got bamboozled. If John wanted to make baseball coach money, he should've stayed baseball coach. Given his qualifications, I find it hard to believe any school would pay him $350k to be AD much less the $775k we're forking over.

I had reservations with hiring Cohen as AD, as others have said, its a risk. I also note he has tremendous potential as an AD, but that risk should have been offset by a lower comp level. For some reason that didn't happen in this case, and it is concerning.

 

[HotMop]

The 17 you say? He single-handedly turned around our football season in less than a week. **

 

[aTotal360]

He even got our 11am time slot bumped back to 6pm.

 

[Junction John]

Why do you care what the AD makes?

How does it affect you, or me, whether he makes $500k or $750k? The budget is ultimately Keenum's problem.

Sit back and relax. You'll know in about 3-5 years whether it was a good deal for us or not.

 

[engie]

Strick made over a million.

IF we wanted Cohen as AD -- and he wanted the job -- exactly how much of a pay cut was fair to expect? He gave up a quarter mil per year as is.

An AD job in the SEC is a million dollar job now. It's what the market demands. Complaining about it is just as dumb as complaining about Mullen's salary. We've got people wanting to be a competitor -- a destination -- looked at more positively nationally -- but still want to do it at half price. Doesn't make sense.

 

[STATELAW]

perhaps I'm naturally inquisitive, perhaps I'm a donor, perhaps I'd also like to find a job where I could be hired at 200% of market value.

 

[patdog]

His performance will determine if he's being overpaid or underpaid. It's either a good hire or a bad one whether he's paid $750K or whatever you think he should be paid. Besides, between AD and baseball coach, this isn't costing us anything and may be saving us a little. I bitched some about both hires on Friday, but I'm over that. As far as I'm concerned, Cohen and Cannizaro are the men and I'm going to support them.

 

[STATELAW]

Engie, If SS made $mil, my point is moot. I just haven't seen anything indicating he made more than $500k. By the only figures I could locate, $775k for AD was top 4-5 in the SEC. I've seen an incredible amount of idiotic discussion of Mullen's being "overpaid" despite ranking 12th in the SEC in salary.

 

[engie]

The fy2012 AD salaries is about as meaningful as the 2012 coach salaries. The world we live in changed with the secnetwork.

 

[RocketDawg]

These figures could certainly be out of date http://collegead.com/salary-for-athletic-director/

Cohen may be a great AD (I certainly hope he is, as a msu fan), but given his qualifications, is he top 15-20 nationally?

Is the Vanderbilt guy by far the best AD? Probably not.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Scott was not making $1 million in 2015. This link lists the 15 highest paid ADs in 2015, and #15 made $750,000. If we gave Scott a raise of 50% or more for 2016 and he still left, then hes going to hear from me.

http://www.thebrofessional.net/highest-paid-college-athletic-directors/

And here is a link showing the top 20 AD salaries for 2016. #20 makes $700K, and Strick is still not on the list. However, this link is a slideshow and I dont know how trustworthy it is. Still, you should let us know why you think Scott was making a million.

http://www.sportingz.com/opinions/20-highest-paid-college-athletic-directors/

 

[engie]

ETA: You are right. He was raised to $1mil when he initially turned Florida down. And he left for $500k more.

 

[STATELAW]

Vandy' situation is not really comparable http://www.vucommodores.com/ot/announcement.html

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Scott was not making $1 million in 2015. This link lists the 15 highest paid ADs in 2015, and #15 made $750,000. If we gave Scott a raise of 50% or more for 2016 and he still left, then hes going to hear from me.

http://www.thebrofessional.net/highest-paid-college-athletic-directors/

And here is a link showing the top 20 AD salaries for 2016. #20 makes $700K, and Strick is still not on the list. However, this link is a slideshow and I dont know how trustworthy it is. Still, you should let us know why you think Scott was making a million.

http://www.sportingz.com/opinions/20-highest-paid-college-athletic-directors/

Strick made extra in Dale's and free chat on SPS. Well compensated when you throw in the complimentary imissplatinumplus threads.

 

[Dogariffic]

Looks like coins is a nice negotiator!

 

[DancingRabbit]

Did Keenum just call payroll and tell 'em to double Scott's paycheck?

ETA: You are right. He was raised to $1mil when he initially turned Florida down. And he left for $500k more.

I'm sure there were discussions about Scott getting a significant raise if he stayed. Not sure if it ever happened officially.

Is the AD's salary partially paid by the Bulldog Club like coaches?

BTW, I think Cohen's salary is fine. Cost of getting/keeping good people is always going up.

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

Not what I heard.

Strick made over a million.


IF we wanted Cohen as AD -- and he wanted the job -- exactly how much of a pay cut was fair to expect? He gave up a quarter mil per year as is.

An AD job in the SEC is a million dollar job now. It's what the market demands. Complaining about it is just as dumb as complaining about Mullen's salary. We've got people wanting to be a competitor -- a destination -- looked at more positively nationally -- but still want to do it at half price. Doesn't make sense.