Saban.. $65M / 8 years plus incentives.

[Xenomorph]

8.1 per year.

 

[JungRebel]

Hell they're paying an outside linebackers coach 950k a year. Totally different ball game going on over there.

 

[patdog]

Best investment the University of Alabama ever made.

 

[Shmuley]

Worth. Every. Penny.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Worth. Every. Penny.

No question. The alumni, boosters, city, etc, have poured in 20 times his salary every year he's been here.
The cash flow of that wretched program is unreal. Was like a plugged volcano until 2007.

 

[Tin Cup Cowboy]

But players shouldn't receive anything.

 

[Xenomorph]

What should they receive?

 

[maroonmania]

But players shouldn't receive anything.

Well they are receiving a free education plus room and board plus a stipend. No, its not 8 million/yr but they are receiving something.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

Don't forget world class training, food, tutors, the best insurance, the potential for national exposure to get name recognition for future jobs in any industry.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

But players shouldn't receive anything.

In a bammer thread? Come on, man.

Those jackasses are getting no-show-job paychecks, new cars(definitely not hyundais), all the tuna their endocrine system can handle, $500 handshakes, and Lord knows what else.

Oh, and if they don't get drafted early, a degree.

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

But players shouldn't receive anything.

uhh.. except they do. A hell of a lot more than an avg student. Plus they get a 4 year tryout to the NFL where they can possibly make more in a year than we will in a lifetime

 

[johnson86-1]

What should they receive?

I would say their market value. Who knows exactly what that is, but seeing as how schools are bending over backwards to give them pay in violation of NCAA rules, seems pretty clear that the market value is more than the value of the degree, training, connections, etc.

 

[Xenomorph]

Title IX says hi. .....That is, unless the "market value" is the same for your quarterback as it is for...say... the goalie on women's soccer.