OT: Franklin cashes in at Penn State as coaching salaries get sillier

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Franklin cashes in at Penn State as coaching salaries get sillier​

• Jeff Gordon

With Penn State showing signs of slippage, coach James Franklin probably felt his bargaining leverage slide. The Nittany Lions are 7-4 this season and just 11-9 since the start of 2020.

So he cheerfully signed a new 10-year deal with a base pay of $7.5 million plus goodies to stay in Happy Valley and stay off the coaching carousel during this offseason.

That sort of coin goes a long way in Central Pennsylvania. It also reminds us how insane the bidding for good college football coaches has become.

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Mel Tucker, Michigan State agree on massive 10-year, $95M contract extension

Mel Tucker is staying at Michigan State. Sources told Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel that Michigan State is expected to finalize a ...

AOL4h

 

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further proof there is nothing amateur about college athletics

full blown professional dumbarses negotiating for the schools as these hc contracts are right up there with mlb contracts

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog]

I thought the tipping point was 20 years ago to where thr average fan will rebel. We were far from it. Economic ups and downs and the gap gets wider and wider. I don't see an end in sight but my personal Fandom has moved into the casual at best category.