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Good story from Fargo (sub. site but it is free):
http://www.in-forum.com/Sports/articles/162261
Surging salaries
Kevin Schnepf, The Forum
Published Tuesday, April 10, 2007
It’s the time of the year when college athletic directors hire new men’s basketball coaches. And as quickly as they laud such hires, they also express the possibility of losing them.
Athletic directors say the situation means only one thing: their program has had success.
Colorado State athletic director Paul Kowalczyk did so March 22, when he signed North Dakota State head coach Tim Miles to a contract guaranteeing him $400,000 a year.
NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor did so four days later, when he named Saul Phillips as Miles’ replacement.
For athletic directors at NCAA Division I schools, especially programs like NDSU and Colorado State, finding the right coach has become a Catch-22. On the one hand, they want to find a guy who will lead their program to the NCAA tournament. But once that happens, their coach becomes a hot commodity for bigger schools.
“At some point, you have to tell your coach ‘we can’t afford to pay you,’ ” Taylor said. “There was just no way I could give Tim Miles $400,000. That’s just the way it is at North Dakota State. . . . (read more)
Go State!
http://www.in-forum.com/Sports/articles/162261
Surging salaries
Kevin Schnepf, The Forum
Published Tuesday, April 10, 2007
It’s the time of the year when college athletic directors hire new men’s basketball coaches. And as quickly as they laud such hires, they also express the possibility of losing them.
Athletic directors say the situation means only one thing: their program has had success.
Colorado State athletic director Paul Kowalczyk did so March 22, when he signed North Dakota State head coach Tim Miles to a contract guaranteeing him $400,000 a year.
NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor did so four days later, when he named Saul Phillips as Miles’ replacement.
For athletic directors at NCAA Division I schools, especially programs like NDSU and Colorado State, finding the right coach has become a Catch-22. On the one hand, they want to find a guy who will lead their program to the NCAA tournament. But once that happens, their coach becomes a hot commodity for bigger schools.
“At some point, you have to tell your coach ‘we can’t afford to pay you,’ ” Taylor said. “There was just no way I could give Tim Miles $400,000. That’s just the way it is at North Dakota State. . . . (read more)
Go State!