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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 2014308, member: 44"] Yeah, I just have trouble understanding the point. Maybe it's me. It seems inconsistent to say that he (or you) have no problem with Geno's salary, but be complaining about... Geno's salary. Are coaches salaries high at the top of the profession? I guess so but as an institution it is certainly possible to choose not to compete at the highest level and, accordingly, pay our coaches at a different level. Your closing sentence concedes that you don't want to that. Neither do I. FWIW, Geno's salary is offset by the SNY coach's show and, I believe, Geno's Legacy shows, for which he is not independently paid. I suspect that some might be happier if those were side deals and the Geno's compensation package was reduced by $1 million but the net effect would actually be more expensive to the university. Although, I haven't looked in a while, I believe that the WBB program runs in the black. It certainly did not before Geno arrived in Storrs. So paying Geno a competitive salary results in net revenue coming to Storrs. It is hard to say that is bad thing in and of itself. When you look at the net positives to the university including capital investment (for example, most believe that the UConn 2000 capital outlay greatly benefit from the 1995 championship run), national name recognition, producing outstanding alums who are nationally known names at the top of their profession, etc. it becomes clear that university's investment in Geno and his staff is returned many times over. Once that is conceded any argument against his salary is specious. JMHO. [Still unclear about what was meant by "the wrong message."] [/QUOTE]

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