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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 2014416, member: 591"] Its a fine distinction - compared to his peers, Geno deserves everything he gets or, arguably, more. In terms of the value (not all financial) that athletics is perceived to give a university, I would suggest that relatively few coaches of any sport are as valuable to their schools. But I do believe it is ok to argue that, for many schools, the amount they pay to their coaches is money that they probably could better spend elsewhere - but it is a difficult to tie up argument, since there are varying opinions as to how much benefit is derived from successful athletic programs, etc. All coaches salaries are partially offset - I wish some RU fans understood that Nike offsets some of CVS's salary, or certainly did when it was at its peak. But I digress. UConn WBB has not been in the black as of late, based on any numbers I've seen, which is not unusual for WBB as you know. For all that certain revenue numbers are probably great, I imagine the lack of conference payouts is a factor, but I don't know the details. There was a point where UConn was one of 3 programs reporting their WBB as profitable. [/QUOTE]