Staley Gets Pay Bump & Extension

[RockyMTblue2]

South Carolina, Staley agree to massive extension

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[JS]

Hate? I don't expect any negative comments, let alone hate.

Really, Triad, you're not usually so cynical about your ever-magnanimous UConn fan friends.

 

[JordyG]

 

[Dawson]

Well deserved for Dawn. Get that coin!

 

[triaddukefan]

Glad to see a school make such a commitment to WCBB. Just goes to show you that the SEC has that long money.

Hate? I don't expect any negative comments, let alone hate.

Really, Triad, you're not usually so cynical about your ever-magnanimous UConn fan friends.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Glad to see a school make such a commitment to WCBB. Just goes to show you that the SEC has that long money.

A lot of our fans are upset that she doesn't make the same salary as Frank Martin. If Dawn ran for mayor of Columbia she would win in a landslide.

 

[GoingPostal]

Contrast the raise, contract extension, and respect that Dawn just got at SC with the treatment that the WBB program at UCINNINATTI was just handed. It certainly makes it harder for Jamelle to recruit players when they realize they'll be playing in a HS gym.

 

[bags27]

Two years later, Staley was bumped up to $1.1 million a season, becoming only the fifth coach in women’s basketball history to make over $1 million a season. Her newest contract bumps her up to $1.45 million, the second-highest in women’s basketball behind (no-brainer here) UConn’s Geno Auriemma.....

Wonder what Tara, Muffet, and Kim think about all this? Heck, they're at private universities which generally pay higher salaries.

 

[triaddukefan]

Contrast the raise, contract extension, and respect that Dawn just got at SC with the treatment that the WBB program at UCINNINATTI was just handed. It certainly makes it harder for Jamelle to recruit players when they realize they'll be playing in a HS gym.

Its only for a year. The players being recruited for Cincy wont be playing at a high school gym by the time they enter college.

 

[CL82]

It well deserved. I'm happy for her. Her SC tenure is a great example of how to build a program.

Most on the board are WCBB supporters in addition to being a UConn fan. The emergence of SC as a major program is "good for the game." The trick of course is being able to sustain it. I wouldn't bet against Staley. She understands what it takes.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Hate? I don't expect any negative comments, let alone hate.

Really, Triad, you're not usually so cynical about your ever-magnanimous UConn fan friends.

I agree... he is getting a lil too comfy!

 

[SCGamecock]

She'll be making $2.1 million annually at the end of her contract.

Safe to say, SC is pretty darn committed to being good at WBB. It's really amazing how popular Staley is in SC.. her salary numbers are huge and nobody even batted an eye at them. The BOT approved her salary increase unanimously and swiftly. A LOT of fans questioning why she's not making as much as Frank Martin even..

 

[Florida Fan]

Good for women coaches the world over, but particularly for here in Title IX country.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

She'll be making $2.1 million annually at the end of her contract.

Safe to say, SC is pretty darn committed to being good at WBB. It's really amazing how popular Staley is in SC.. her salary numbers are huge and nobody even batted an eye at them. The BOT approved her salary increase unanimously and swiftly. A LOT of fans questioning why she's not making as much as Frank Martin even..

As has happened with Geno a few times, right after the championship there was a bunch of noise from sports media suggesting "other assignments" possibilities for Staley. That has a way of loosening the purse strings.

 

[bags27]

Since there are those who criticize Geno's publicly funded salary (directly or indirectly by sports-generated revenue, general UConn revenue, or student fees), let's remember that the State of Connecticut has the highest per capita income in the country, while South Carolina has one of the very worst.

Thus Dawn's salary costs the state, directly or indirectly, significantly more than Geno's. And considering cost-of-living, is actually worth more. Another dreary example of how the popularity of sports trumps (no pun intended!) social needs.

 

[GoingPostal]

Its only for a year. The players being recruited for Cincy wont be playing at a high school gym by the time they enter college.

True enough. It's only for a year. Hopefully, there won't be any delays or snags in the construction process. My point is the overall impression that is left in a recruits mind that somewhere down the road, when I am on the team, that another decision will come along and I have to hope that the best interests of the WBB program will be the deciding factor in the administrations decision. That's a leap of faith some may not want to take a chance on.

 

[DaddyChoc]

True enough. It's only for a year. Hopefully, there won't be any delays or snags in the construction process. My point is the overall impression that is left in a recruits mind that somewhere down the road, when I am on the team, that another decision will come along and I have to hope that the best interests of the WBB program will be the deciding factor in the administrations decision. That's a leap of faith some may not want to take a chance on.

that can happen at any school... coaches can get sick or caught up in scandal and quit!

 

[eebmg]

What she has done at SC has been exceptional turning them into a true national contender (and winner) , generating the highest attendance figures in the nation and bringing international exposure through USA basketball. She is simply getting what she deserves. In an open market, that is what should happen.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Since there are those who criticize Geno's publicly funded salary (directly or indirectly by sports-generated revenue, general UConn revenue, or student fees), let's remember that the State of Connecticut has the highest per capita income in the country, while South Carolina has one of the very worst.

Thus Dawn's salary costs the state, directly or indirectly, significantly more than Geno's. And considering cost-of-living, is actually worth more. Another dreary example of how the popularity of sports trumps (no pun intended!) social needs.

Killjoy! You may be forgetting that SEC schools swim in TV revenue, etc.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Since there are those who criticize Geno's publicly funded salary (directly or indirectly by sports-generated revenue, general UConn revenue, or student fees), let's remember that the State of Connecticut has the highest per capita income in the country, while South Carolina has one of the very worst.

Thus Dawn's salary costs the state, directly or indirectly, significantly more than Geno's. And considering cost-of-living, is actually worth more. Another dreary example of how the popularity of sports trumps (no pun intended!) social needs.

Technically true, but USC's athletics department brings in somewhere in the neighborhood of $120m/year and some of that goes into the general university fund. There isn't a price on the publicity brought by successful sports teams. You are correct in that Connecticut is one of the highest income states and SC is one of the lowest.