Comments on: Miller’s buyout could be sticking point for IU

By: xfactor9600

xfactor9600 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:25:59 +0000

I went and did a little research on the matter. The last year where i could find complete data was 2003.

Head Coach Thad Matta made a base of $407K.
Fr. Graham made $230K. (all of which was latter paid to the Jesuit Community Fund).

So i guess that indicates that the University President doesn't have to make more than the head basketball coach.

By: xfactor9600

xfactor9600 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:02:18 +0000

I'm still waiting for verification that there is a rule in place that states that the president has to make more than the basketball coach. All I did was state that Fr. Graham may not make as much money as you think he does. I didn't think an analysis of the Xavier's athletic budget was in order to state that. Next time I'll do my homework i guess.

By: Matt_J

Matt_J — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:49:34 +0000

I think you're hearing from a minority of folks who want Pitino only because he's a proven coach and because they are used to seeing him beat Indiana badly while he was at Kentucky.

By: Matt_J

Matt_J — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:47:32 +0000

It's okay. The timing of my post versus yours plus the content made it look like I was going after you.

I live in Durham, actually, but I'm moving over to Wake Forest in a month or so. And, I'm stubborn. I would just like the Big Ten to win the challenge at least once so I can hear these ACC morons on the radio shut up.

By: Matt_J

Matt_J — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:45:33 +0000

Yeah, too bad the Championship isn't being played in Greensboro so that the NCAA could more easily hand the trophy to Roy.

By: Matt_J

Matt_J — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:44:46 +0000

Stanford doesn't count now?

By: HoosierInTheVille

HoosierInTheVille — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:21:55 +0000

I am a student at UofL right now, but grew up in Indiana and have been a Hoosier fan my whole life, and Pitino is not the guy we need. He is definitely a great coach, but is just money hungry and wants to retire in the near future (like 6-7 years). I thought the consensus was that we needed a young and up-and-coming coach, what happened?

By: jgongora86

jgongora86 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:23:48 +0000

my bad man. I was on the defensive. I guess it comes from living
in acc country ( that or my ex russian girlfriend has conditioned me to be defensive…. who knows (-: . Thanks again for the back up. Where do yo live in Acc country? JUst stay stubborn and be proud of IU through the good and bad.

By: BrianK

BrianK — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:18:24 +0000

I love Pitino and I would of like to see him as Iu's HC….a few years ago.

By: MPmike

MPmike — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:13:14 +0000

And I ask how many teams are still in any tournament- (NCAA. NIT, CBI)?
What only UCLA?
THe PAC 10 is overated!!! WSU has not beaten any top 10 teams this year? Only quality wins were two top 25 teams- Notre Dame and Gonzaga. They were swept by UCLA, Stanford-three times, and unranked Arizona-twice.
All that I'm saying is I don't know if Bennett is ready to coach a Big Time program like IU just yet. Maybe in a few years he might build a contender and that's a big if. I don't know if IU can wait that long to tell the truth. If he comes to IU- I only hope for the best, however, I still believe that Sean Miller and various other coaches are more experienced.