Stoops to get huge new contract

[Pete]

Oklahoma's Bob Stoops getting new contract; new $5M man? - CBSSports.com

An enhanced contract for Oklahoma's Bob Stoops will go before the school's board of regents Wednesday, pushing the Sooners coach closer to the top of highest-paid coaches, CBSSports.com has learned.

Stoops – coming off a fourth straight double-digit-win season and a resounding Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama – is expected to hit the $5 million annual threshold sooner than in his current deal, which reportedly called for $5-plus million from 2016-18 after escalators.

[gjl]

But when a CEO of a corporation makes that kind of money people are outraged.

[Pete]

At least in this case, the CEO makes a ton of money for his employer.

The OU athletic department is one of only a few that actually makes more than it spends and of course, football generates almost all that revenue. In fact, last year the AD gave the university $8 million.

Before Stoops came along, athletics were in the red.

Not saying it isn't all a bit crazy, but at least there is a tiny bit of justification here.

[Bill Robertson]

I'm not sure I would think of Stoops as a CEO. David Boren is CEO, Joe Castiglione is COO and Bob stoops is the Department Manager that actually makes things happen. I have no problem with any corporation that pays the people that make things happen well.

[Urbanized]

Well, perhaps he'll make something happen this year then. Bud and Barry made something happen a lot more often for a lot less compensation.

[gjl]

Probably bad timing to announce their tuition increase today.

OU students hit with tuition increase | Oklahoma City - OKC - KOCO.com

[BoulderSooner]

Probably bad timing to announce their tuition increase today.

OU students hit with tuition increase | Oklahoma City - OKC - KOCO.com

The 2 have absolutely nothing to do with eachother

[dankrutka]

Probably bad timing to announce their tuition increase today.

OU students hit with tuition increase | Oklahoma City - OKC - KOCO.com

BORs also announced a scholarship fund to help education majors graduate debt free who commit to teaching in Oklahoma (and obviously not make much money). So, that helps some.

[Urbanized]

The 2 have absolutely nothing to do with eachother

And obviously compensation has little to do with winning national championships, either.

[dankrutka]

And obviously compensation has little to do with winning national championships, either.

Of the top 4 highest paid coaches in college football, only Stoops and Saban have won a title.

[gjl]

The 2 have absolutely nothing to do with eachother

Show me where i said it did. From a public perception point of view, it's probably not the best of timing.

[Urbanized]

Of the top 5 highest paid coaches in college football, only Stoops and Saban have won a title.

Bob Stoops has won a title. Saban has 4 of them.

[Dustin]

The 2 have absolutely nothing to do with eachother

Try telling that to the idiots on FB... Sigh