Huskers worth $500,000,000+ According to WSJ Report

Kiyoat Husker said:
you need a subscription to read it.  #14 seems low to me.  I would have guessed #5-#10.
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I know there is some trick where if you copy the first portion of the article into google, itll bring it up for free. But I'll see if I can't export the table.


FALL 2017 RANK
 


PROGRAM
 


 


1


Ohio State


VALUE: 1,510,482,000


 


2


Texas


VALUE: 1,243,124,000


 


3


Oklahoma


VALUE: 1,001,967,000


 


4


Alabama


VALUE: 930,001,000


 


5


LSU


VALUE: 910,927,000


 


6


Michigan


VALUE: 892,951,000


 


7


Notre Dame


VALUE: 856,938,000


 


8


Georgia


VALUE: 822,310,000


 


9


Tennessee


VALUE: 745,640,000


 


10


Auburn


VALUE: 724,191,000


 


11


Florida


VALUE: 682,031,000


 


12


Penn State


VALUE: 549,497,000


 


13


Texas A & M


VALUE: 522,863,000


 


14


Nebraska


VALUE: 507,679,000


 


15


South Carolina


 


16


Iowa


 


17


Arkansas


 


18


Wisconsin


 


19


Washington


 


20


Florida State


 


21


Oregon


 


22


Michigan State


 


23


Mississippi


 


24


Clemson


 


25


Southern California


 


26


Arizona State


 


27


UCLA


 


28


Kentucky


 


29


Oklahoma State


 


30


Kansas State


 


31


Virginia Tech


 


32


Minnesota


 


33


Miami of Florida


 


34


Texas Tech


 


35


Miss State


 


36


Stanford


 


37


California Berkely


 


38


Georgia Tech


 


39


Utah


 


40


Colorado


 


41


Iowa State


 


42


North Carolina State


 


43


Kansas


 


44


Indiana


 


45


Virginia


 


46


Northwestern


 


47


Louisville


 


48


Texas Christian


 


49


Maryland


 


50


North Carolina


 


51


Arizona


 


52


Oregon State


 


53


Illinois


 


54


Wash State


 


55


Purdue


 


56


Missouri


 


57


Syracuse


 


58


Pittsburgh


 


59


Baylor


 


60


BYU


 


61


Central Florida


 


62


Boston College


 


63


Boise State


 


64


Vanderbilt


 


65


Rutgers


 


66


West Virginia


 


67


South Florida


 


68


Duke


 


69


Connecticut


 


70


Wake Forest


 


71


Houston


 


72


Temple


 


73


Army


 


74


Southern Methodist


 


75


Wyoming


 


76


Memphis


 


77


Cincinnati


 


78


Colorado State


 


79


Fresno State


 


80


North Texas


 


81


East Carolina


 


82


San Diego State


 


83


Hawaii


 


84


Florida International


 


85


Ohio


 


86


UNLV


 


87


Marshall


 


88


Rice


 


89


San Jose State


 


90


Akron


 


91


UTEP


 


92


Middle Tennessee


 


93


Toledo


 


94


Utah State


 


95


Nevada


 


96


Western Michigan


 


97


Western Kentucky


 


98


Northern Illinois


 


99


Buffalo


 


100


New Mexico

 
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unlfan said:
#14 most valuable and #42 on coaching salary.

That sums it all up right there.
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You are making a big assumption that simply by paying a little more we would automatically have gotten an incredible coach.  Plenty of top-tier coaches may not come to NU right now regardless of pay-scale.  Its not like we are a slam-dunk destination.  coaches have to work a little harder here in recruiting than most of the elite schools.

Also, plenty of outrageously overpaid coaches never turn out the results you want. (Ferrentz)

Unless you think we should be paying Riley a lot more?

 
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unlfan said:
Yes, I fully admit there are exceptions to every rule. Nothing is 100%, and Wisconsin is an exception that has found a great way to get moderate success (3 conference titles since 2000, huge help from sanctions against other programs, no national titles) from a low ball salary.

But go ahead and look at the Top 15 coaching salaries and tell me there is no correlation between salary and success. You can't.
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I brought this up for a couple of reasons.  It seems like all I have read ever since the loss last Saturday is how we need to be more like Wisconsin.  Alvarez was interviewed a couple of years ago where he talked about coaching salaries and how he didn't think paying those outrageous wages was necessary.  Where does everyone think Wisconsin got it from?  Barry Alvarez duplicated what we did.  

I'm really not sure we want to look at the Top 15.  I don't think it will go well because four of them might be in their last season.  Sumlin comes in at #6.  Do you think he's at A&M next year?  Bielema at Arkansas next year?  Malzahn at Auburn next year?  Brian Kelly at Notre Dame next year?  While there's probably not a chance he's not back on Iowa's sideline next year, Ferentz comes in at #10 in salary despite posting a career winning percentage at Iowa of 60%.  Would you be happy with winning roughly 7 games year in and year out?  Granted, Ferentz does have the occasional double digit single season wins.  However, he also occasionally posts three and four win seasons.  Dantonio at Michigan State comes in around #12.  While I'd also say he's probably safe, he did post a 3-9 record in his 10th season.  I've seen Dan Mullen brought up as a Riley replacement.  He comes in at #14 on the list.  He's on his 9th season where he's posted a 60% winning percentage.  Last year, he set a new SEC record as becoming the first coach in SEC history to win a bowl game and still finish with a losing record.  After checking the recruiting, he's not exactly a do more with less coach.  Most of his past six recruiting classes were top 25, yet Mississippi State has only ended the season ranked in the top 25 once. 

After looking at the top 15 coaching salaries, I only see maybe five or six slam dunk hires.   

 
Kiyoat Husker said:
#14 seems low to me.  I would have guessed #5-#10.
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Considering our drop-off from the halcyon days of the 1990s and how we've played recently, I think this is rather generous.

And frankly, between getting a full B1G payout and this valuation, there's zero substance to any argument about this program not being able to pay multiple buyouts or not being able to afford the best coaches in the land.

It kind of puts Eichorst's incompetence into perspective, IMO. 

 
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I didn't realize we were picking guys who we would take over Riley.  I thought the focus was picking guys who would get us to where we want to be.  Which Stoops are you referring to?  Bob doesn't coach anymore.  He's not in the list of top 15 coaching salaries for 2017 because he's retired.  I don't know about Mark Dantonio.  He's 61 year old.  He just came off of a 3-9 record.  By far, his greatest achievements were seasons 13'-15'.  I see potentially 5 losses this year for him.  Riley was 61 when we hired him.  At the time, I thought it was a great hire but it now appears he was past his prime.  Dantonio might be there as well.  I'm not sure I want to take that gamble.  I counted your first four in my five or six slam dunks.  I'll also give you Franklin.  The six I chose but am skeptical because I don't know that he'd necessarily do well here is Jimbo.   

 
This talk of coaches brings up an interesting question:  can an elite or great coach be elite or great everywhere?

are some only great with great players?  Are some actually better as rebuilders?  Can a coach's recruiting deficiency be hidden in a location that's easy to recruit to?  

These are all things I have heard on this board.  Do you guys(gals) believe they are true?

 
How are these universities valued? Is it football team, athletic department or whole university? Does the article explain? I question OU being # 3 - OU owes like a billion dollars - and that is not being sarcastic.

 
We have a guy from Virginia and his boss from Mississippi looking for an Athletic Director.  They take football very seriously in the South.  I wonder if we won't be looking into some SEC guys...

 
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