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 Jul 20 2012, 02:32 PM
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Zips Junkie  Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 3-January 12 Member No.: 6273  |
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Jul 20 2012, 02:45 PM
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 Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 783 Joined: 3-April 05 Member No.: 162 |
 Great news!I thought you were on vacation George! -------------------- Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.
Vince Lombardi |
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Jul 20 2012, 03:03 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 3-January 12 Member No.: 6273 |
QUOTE(Sergeant Zip @ Jul 20 2012, 02:45 PM)  Great news!I thought you were on vacation George! Not until next week. I probably would have dealt with this one while ON vacation. |
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Jul 20 2012, 03:15 PM
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 Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1464 Joined: 10-January 10 From: Ashland, Ohio Member No.: 5468 |
Hmmmmm. I guess this development kinda exposes the piece written by that Pittsburgh writer for what it was...
Or some of the reactions to it... 
-------------------- Bitter member of the venomous minority.
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Jul 20 2012, 03:32 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 783 Joined: 3-April 05 Member No.: 162 |
QUOTE(George Thomas @ Jul 20 2012, 04:03 PM) Not until next week. I probably would have dealt with this one while ON vacation. Glad it happened today. That is the problem with technology, you never truely get away.-------------------- Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.
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Jul 20 2012, 03:57 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1289 Joined: 9-May 10 Member No.: 5578 |
$400,000? Is it just me or does that seem a bit low? I get that it's 80,000 more than before. But didn't the crap school in Pittsburgh say something like 700k? Guess in their case it's easier when basketball is the only sport they have.
-------------------- It's okay....we'll be better next year
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Jul 20 2012, 04:01 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 3-January 12 Member No.: 6273 |
QUOTE(akzipper @ Jul 20 2012, 03:57 PM) $400,000? Is it just me or does that seem a bit low? I get that it's 80,000 more than before. But didn't the crap school in Pittsburgh say something like 700k? Guess in their case it's easier when basketball is the only sport they have. It's a matter of conference. MAC is comprise of mid-majors. |
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Jul 20 2012, 04:04 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1289 Joined: 9-May 10 Member No.: 5578 |
QUOTE(George Thomas @ Jul 20 2012, 05:01 PM) It's a matter of conference. MAC is comprise of mid-majors. More reason for us to get out of the MAC...asap! -------------------- It's okay....we'll be better next year
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Jul 20 2012, 04:25 PM
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 Zips Junkie Group: Moderators Posts: 6274 Joined: 23-February 04 From: The Burg Member No.: 5 |
If I'm KD, I don't sign for ten years without a pretty good idea a new arena is in the near future. Get busy James!
--------------------  "One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings"--Diogenes of Sinope |
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Jul 20 2012, 04:38 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 6715 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Parts Unknown, USA Member No.: 91 |
QUOTE(akzipper @ Jul 20 2012, 04:57 PM) $400,000? Is it just me or does that seem a bit low? Depends on how you look at it. Per year, yes. Over 10 years, no. Duquesne is a death trap. KD would have been swallowed up by it within 4 years at which point he would have made 2.8 million. Good luck finding another D1 coaching job with the stink of Duquesne all over you. Stay at Akron 10 years, enjoy your life and make 4.0 million plus all the other income associated with being a college basketball coach. Additional reason to stay. I think 10 years puts KD at the 20 year mark in the Ohio retirement system. Don't think that doesn't matter. KD is still a pretty young guy and he is in great shape for his age. I expect him to have a long life after basketball. He'll have a great income. -------------------- "...you want it to be one way. But it's the other way." --Marlo Stanfield, The Wire
"Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple." - Woody Guthrie |
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Jul 20 2012, 04:41 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 6715 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Parts Unknown, USA Member No.: 91 |
QUOTE(Dr Z @ Jul 20 2012, 05:25 PM) If I'm KD, I don't sign for ten years without a pretty good idea a new arena is in the near future. I referred to KD a while back as a "survivor". This is exactly the type of move a survivor would make. The risk at another school is too great. Besides, he likes it at Akron. As a survivor, KD knows he can stay at Akron forever, so he makes the safe play. He wouldn't leave regardless. -------------------- "...you want it to be one way. But it's the other way." --Marlo Stanfield, The Wire
"Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple." - Woody Guthrie |
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Jul 20 2012, 08:56 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1289 Joined: 9-May 10 Member No.: 5578 |
QUOTE(GP1 @ Jul 20 2012, 05:38 PM) Depends on how you look at it. Per year, yes. Over 10 years, no. Duquesne is a death trap. KD would have been swallowed up by it within 4 years at which point he would have made 2.8 million. Good luck finding another D1 coaching job with the stink of Duquesne all over you. Stay at Akron 10 years, enjoy your life and make 4.0 million plus all the other income associated with being a college basketball coach. Additional reason to stay. I think 10 years puts KD at the 20 year mark in the Ohio retirement system. Don't think that doesn't matter. KD is still a pretty young guy and he is in great shape for his age. I expect him to have a long life after basketball. He'll have a great income. I think KD is a great coach, but I agree that he probably wouldn't have been at Duquesne very long. It's not his fault, just that I don't think the same factors would be around him to succeed. They are in a state of desperation, which is why they went after him so many times. They just recently had to shut down a few key sports, including baseball. The way I see it the only thing keeping their athletic department afloat is basketball, and after decades and decades of poor play it's bound to catch up with them. The desperation would cause them to make the KD-era end at the first sign of trouble. Not to mention they aren't going anywhere. A10 is their ceiling! They aren't getting a new arena, because they can't afford it. The school isn't get any bigger, because they don't have the room. While a new conference, arena, facilities, etc may not happen at Akron, I'm sure he got assurance that we are at least trying. Duquesne could not offer anything more than a slightly better conference. -------------------- It's okay....we'll be better next year
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Jul 20 2012, 10:15 PM
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 100% Zip fan Group: Members Posts: 2221 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Akron Member No.: 326 |
The 400k is base salary. I would think he gets an annual bonus from promoting the university as well. Caleb Porter for example, has a base salary of $270k and an annual bonus of $80k for promoting UA.
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Jul 20 2012, 10:24 PM
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Only a Zips fan Group: Members Posts: 10517 Joined: 18-July 06 From: The edge of the Allegheny plateau Member No.: 483 |
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/men...ract/56371100/1
USA Today takes notice. Also mentions additional details. Base pay grows by $10k every year. There's a 300k buyout and some hefty retention bonuses. Assistant pay is also getting an increase, which I think is key. |
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Jul 21 2012, 08:52 AM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 5434 Joined: 5-December 04 From: Green, Ohio Member No.: 120 |
This ought to put an end to all the rumors about UA dumping KD to go after John Calipari, Mike Krzyzewski, Tom Izzo or Roy Williams.
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