It would be hard to explain to members in Africa why we're paying a coach 9 mil

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Jan 19, 2021
1:00:40pm

runnincoug Truly Addicted User

It would be hard to explain to members in Africa why we're paying a coach 9 mil

year like Calipari (an extreme example).

It's a tough balancing act.

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runnincoug

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A great Tony Ingle story

BRATS

1/19/21 12:09am

I believe today it’s illegal for employers to pressure employees not to share

BYU-Laie

1/19/21 3:38am

Beside the point, but intrusive laws like that are useless

HighHorse

1/19/21 5:27am

Only in some States

LBCougar

1/19/21 5:34am

I believe it was decided by the Supreme Court in 2012 or 13

dratax

1/19/21 8:29am

pressure is one thing, but asking someone to exercise discretion is another

1/19/21 10:10am

He took over during the very darkest days of BYU basketball. I always smile when I recall

HighHorse

1/19/21 5:28am

I went to high school with three of his sons

1/19/21 7:42am

I was a year older than Golden and went to the same high school

jvr7

1/19/21 12:09pm

I completely agree.

andrewth

1/19/21 4:41pm

I can verify that.

cougarmikey

1/19/21 6:49pm

My kids go to Timp now where Izzy teaches and coaches...he is beloved by the

JupiterJones

1/19/21 6:17pm

We must've gone to school together. I have a coach Ingle story... I was on his

cougarmikey

1/19/21 6:47pm

That’s sad actually. A university supported by a church with 100 billion dollars

BlooCoog

1/19/21 8:59am

Probably wasn't 100B then

dratax

1/19/21 9:19am

Probably true that they had less money then. But since the 1970s they been in

BlooCoog

1/19/21 9:27am

Using your logic do you also feel the Church should provide Pres Nelson and the Apostles a lifestyle enjoyed by

CLCougar

1/19/21 12:17pm

No...not apples to apples. The LDS Church does not operate on a megachurch model

BlooCoog

1/19/21 5:25pm

I was being sarcastic in this post in conjunction with my response to you below. It's about big picture optics. This is

CLCougar

1/19/21 6:17pm

People like my dad don't care about their low salary.

BlueFever

1/19/21 9:40am

Look I am tired of hearing this. That money is not for sports programs.

BYU Grounds

1/19/21 10:27am

If that were the case then I'd love to be able to give the school two options:

BlueFever

1/19/21 11:24am

Yes but being saved for perilous times

chazen

1/19/21 11:15am

Have you considered that maybe, just maybe the church hasn't been caught up in the hysteria of way over-paying Coaches

CLCougar

1/19/21 12:03pm

It would be hard to explain to members in Africa why we're paying a coach 9 mil

runnincoug

1/19/21 1:00pm

I would coach at BYU for the average professor salary, even if I was the best.

BlueBeliever

1/19/21 1:52pm

Exactly. We shouldn't pay peanuts but ... there's more to it than just $$.

runnincoug

1/19/21 3:51pm

Do you know how much more time a coach spends away from their family than the average professor?

No touching

1/19/21 5:07pm

BYU basketball is not the work of the Lord.

StalwartBraveTrue

1/19/21 2:23pm

But it does provide a point of brotherhood for those who have interest in both. Crafts that are made in RS are not the

SolidBlue

1/19/21 5:33pm

That went off the rails. When I heard Tony say that he was being Tony,

BRATS

1/19/21 1:23pm

That happens here. One time I made a observation about Bronco's time at BYU

jvr7

1/19/21 1:33pm

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