San Diego State football coach Rocky Long made it clear he’s not a fan of Texas A&M awarding Jimbo Fisher a $75 million contract.
“He doesn’t make 1 tackle, doesn’t catch 1 pass, he doesn’t score 1 TD. We’re not only in this to have a salary, we’re in this to develop young men so (coaching salaries are) embarrassing at times,” Long said during a radio interview with Mark & Rich Show XTRA 1360, according to Brett McMurphy.
SDSU’s Rocky Long on Jimbo Fisher’s $75M contract: “He doesn’t make 1 tackle, doesn’t catch 1 pass, he doesn’t score 1 TD. We’re not only in this to have a salary, we’re in this to develop young men so (coaching salaries are) embarrassing at times” via Mark & Rich Show XTRA 1360
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 11, 2017
I couldn’t disagree more with Long’s comment. I understand where he’s coming from. The players are the ones taking a beat, putting it all on the line and ultimately making the plays. However, he’s way off with his comments from a financial standpoint.
Major college football is a money making machine. It cashes in big time, and the cost of losing is too much to handle. Handing Fisher a $75 million contract is an investment. The school will make massive amounts of money if he has a reasonable level of success.
Hiring a coach for less, and then losing a bunch of games would do incredible damage to the school. It’s all about supply and demand, and the market determined Fisher’s value was $75 million. I’m pretty sure that’s how America works.