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Yes...the stadium has gotten bigger and more luxurious. The tuition? Higher and higher.Cool...so with all of this money he brings in...tuition should be free for any Alabamans who wish to attend, right?Gigantic waste of money. There is no reason the taxpayers should be paying any football coach anything...much less the gazillions of dollars they are paying this guy with almost zero return on investment.
First off, Nick Saban's contracts have always included a lot of money from outside sources by way of endorsements. It has also paid off for the University of Alabama. The Crimson Tide is one of the most profitable football teams in the country. Enough so that the football revenue supports the entire athletic dept and still contributes millions of dollars to provide for faculty support and non-athletic scholarships.
And since Saban has been at UA, the number of out-of-state students has doubled. Which brings in even more revenue.
According to this site; it costs you about $22K after aid....
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I'm not seeing the benefit for the average citizen of Alabama.
Now ditto for any public university and high school. I'm just picking out U of A because there is a thread on it.
Paying a coach so much is flat out crazy. Any coach. I don't care who he or she is.
The money spent is returned many times.
Again...the benefit for the average citizen of Alabama...non existent.
Except for millions coming in to both Tuscaloosa and Auburn with home games.