Texas just made Mack Brown the top paid coach among NCAA men's coaches. They decided to give him a ho-hum 2 million dollar raise up to 5 million dollars. Is he the best coach in America? Certainly not. Has he had the most success? Certainly not. Do I have a problem with this raise? Well, here is a case for what Texas was thinking...
Texas will be playing for its 2nd BCS title in 5 years. That is pretty good but not as good as Urban Meyer's run. The most impressive part of Brown's resume is 9 straight 10 win seasons. Most coaches kill to have 9 total 10 win seasons. The biggest part of that is in most years 10 wins will get you a BCS bowl and that means loads of money for Texas and the Big 12. It is very evident that college sports is just as much business as it is providing an opportunity for student-athletes. Does Texas really think he is the best college in the NCAA like their AD has said? Maybe, but thats only because he brings in loads of money.
Brown started at 750,000 dollars in 1997, his first year on the job. When he came to Texas their football revenue were 21.3 million dollars. They currently stand at 87.5 million dollars. Texas sees Mack Brown as the CEO of their football company and looking at the results he has done a good job. The biggest reason I surprisingly don't completely disagree with this raise? His salary is paid entirely with athletic department revenues. No state tax money is used. If Texas sees him as the guy bringing in the money, with his clock management aside, then I suppose it is smart for them reward him. However, do you think Brown would honestly ever go anywhere if you didn't give him a raise?
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